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IELTS test in Canada – August 2019 (General Training)

D took IELTS in Canada and remembered the following topics and questions (thank you D for sharing!):

Listening testIELTS test in Canada

Section 1. Hotel booking form.
Questions: filling in blanks, short-answer questions (no more than 2 words).

Section 2. Building map description.
Questions: filling in blanks.

Section 3. Don’t remember.

Section 4. About food culture in one European city.
Questions: filling in blanks, short-answer questions (no more than 2 words).

Reading test

Passage 1. Hotel information.
Questions: short-answer questions (no more than 2 words).

Passage 2. About a childcare scheme.
Questions: filling in blanks, multiple choice.

Passage 3. Don’t remember.

Passage 4. About kites.
Questions: diagram labeling, match headings to paragraphs.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a letter)

Write a letter to a city planning manager about demolition of a historical building in your area and say

– Explain why it shouldn’t be demolished.
– Suggest a future use for this building.
– Recommend a way to raise money for repairs.

Writing Task 2 (an essay)

Some people believe that modern technology has enhanced sociable behaviour, but others think it has reduced social interactions. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

IELTS Speaking test in Namibia – August 2019

The IELTS Speaking questions below were shared by M, who recently took IELTS in Namibia:

Speaking test

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– What do you do?
– What do you like about your job?
– What can be improved at your work?
– Do you think of changing this job in the near future?
– Do people in your country drink coffee?
– Why is that?
– What do you offer to visitors, tea or coffee?
– When was the last time you drank tea?
– Why is it so?

Cue Card

Talk about a day off you enjoyed recently. Please say

– When and where was it?
– What did you do there?
– Why did you enjoy it so much?

Discussion

– How can technology influence relationships?
– Will people have more free time in the future?
– How does technology help people to relax?
– How can technology save time?