Our friend K took the IELTS test in Sri Lanka and remembered the following topics and questions:
Listening test
Section 1. A phone conversation with a tourist centre representative.
Section 2. About different water sport events such as swimming, water skating, kayaking and so on.
Section 3. Students discussed their research or assignment with a lecturer.
Questions: match information to paragraphs.
Section 4. About babies, numbers recognition and counting activities for little kids.
Reading test
Passage 1. About a disciplinary policy of a company.
Questions: short-answer questions (no more than 3 words), True/False/Not Given.
Passage 2. About hire/purchase schemes for bikes and other equipment.
Questions: filling in blanks, short-answer questions (no more than 2 words).
Passage 3. About a grant for employees, for the purpose of purchasing a season-long train ticket.
Questions: multiple choice, match text to paragraphs.
Passage 4. About sheep and their ability to match pictures, recognise or discern things and images.
Questions: multiple choice, match text to paragraphs.
Writing test
Writing task 1 (a letter)
You recently read an advertisement about the equipment that you bought a few days ago. However, the information in the advertisement was wrong. Write a letter to the manufacturer and say
– What was the advertisement you read?
– What information was wrong?
– What should the manufacturer do about this problem?
Writing Task 2 (an essay)
Nowadays everyone likes to travel. Some people travel alone while others prefer to travel in a group. Discuss both approaches. Give your own opinion with relevant examples from your experience.
