IELTS Speaking Test in China and Israel- February 2013

Interview

- What is your full name?
- Can I see your ID?
- Where are you from?
- Do you work or study? 

Cue Card

Describe a cafe that you like to visit the most. Please say

- Where is it?
- When and how often do you go there?
- What is so special about it?

Discussion

- What does it look like from the outside?
- What do you like about it the most?
- Is there anything you dislike about it?
- Would you recommend this place to others?

IELTS Speaking Test in Pakistan and the UAE – February 2013

Interview
- What is your full name?
- Can I see your ID?
- Where are you from?
- Do you work or study?
- Do you like your job?
- Are there any risks associated with this job?
- Do you like to take pictures?
- When was the last time you took pictures?
- Do you think people take too many photographs nowadays?

Cue Card
Talk about a leisure activity that you would like to do. Please say

- What is it?
- Why would you like to do it?
- With whom would you do it?

Discussion
- Are there any other advantages to this activity except for being fun?
- Would your friends like to do it too?

IELTS Speaking Test in Qatar and the UK – February 2013

Interview
- What is your full name?
- Can I see your ID?
- Where do you live?
- Is it a house or an apartment?
- What is your dream house like?
- Are buildings in your country mostly traditional or modern?
- What is your favorite time of the day (morning, afternoon or evening)? Why?

Cue Card 1
Describe an event or a situation when you were late. Please say

- What was the event?
- What was the reason that you were late?
- How did you feel about it?

Cue Card 2
Talk about a situation when you helped somebody. Please say:

- Who the person was,
- Why they needed help,
- How you helped them.

Discussion
- In your view, should children be taught to help others?
- How can charity organizations help people?
- What works better: big or small charity organizations?
- Should all countries come together to resolve main issues? How?

IELTS Speaking Test in Sri Lanka – February 2013

Interview
- What is your full name?
- Can I see your ID?
- Where are you from?
- Do you work or study?
- What subject are you studying?
- How much time do you spend in the countryside?
- Do people need relaxation time at all? Why?
- How do you relax?

Cue Card
Describe a place where you have spent most of the time in your life. Please say

- What is this place?
- What were you doing there?
- Why was that place important to you?

Discussion
- Is the appearance of a building or a company important?
- Do customers care about the appearance?
- Does size of an office have any impact on the performance?
- To what extent do you agree that people should personalize their working area? Why?

IELTS Report, topic: Bar chart of average house prices

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

The chart below shows information about average house prices in five different cities between 1990 and 2002 compared with average house prices in 1989.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words

The graph illustrates the figures of average house prices in the five different cities during the period from 1990 to 2002, in comparison with the data in 1989. Overall, there was an upward trend in the percentage of change of house prices during the period shown in almost all of the cities except for Frankfurt.

As can be clearly seen, there was a considerable fall by approximately 5% in the proportion change of estate prices in New York between 1990 and 1995. Likewise, Tokyo and London, which had the same figures, witnessed a dramatic decrease by about 7% over the same period. However, the figures for Madrid and Frankfurt were around 2% and 3%, respectively.

During the latter period from 1996 to 2002, the figure for London was the highest with more than 10% in the percentage of change of house prices. During the same period, the rates at which the house prices increased were about 5% in New York and 4% in Madrid. This rate in Frankfurt was 2%, lower than than in the first 5-year period. Finally, the percentage change in Tokyo fell by around 5% between 1996 and 2002.

All the requirements of the task were covered fairly well. The key features were identified, emphasized and illustrated in a suitable and logical way. The ideas are presented in a logical order. All aspects of cohesion are taken care of well. The paragraphing is handled suitably and appropriately. The range of vocabulary allows the writer to communicate the exact meanings. Some sophisticated words/expressions are used in a clever way, with only occasional errors in word choice/expression choice. A wide range of grammatical structures are used. Most sentences are free of errors. Inappropriate use of grammar is very infrequent. Overall this report seems worthy of IELTS Band 8.