Lee Peterson's Blog: IELTS test in Nepal and Nigeria

Our friends R and G remembered the following details after taking their IELTS tests in Nepal and Nigeria:

Listening test

Section 1. A phone conversation about hotel booking.

Section 2-4. Don’t remember.

Reading test

Passage 1. About the correlation between choices we make and the satisfaction we derive from them.

Passage 2-3. Don’t remember.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given four pie charts showing the quantities of imported clothing into the US and Japan between 2005 and 2009.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

In many cities the population is increasing. Some say that the urbanization process denies us knowing our neighbours, and this causes a loss of community sense. What is the main problem with this? What measures can be taken to overcome it?

Speaking test

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Describe your hometown.
– What transportation is available in your country?
– Do you work or study?
– What subject are you studying?
– Where do you live?
– Is it a house or an apartment?
– What would you like to change there?

Cue Card 1

Talk about national identity. Please say

– What is it?
– Is it important in your opinion?
– Some countries don’t value it. Why?

Cue Card 2

Talk about a family that you like very much (not your own). Please say:

– Describe this family.
– Where and when did you meet for the first time?
– Why do you like this family?

Discussion

– Who is the head of household in your family? Why?
– Who makes decisions in your family?
– Do grandparents still have the opportunity to make family decisions?
– Can you compare decision-making in the past and today?
– Can the media influence the decision-making process among older generation?