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IELTS test in Pakistan and India – July 2018 (Academic Module)

M and S took their IELTS tests in Pakistan and India, and said their Writing questions were identical. Below is what they collectively remembered:

Writing testIELTS test in Pakistan

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given a bar chart describing the numbers of international tourists visiting Australia between 1994 and 2004. Also there were line graphs with two types of touring: resorts and backpacking.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

The difference in age between parents and their children has increased compared to the past. Do you think advantages of this trend outweigh the disadvantages?

Speaking test

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– What do you do?
– Why did you choose this profession?
– What are the advantages of your job?
– Talk about your best holiday.
– Do you do any planning before trips? Why?
– What are your favourite holiday destinations?

Cue Card

Describe a person who talks a lot. Please say

– Who is it?
– How do you know him/her?
– What do you feel when he/she talks?

Discussion

– Why is communication important?
– What jobs require good communication skills?
– What is required more, knowledge or good communication skills?
– Why do you think so?
– What can be done to improve it?

IELTS Speaking test in India – July 2018

These IELTS Speaking questions were shared by D who recently took the test in India:

Speaking testIELTS test in India

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– What do you do?
– Do you live in a house or an apartment?
– Do you like it there? Why?
– What is your favourite room?
– Where do you usually go for a one day holiday?
– Where would you like to go, a place that you never seen?
– Who would you go there with?
– Do you like rain? Why?
– Do you prefer to live in a wet or dry area?
– Did you ever cancel plans because of rain?

Cue Card

Talk about a mathematical skill that you learnt in primary school. Please say

– What was it?
– Who was your teacher?
– When and where did you learn it?

Discussion

– Was it difficult or easy to remember?
– Do calculators make it easy to solve math problems?
– Is it beneficial to use a calculator?
– How did people do math in the past without calculators?
– How did computers change our life?
– Is computing affecting our math skills?
– What would happen if computers stopped working?
– How would the government cope with it?
– Lets talk about artificial intelligence.
– Do you think computers’ IQ level is higher than humans’?
– What efforts can make math easy to understand?