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IELTS Speaking test in Bangladesh – August 2021

Thanks to our kind friend A. we can share these Speaking questions from his recent IELTS test in Bangladesh:

Speaking test

Part 1 (Interview)

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you live in a house or an apartment?
– Where would you prefer to live in the future?
– Have you ever learnt about wildlife ?
– Where in your country can you find wildlife easily?
– Did you ever watch advertisements about wildlife?
– Did you watch the full advertisement, start to finish?
– Do you like commercial buildings?
– What type of commercial spaces do you have in your country?

Part 2 (Cue Card)

Talk about a tall building in your hometown that you like or dislike.

You should say:

– where this building is located
– what it looks like
– what people use it for
– and explain why you like or dislike it.

Part 3 (Discussion)

– How challenging do you think designing an architectural building is?
– How do people feel about building their own house?
– How much influence does climate have on the construction of tall buildings globally?

IELTS Letter, topic: Requesting information about a foreign language course

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 2 General Training book, Practice Test 6

Writing Task 1

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

You have seen an advertisement for an evening course to study a foreign language. Write a letter to the institution offering the course.

In your letter,

– ask for details of the course
– ask if the course teachers are qualified native speakers
– request that the institution sends you their brochure

You should write at least 150 words.

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

Dear Sir / Madam,

Sample Band 9 Letter

Dear Sir / Madam,

I have recently read about the evening course on the French language that your institution is offering and I have a few questions.

As I am an advanced speaker in French and have read that the Course “B1” is offered for this level, I would like to know what this course comprises, so that I will be able to decide whether this matches my abilities or whether I would need to sign up for another course. I would also like to know if the teachers giving the lessons are qualified native speakers, as I believe this is very important in order to get an authentic insight into the cultural context of the language studied. A native teacher has the greatest knowledge and understanding possible of the language he or she is teaching.

Lastly, I would like to ask for you to send me a brochure of the different courses offered at your institution, using the address I have sent this letter from as the recipient address.

I look forward to your response.

Yours sincerely,

Peter Harris

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