IELTS test in Iran – February 2011 (Academic Module)

Listening test

Section 1. About a festival.
Questions: filling in blanks.

Section 2. A conversation about marketing project.
Questions: filling in a table, map labeling.

Section 3. About a library in Egypt.

Section 4. Don’t remember.

Reading test

Passage1. Description of Homeopathy.
Questions: headings matching, multiple choice, True/False/Not Given.

Passage2. Don’t remember.
Questions: filling in blanks, True/False/Not Given, diagram labeling.

Passage3. Language.
Questions: matching descriptions to paragraphs, classification, filling in blanks.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

Percentage of total population living in the five biggest cities in the world in 1975, 2002, 2015.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Some people think that government should spend money on other important subjects rather helping artists. Do you agree or disagree?

Speaking test

Interview

- What is your full name?
- Can I see your ID?
- Do you work or study?
- What is your major?
- What kind of weather do you prefer?
- What do you think about traveling by airplane?

Cue Card

Talk about your family. Please say:

- Name a family member whom you admire.
- When was the last time you met him/her?
- How often do you meet him/her?
- Why do you admire him/her?

Discussion

- Do you like a large or a small family?
- What are the benefits of living in large families?