IELTS test in Sri Lanka – June 2017 – General Training

Listening test

Section 1. A phone conversation with a tourist centre representative
Section 2. About different water sport events such as swimming, water skating, kayaking and so on
Section 3. Students discussed their research or assignment with a lecturer
Questions: match information to paragraphs
Section 4. About babies, numbers recognition and counting activities for little kids

Reading test

Passage 1. About a disciplinary policy of a company
Questions: short-answer questions (no more than 3 words), True/False/Not Given

Passage 2. About hire/purchase schemes for bikes and other equipment
Questions: filling in blanks, short-answer questions – no more than 2 words

Passage 3. About a grant for employees, for the purpose of purchasing a season-long train ticket
Questions: multiple choice, match text to paragraphs

Passage 4. About sheep and their ability to match pictures, recognise or discern things and images
Questions: multiple choice, match text to paragraphs

Writing test

Writing task 1 : a letter

You recently read an advertisement about the equipment that you bought a few days ago. However, the information in the advertisement was wrong. Write a letter to the manufacturer and say

? What was the advertisement you read –
? What information was wrong –
? What should the manufacturer do about this problem –

Writing Task 2 : an essay

Nowadays everyone likes to travel. Some people travel alone while others prefer to travel in a group. Discuss both approaches. Give your own opinion with relevant examples from your experience