IELTS test in Sri Lanka – August 2019 – General Training

Listening test

:Section 1

A phone conversation about credit card application

:Section 2

Description of a city park map
Questions: diagram / map labelling

:Section 3

A book review by university students and a lecturer
Questions: filling in blanks, multiple choice

:Section 4

A research presentation about pine trees
Questions: filling in blanks, multiple choice

Reading test

:Passage 1

A notice about dog registration procedure
Questions: True/False/Not Given, multiple choice

:Passage 2

An article on grievances procedures of employment
Questions: filling in blanks, summary form

:Passage 3

An article about Concorde flight
Questions: match headings to paragraphs

Writing test

Writing task 1 : a letter

You have a spare room in your apartment that you would like to rent out to a student. Write a letter to the Student Accommodation Officer of local college and say

? Where is your apartment located –
? When will the room be available –
? What are your requirements for a student to stay there –

Writing Task 2 : an essay

Science gives people life expectancy of close to one hundred years or even more. Some people view it in a positive light, but others believe it creates some problems. Discuss both views and give your own opinion