IELTS test in Brunei – December 2015 (General Training)

Thanks to V who took the IELTS test in Brunei we can share the following topics and questions:

Listening test

Section 1. A conversation regarding a public service survey.
Section 2. A conversation about tennis players.
Section 3. A conversation about music, psychology and how they are connected.
Section 4. A lecture about migration of butterflies and their hibernation.

Reading test

Passage 1. About an old museum.
Questions: match headings to paragraphs.
Passage 2. About an automotive service.
Questions: True/False/Not Given.
Passage 3. Don’t remember.
Passage 4. About travel to Australia for gold mining.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a letter)

You recently saw a job advertisement for a tour guide, to show your local area and its attractions to English-speaking tourists. Write a letter to a tourist agency and say
- Where did you see this advertisement?
- Explain why you are suitable for this job.
- Suggest how to improve your local area to attract more tourists.

Writing Task 2 (an essay)

In some countries students spends about 5 hours a day in school, in other countries they study even less. Does short school day have more advantages or disadvantages? Discuss.

Speaking test

Interview

- What is your full name?
- Can I see your ID?
- Where are you from?
- Do you work or study?
- Describe the home where you grew up.
- Where do you live now?
- Can you describe your current home?
- Do you like mathematics?
- Do you prefer to use a calculator or to calculate in your head?
- How often do you make phone calls? Why?
- Do you prefer to send text messages or to call?

Cue Card

Describe a small successful company that you know. Please say

- What products do they make?
- How did you know about it?
- What makes the company successful?

Discussion

- What determines the success of a business?
- Is it easy to start a business in your hometown? Why?
- What are the advantages and disadvantages of a family business?
- Is it easier to start a business now compared to the past?
- Would you like to start a business in the future? Why?
- What is better, being an employer or an employee?

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