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IELTS Speaking test in Riga, Latvia – September 2013

The Speaking questions below were shared by M who took the IELTS test in Latvia.

Speaking testIELTS test in Latvia

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you live in a house or in an apartment?
– In which room do you spend most of the time? Why?
– Do you prefer to watch news on TV or to read them in newspapers?
– Do you prefer to write an e-mail or call someone?
– Do you like to write letters or e-mails?
– To whom do you usually write e-mails?
– From whom do you usually receive e-mails?
– What do you prefer – to write a letter by hand or type it on a computer? Why?
– Do you often use your mobile phone?
– Are you a patient person? Why?
– What do you do while waiting for somebody?
– Why are people in some countries more patient than in other countries?

Cue Card

Talk about an interesting person that you have met recently. Please say

– Who is that person?
– When and where did you meet him/her?
– Why does he/she seem interesting to you?

Discussion

– What do you think is the most important for the development of a child’s personality?
– Are parents responsible for their child’s personality?
– What about school? Does it have a role in child’s personality?

IELTS test in Melbourne, Australia – September 2013 (General Training)

IELTS test takers from Australia (thank you, J and N!) shared the details of their recent exam:

Listening testIELTS test in Australia

Section 1. A client was calling the customer service to have her fridge fixed.

Section 2. A survey about 4 local supermarkets and what organic food options they offer.

Section 3. Don’t remember.

Section 4. Two assessors were chatting about jobs and people’s chance to get them. What is important for the company and why the company avoids certain people.

Reading test

Passage 1. About different festivals and everything that is on offer there.

Passage 2, 3. Don’t remember.

Passage 4. Long article about turtles and what local people are doing to protect them. It also talked about predators and times when turtles go to the beach to deposit their eggs in the sand.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a letter)

You have read an article in a newspaper that contains incorrect information about your town/city. Write a letter to the editor of the newspaper to inform them about the mistake. In your letter

– Describe your knowledge of the city.
– Explain what information was incorrect in your opinion.
– Suggest how the editor could fix this error.

Writing Task 2 (an essay)

Many people have to retire at the age 60 or 65. However, some suggest that these people should be allowed to work for as long as they wish. What are the pros and cons of this situation?

Speaking test

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?

Cue Card

Describe a tourist attraction that you have enjoyed visiting. Please say

– Where is this place?
– What was so interesting about this place?
– What did you enjoy the most?

Discussion

Don’t remember.