IELTS Listening test 2017
Section 1. A conversation between two people regarding a mobile data plan.
Section 2. Description of a garden in Australia. The task was to identify the best location for each plant.
Section 3. A conversation between two nursing students, with an extensive discussion about work and research.
Section 4. An article about AUV – Automatic Underwater Vehicle.
IELTS Reading test 2017
Passage 1. The history of development of modern supermarkets.
Passage 2. A comparison of different, natural methods of sewage treatment and water purification.
Passage 3. About the effects of video games on human brain, views and results of experiments from 3 different scientists.
IELTS Writing test 2017
IELTS Writing task 1 (a report) 2017
We were given a flow chart showing the stages of glass recycling process. We had to describe and summarise the stages of this process.
IELTS Writing task 2 (an essay) 2017
Many people think that every individual is responsible for their own healthy lifestyle, others believe that governments should take care of it. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.
Writing Model Answer 1:
As people have paid taxes to the government, it is believed that they should be provided with free healthcare and qualified education. However, others disagree with the statement, as they think that each individual should be responsible for his or her own health and education. The following essay will discuss both views in details.
On the one hand, many people believe that it is the government's responsibility to provide standard health care and decent education to their people. As people have paid income taxes, property taxes, value added taxes and other kinds of fees to the government, these funds should also be beneficial for the people as well. Some portions of the budget should be allocated to fund medical activities and educational programs. Having a lot of educated and healthy residents brings many benefits for the government, as there are a lot of skill and productive labours in the country who would develop the country's economic sector.
On the other hand, some people believe that health and education is a personal matter as it is the responsibility of each individual to maintain own their health and education. They disagree if education and healthcare should be funded from the taxes. They think that it is unfair because some people might be working hard and paid a large amount of taxes, but others might be indolent or jobless and get the same benefits from the government. Therefore they believe that healthcare and education should be standalone institutions, and each people should pay for getting a good education and maintaining their own health.
In conclusion, to a certain point, I would agree that it is the government's task to provide education and healthcare for their people, as some poor people might not be able to get a good education and decent healthcare. However, although these services might be provided by the government for free, each individual's must be responsible for their own education and healthcare, as these services are funded by taxes that are paid by the public.
Writing Model Answer 2:
In today's world, healthcare and education are two most important parts of people's life. Further, without proper education and sufficient health care system, a country can’t develop. However, the government has the responsible to create a healthy nation. Personally, I believe that the government should provide basic needs to create a healthy life and an educated nation independently.
Everyone prefer to have a fascinating life, but we cannot do whatever we want. Therefore, we have sacrificed some, such as drugs, tobacco, alcohol, and junk foods etc. for a healthy life. In the present days, people are busy with their day to day work. As a result majority of them are not having balanced diets and some of them take fast food or junk food. They do not concern health and also it will cause many diseases in future. For example, obesity, diabetes etc Further, from the young age everyone should concern about their health. Especially people not only should think about the physical health but also consider the mental health.
That is why the government should provide better health care and education for all citizens. The government is created by the taxes from valuable workforces of their country. Therefore, the government has the responsibility to offer them free health care facilities, heath education programme: such as healthy diet, clinics or hospitals for free medicine, etc. Further, the government can use social media to distribute health and education programme. Because nowadays, the majority of people are connected in social media. For example facebook, twitter etc. In addition, the government should implement such a law in order to increase a balanced lifestyle. For instance, due to the overpopulation of China, they have limited only one child for one family.
In conclusion, when I consider all given points it is clear that only the government cannot make a healthy nation. Therefore, individuals should have concerns to prevent future health issues. However, the government should enforce such a law in order to increase our standard of lifestyle and also provide basic needs to the people who are expected from the government. In fact, in my opinion, the government and individuals are both responsible for building a healthy nation.
IELTS Speaking test 2017
IELTS Interview 2017
– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– What do you do?
– Can you describe your work?
– Do you enjoy your work?
– What part of your work do you like the most?
– Do you like dreams?
– Do you remember some of your dreams?
– Do you think dreams have meanings?
– Can they be interpreted?
– Do you have a lot of friends?
– Would you prefer to have one good friend or many friends?
– What do you usually do with your friends?
– Do you think you will make a lot of new friends in the future?
IELTS Cue Card 2017
Describe an incident from history that has influenced you. Please say
– Where and when did it happen?
– How did you hear about this incident?
– How did this influence you?
Speaking Cue Card Model Answer:
The funny incident that I remember happened was almost 2-3 years ago that I would like to describe.
That time I was a student in a university and I was in my 7th semester. We had a group assignment and to collect data we went to some libraries after our class. In the evening, I found that my group members are complaining that they are hungry and they need to have some foods.
I found them entering in a restaurant and I went with them. One of my classmates ordered some foods directly to the waiter without looking at the menu and after we are done with our foods, I noticed that one of the group mates is asking the group leader to pay the bill. The group leader was astonished as he had not offered the meal and said that he did not have the money to pay the bill. I asked the waiter to bring the bill and we were thundered to look at the amount. It was much higher than the usual price. Though we were bit worried, but we started laughing and enjoying the whole thing. One of the classmates offered to collect all of our money and then pay the bill. We looked at our wallets, pockets & bags and collected the whole amount. There were so many changes and coins there that we had to calculate 2-3 times. But to our surprise, the total amount is still not sufficient to pay the bill.
We started laughing and I proposed to two of the groupmates to give their cell phones and wrist watched as the alternatives of the bill. These two group mates got serious and were protesting that these would be an insane idea. Rest of us started enjoying their reaction as we found that they have actually taken this seriously. One of your group mates proposed that we should pay the amount we have with us and ask the manager of the hotel to allow us time to pay the rest of the amount. I told them that manager would not allow that and would call the police! We enjoyed the event, the dubious looks on some of your classmates and the fact that 2-3 of them have taken the whole thing very seriously and are actually got anxious.
We stayed there for about 1 hours and notices that people around us were giving surprising looks as we something very funny and interesting is going on among us. One of my group mates' house was nearby and he proposed that he would go home and bring the money and in the meantime, we would stay there until he arrives. We agreed and waited for him another20 minutes or so. In the meantime, one of the boys told that the classmates who left won’t come back! We laughed at the idea and acted as if it's going to happen for real. After our classmates returned from home, he paid the bill (with some tips as well!) and then we left the restaurant.
We then left for our home and I took a taxi and paid the taxi fare from my home. I told the story to other classmates next day and they found it very funny and interesting as well. This event became famous in our class and we often mentioned the funny things happened that day among us.
Tips for answering this cue card topic:
Following are some of the funny incidence that you can talk about:
1. Attending in a party of total strangers.
2. Reaching to someone’s house by mistake.
3. Travelling in a train without a ticket.
4. Falling in a pond/ river.
5. Making someone a fool and joking.
6. Finding a friend in a date.
7. Falling down from the chair.
8. Sending a personal email/ SMS/ letter to a wrong address.
9. Receiving a funny advice from someone.
This cue card topic demands you to talk about a funny incidence. Try to remember a real funny incident from your experience than then arrange the story in such a way so that the questions with the cue cards are covered. Start your speaking by saying what the funny event was and when it happened. Where you were then and what the funny part of this event should come next. Since there is a question that asks you to talk about the things that you remember most about this funny event, you should describe the most memorable part of this event.
Then talk about the persons who were with you in this funny event and what they did. Also, mention your reaction and feeling about the whole event. To make the event a really funny one, you need to present it in a way so that the examiner gets the impression that it was really a funny event. Finally, say that you have witnessed many incidents and event that were very funny but particularly this event was one of the funniest events in your life and you still remember it clearly. Mention that you have told this event to many people and friends and they find it funny as well. Finally to make your point stronger about this funny incident state that whenever you think about this particular event, you find yourself smiling.
If you can answer this Cue Card topic, you should be able to answer the following Cue Card topics as well:
Describe a funny thing you did.
Describe something funny that happened to you.
Describe an experience that made you laugh.
Describe a memorable event you recently had.
Describe an unusual experience you recently had.
Talk about something that makes you smile.
Describe an event when you laughed a lot.
Describe an experience you will never forget.
Describe a childhood experience that you still remember clearly.
Describe a humorous/ amusing experience you have.
IELTS Discussion 2017
– Do you like history?
– How do people know of history?
– Do you think only major historical figures are remembered and others are ignored?
– Why do you think so?
– What can one learn from history?
– Do you think studying history in school is important? Why?
