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IELTS exam in Singapore – October 2008 (Academic)

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Here is what K. from Singapore just told me about her exam:

Listening

Section one: A man inquires about music class for his son.
Section 2 and 3 – can’t remember.
Section 4: something about food and learning abilities.

Reading

1) Passage one was the most difficult article that I’ve ever read, it was about seeds conservation.
2) Scientific research in Antarctica. In this 2nd reading, there were so many T/F/NG questions.
3) Fire in Netherlands, again skills tested on looking for specific information.

Writing

Task 1 (Report)
The two pie charts show the number of employees taking different courses which are provided by their company and the reasons why they want to enroll in a particular course.

Task 2 (Essay)
A society is based on laws and rules. The individuals who want freedom would face problems in this society. To what extent do you agree with this statement?

Speaking

Interview
Question about work, art and museums, about a garden

Card
Describe something that you want to learn

Discussion

  • Why young people are able to learn things faster than older people?
  • Advantages of having computers in the education
  • How can a person learn his/her studies effectively with a computer?

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    IELTS exam in Vietnam – October 2008 (Academic)

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    Here’s what P. from Vietnam told me about his exam last Saturday:

    Listening

    Section 1: Filling a form for a child to learn piano. My first 3 answers were piano, guitar, and drum. Oh my God, I almost forgot how to write the word guitar. Luckily, my guess was right.
    Section 2, 3 and 4: I don’t remember exactly. But there were more multiple choice questions than last time.
    Section 4 is about the impact of food on learning.

    Reading

    It was more difficult than the last time. There were 2 kinds of matching: matching heading and matching task in the test. It also had summary completion, multiple choice and familiar kinds of questions in IELTS test.
    I don’t remember clearly about the content, just that it was about ancient human.

    Writing

    It was really difficult.

    Task1 (Report)
    They gave us 2 pie charts with different subjects, one is about Types of Language Training for Employees and the second one is about Purposes for learning a foreign language. But they asked me to compare and contrast since the 2 charts had nothing in common.

    Task2 (Essay)
    I can’t remember the topic very well because I didn’t understand it myself. It is about laws and society.

    Speaking

    I did a poor job because the examiner this time was difficult. Moreover, the candidate right before me did better job than me.

    I was asked about tourism and had nothing to say about it, therefore, I answered like a crazy man.

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