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IELTS test in Egypt – December 2017 (General Training)

A test taker from Egypt (thanks, M!) remembered the following topics and questions from a recent IELTS exam:

Listening testIELTS test in Egypt

Section 1. A conversation about house rental.

Section 2. A discussion about studies of law.

Section 3. About a Vacuum Cleaner Museum.

Section 4. About flight simulation by imitating honey bees.

Reading test

Passage 1. About red nose birds.

Passage 2. About personal rights, complaints at the workplace.

Passage 3, 4. Don’t remember.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a letter)

You have been asked to enquire at the nearest local conference centre and organise introduction courses for new company staff. Write a letter to the centre manager and say

– Give some details about the course.
– Explain about the course requirements for materials.
– Ask about the facilities provided.

Writing Task 2 (an essay)

There is certainly a difference in thoughts, ideas and actions between children, their parents and grandparents. Why do these differences exist? Does it cause problems in your community, in your opinion?

Speaking test

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– What subject are you studying?
– Where do you live now?
– Describe the place you live in now.
– Do you read news in newspapers or the Internet? Why?
– Would you like to be a news reporter? Why?

Cue Card

Talk about an instance you were lucky to have a mobile phone with you. Please say

– Where was it?
– What happened there?
– How did you feel about it later on?

Discussion

– Are mobile phones important in our life? Why?
– Should they be used so much?
– Is social networking also important?

IELTS test in the Philippines – December 2017 (Academic Module)

Our friend A from the Philippines remembered the following Writing and Speaking questions from a recent IELTS exam:

Writing testIELTS test in the Philippines

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given a line graph showing the number of visits to 3 areas of a certain European country from 1987 to 2007. We had to summarise and describe the data.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Nowadays the use of social media such as Facebook, Twitter and so on is becoming more popular than one-on-one conversations in person. Do you think the advantages of this development outweigh the disadvantages? Give your opinion and examples from your own experience.

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?
– Where do you live now?
– Do you like art?
– What kind of art do you prefer?

Cue Card

Describe any work of art, such as a sculpture, painting, installation that you like. Please say

– What is it?
– Where and when did you see it?
– Why do you like it?

Discussion

– Do you think other people like it too?
– What is the difference between a work of art and a simple production object?
– Do you agree that artists are not compensated enough most of the time?
– Do you think the government must fund artists? Why?