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Simone Braverman is the founder of IELTS-Blog.com and the author of several renowned IELTS preparation books, including Ace the IELTS, Target Band 7, the High Scorer's Choice practice test series, and IELTS Success Formula. Since 2005, Simone has been committed to making IELTS preparation accessible and effective through her books and online resources. Her work has helped 100,000's of students worldwide achieve their target scores and live their dream lives. When Simone isn't working on her next IELTS book, video lesson, or coaching, she enjoys playing the guitar or rollerblading.

IELTS Speaking questions from Iran – February 2010

IELTS in Iran was exactly like the exam in Moscow and Bahrain, and thanks to the kindness of N. here are the questions from the Speaking test:

Speaking test

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Do you have a job?
– Would you like to have another job?
– What kind of weather do you like the best? Why?
– Do you listen to weather forecasts?
– Do you watch films?
– Which do you prefer, watching films at home or in the movie theater? Why?
– What kind of films do you like?

Cue card

Talk about a person that you visit frequently, you should say
– Who she/he is,
– Why you visit her/him,
– What you do with her/him.

Discussion

– When a tourist comes to your country, how do you welcome them?
Then there were questions about welcoming guests in my culture.

IELTS exam in Moscow and Bahrain – February 2010 (General Training)

Thanks to T. from Moscow and M. from Bahrain we know that the IELTS exams there were identical. Here is what these kind people remembered:

Listening test

Section 1: Hotel room reservation.
Questions: Filling in 10 gaps.

Section 2: Universities comparison.
Questions: Multiple choice, choose what each University provides you with.

Section 3. About electrical cars and research on car batteries.
Questions: Multiple choice.

Section 4: Don’t remember.

Reading test

Passage 1: Four advertisements about apartments.
Questions: About the facilities each apartment provides, multiple choice, filling in the blanks.

Passage 2: About CV writing.
Questions: Filling in the blacks (one or two words from the passage).

Section 3: The history of tennis.
Questions: Information matching (about centuries it was played, 4 questions), True/False/Not Given (8 questions).

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a letter)

A construction company is building new shops next to your apartment and it is disturbing you.
Write a letter to a construction company manager:
– tell him who you are,
– say what exactly is disturbing you,
– let the manager know what you want him to do regarding this situation.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Some people say that fashion for young people is becoming an important thing. This is causing a problem for the society and has its negative effects on young people. Do you agree or disagree? Give examples from your experience.