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2018

IELTS Speaking test in Bangalore, India – January 2018

Our friend H took the IELTS exam in Bangalore, India, and was asked the following questions in the Speaking test:

Speaking testIELTS test in India

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– What do you do?
– What transport do you use?
– Would you like to travel by bus in the future?
– Do you prefer bus or metro to commute?

Cue Card

Talk about a place where lots of people come together. Please say

– What is this place?
– When did you last go to such a place?
– Did you enjoy it? Why?

Discussion

– Who did you go there with?
– What kind of places do young people like to visit?
– Why do people go to such places?
– Do you like going to crowded places?
– Why or why not?
– Is negotiating with a crowd difficult?

IELTS test in Canada – January 2018 (General Training)

Our friend A took the IELTS test in Canada and remembered the following topics and questions:

Listening testIELTS test in Canada

Section 1. An employment application form.

Section 2. About arrangements for an event.

Section 3. A conversation between two people about an audio lecture.

Section 4. Don’t remember.

Reading test

Passage 1. About cleanliness of public transport including trains.

Passage 2. About several shops selling different items and each paragraph had a particular shop description.

Passage 3. Don’t remember.

Passage 4. About the Great Fire of London that happened in September 1666.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a letter)

Write a letter to your colleague from another department asking him/her to give a presentation at a conference. In your letter say

– What is the conference about?
– Why do you want him/her to give the presentation?
– What arrangements will you have to make?

Writing Task 2 (an essay)

Some people want academic subjects such as history and physics to be taught at secondary school. Others want practical skills such as mechanical and gardening to be taught. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.