IELTS Speaking test in Italy – May 2014

Speaking test

Interview

- What is your full name?
- Can I see your ID?
- Where are you from?
- Do you work or study?
- Tell me about the country you are from.
- Do you like it?
- Do you like the weather there?
- Is that kind of weather suitable for children?
- Do you like museums?
- What museum do you like the most?
- Why do you like it so much?
- Do you remember the museum you went to as a child?

Cue Card

Describe your first mobile phone. Please say

- How old were you when you got it?
- When and why did you buy it?
- How did you feel when you first got it?

Discussion

- Do you like having a mobile phone?
- Is it a good or a bad thing to have a mobile phone? Why?
- What can you do with a mobile phone?
- Do old and young people use mobile phones in the same way?
- What can be done to avoid children getting inattentive in class?

IELTS Speaking test in Italy – July 2014

Speaking test

Interview

- What is your full name?
- Can I see your ID?
- Where are you from?
- Do you work or study?
- Do you remember the first day at the university?
- Let’s talk about maps.
- Do you use maps?
- Do you prefer electronic or paper maps?
- Did you learn how to use a paper map?

Cue Card

Describe a beautiful place where you would like to have a home. Please say

- Where and what is this place?
- When did you first see it or hear about it?
- Why do you think it is such a beautiful place?

Discussion

- Do you prefer small or big houses? Why?
- What are the advantages of having a small house?
- Do you prefer to live close to your family or far from them?
- What are the advantages and disadvantages of it?
- Do you think it is better to live in the countryside or in the city?
- What are the advantages of living in the countryside?
- Do you think that people should have permission to build houses in the countryside?
- How should the government improve the lifestyle in the countryside?

IELTS Speaking test in Italy – May 2014

Speaking test

Interview

- What is your full name?
- Can I see your ID?
- Where are you from?
- Do you work or study?
- Tell me about the country you are from.
- Do you like it?
- Do you like the weather there?
- Is that kind of weather suitable for children?
- Do you like museums?
- What museum do you like the most?
- Why do you like it so much?
- Do you remember the museum you went to as a child?

Cue Card

Describe your first mobile phone. Please say

- How old were you when you got it?
- When and why did you buy it?
- How did you feel when you first got it?

Discussion

- Do you like having a mobile phone?
- Is it a good or a bad thing to have a mobile phone? Why?
- What can you do with a mobile phone?
- Do old and young people use mobile phones in the same way?
- What can be done to avoid children getting inattentive in class?

IELTS test in the UK and Italy – March 2014 (Academic Module)

Listening test

Section 1. A phone conversation with a man complaining about his flight.
Questions: filling in blanks.

Section 2. A meeting of a cultural event representative with journalists.

Section 3. Don’t remember.

Section 4. About the results of an archeological excavation in Egypt and discussion of findings.

Reading test

Passage 1. About a protein that might stop muscular waste and various treatment methods regarding that.

Passage 2. About the transport in villages of Nepal.

Passage 3. Comparison of woodlands and forests in Great Britain in the Ice age and nowadays.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given a bar graph showing the main reasons (in percentages) for students to choose a particular UK university between 1985 and 2005.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Some say old people should continue to work, if their condition allows them to do so. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Speaking test

Interview

- What is your full name?
- Can I see your ID?
- Where are you from?
- Do you work or study?
- Where do you live at the moment?
- What don’t you like about living there?
- How often do you use a dictionary? Why?
- Would you like to write a dictionary? Why?
- How would you react to receiving a dictionary as a gift?
- Do you prefer a normal or electronic dictionary? Why?
- Do you like shopping?
- Where do you go for shopping? Why?

Cue Card

Talk about an event that changed your life. Please say

- Where and when did it happen?
- Why did it change your life?
- How do you feel about it now?

Discussion

- Do you like changes?
- Why do you think people move to different countries or study abroad?
- What do they like about countries they live in?
- What are the disadvantages of living in a different country?