IELTS Test Paper #1 (Academic)
Listening test
Part 1. A hotel venue booking for a party.
Questions: filling in blanks, short-answer questions (no more than 2 words).
Part 2. Historical buildings map description.
Questions: filling in blanks.
Part 3. Don’t remember.
Part 4. About new ways to overcome flood problems.
Reading test
Passage 1. About a recycling process.
Questions: filling in blanks, multiple choice.
Passage 2. Description of detergents or soap making.
Questions: filling in blanks, multiple choice.
Passage 3. About the process of textile cotton production.
Questions: filling in blanks, multiple choice.
Writing test
Writing task 1 (a letter)
We were given a chart showing health care distribution in three different countries in Europe. We had to summarize the data and draw a conclusion.
Writing task 2 (an essay)
Some people believe that women should be treated as equal to men when applying for a job with police or the military. Others think women are less suitable for this kind of job. Discuss both views and give your opinion.
IELTS Test Paper #2 (Speaking)
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?
– Do you like your job?
– Where do you stay now?
– Do you live in an apartment or a house?
– How long did you live there?
– Describe your favorite room.
– Why is it your favorite place?
– Do you think people smile a lot nowadays?
– Are their smiles artificial or genuine mostly?
– When do you usually smile?
– Why is that?
Part 2 (Cue Card)
Describe a person who came up with a new idea or invention, whom you know well. Please say
– Who is that person?
– Where and when did you meet?
– What was his/her idea or invention?
Follow up question: Why did you appreciate it?
Part 3 (Discussion)
– How can people innovate or make new discoveries?
– How do they come up with these innovations?
– At what age do children learn to form their own opinions and make decisions?
– Who helps them?
– Why do they start having their own opinions at a certain age?
– Do you think their opinions are likely to be similar to their parents’ opinions?
– Why is that?
