IELTS Speaking test in Brunei – September 2019

Thanks to B. who took the IELTS test in Brunei we can share the following Speaking questions:

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?
– Do you like music?
– How often do you play music?
– What kind of music do you like? Why?
– What do you feel while listening to music?
– Do you like wearing jeans?
– On what occasions do you wear jeans?
– How often do you wear jeans?
– Do you spend a lot on jeans? Why?

Cue Card

Describe a person that you know well, who often travels by plane. Please say

– Who is this person?
– How did you meet him/her?
– How often do you see each other?

Discussion

– What are the advantages and disadvantages of travelling by plane in your opinion?
– What are the advantages and disadvantages of living near an airport?
– What do you prefer, a lower price or a more expensive but comfortable flight? Why?
– Would you like to work at the airport?

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IELTS Speaking test in the Philippines – September 2019

Three friends recently took the IELTS test in the Philippines, 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?
– Tell me about your hometown.
– Where are you living at the moment?
– Do you prefer tea or coffee?
– How do you feel about sharing things?

Two friends got the same Part 2 and Part 3 questions, below:

Part 2 (Cue Card)

Talk about an occasion when you woke up very early in the morning. Please say

– What occasion it was
– What time you woke up
– What you did
– And explain how you felt about it.

Part 3 (Discussion)

– Is there a difference in waking hours of older people and younger people?
– A couple of questions on sleep patters, effects of nap and effects of working at night.
– A couple of questions on planning and time management.
– What do you think about gaining knowledge through social media?
– What can a teacher do to make the subject they are teaching more interesting for their students?
– What is more important, to study one subject deeply or several subjects in a more shallow way?

The other friend got different Part 2 and Part 3 questions:

Part 2 (Cue Card)

Talk about a food that is usually prepared and eaten during special events in your country. Please say
– What it is
– How it is cooked
– Why it is popular

Part 3 (Discussion)

– What are some other foods that are popular in your country?
– Is lechon (a Spanish pork dish) popular in your hometown?
– How do you feel about the food that fast food outlets such as McDonalds offer to small children?

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IELTS test in South Africa – September 2019 (Academic)

Our friend P took his IELTS test in South Africa and remembered the following Writing and Speaking questions:

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given a table describing electronic items used by households in New Zealand between 1995 and 2002.

Writing Task 2 (an essay)

It is important for all towns and cities to have large outdoors spaces such as squares and parks. Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Give reasons for your answer and include relevant examples from your knowledge or experience.

Speaking test

Part 1 (Interview)

– What is your full name?
– How may I call you?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– What are you planning to study further?
– When did you first start to learn mathematics?
– How was it?
– How many times do you visit your relatives?
– Do you prefer to visit your relatives or friends? Why?

Part 2 (Cue Card)

Talk about a time you invited your relatives to a restaurant for a meal. Please say

– When and where did you meet?
– Who did you invite?
– What did you eat?
– And explain how you felt about eating out with your relatives.

Part 3 (Discussion)

– Why do you think people go out to restaurants to celebrate?
– What do you prefer, celebrating at home or at a restaurant?
– Has the way people celebrate special occasions now changed compared to 20 years ago?
– Do you think people will be cooking at home more or less in the future?

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IELTS Band 9 essay, topic: Wildlife population around the world has decreased by around 50 per cent, what can we do to protect wildlife?

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 General Training book, Practice Test 1

Writing Task 2

You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

Write about the following topic:

Recently published figures show that the wildlife population around the world has decreased by around fifty per cent over the last fifty years. What can we do to help protect the wildlife round the world?

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

You should write at least 250 words.

Answer

Humans have become a prime culprit for the destruction of the wildlife population around the world. Humans believe that they are the most powerful species on this planet and have therefore chosen to use all of nature’s resources for their own good, even if this results in the destruction of the environment around them. Clearly, this is not a positive result of human existence and many people believe that the world’s wildlife population should be better protected.

One possible way to protect wildlife around the world is to reduce the amount of polluted substances produced through the human way of life. It has become habitual for people to pollute water by adding chemicals to it during industrial processes or to pollute air as a result of the fossil fuel industries and car emissions. Stopping the addition of chemicals to water and creating cleaner processes would reduce water pollution and help create a safer environment for wildlife to live in. Increasing the availability and use of public transportation and increasing the use of renewable energy sources could reduce world pollution further.

Another possible attempt to protect wildlife around the world is to actively promote recycling projects to reduce the amount of resources that are wasted. This would lessen the degradation of the natural environment, as humans continue to search for new resources. Society uses a lot of paper and wood on a daily basis and people do not actively think about whether or not they are wasting these resources. Printing double-sided or on recycled paper for example would appear to change nothing, yet if carried out regularly would help make a difference.

In conclusion, there are numerous different ways in which every human being can help to protect the wildlife population around the world. One can engage in projects to raise awareness of environmental destruction or one can actively take part in activities to protect it. Everyone must find the area in which he or she would like to involve him or herself, as all should be obliged to protect wildlife around the world.

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IELTS Speaking test in India – September 2019

V. recently took the IELTS Speaking test in India and below are the questions she remembered:

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 do for a living?
– Where do you live now?
– Describe your home.
– What is your favourite room there?
– Do you like to help others?
– Why do you do it?
– Do you have many friends?
– Did you ever borrow a book from your friend?

Part 2 (Cue Card)

Describe a person you know who helps others. Please say

– Who is this person?
– Why does he/she do it?
– How does he/she usually help others?

Part 3 (Discussion)

– Name a few jobs that help people.
– Should they be paid better, in your opinion?
– What are some volunteering jobs in your country?
– Who should teach children to share and care, parents or teachers?
– Why do you think so?
– Should students teach other students?
– Do you believe that? Why?
– Do doctors deserve higher salaries compared to others? Why or why not?

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IELTS test in the Philippines – September 2019 (Academic Module)

Three friends recently took the IELTS test in the Philippines and remembered the following topics and questions:

Listening test

Section 1. A1 furniture Services.
Questions: filling in blanks, identify information, multiple choice.

Section 2. Field trip to Mexico.
Questions: multiple choice, select information.

Section 3. Behavioural ethics history.
Questions: filling in blanks.

Section 4. Don’t remember.

Reading test

Passage 1. About the history of society (including tribes, chiefdom, early state style, etc).
Questions: True/False/Not Given, identify information.

Passage 2. About dating of fossils.
Questions: matching headings, matching information to scientists’ opinions.

Passage 3. A text on risk taking.
Questions: True/False/Not Given, multiple choice.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given a line graph describing three types of crime (car theft, house burglary and street robbery) in England and Wales from 1970 to 2005.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

School and university students learn lessons far better from their teachers than from other sources, such as the Internet and television. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

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