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 IELTS Writing Task1

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Choose the correct item:

1.Failing the exam ............. her confidence.

A emitted           B stopped       C hit               D damaged

2.You shouldn’t ………. her for not speaking to you. After all, it was your fault.

A accuse            B apologize     C chat             D blame

3.The popularity of junk food is ………….. by statistics gathered by researchers.

A illustrated       B saturated     C consumed     D demanded

4. Sally arrived ………..the office half an hour late this morning.

A in                  B at                      C to                D into

5.Adam and Helen decided to have a party to ………… the occasion.

A notice            B make             C mark               D commit

6.Anthony is trying to cut ……….. on smoking these days.

A down             B in      C off      D out

7.Why don’t you take ……… tennis? It will help you become fitter.

A up                 B on      C in       D to

8.Angie would never wear that! You know she hates ………. prints.

A floral             B flower       C florist          D flower’s

9.The athlete was in pain but he carried ……… the race.

A away with      B in on         C on with         D up with

10.Sue was taken ……………… by the news! She’d never expected it..

A aback            B in        C off                   D down

11.The plane was found ……….. into tiny pieces. How horrible!

A rocked           B crashed            C shattered      D spread

12.As we are not sure yet, no possibility can be ……………...out.

A ruled              B restricted            C got                D led

13.I ……….. you if she’d left a message for you.

A would have told      B will tell        C had told       D might have told

14.The judge asked Helen if ………..anything to add.

A  she has                B did she have     C she was having       D she had

15.I wish I ………….. more free time these days! I really need a break.

A had had              B had               C have had        D was having

16.I’d ………… you were honest with me; I hate lies.

A prefer              B like             C rather             D wish

17.The new road …………. by next June according to the Mayor.

A will build       B is being built       C will have built    D will have been built

You need to:

18. –invite a friend for a meal

19. –invite your boss for an evening meal

20. –make a complaint to the head office of a tourist agency

21. –inform a friend of last minute changes in travel arrangements

22. –make a presentation of yourself as if for a job interview

23. –call a company and ask for an offer

What do you say?

Answer the following questions:

24.What do you do?

25.How long have you been studying English?

26.What do you enjoy most about learning English?

27.What other foreign languages would you like to study and why?

28.In what ways do you hope to use your English in the future?

29.Looking back in your life, what has been a memorable event for you?

30.What advice would you give to someone coming to visit your country?

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Invata engleza/ The TOEFL exam

Some people, due to some requirements coming from their employers or authorities from countries they intend to migrate, have to sit in the TOEFL examination.

The exam is also based upon the reading, speaking, writing and listening skills. Major requirements: good knowledge of grammar and fluency.

A few tips:

The reading test is based upon some kind of long texts (7oo words or so), whose topics are rather unusual and not very common. Be relaxed, you are not supposed to know anything about the topics of the texts, but read the text attentively and carefully do the tasks. These are sometimes based on details. You should also be careful about the timing, which leads to the most important aspect of the TOEFL examination, the time frame.

For all the tasks you have to perform, you need to respect the timing and this is especially difficult for the speaking test. For this task, you will either read or listen to some sentences or a text. Sometimes you have to do both and the task is based on both of them. The topics are easy, based upon everyday life situations. After you listen or read the task, you have 30-60 seconds to prepare and then 45-60 seconds to speak. It is rather tight because you have to think fast and you do not have time for taking notes. So structure your response in your mind and do not stop talking until the time is up.

I admit I notice during the preparation courses that the speaking test was the trickiest.

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About the IELTS examination (4)

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I have introduced facts about the Listening paper Section 1 for the IELTS examination here.

In this article I will enlarge upon the Listening Section 2.

For this activity you will listen to a talk, a speech or an announcement usually given by one person, the topic of which involving a subject of general interest. There will be ten questions, basically multiple choice, matching or completing a chart, divided into two tasks with a brief pause in between.

A few tips: before listening to the recording, read the questions carefully and pay attention to the key words. There will be a pause between the two tasks. Use it to read the following questions because you will hear the recording only once. 

While listening, pay attention to details and key words because this is what multiple choice tasks are based upon. For the second part which can be a matching or a fill-in task, firstly try to familiarize yourself with the information given and with the instructions for the task.

For all the papers, no matter the exam, try to study the instructions thoroughly because this is the first step towards solving the tasks accurately and acquiring a better grade. More information about my courses you can find here.

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About the IELTS examination (5)

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In my previous article here I have given some useful tips (I hope) about the Listening paper for the IELTS exam.

Presently I have to develop some facts about the Listening paper Section 3.

For the IELTS Listening Section 3 you will listen to a dialogue between two to four speakers and the topic can relate to an aspect of academic life. There are 10 questions and up to three tasks to do. The tasks can be a flow-chart, multiple choice or labeling a diagram. The flow-chart completion requires following a discussion and filling in some given options according to what the candidate hears. It is easier in practice than in theory. Diagram labeling consists of transferring the information you hear onto a simple picture or a plan. While listening you need to focus on details concerning the location of things in that particular picture. For both these tasks there are more items than you need to fill. Also I think you are familiar with what multiple choice tasks entail.

A few more tips: for all tasks concerning listening activities, read beforehand the information given because while listening to the dialogues, you need to know what to listen for. Focus on the tasks and always listen carefully because you will hear the recording only once. More about my courses for the IELTS exam you can find here.

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About the IELTS exam (3)

START ENGLISH. Watch, listen, speak. Tips and tricks about English.

Examenul IELTS (International English Language Testing System) este cel mai cunoscut test de limba engleza din lume.

Testul IELTS va ajuta sa folositi limba engleza intr-o tara straina in orice context si folosing toate abilitatile: reading, listening, speaking and writing.


Daca sustineti un test IELTS, puteti sa studiati, sa lucrati si sa locuiti aproape oriunde in lume, sau va ajuta sa promovati sau sa aplicati pentru un post mai bine platit care implica interactiune in limba engleza cu parteneri si clienti straini.

I have presented some facts about the Speaking and Writing papers for the IELTS here and here.


I will focus in this piece on the Listening paper. It consists of 4 sections and it has 40 questions. For the Listening section 1 there are 10 questions and this will be the topic of this article. You have to listen to a text and fill in some words.


A few tips: look at the heading of the text and read through the notes. Do that before you listen to the text.

Take time to study the gaps a little and think of possible words or kinds of words to fill in (noun, verb, adjective, pronoun, adverb, preposition). Also pay attention to tenses, phrases, etc..

For example, if there is a gap before a Past Participle (3rd form), you will definitely know that a Perfect Tense is required (to have) or a passive (to be).  

Do this carefully because you will be allowed to listen to the recording only once. Also mind the task and read it attentively, paying attention to the key words. 

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Improve your English (9)

While students converse with one another they tend to be very enthusiastic and they sometimes forget the rules or as everybody does at a certain level of knowledge, they forget to mind the details.

Many courses implicate speaking on many topics. No matter the topics, there may be mistakes involved.

While talking about personal experiences, students often mistake the prepositions.

So do not say: ”I sometimes watch TV in the night”

Always say: ”I sometimes watch TV at night”.

Also do not forget to say:”I always have a cup of coffee in the morning” or ” I always watch TV in the evening”.

More about conversation courses you can find here.

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