101 Helpful Hints for IELTS 59-66 67-75 6 PRACTICE WRITING TEST ONE Writing Task 1 You are advised to spend a maximum of 20 minutes on this task. 68-70-71 The table below summarises some data collected by a college bookshop for the month of February 2000. Write a report describing the sales figures of various types ofpublications, based on the information shown in the table. 8 You should write at least 150 words. Fiction Non-fiction Magazines Total Non- Book Club Members College Staff 44 29 332 405 College Students 31 194 1249 1474 Members of Public 122 82 204 Book Club Members 76 942 33 1051 Total 151 1287 1696 3134 75-82 6 60-77-80 8 Writing Task 2 You are advised to spend a maximum of 40 minutes on this task. Your college tutor has asked you to write an essay on the following topic: Studying the English language in an English-speaking country is the best but not the only way to learn the language. Do you agree or disagree with this statement? You should write at least 250 words. You are required to support your arguments with relevant information and examples based on your own ideas, knowledge and experience. Overall Check Grammar 12 & 65 Spelling 4 Legibility 15 Punctuation 59 That is the end of Practice Writing Test One. Now continue with Practice Speaking Test One on page 105. 104 Practice Test One © PRACTICE SPEAKING TEST ONE Practise answering the questions below, giving answers that are at least one or two sentences long (if not more). If possible, practise with another person - taking it in turns to answer the same question - and compare your responses. (Please note that the following questions are only a guide to the type of questions you might be asked in the actual test.) Part 1 87-9i Please enter and take a seat. Yes, just here. First, I need to see your passport. it's only for security purposes. Thank you. My name is (interviewer's name). And yours is ? So, I see you are from (your country). Can you tell me about the town you come from? Has your family always lived in (your town)l Where are you living now? How often do you contact your parents? Do you have any brothers and sisters? Can you tell me what you are studying or where you are working at the moment? What do you like about the work or study you are doing? Describe your school or workplace. What is (or was) your favourite subject at school? Why? What hobbies do you have if any? Why do you enjoy this activity (these activities)? What do you do and where do you go when you get together with your friends? What kind of holidays do you like? What sports do you play or like to watch? What type of books do you enjoy reading? Is there anything you find difficult in your present life? • 105 101 Helpful Hints for IELTS 92-94 S-95 Part 2 Thank you. Now I'd like you to take this card. I want you to speak for one or two minutes about the topic written on this card. Follow the instructions. I will give you one minute to prepare before I ask you to give your talk. Talk about a library that you belong to or have visited. You should say: where it is located and how the library is organised who visits the library and why people go there when and why you last visited the library and what rules the library has. 95-99 Part 3 (begins after one or two follow-up questions on the talk above) Please hand me the card. Thank you. Libraries have always been very important to the community and especially to students. As well as lending books to borrowers, what other services are provided by a good library? Does a library serve any other function in the communinty? How has access to information changed over the last hundred years or so? What are the advantages of using the Internet over visiting a library? Are there any advantages of using a library in preference to searching the Internet? Do you think that the Internet disadvantages some people over others? In what way? Many people cannot read or write well in their own language. How can this be solved? People are reading less and less these days^ why do you think this is? How can people be encouraged to read more? What about electronic books - do they have a future? loo-ioi That is the end of the interview. Thank you and goodbye. Overall Check. WhatToDo and What Not To Do 88-93-96-101 That is the end of Practice Speaking Test One. m Check your answers to Practice Test One with the Answer Key on page 160. 106 Practice Test Two PRACTICE TEST TWO PRACTICE LISTENING TEST TWO This is a practice listening test that resembles the International English Language Testing System Listening Test. The test consists of four sections. Answer the questions as you listen to the recording. Note that the recording is played once only. Pre-Test: 1-5 DunngTest: 6-10 Section 1 Questions 1-2 Decide which picture is the best match with what you hear on the tape, and circle the letter under that picture. The first one has been done for you as an example. 8 16-17 9 18-19 20 Example: Where is Ewa? C D Q1. Which timetable does Ewa decide upon for Friday? MORNING: Reading Skills Writing Skills Pronunciation AFTERNOON: Listening Practice Speaking Skills A MORNING: Vocabulary Speaking Skills Reading Skills AFTERNOON: Grammar Writing Skills B MORNING: Writing Skills Reading Skills Grarnmar AFTERNOON: Listening Practice Vocabulary c MORNING: Grammar Reading Skills Writing Skills AFTERNOON: No Electives D 107 A 101 Helpful Hints for IELTS 18-22 Q2. Which clock shows the time of Ewa's special English class? 8 20 19-21 31 19-20 Questions 3-7 Circle the correct answer from the choices given below each question. Q3. How long has Jon been studying at the college? a) one year c) one and a half years b) two years d) two and a half years Q4. What course is Ewa going to study at the college? a) Basic Computing c) Basic Programming b) Advanced Programming d) Advanced Computing Q5. What is the combined number of students and staff at the college? a) 150 c) 50 b) 550 d) 500 Q6. Which club does Jon belong to at the college? a) Hang Gliding Club c) Tennis Club b) Photographic Club d) none of the above Q7. How much does Jon think Ewa will pay to join the Orienteering Club? a) £20 c) £50 b) £10 d) £15 108 A B C D Practice Test Two Questions 8-14 Fill in the information you hear on the form below in the spaces numbered 8-14. The first one, has been done for you as an example. 16-17 23 NATIONAL BUSINESS COLLEGE ORIENTEERING CLUB: REGISTRATION FORM Given Name: (Example:) Family Name: (8) Nationality: (9) Student Number: (10) 7 . Present Course: Years of Experience: (11) Blood Type: Partner's Given Name: Partner's Family Name: (12) . Day of Session: (13). Home Telephone No.: (14) . 9 14-15-19 20 59 1 15-19 59 1 15-19 15 14-15-59* 59 1 15-19 Check- 11-15 109 . . Day of Session: (13 ). Home Telephone No.: (14 ) . 9 14 -15 -19 20 59 1 15 -19 59 1 15 -19 15 14 -15 -59* 59 1 15 -19 Check- 11 -15 10 9 . Number: (10 ) 7 . Present Course: Years of Experience: (11 ) Blood Type: Partner's Given Name: Partner's Family Name: (12 ) . Day of Session: (13 ). Home Telephone No.: (14 ) . 9 14 -15 -19 20. Skills Writing Skills AFTERNOON: No Electives D 10 7 A 10 1 Helpful Hints for IELTS 18 -22 Q2. Which clock shows the time of Ewa's special English class? 8 20 19 - 21 31 19-20 Questions 3-7 Circle the correct