IELTS Speaking test in Sri Lanka

Speaking test

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– What part of your country do you live in?
– Do you like this place?
– Why is it so interesting?
– What are the interesting places to see there?
– Do you like to do house chores?
– What type of chores do you usually do around the house?
– Do you think it is important to learn housework nowadays?
– What house chores do you really dislike?

Cue Card

Talk about an interesting book that you would like to read again. You should say

– What book is it?
– When did you read it?
– Why would you like to read it again?

Discussion

– Do you think children have good imagination?
– Why do you think it is?
– Is reading important to our lifestyle?
– Do you think people read less nowadays?
– What are the factors influencing our reading habits?

IELTS Speaking test in Sri Lanka – December 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 for a living?
– Why did you choose this job?
– How often do you walk?
– Do you enjoy walking?
– Describe a memorable moment that you had while walking.

Cue Card

Describe a leader you admire. Please say

– Who is he/she?
– What does he/she do?
– How did you hear about him/her?

Discussion

– What are the qualities of a good leader?
– Why do you think we need leaders?
– What is their impact on the society?
– Did the role of a leader change in the recent decades?

IELTS Speaking test in Sri Lanka – June 2014

Speaking test

Interview

- What is your full name?
- Can I see your ID?
- Where are you from?
- Do you work or study?
- What subject are you studying?
- Why do you think people choose such a subject in your country?
- Do you like reading books?
- What type of books do you read?
- Are you reading a book presently?
- Would you like to write a book in the future?

Cue Card

Talk about an event that changed your life. Please say

- What was the event?
- Why did it change your life?
- Where and when did it take place?
- Who was there with you?

Discussion

- Who is more prone to change: younger or older people? Why?
- Who is more adaptable to changes: younger or older people?
- Do you prefer to use an old fashioned dictionary or an electronic one? Why?
- Would you like to get a dictionary as a birthday gift?
- If you had a chance of writing a dictionary, would you do it?
- Would you find it interesting? Why?

IELTS test in Sri Lanka and India – August 2014 (General Training)

Listening test

Section 1. A conversation between a man and a woman about a holiday trip, hotel reservation and activities organized by the hotel.

Section 2. A conversation between a man and a woman about the soap opera they watched.
Questions: multiple choice.

Section 3. A conversation between three people about videography.

Section 4. A monologue about the culture of chimpanzees.
Questions: multiple choice, sentence completion.

Reading test

Passage 1. A leaflet with Museum information, including opening days and hours and other details.
Questions: True/False/Not Given.

Passage 2. About car pool initiative at a certain organisation.
Questions: match headings to paragraphs.

Passage 3. About ergonomic chairs.
Questions: multiple choice, sentence completion.

Passage 4. About the Maldive Islands’ tourism and marine wildlife protection.
Questions: multiple choice, match headings to paragraphs.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a letter)

Your company has sent you to attend a course at college in a different country. You have completed the course and received a certificate, but you lost it on the way back. Write a letter to the Principal of the college and say

- How did you lose the certificate?
- Why do you need it?
- What do you expect the principal to do?

Writing Task 2 (an essay)

Some people think that dangerous sports should be banned, while others disagree. Do you agree or disagree? Give reasons and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge and experience.

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 your work? Why?

Cue Card

Talk about a movie that you watched and didn’t like. Please say

- what movie it was
- what was the movie about
- why you didn’t like the movie.

Discussion

- What do people do in their leisure time?
- Is there any difference between the previous and current generations in the way they spend leisure time?

IELTS test in Sri Lanka – July 2014 (Academic Module)

Listening test

Section 1. A discussion of the feedback given by the visitors of a hotel.
Questions: filling in blanks.

Section 2. A discussion between two students. They were planning to do some research to find out more about the old plan of the town. They were allocated specific tasks according to their convenience and preferences.
Questions: filling in blanks, short-answer questions (no more than 2 words), multiple choice, map labeling.

Section 3. About visiting a place.
Questions: multiple choice.

Section 4. A scientific botany lecture about weeds and how to cope with them.
Questions: filling in blanks.

Reading test

Passage 1. About coins of the ancient Greece.
Questions: short-answer questions (no more than 1 word), multiple choice, True/False/Not Given, diagram completion.

Passage 2. About a culture of a certain tribe group in Africa.

Passage 3. About science fiction.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

Don’t remember.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Some people have great ambitions in life, others don’t. Do you think ambition is important to succeed in life? Is it a positive or a negative quality to have?

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 stay?
- Would you recommend families to live there?
- Do you know a lot of people living in your area?
- What day of the week do you like the most? Why?
- What is the busiest day of your week?
- Do you want anything to be changed in this routine?
- What would you like to do?
- Do you like to visit museums?
- Do you think museums are important? Why?
- Did you visit museums when you were a child?
- Do you recommend children to visit museums? Why?
 Cue Card

Talk about a city that you have recently visited. Please say

- What was the city?
- Why did you go there?
- What did you do there?
- What did you like or dislike about this place?

Discussion

- Can you tell me about the problems many cities have?
- Why do you think these problems emerge?
- How will these problems affect people?
- What are the solutions in your view?
- Do you think people in rural area are happier in general? Why?
- What will happen in the future if nothing is done about this matter?
- Do you think there should be a proper plan for these things?

IELTS Speaking test in Sri Lanka – June 2014

Speaking test

Interview

- What is your full name?
- Can I see your ID?
- Where are you from?
- Do you work or study?
- What subject are you studying?
- Why do you think people choose such a subject in your country?
- Do you like reading books?
- What type of books do you read?
- Are you reading a book presently?
- Would you like to write a book in the future?

Cue Card

Talk about an event that changed your life. Please say

- What was the event?
- Why did it change your life?
- Where and when did it take place?
- Who was there with you?

Discussion

- Who is more prone to change: younger or older people? Why?
- Who is more adaptable to changes: younger or older people?
- Do you prefer to use an old fashioned dictionary or an electronic one? Why?
- Would you like to get a dictionary as a birthday gift?
- If you had a chance of writing a dictionary, would you do it?
- Would you find it interesting? Why?

IELTS test in Nigeria and Sri Lanka – June 2014 (General Training)

  

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a letter)

You have been selected for a training course on computer skills that you cannot attend. Write a letter to your employer and say:

- Explain how this training course would help you.
- Why won’t you be able attend it?
- Suggest a way to have that training again.

Writing Task 2 (an essay)

In some countries young people at the age of eighteen are considered adults and can drive a car, vote and get married, while other countries don’t allow it. What age do you think is the best to be considered an adult? Give reasons and examples from your own knowledge and experience.

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 living now?
- Do you like the place?
- Why do you like it so much?
- Do you interact with your neighbours?
- How well do you know them?
- Is your neighbourhood suitable for children?
- Do you like gifts? Why?
- Do you like to give or receive gifts?
- Do you have time for leisure?
- Do you prefer open spaces or gardens?

Cue Card

Describe the school you went to when you were young. Please say

- Where and what school was it?
- Why did you like it?
- Describe a teacher that you liked the most.

Discussion

- Do you think teachers should have psychological skills?
- Do you think young children would benefit from extra classes? Why?
- What do you prefer, smaller or larger classrooms?

IELTS test in the UK and Sri Lanka – May 2014 (Academic Module)

   

Listening test

Section 1. A telephone conversation between a woman and a man regarding a first aid training program.

Section 2. Information on holidays and bookings at Australian tourist sites.
Questions: multiple choice, map labelling.

Section 3. Two people were talking about their experience in different areas at their workplace.
Questions: short-answer questions.

Section 4. A talk on helping people with disabilities.
Questions: filling in blanks.

Reading test

Passage 1. About an ancient plant which can help people.
Questions: filling in blanks, True/False/Not Given.

Passage 2. About stress at work with views of different researchers.
Questions: 4 questions on matching the correct person with the comment followed by filling in blanks.

Passage 3. Don’t remember.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given a diagram describing how a desalination plant works (extracting fresh water from sea water). We had to explain the process in detail.

Writing Task 2 (an essay)

Nowadays many young people get involved in criminal activity. Why is this happening? Give reasons followed by examples and suggest preventive measures to eliminate this problem.

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 live in.
- What do you dislike about this place?
- Will you stay in this place or do you plan to move away?
- Who does the cooking at home?
- Do you help with cooking?
- What do you think about involving children in cooking?

Cue Card

Describe a beautiful garden that you have visited. Please say

- What garden is it?
- When did you visit it?
- What did you do there?

Discussion

- Do you think more places on earth should be green? Why?
- Do you think gardens are destroyed for the purpose of building new apartments?
- Do you go to nature parks a lot?
- Why do you do it?