IELTS test in Sri Lanka – July 2018 – General Training

Listening test

Section 1. A student discussed some books and their content with a teacher
Section 2. About a group tour in the jungle
Section 3, 4. Don’t remember

Reading test

Passage 1. About the airport and immigration rules in Australia
Questions: True/False/Not Given

Passage 2. About different old buildings and their use
Questions: filling in blanks

Passage 3. About employee strikes in companies
Questions: filling in blanks

Passage 4. A research about laugh
Questions: filling in blanks, match headings to paragraphs, match scientists to their findings

Writing test

Writing task 1 : a letter

City council is planning to pull down one of the historic buildings in your town, because they do not have funds to renovate it. As a citizen, you don’t want it to happen. Write a letter to the city council and say

? What is the importance of the building –
? Why should it be renovated –
. Suggest a plan to raise funds and maintain the building in the future –

Writing Task 2 : an essay

Some believe that modern technology has made people less socially active, while others disagree. Discuss both views and give your own opinion