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2018

IELTS test in Cyprus – March 2018 (Academic Module)

Our friend R took the IELTS test in Cyprus and remembered the following topics and questions:

Listening testIELTS test in Cyprus

Section 1. A person enquired about a volunteering job.

Section 2. A map of whales’ routes and directions with description.
Questions: True/False/Not Given, match headings to paragraphs.

Section 3. Don’t remember.

Section 4. A conversation about ships.
Questions: multiple choice.

Reading test

Passage 1. An article on patience, fairness and pleasure.

Passage 2. About Tolstoy’s art.

Passage 3. Don’t remember.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given three maps of the city Krella in 1750, 1950 and 2000. We had to describe changes to the city.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

The trend of online shopping is increasing significantly. What effect does it have on the environment and society in general?

Speaking test

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– What subjects were you studying?
– What was the most interesting part of your study?
– What kind of advertisements do you like, funny or serious?
– What do you think about advertisements on buildings?
– Did you buy anything after seeing these advertisements?
– Do you use emails?
– Do you think emails will be used more in future?

Cue Card

Describe a book you read recently. Please say

– What book?
– What was it about?
– Did you like the book or not, and why?

Discussion

– Do you remember a situation when a lot of people were smiling?
– Did you tell about this situation to your family?
– Who laughs more in your opinion, men or women?
– Do emotions change when people go to different places?
– Why do people smile in photographs?

The simple steps Vanessa took to get Band 7.5 in IELTS

Today we are delighted to introduce to you Vanessa – a young lady from Nigeria whose first language is Yoruba. The remarkable thing about Vanessa is that she prepared for IELTS in 6 weeks and got an Overall Band 7.5 as a result (with 8.5 in Listening!). This score helped Vanessa win in our monthly IELTS results competition, and when we asked her to share some useful things other test takers can do to get a higher score, here is what she said:

Band 9 in IELTS“Thank you for choosing me as one of the winners of the IELTS Result Competition, I am greatly honoured.

I had about a month and two weeks to prepare for the IELTS Test, I will share some of my study tips with you.

Reading and Listening: I studied the entire reading module and listened to all the recordings in my IELTS study book and I practiced some of the model tests too. For the reading section I timed myself while I was practicing, so that I could get used to the time restriction during the real exam.

Speaking: I practiced speaking about different topics with my IELTS tutor.

Writing: I studied the writing module in my preparation book and spent a lot of time practicing how to write different types of essays.

In addition to these, I put God first in my IELTS preparation because with God all things are possible. Also, my parents supported and encouraged me in preparing for the test by getting a tutor for me and buying all the study materials I needed.

I also watched a lot of IELTS tutoring videos and read study tips from successful IELTS test takers.

My advice to all those preparing for the test is to study and practice a lot, because practice made me to notice my errors and so I could correct myself, also it made me more confident.

Practice! Practice!! Practice!!!

Passing the IELTS requires hard work, determination, and positive mindset – and we are all capable of that.”