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IELTS Speaking tests in Iran and India – July 2013

Two IELTS test takers from Iran and India (thank you, S and V!) remembered the following Speaking questions:

Speaking testIELTS test in Iran

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– How close are you to your friends?
– Did your parents choose your clothes for you when you were young?
– What kind of clothes do you prefer now?
– Did you ever have to choose clothes for anyone?

Cue Card 1

Talk about an interesting advertisement that you saw. Please say

– What was it?
– When and where did you see it?
– How did it affect you?

Discussion 1

– What forms of advertisements are popular?
– Did you ever have a boat trip?
– Is it popular in your country?
– Do you enjoy spending time on a boat?

Cue Card 2

Describe a book that you are interested in. Please say

– What is the book about?
– Why are you interested in it?
– How did you know about that book?

Discussion 2

– Can reading books be a hobby for everyone?
– What kind of books are famous in your home country?
– Why do people prefer to buy old books?
– What kind of books were read in the past?
– What do you think about e-leanring?

IELTS test in Canada – June 2013 (Academic Module)

Our friend P who took the IELTS test in Canada remembered the following topics and questions:

Listening testIELTS test in Canada

Section 1. A phone conversation between a travel agent and a client.

Section 2. Instructions for employees of a new shopping mall.

Section 3. Two students were talking about African lions.

Section 4. A lecture on shipwrecks.

Reading test

Passage 1. A biography of a certain shipbuilder.

Passage 2. An article about environmental issues in Florida’s Everglades.

Passage 3. A story about children’s books author from New Zealand.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given a graph showing the percentage of self-employed workers in five different countries in 1998 and 2000.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Do advantages of having your own car outweigh the environmental issues caused by pollution? Discuss, and include your own opinion.

Speaking test

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– Do you live in a house or a condo? Why?
– Which part of your daily routine would you like to change?
– How is your daily routine different now from when you were a child?

Cue Card

Talk about a foreign language (except English) that you would like to learn. Please say

– What language would you learn?
– Why would you learn it?
– How would you learn it?
– How would you use it?

Discussion

– Do you think it’s possible to learn a country’s culture without speaking the language?
– Do you think children learn foreign languages faster than adults?