Our generous friend N.N. recently took his IELTS exam in Vietnam and remembered the following questions:
Listening test
Part 1. An application form for a rental property.
Part 2. About new ways to overcome flood problems.
Part 3. Don’t remember.
Part 4. About music.
Reading test
Passage 1. About koalas and a conservation program for them.
Passage 2. The process of chocolate production.
Passage 3. A case study about flexible working hours.
Writing test
Writing task 1 (a report)
We were given a pie chart and a triple line graph. The pie chart showed the distribution of workforce which included three groups of people (born in Australia, English-speaking and non-English-speaking countries) in per cent in 2003. The line graph compared the unemployment rates in those groups between 1993 and 2003.
Writing task 2 (an essay)
Schools should not force children to learn a foreign language, because some students don’t have a natural ability for languages. Do you agree or disagree with this statement?
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?
– Do you want to live in the countryside?
– Is it easy for you to concentrate in a noisy environment?
– How important is a daily routine to you?
– When did you start to learn science?
– Which science subject do you find interesting?
Cue Card
Describe an activity you usually do that is a waste of your time. Please say
– What is it?
– When do you usually do it?
– Why do you do it?
– And explain why you think it wastes your time.
Discussion
– What makes people feel stressed?
– Why do you think it is?
– What technological problems can cause people to feel stressed?
