IELTS Commentry: IELTS test in Hyderabad, India – October 2021 (Academic Module)

A kind IELTS tests taker from Hyderabad, India (thanks,S.M!) remembered the following details from his recent IELTS exam:

Listening test

Part 1. Information about cycling routes, gyms in the area and their facilities.

Part 2. The speaker was giving a description of a park with its map and requirements for visiting the park.
Questions: multiple choice.

Part 3. About a research into fairness-related products and reasons for their sales.
Questions: filling in blanks, short-answer questions (no more than X words), multiple choice.

Part 4. The music industry revolution in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Questions: filling in blanks.

Reading test

Passage 1. The evolution of musical instruments.
Questions: filling in blanks, True/False/Not Given.

Passage 2. A research into running in animals and humans.
Questions: filling in blanks, matching headings to paragraphs.

Passage 3. About Wildwood organisation in the UK and its management.
Questions: filling in blanks, matching sentences to paragraphs.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given a horizontal graph showing the reasons for use of the internet by both males and females in the UK in 2013.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Some people think that the best way to resolve environmental problems is to increase fuel and vehicles’ prices. Do you agree or disagree with the statement?

Speaking test

Part 1 (Interview)

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– Do you use headphones?
– What type of headphones is your favourite?
– When do you use headphones?
– In what settings wouldn’t you use headphones?
– Are you spending a lot of time alone?
– When was the last time you were alone?
– What do you like to do when you are alone?
– Is spending time alone important?

Part 2 (Cue Card)

Talk about a cafe you like to visit. Please say

– where the cafe is situated
– what it looks like
– what kind of food or drink you had there
– and explain why you like this cafe.

Part 3 (Discussion)

– Do you go to cafes often?
– Why do people like going to cafes?
– Why do some people prefer working or studying in a cafe?
– Do people in your country prefer drinking coffee or tea?
– Who drinks coffee more, younger or older people?