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IELTS test in India – April 2013 (Academic Module)

Thanks to our kind friend R we have these topics and questions from a recent IELTS exam in India:

Listening testIELTS test in India

Section 1. A conversation about booking a dinner party at a hotel.

Section 2. Extra features and changes that are made by the hotel.
Questions: match headings to paragraphs, classify information.

Section 3. A map of a certain building that received complaints from customers.

Section 4. A lecture about sports.
Questions: multiple choice.

Reading test

Passage 1. About yawing effect and its advantages and disadvantages.
Questions: short-answer questions, True/False/Not Given.

Passage 2. About the most dangerous animals.
Questions: short-answer questions, match headings to paragraphs, classify information.

Passage 3. About the history and invention of ice making.
Questions: short-answer questions, summary completion.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given a horizontal bar chart showing five sections of life in the next 20 years.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Saving money is a good habit for an individual after retirement. Do you agree or disagree?

Speaking test

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– Do you have a big family?
– Please describe your family.

Cue Card

Describe a person whom you admire the most in the family. Please say

– Who is he/she?
– What are his/her qualities?
– Why do you admire him/her so much?

Discussion

– Who is important in your family: the father or the mother?
– How should parents look after their children?
– How should working parents look after their children?
– Do children get sufficient love and affection from their parents these days?
– What do you think about relationships between teenagers and their parents nowadays?

IELTS Speaking test in China and India – April 2013

The speaking questions below were shared by IELTS test takers from China and India (thanks, V and A), who were asked about the same things 🙂

Speaking testIELTS test in China

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– Tell me about your job.
– What is the most challenging part of your job?
– Would you recommend it to others?
– Do you think that you are overloaded?
– What do you usually do after work?
– What time do you usually get up? Why?
– What is the ideal time for sleep?
– Is excessive sleep dangerous?
– What transportation do you often use?
– How would you improve the public transportation?
– Who do you think uses the internet the most in your country?
– What is the difference in internet use between different age groups?
– Do you know anyone who doesn’t use the internet?
– What is the life like for those people who don’t use the internet?

Cue Card

Talk about your favorite website for online purchasing. Please say

– What website is it?
– How did learn about it?
– What do you buy there?

Discussion

– What are the benefits of the internet?
– Should internet use be compulsory for all students? Why?
– Can elderly people benefit from using the internet, as well?