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2022

IELTS test in Japan – January 2022 (Academic Module)

One of our friends recently took the IELTS test in Japan and shared the questions she remembered:

Writing test

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Nowadays many people prefer to use private cars. What problems has this trend created? What solutions can you suggest?

Speaking test

Part 1 (Interview)

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Do you work or study?
– Why did you choose this job?
– Would you like to continue in this job in the future?
– What is the best thing about your work?
– What colour do you like?
– What kind of TV programs do you watch?
– What kind of TV programs would you like to watch?

Part 2 (Cue Card)

Talk about something you learnt. You should say

– when it was
– what you learnt
– whether it was easy or difficult to learn
and explain how you felt about learning this.

Part 3 (Discussion)

– Who should be teaching children, parents or teachers?
– Should parents teach their kids more than teachers? Why?
– What skills should children learn?
– Should adults also learn new skills?

IELTS Letter, topic: Inviting an old friend to your new house

This is a model response to a Writing Task 1 topic from High Scorer’s Choice IELTS Practice Tests book series (reprinted with permission). This answer is close to IELTS Band 9.

Set 3 General Training book, Practice Test 11

Writing Task 1

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

You recently moved to a new house and you want to invite an old friend to stay
with you. Write a letter to your friend.

In your letter,

– invite him to stay and suggest a date
– briefly describe the new house and garden
– say why you like your new house

You should write at least 150 words.

You do NOT need to write any addresses. Begin your letter as follows:

Dear Jimmy,

Sample Band 9 Letter

Dear Jimmy,

Guess what! I have finally moved into my new house! The furniture is already arranged and the boxes that you saw at my old apartment last time containing all the decorations have disappeared.

I would love you to come over for a few weeks to stay. I would appreciate your company and we can finish off any last adjustments together. I know that you are creative and so maybe you have some tips for me on how to decorate the living room. Besides a huge bookshelf, a TV and a sofa, I am unsure about what else to put in there. What do you think about next Friday? You can come anytime, but this would be most convenient for me.

I am sure that you will like my new house, just as I do. The garden has exquisite flowers and herbs from its previous owners and the large stove in the kitchen gives you a feeling of nostalgia. In addition to this, the staircase creaks in a funny way, which reminds me of the old house where I lived in as a child.

I am looking forward to your answer and I hope that you can come as soon as possible!

Hugs,

Leah

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