IELTS Speaking test in Singapore – April 2016

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?
- Where do you live now?
- Do you like your home? Why?
- Would you change something in your place?
- Let’s talk about research.
- Have you done any research?
- Did you work with a group or by yourself?
- What problems can you encounter in group studying?
- How can they be resolved?

Cue Card

Talk about a recent event that made you happy. Please say

- What and where was it?
- Who was there with you?
- Why did it make you happy?

Discussion

- Let’s talk about happiness.
- Do you usually feel happy?
- What makes you happy?
- Is happiness an environmentally or genetically acquired feeling?
- What makes old and young people happy?
- What is the difference between them?

IELTS Speaking test in Singapore – March 2016

Speaking test

Interview

- What is your full name?
- Can I see your ID?
- Where are you from?
- Do you work or study?
- Do you like to visit the countryside? Why?
- When do you visit it?
- What do you usually do there?
- Lets talk about colours.
- What colours do you like?
- Which is your favorite?
- Why do you like this particular colour?

Cue Card

Talk about a famous person whom you would like to meet in person. Please say

- Who is this person?
- What is he/she famous for?
- Why do you want to meet him/her?

Discussion

- Do you agree that media focuses more on bad news rather than bringing good news to people?
- Should media focus more on domestic or international news, in your opinion?
- Do you like the fact that media gives importance to the news about famous personalities, politicians and so on? Why?

IELTS Speaking test in Singapore – April 2015

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?
- Do you like it there? Why?
- Do you think sleep is important?
- Where do you like to sleep?
- What do you think about an afternoon nap?
- Do you like to read?
- Where do you usually read?
- Why do you prefer to read there?
- Would you rather read alone or with other people? Why?

Cue Card

Describe an interesting thing that you learned from the Internet. Please say

- What is it?
- How did you find out about that?
- Which website did you use?

Discussion

- What other things did you learn from the Internet?
- Can you always trust the source of information on the Internet?
- Do you think that society depends on the use of Internet nowadays?
- Does it have an effect on businesses’ structure nowadays?
- How useful is the Internet to you?
- How do social networking sites affect our society today?

IELTS test in Singapore and Australia – May 2014 (Academic Module)

Writing test

                          

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given a table showing different kinds of sports Australians are interested in, in the years 2001, 2005 and 2009 and the overall increase and decrease.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Nowadays many young people have negative attitude towards learning after they left school. What is the cause and what are the steps that can be taken to bring positive attitude towards learning again?

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 place you are living in now.
- Do you like that place? Why?
- What are the main seasons in your country?
- Do you like season changes?

Cue Card 1

Talk about a person you know well who has an interesting job. Please say

- Who is that person?
- What kind of job does he/she do?
- Why do you think he/she has an interesting job?

Discussion 1

- Is it better to work in a big or a small company? Why?

Cue Card 2

Describe a garden or a park which you have recently visited. Please say

- Where is the park/garden?
- When did you visit it?
- How did you feel about it?

Discussion 2

- Do you think gardens and parks are necessary?
- Why is that?
- Does it make any difference in nature?

IELTS test in Australia and Singapore – May 2014 (General Training)

 Writing test

Writing task 1 (a letter)

Your children are learning a foreign language at school, but they need some extra help. One of your friends suggested to contact a language tutor. Write to him/her and say

- Why are you writing to him/her?
- What do your children need help with?
- Ask the tutor about his/her experience and suggestions.

Writing Task 2 (an essay)

Nowadays there are many traffic jams that cause long delays on the roads. Why is this happening? Suggest a solution to the problem.

Speaking test

Interview

- What is your full name?
- Can I see your ID?
- Where are you from?
- Do you work or study?
- Do you like the place where you live?
- Is that a good location to keep in touch with your friends?
- Do you remember a useful advice somebody gave you?
- Was it a family member or a friend?
- Who do you think is better at giving a person advice? Why?
- What personality does somebody need to help or give a good advice?

Cue Card

Talk about a friend that you had. Describe him/her and say

- How did you meet?
- What did you do together?
- What do you think about this friendship now?

Discussion

- What do you think about the traffic in your city?
- Do you think exercising is healthy?

IELTS test in Singapore – April 2014 (General Training)

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a letter)

Write a letter to your manager asking for a training course, which you would like to attend. In your letter explain

- what the course is,
- why it is required for your job,
- how you will manage work while doing the course.

Writing Task 2 (an essay)

Some people believe that information available in the internet will end the era of newspapers and magazines. Do you agree or disagree? Give your own opinion and examples.

Speaking test

Interview

- What is your full name?
- Can I see your ID?
- Where are you from?
- Do you work or study?
- Where are you currently staying?
- What do you like about the place you live in?
- What don’t you like about your place?
- How long will you continue staying there?

Cue Card

Talk about a book that you purchased and read recently. Please say

- Where and when did you buy it?
- What is the book about?
- Did you like reading it?

Discussion

- Do you use a train to travel?
- Are there trains in your country?
- Tell me about any unusual train journey that you had.
- Are there any underground trains in your country?
- How important is the time considered in your country?
- Do you like to be punctual?
- Why do you like to be on time?
- What kind of books are usually read in your country?
- Do only older people read books in your country?
- Why are certain books more suitable for elderly people?
- What kind of books do you like to read?
- Does younger generation in your country continue reading books?
- Do younger people read different books compared to older people?
- Do you think there are fewer people who read books?
- Why are books important in primary, secondary schools or in universities?
- What do you prefer, reading books or watching TV?