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IELTS test in Japan – April 2022 (Academic Module)

Our friend M.M. took a computer-delivered IELTS exam in Japan very recently. He said, “Your newsletters have been very helpful. Thanks to you I managed to get my target score. I’d like to share the questions I was asked on the test day. Hopefully this helps someone.”

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given a table showing the percentages of employees in 5 industries in 1989 and 2009 in Australia.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Many major cities today are becoming bigger and more crowded. Why is this happening? What measures can be taken to solve this problem?

Speaking test

Part 1 (Interview)

– Can you tell me your full name, please?
– Can I see your identification?
– Do you work or study?
– What is your typical day at work like?
– Who is helping you at work?

Part 2 (Cue Card)

Talk about a house or an apartment you would like to live in, in the future. You should say

– where it would be
– what it would look like
– why you want to live there
– and explain how you would feel living there.

Follow-up question: Do you think you will be able to live in such a house?

Part 3 (Discussion)

– Different countries have different climates. Because of that, houses differ from country to country. How do you think they can be different?
– What kind of houses do people live in, in your city?
– Nowadays technology is rapidly developing. How do you think technology will change houses in the future?
– Do you think there will be only positive changes, and no negative ones?

IELTS Letter, topic: Writing to a friend to borrow a good camera

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 15

Writing Task 1

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

You would like to borrow a good camera from a friend. Write a letter to your friend.

In your letter,

– ask your friend if you can borrow the camera
– explain why you want to borrow the camera
– say when you want it and when you will return it

You should write at least 150 words.

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

Dear Roy,

Sample Band 9 Letter

Dear Roy,

I am participating in a theatre event at college next week and have been designated the photographer’s role. I know that you have a single-lens reflex camera of very good quality and would like to ask you if I may borrow it for this event.

The event is next Saturday and Sunday, as there are two performances, and I will be sitting in the audience and going around to get close-ups of the actors. I would need the camera from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. If you are happy to leave the camera with me overnight, that would be easier. I promise to take good care of it and lock it away as soon as I am otherwise engaged. I can return the camera to you either on Sunday evening or Monday morning, depending on what suits you best.

Please tell me as soon as possible if you are willing to lend me your camera, as I need to tell my teachers if I will be taking part in the event.

Regards,

Bill

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