IELTS exams in India and Thailand – October 2008 (Academic)
Our friends from all over the world keep sharing – a student from India and a student from Thailand sat the IELTS test (an Academic module) and here’s what happened:
IELTS in India (thanks, R!)
Speaking test
Interview
– Your full name
– Where do you come from?
– Do you work or are you a student?
– Do you like holidays?
– Tell me about your last holiday
– Do you think there should be more holidays?
Card
Describe your favorite season of the year.
Discussion
– What kind of weather or climate is there in the summer and the winter season?
– Do you think that in your country there are any jobs affected by a particular season?
– Why do you think in some parts of the world people want the warm season?
– What difficulties do people have to face during the summer and winter seasons?
IELTS in Thailand (thanks, J!)
Listening test
The topics were about taxation and a library.
Reading test
The topics were about ‘why people come to study in Australia’ and censorship.
Writing test
Writing Task 1 (a report)
We were given line graphs that compared CDs sold in music shops, supermarkets, and through the Internet
Writing Task 2 (an essay)
Why many people like to live on their own. What are the social effects of this?
Speaking test
Cue Card
Describe a painting or a sculpture in your own country.