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IELTS test in Pakistan and the UAE – February 2013 (Academic Module)

IELTS test takers F and M from Pakistan and the UAE shared this exam update:

Listening testIELTS test in Pakistan

Section 1. A student called admissions office at the University, to ask about different courses.

Section 2. A university professor spoke about bees, their history, types and characteristics.

Section 3, 4. Don’t remember.

Reading test

Passage 1. An article on translation, interpretation and different methods and research on this subject.

Passage 2. An article about the relationship between human feet and health. Some foot-related treatments around the world which are now becoming popular in world.

Passage 3. An article on human behavior and how it can be changed for better, with example stories of people who changed their behavior according to situation in their life.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given a line graph showing percentage of unemployment in the US from 1858 and projected for 2025. Three lines were representing the fields of Agriculture, Manufacturing and Services.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Some people focus too much on products and brands that they buy/use. Do you think this behavior has more advantages than disadvantages?

Speaking test

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– Do you like your job?
– Are there any risks associated with this job?
– Do you like to take pictures?
– When was the last time you took pictures?
– Do you think people take too many photographs nowadays?

Cue Card

Talk about a leisure activity that you would like to do. Please say

– What is it?
– Why would you like to do it?
– With whom would you do it?

Discussion

– Are there any other advantages to this activity except for being fun?
– Would your friends like to do it too?

IELTS Speaking test in Singapore – February 2013

A kind IELTS test taker A shared the questions from a recent exam in Singapore:

Speaking testIELTS test in Singapore

Interview

– What is your full name?
– How can I call you?
– Where are you from?
– Have you ever been on a boat tour?
– When you have a holiday will you spend it on a boat tour with your friends?
– Will you own a boat in the future?
– Why do you like boat tours?
– How often do you go to parks?
– Do you think in the future there will be more parks?

Cue Card

Talk about an interesting speech that you have attended. Please say

– Who was the speaker?
– Where did it take place?
– What was his/her speech about?
– Why did you like it?

Discussion

– Should people talk to children at schools?
– What kind of person should talk to the children?
– Why is talking to children different from talking to adults?
– Why is it difficult to talk in front of a big audience?