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IELTS test in India – August 2022 (Academic Module)

Thanks to S.P. who took IELTS in India, today we are sharing the questions from his recent exam:

Listening test

Part 1. A conversation between a man and woman about a hotel booking.
Part 2. A person was giving some information on city buildings in London.
Part 3. A conversation about research between some students.
Part 4. A lecture on survival and adaptation of different animals.

Reading test

Passage 1. Don’t remember.
Passage 2. A text about modern and old buildings.
Passage 3. The history and evolution of the radio and television in America.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given a table with some figures on fruit exports of different countries.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

People in many countries consider the influence of role models on young generation’s lives to be important. Do you agree or disagree?

Speaking test

Part 1 (Interview)

– Can I have your full name, please?
– Do you work or study?
– Do you have a watch?
– Do you like watches?
– Some questions about advertisements.

Part 2 (Cue Card)

Talk about a popular person you like or admire. You should say

– who the person is
– what he/she does
– why he/she is popular
– and explain why you admire him/her.

Part 3 (Discussion)

– Why are some people popular in the office?
– How can the boss of a company become popular?
– What are the advantages of being popular as a child?
– What are the disadvantages?
– Do you think there are lots of harmful advertisements on social media?

6 Tips to Instantly Lift Your Listening Score

The Listening test in IELTS can be tricky, for a number of reasons.

Some people have trouble following the recording and get lost, missing a number of questions in a row. Others look at the wrong question, at the wrong time, and miss their chance to answer it correctly. Then there are the distractors – answer options that are designed to trick you into thinking they are the correct answers. There isn’t enough time to read the questions before the recording starts playing. And as if all this wasn’t enough, people lose marks just because their ‘almost correct’ answers had too many words or spelling errors.

You know what… don’t stress over it.

Here is a video that shows you how to deal with all of these problems (and more!) to make sure you train yourself to avoid all the pitfalls and get a great score in Listening.

It’s just four minutes, but it can save you a lot of time and trouble – so give it your full attention and you will be glad you did.

 

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