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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.
Testul IELTS consta in patru probe :
- Listening: 40 minute (aprox.)
- Academic Reading sau General
Training Reading: 60 minute
- Academic Writing sau General
Training Writing: 60 minute
- Speaking: 11 – 14 minute (aprox.)
- Durată Test: 2 ore 44 minute
This test includes
tasks for the Writing
and the Speaking Papers. The complete tests will
be performed in class.
WRITING TASK 1
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The table below gives
information on consumer spending on different items in five different countries
in 2002.
Summarize the
information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons
where relevant.
Write at least 150 words.
Percentage of national
consumer expenditure by category – 2002
Country
|
Food/Drinks/Tobacco
|
Clothing/Footwear
|
Leisure/Education
|
Ireland
|
28.91%
|
6,43%
|
2.21%
|
Italy
|
16.36%
|
9.00%
|
3.20%
|
Spain
|
18.80%
|
6.51%
|
1.98%
|
Sweden
|
15.77%
|
5.40%
|
3.22%
|
Turkey
|
32.14%
|
6.63%
|
4.35%
|
WRITING
TASK 2
You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.
Write about the following topic:
It
is generally believed that some people are born with certain talents, for
instance for sport or music, and others are not. However, it is sometimes
claimed that any child can be taught to become a good sports person or
musician.
Discuss
both these views and give your own opinion.
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant
examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Write at least 250 words.
SPEAKING
TASK
Part
1
The examiner asks the candidate about him/herself,
his/her home, work or studies and other familiar topic.
EXAMPLE
Keeping
in contact with people
-How do you usually contact your friends? (Why?)
-Do you prefer to contact different people in different
ways? (Why?)
-Do you find it easy to keep in contact with friends
and family? (Why/Why not?)
-In your country, did people in the past keep in contact
in the same ways as they do today? (Why/Why not?)
Part
2
Describe
a party that you enjoyed.
You
should say: whose party it was and what it was celebrating/ where the party
was held and who went to it/ what people did during the party and explain what
you enjoyed about this party.
You will have to talk about the topic for one to two
minutes.
You have one minute to think about what you are going
to say.
You can make notes to help you if you wish.
Part
3
Discussion
topics:
Family
parties
Example questions:
What are the main reasons why people organize family
parties in your countries? / In some places people spend a lot of money on
parties that celebrate special family events. Is this ever true in your
country? Do you think this is a good trend or a bad trend? / Are there many
differences between family parties and parties given by friends? Why do you
think this is?
National
celebrations
Example questions:
What kinds of national celebrations do you have in your
country? / Who tends to enjoy national celebrations more: young people or old
people? Why? / Why do you think some people think that national celebrations
are a waste of government money? Would you agree or disagree with this view?
Why?
