IELTS Commentry: February 2022

Monday 28 February 2022

IELTS Letter, topic: Requesting information about a venue you would like to rent

This is a model response to a Writing Task 1 topic from High Scorer’s Choice IELTS Practice Tests book series (reprinted with permission). This answer is close to IELTS Band 9.

Set 3 General Training book, Practice Test 12

Writing Task 1

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

You and some friends want to start a weekly dance club and you have found a hall that would be suitable to hold your meetings. Write a letter to the owner of the hall.

In your letter,

– explain your and your friends’ project
– ask if it is possible to rent the hall and under what terms
– state what day and what times you would like to use the hall

You should write at least 150 words.

You do NOT need to write any addresses. Begin your letter as follows:

Dear Sir / Madam,

Sample Band 9 Letter

Dear Sir / Madam,

I am a student at Mason College and I would like to enquire about the event hall that you own in the city centre.

My friends and I are trying to establish a weekly dance club session and have been on the lookout for a suitable location. The dance club will be focused on Charleston and Rock ‘N’ Roll dancing, which are becoming increasingly popular at our college.

Having inquired at the city’s town hall, I have been given your contact information and would like to ask whether it is possible to rent your hall and what the conditions would be for this. We would need the hall every Tuesday from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. During public holidays and college semester breaks, the hall will not be needed. I would be happy to meet you at the hall one evening after my classes to discuss the possibility of this rental.

I hope to hear back from you soon with a positive reply.

Yours sincerely,

Paulho Gomez

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Sunday 27 February 2022

IELTS test in India – February 2022 (General Training)

Thanks to our kind friend who recently took the IELTS test in India we can share the following questions today:

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a letter)

You had a problem while staying at a hotel and the receptionist was very helpful. Write a letter to the manager of the hotel. In your letter,

– describe the problem that you had
– explain how the receptionist helped you
– suggest ways to prevent the problem from happening again.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Some believe that in the next 100 years most people will have a better life, while others disagree. What is your opinion?

Speaking test

Part 1 (Interview)

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Tell me about your hometown.
– Was it a good place for you to grow up?
– Would you like to live in the countryside in the future?
– Do you have any pets?
– What pets do your parents have?
– What pets are the most common in your country?
– Why is that?

Part 2 (Cue Card)

Talk about a café you have visited recently. Please say

– what the café is like
– when you went there
– who you went there with
– and explain what you liked or disliked about this café.

Part 3 (Discussion)

– Do you think a café is a good place to meet friends?
– How often do you go to cafés?
– What is the difference between a café and a restaurant?

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Thursday 24 February 2022

Here is what helped Leonardo and Shahrzad get Band 7.5 in IELTS

Some people think that personal trial and error is the best way to learn – but we at IELTS-Blog.com are great believers in learning from other people’s experiences.

Everyone, meet Leonardo and Shahrzad. Leonardo lives in Italy and speaks Italian, Shahrzad lives in Iran and speaks Farsi, and it it weren’t for IELTS, their names would probably never appear in the same article. But they had to take IELTS and they did really well, scoring Band 7.5! We are very lucky to be able to share their best tips with you today:

Leonardo said,

“First, try to do some full IELTS tests to see which of your skills are better and which are worse. Then work on your weaknesses to try and turn them into your strengths by doing Writing, Speaking, Listening or Reading tests separately, as mini-tests. Have fun and don’t forget to enlarge your vocabulary.”

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Shahrzad said,

“It is necessary to take Reading and Listening tests every day to boost your knowledge in these fields and also learn to manage your time in your exam.

Another useful tip would be writing essays, as many as possible, since the more you write, the more you hone your writing skills. Also try to use a wide variety of sentence structures because it helps you raise your writing score above Band 6.5.

Finally, for Speaking use IELTS-blog’s latest speaking questions that they share kindly in their emails.

Last but not least, I would like to thank my kind-hearted teacher, Ms. Badiozaman, who helped me a lot to succeed. Without her dedication, determination, and discipline I wouldn’t have achieved this score. I wish all IELTS candidates to get their desired score as soon as possible.”

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Wednesday 23 February 2022

IELTS Speaking test in Sri Lanka – February 2022

Our kind friend S.J. recently took the IELTS test in Sri Lanka via video call and remembered the following Speaking questions:

Speaking test

Part 1 (Interview)

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Can you describe your hometown?
– What do you know about its history?
– What is it famous for?
– What is your daily routine like?
– Is your weekend routine any different?
– Would you like to change it?
– Let’s talk about mobile phones.
– Do you use your phone a lot?
– Why is it so important?

Part 2 (Cue Card)

Talk about an event that you had prepared well for. Please say

– what the event was
– what the occasion was
– who helped you prepare for it
– and explain why you had to prepare well for this event.

Part 3 (Discussion)

– Why is preparation important?
– How can parents teach their children to be well-prepared?
– When should children be well-prepared?
– Can you give me an example?
– What are the requirements for organizations to be well-prepared?
– Would it help to manage them more efficiently?

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Tuesday 22 February 2022

IELTS Report, topic: Bar chart describing Scotland’s exports (from IELTS High Scorer’s Choice series, Academic Set 3)

This is a model response to a Writing Task 1 topic from High Scorer’s Choice IELTS Practice Tests book series (reprinted with permission). This answer is close to IELTS Band 9.

Set 3 Academic book, Practice Test 11

Writing Task 1

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

The bar chart below shows Scotland’s exports to the rest of the UK and the rest of the world for the year 2014.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

You should write at least 150 words.

Scotland’s Exports to the Rest of the UK and the Rest of the World – 2014

Bar Chart of Scotland's Exports to the Rest of the UK and the Rest of the World in 2014 (from IELTS High Scorer's Choice series, Academic Set 3 book)

Sample Band 9 Report

This report concerns a bar chart, which compares Scotland’s exports in different areas of industry to the rest of the UK with its exports to the rest of the world in 2014.

It is evident that exports to the rest of the world were much more significant to the Scottish economy than those to the rest of the UK.

The bar chart shows that in 2014 Scotland exported more to the rest of the world than to the rest of the UK in all the industries mentioned with one exception. The Electrical & Instrument Engineering industry exports were £4 billion to the rest of the UK compared to £2.3 billion going to the rest of the world.

In other industry sectors, the difference in exports was most significant in the Business Services & Finance, Hotels & Restaurant Services Industry, with exports to the rest of the world worth £13.8 billion and exports to the UK worth only £1.7 billion. Other notable sectors were Wholesale & Retail with roughly £7 billion of difference between exports to ROW and the rest of the UK, Chemicals & Mineral Products and Other Manufacturing where the difference between exports to the rest of the world and those to the rest of the UK was approaching £5 billion.

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IELTS test in Canada – February 2022 (Academic Module)

S.N. took the IELTS test in Canada very recently and remembered the following questions:

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given two pie charts describing four sources of income of a charitable organisation, to be used for maintenance of buildings in 1990 and 2010. The four sources were government funding, individual grants, sales in shops and entry tickets.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

At present the mass media is very influential, and the lives of many people are affected by the news. Why do you think this is happening? Is this a positive or negative development?

Speaking test

Part 1 (Interview)

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Do you study or work?
– What do you study, and why?
– Do you think your field of study can be beneficial for the society? Why?
– Do you use any apps, why or why not?
– Which app would you like to use in future?
– Do you think the way people used to trade in the past is different from how they do it now?

Part 2 (Cue Card)

Talk about a business person you are inspired by. Please say

– who the business person is
– what he/she does
– why you feel inspired by him/her
– and explain how this person will be useful to you in the future.

Part 3 (Discussion)

– What is the most important business in your country?
– What do you think about investment opportunities in your country?
– Do you know about any business person who made a significant change to your nation’s economy?
– How did he/she do it?
– What are the challenges of doing business in your country?
– How can these challenges be overcome?

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Sunday 20 February 2022

IELTS Speaking test in Kuwait – February 2022

Our lovely friend S.J. took the IELTS test in Kuwait a few days ago and remembered the Speaking questions, below:

Speaking test

Part 1 (Interview)

– What is your full name?
– May I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Describe your hometown.
– Can you tell me about the history of your hometown?
– Do you like to look in the mirror?
– How often do you do that?
– Do you usually decide to buy new clothes after looking in the mirror or not?
– Would you decorate a room with a mirror? Why or why not?
– Do you travel in a car often?
– Do you like to be the driver or the passenger?
– If given a chance, what type of car would you buy?

Part 2 (Cue Card)

Talk about a person who does a job that helps the society. Please say

– who this person is
– what his/her job is
– what he/she does

and explain why the job this person does helps the society.

Part 3 (Discussion)

– What type of jobs are paid well? Why?
– Does school and university help children acquire good jobs later in life?
– Who should be paid more, younger or older people?

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IELTS Commentry

Monday 28 February 2022

IELTS Letter, topic: Requesting information about a venue you would like to rent

Sunday 27 February 2022

IELTS test in India – February 2022 (General Training)

Thursday 24 February 2022

Here is what helped Leonardo and Shahrzad get Band 7.5 in IELTS

Wednesday 23 February 2022

IELTS Speaking test in Sri Lanka – February 2022

Tuesday 22 February 2022

IELTS Report, topic: Bar chart describing Scotland’s exports (from IELTS High Scorer’s Choice series, Academic Set 3)

Scotland’s Exports to the Rest of the UK and the Rest of the World – 2014

Sample Band 9 Report

IELTS test in Canada – February 2022 (Academic Module)

Sunday 20 February 2022

IELTS Speaking test in Kuwait – February 2022

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