Sample IELTS Speaking Topic 1:
Describe a game or sport you enjoy playing.
You should say:
What kind of sport it is
Who you play it with
Where you play it
and explain why you enjoy playing it
Sample IELTS Speaking Response:
I enjoy playing various kinds of brain games online.
There are a number of different websites I visit on a regular basis in order to
play these games by myself. The objective of the games is to exercise different
areas of your brain so that you preserve and enhance your memory and also
expand...
Sunday, 25 January 2015
IELTS Speaking
IELTS Speaking
Many test takers find this section of the IELTS difficult not because of the English, but rather because of the situation; namely, they get nervous having to have a conversation with a live interviewer. Overcoming the face-to-face context of this section of the test is their main obstacle to a successful score.
One way to succeed in this section is to be prepared. Knowing what to expect and how to approach this section will help test takers overcome the fear of having to speak to a real person (as opposed to...
IELTS Speaking Topics
Sample IELTS Speaking Topics
Part 1 of the IELTS Speaking Module consists of personal questions about you, your family, your work, your education or other familiar topics. A categorized list of such topics and questions is given below. You can use these sample questions to rehearse for this part of the oral interview. Make sure you can speak correctly, clearly, and with ease and confidence in response to each question. Remember to make your answer interesting by providing more than the most basic information. Some of these...
Friday, 23 January 2015
Listening Overview

Listening Overview
The module comprises four sections of increasing
difficulty.
It takes 40 minutes: 30 - for testing, plus 10 for transferring the answers to
an answer sheet. Each section, which can be either a monologue or dialogue, begins with a short introduction telling the
candidates about the situation and the speakers. Then they have some time to
look through the questions. The first three sections have a break in the...
Writing Overview

Writing
Overview:
In the Academic module, there are two tasks: in Task
1 candidates describe a diagram, graph, process or chart, and in Task 2 they
respond to an argument. In the General Training module, there are also two
tasks: in Task 1 candidates write a letter or explain a situation, and in Task
2 they write an essay.
The
IELTS Academic and General Writing Modules are similar in some ways and
different in others. Whichever...
Speaking Overview

Speaking Overview:
The speaking test contains three sections. The first section takes the form of an interview during which candidates may be asked about their hobbies, interests, reasons for taking IELTS exam as well as other general topics such as clothing, free time, computers and the internet or family. In the second section candidates are given a topic booklet and then have one minute to prepare after which they must speak about...
Writing - Essay 01

Esay 01: Successful sports professionals can earn a great deal more money than people in other important professions. Some people think this is fully justified while others think it is unfair. Discuss both these views and give your opinion.
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Write at least 250 words.
The world of sports is a multimillion dollar industry. Around the...
Thursday, 22 January 2015
Reading Overview
In the academic module the reading test comprises
three sections, with 3 texts normally followed by 13 or 14 questions for a
total of 40 questions overall. The General test also has 3 sections. However
the texts are shorter, so there can be up to 5 texts to read.
Reading
tasks:
There are 10-11 types of questions on both the
Academic or General Reading Module:
Multiple
choice
Multiple
matching
Short-answer
Sentence
completion
Tables,
diagrams, flow charts
Summary
completion
Paragraph
headings
Locating
information
Identifying
writer's...
IELTS Overview

Hi everyone,
Today we will discussion about the IELTS test (
International English Language Testing System) is an international standardised
test of English language proficiency for non-native English language speakers.
It is an English language profiency exam which
meansures the ability of test-takers to communicate in the four basic language
skills: Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking. The IELTS is managed by: the
British...