Happy New Year 2020!

Hello everyone!

This is Simone – I created IELTS-Blog.com way back in 2005 and have been running it ever since.

My reason for starting IELTS-Blog.com and writing IELTS prep books was simple: I thought lack of resources and knowledge shouldn’t get in the way of achieving one’s dreams. I was convinced that given the right tools, help and support people can pass IELTS with amazing scores, and you guys have been proving me right every single year, for 14 years!

Everyone has a purpose in life. Mine is to help you. I’m here to show you how to tackle IELTS and get your target score. How to prepare and take the exam without stress and with confidence. How to get past IELTS faster, so that you can start living your dream life sooner.

Today, on the last day of 2019 I look back and say, “What a year!” So many great things happened in 2019. Where do I begin… We published 6 new practice test books in High Scorer’s Choice series, in digital format and in print, and they received many great reviews on Amazon and Goodreads. We started an interactive Speaking service and released new Speaking videos on YouTube – there will be many more added in 2020!

Listening to your feedback we also worked hard to add the services you asked for – in 2020 we will start offering live Speaking tests and one-on-one lessons. A new IELTS book is also on the cards, and more options for you to practice for the computer-based test. So yes, we have big plans for 2020, and I hope that you do, too! Remember – you are not alone in your quest to pass IELTS in 2020, all of us are behind you. We got your back!

Dear test takers, I wish you to get the IELTS score of your dreams in 2020. Dear teachers and IELTS trainers – I hope that your students do incredibly well, too! You can count on our help in 2020, just like in the past 14 years.

As we’re about to wrap up 2019, I wanted to thank you for your support. Here is to a wonderful, successful, life-changing 2020!

Love,
Simone and the IELTS-Blog.com team.

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IELTS Speaking test in Canada – December 2019

L took the IELTS test in Canada 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?
– Lets talk about planning.
– Do you make plans every day?
– Are you good at managing your time?
– What is the hardest part about making plans?

Part 2 (Cue Card)

Describe a time when you invited someone to have dinner at home or at a restaurant. Please say

– When you invited them
– Where you had the dinner
– Why you invited them
– How you felt about this dinner and
– How they felt about it.

Part 3 (Discussion)

– What are the advantages and disadvantages of eating at restaurants?
– Why do people today like to eat oily and spicy food?
– What type of food do people from your country cook on special occasions?
– Why is it important to have food on special occasions?
– Oily and spicy food makes some people sick, do you think we should rethink this kind of cooking?

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IELTS Speaking test in India – December 2019

Our friend P took his IELTS speaking test in India and below are the questions that he remembered and shared:

Speaking test

Part 1 (Interview)

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– What do you study?
– Why did you choose this subject?
– Why do you prefer to choose IT courses?
– Do you like to plan your day?
– How do you organise your time?
– Is it hard to make a plan for managing your day?

Part 2 (Cue Card)

Talk about a game show or quiz program that you watched on TV or online. Please say

– What was the show?
– How often do you watch it?
– Explain why you like or dislike it.

Part 3 (Discussion)

– Who do you watch it with?
– Who is usually watching these kinds of programs? Why?
– Why do people like to watch TV shows?
– What kind of TV programs are popular in your country?
– What is the difference between games people play now compared to the past?
– Do you think it’s good for children to play at home?

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IELTS test in India – December 2019 (Academic Module)

Our friend V took an Academic IELTS test in India and remembered the following topics and questions:

Listening test

Section 1. An article about ideas on what to do on weekends.
Questions: filling in blanks.

Section 2. A lecture for new employees at a supermarket.
Questions: filling in blanks, multiple choice.

Section 3. About marketing assignments.
Questions: multiple choice.

Section 4. About penguins near African shores.
Questions: filling in blanks, short-answer questions (no more than 2 words), multiple choice.

Reading test

Passage 1. About four different sources of light: candles, fuel lamp, gas, electricity.

Passage 2. About microbes and enzymes and their effect on food production.

Passage 3. A study conducted on male and female leadership skills (visionary skills).

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given a bar graph comparing the numbers of overweight men and women in Australia between 1980 and 2010.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Many people these days change careers throughout their working life. What are the main reasons for it? Is it a positive or negative development for them personally and for the society as a whole?

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Happy Holidays from Simone and the IELTS-Blog.com team!

Dear readers and friends,

This isn’t your usual daily post – today we would like to wish you Happy Holidays!

We know that some of you celebrate Christmas, others don’t, but at the end of the day it doesn’t matter – IELTS-Blog.com is one big international family, and we would like on this occasion to wish everyone Peace, Love, Health and Happiness.

In this festive season we hope you enjoy the break and take some time to relax before returning to your studies.

Since many of you are using this time of the year to study for IELTS, we will continue supporting your exam preparation by posting more IELTS materials on IELTS-Blog over the holiday period (except for 25 and 31 December 2019, and 1 January 2020).

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IELTS Band 9 essay, topic: Some people believe that everyone has a right to access to the Internet and governments should provide it free (agree/disagree)

This is a model response to a Writing Task 2 topic from High Scorer’s Choice IELTS Practice Tests book series (reprinted with permission). This answer is likely to score IELTS Band 9.

Set 1 Academic book, Practice Test 5

Writing Task 2

You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

Write about the following topic:

Some people believe today that everyone has a right to access to the Internet and that governments should provide this access for free. Other people believe that access to the internet is not a right and should be paid for like other services.

Discuss both these views and give your opinion.

Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your knowledge or experience.

You should write at least 250 words.

Answer

Nowadays most information is transmitted over the Internet. A strong dependency on this medium has been created, as personal, political and economic news and information are shared through it. As the Internet is so widely needed, many people believe that governments should provide this access for free. Others believe that Internet access should be paid for.

Before the creation of the Internet, people had phones, newspapers and televisions; nowadays the Internet can replace all of these. Society is now built on a system that relies on everyone having access to the Internet, whether this be in school or in work life. However, while it is seen as a basic necessity in western cultures, the costs for accessing it are still too high for some people. When this point of view is taken into account, it can be concluded that governments should provide access, or a division of inequality will be created in society.

However, when one takes into account the things that the Internet has replaced, it becomes apparent that most of these are not free as well. It is necessary to pay for phone calls, for television and for newspapers. Storing all the information and passing it to consumers through the World Wide Web also entails costs. This raises the question whether the Internet should be handled differently. Providing Internet access to everyone would mean a significant cost for the governments, especially at times of economic crisis. Therefore, this is not a plausible solution to integrate each individual into the society.

In my opinion, while the Internet has become as necessary as a phone, governments should not provide it for free, as the money needed for this would put too much strain on public resources. This finance could be used for even more urgent topics, such as poverty and starvation.

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