IELTS test in Canada – August 2020 – General Training

Listening test

:Part 1

A conversation regarding a festival
Questions: a form to fill in

:Part 2

The questions for this recording were multiple choice followed by table matching. The speaker’s accent was unusual

:Part 3

The questions were multiple choice with 4 options followed by table matching

:Part 4

A monologue about New Zealand study program

Reading test

:Passage 1

A hotel brochure
Questions: True/False/Not Given

:Passage 2

Match titles on tourist bags to their features

:Passage 3

Employer Bike Program
Questions: matching titles

:Passage 4

Rail Ticket program offered by an employer
Questions: sentence completion

:Passage 5

A text about twins and a study on twins by many scientists
Questions: multiple choice, matching scientist names to statements and sentence completion from one paragraph

Writing test

Writing task 1 : a letter

Write a letter to your friend to ask him/her to develop a website for your business. In your letter

 Give a brief description of the business –
Mention what you’d like to be there on the website –
. Provide some ideas on use of images on the web site –

Writing task 2 : an essay

Scientists believe that the world is in danger due to environmental changes. Some people say that personal lifestyle changes should be made to reduce the damage to environment, while others think that the government should do something to help. Discuss both views and give your own opinion

Speaking test

Interview

? What is your full name –
? Can I see your ID –
? Where are you from –
? Do you work or study –
? What motivates you to go to the office every day –
? Do you think that being alone sometimes is important –
? How often do we need to be alone and think about ourselves –

Cue Card

Talk about a time when you were in a crowded place. Please say

 Where and when it happened –
Who was there with you –
What you did there –
. How you felt in that environment –

Discussion

? Do you like being in crowded places –
? Why do people go to crowded places –
? Do children love going there –
? What are some crowded places in your area –
? What changes can you observe in people’s behaviour when they are in crowded places –
? Do you think industrialisation is a cause for environmental problems –
? Do we really need industrialisation? If yes, to what extent –