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Our kind friend N.S. remembered the following questions from her recent IELTS exam in Thailand:
Writing test
Writing task 1 (a report)
We were given a table with a number of cinema development projects in one country in two years, 2004 and 2009.
Writing task 2 (an essay)
Students leave high school without learning about how to manage their money. What are the reasons for this? What can be improved in students’ understanding of how to manage their finances?
– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– Where do you live?
– Do you live in an apartment or a house?
– Do you like watching the sky?
Part 2 (Cue Card)
Talk about a person who is much older than you, that you admire. Please say
– Who he/she is
– How you know him/her
– What activities you do together
– And explain why you admire him/her.
Part 3 (Discussion)
– Let’s talk about different generations.
– Do you think there are many problems because of a generation gap?
– How do you contact your family?
– Do you think young children respect old people? Why?
– What kind of activities do old people love to do?
For most of the world, 2021 has been a rollercoaster, with countries entering and exiting lockdowns and so many of us feeling unsure of tomorrow. Yet, there are many inspiring stories of people quietly working towards and achieving their target IELTS scores. These stories need to be amplified – and that’s where our monthly IELTS results competition comes in!
Proudly presenting the winners of IELTS results competition in August 2021:
Academic Module – 1st place
Mihir Bhat from India, Band 8
Maria Mosca from Italy, Band 8
Academic Module – 2nd place
Chiemenam Samuel Anekwe from Nigeria, Band 7.5
General Training Module – 1st place
Prabu Varadharajalu Sivakumar from India, Band 8
Chiemenam Samuel Anekwe from Nigeria, Band 8
General Training Module – 2nd place
Sukhmani Basran from India, Band 7.5
Congratulations on your success! To celebrate your achievements we are sending your special certificates to your emails. Winning IELTS results will be displayed in the IELTS-Blog hall of fame – so if you won, please feel free to show them off to your friends!
“All of the questions that were asked to me were exactly same as the ones mailed by you guys earlier. I had practiced all of the questions over the past 2 months and I cannot stress this enough, Thank You for everything! I got a band score 8, all because of you guys!”
Samuel, too, credited our website with helping him get his target scores. He said,
“I just want to thank you guys at IELTS-Blog.com for the great work that you do. Your materials and advice was really helpful to me in achieving the scores I needed in both the general and academic modules. You are all wonderful and much appreciated.”
The winners of this competition are fighting the good fight – against inertia, hopelessness and negativity. They found the gift of motivation within themselves and are giving it to us all, at a time when we really need it.
We would love to hear from our winners, because anything that helped them achieve success in IELTS, can help YOU, too! Their advice, as soon as we get it, will be posted on IELTS-Blog without delay, so everyone can use the same technique and get a better score in their own exam.
P.S. IELTS results competition runs every month, and everyone is welcome to participate. Learn how to enroll here.