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IELTS Speaking test in India – July 2012

The following Speaking questions were shared by H from India (thank you!)

Speaking testIELTS test in India

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Where do you live?
– Is it an apartment or a house?
– What room do you like the most?
– Why do you like your home?
– Have you ever driven a car?
– What kind of cars are available in India?
– What kind of car do you prefer? Why?

Cue Card

Talk about science subjects that you learned in high school. Please say

– What subjects did you learn?
– Did you like any of these subjects?
– Describe your teachers.

Discussion

– What do you think about children’s view of science these days?
– Do you think nowadays schools do not give proper science education?
– What steps for improvement would you consider?
– What is the adult’s view of science, do you think?
– Who is interested more in current developments in science – businessmen or regular people?
– What steps are needed to draw regular people’s attention to science?

IELTS test in the UK – August 2012 (Academic Module)

The following update was shared by C who recently took the IELTS test in the UK.

Listening testIELTS test in the UK

Section 1. A conversation with a travel agent.

Section 2. Kindergarten holiday with helpers and information on the number of children and what physical activities they will be doing. Then there was a conversation between two teachers about the games they taught the children in school.

Section 3. Don’t remember.

Section 4. Risk assessment in food industry.

Reading test

Passage 1. Comparison and similarities between robots and human beings.

Passage 2. About fossil collection.

Passage 3. About the development of children and their natural abilities.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given two maps showing the village of Shelton in 1910 and in 2010. We had to write a report describing how the place has changed and comparing where necessary.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Some ex-prisoners commit crimes after being released from the prison. What do you think is the cause? How can it be solved?

Speaking test

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Where are you from?
– Do you live in a house or an apartment?
– What is your favorite room? Why?
– What do you like about your house?
– Do you like relaxing?
– How do you l relax?
– Do you think people today can relax as often as in the past?
– What meal do you prefer: lunch or dinner?
– Do you think breakfast is important?

Cue Card

Talk about science subjects you were taught in secondary or high school. Please say

– What were the subjects?
– Were the teachers good?
– Did you like the courses?

Discussion

– Did your friends like the courses as much as you did?
– Do you think science has helped the world globally?
– Do you think the media can influence people positively?
– What has science contributed to the world?
– What do you think science has helped us to achieve?