[Exam Questions] 2014.08.16

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[IELTS Exam 2014.08.16 LRW]

---- Listening APAC ----
1. Enquiry of office space rental
• advertising (an ... company)
• regional (the job of the renter is ... sales manager)
• station (prefer near the ...)
• 10,000 (preferred size of the area: m^2)
• security (24 hour ...)
• reception (... is on the ground floor) // gym
• kitchen
• basement
• gym (can go exercise in the ... afterwork) // canteen
• furniture (unnecessary office ...)

2. Radio program about how to start a business and become a millionaire
• A: learn from mistakes (something positive from mistakes)
• A: confidence (what can decrease success rate)
• C: find an expert (how the speaker dealt with problems)
• respected by his worker (a leader should be)
• A: cautious (how to view risk)
• B: be committed + C: reasonable pricing (requirements for success)
• family support + loan from the bank (where support comes from for the early stages)

3. Report of whale watch
• watch times (number of times to watch the whales: ...)
• calm (the state of the sea: ...)
• 100m (visibility: ...)
• fishing boats (the presence of ...)
• appearance
• behaviour
• group size
• B: Mink Whale (the smallest baleen whale, about 25-30 feet long)
• C: Northern Right Whale (without a fin)
• A: Sperm Whale (wavy fins on the back)
• D: Blue Whale (wavy fins on the back and is the largest fish in the ocean)

4. Textile industry in the U.K. between 18th and 20th century
• 1.5 million (the number of employees)
• women (the focus of the fashion market in the past were mainly for ...)
• outdoor (clothing suitable for ...)
• production (closure of ...)
• C: recruit a small number of people (current industry trend in the U.K.)
• A: linguistics (graduate opportunities)
• F: understands trend (technologists ...)
• A: complain (operation managers ...)
• D: sets retail pricing (merchandisers ...)
• C: setup store displays (visual designers ...)

---- Reading APAC ----
1. A invertebrate with strong jaws and high zinc content can be used in various applications (TFNG, MC, S)
• F (when people think about engineering materials, they think about these natural insects
• T (its jaws are the only hard part)
• T (other invertebrate's jaws are weaker)
• gills (able to use ... to travel in water)
• histidine (the amino acid ...)
• mineralization (no ... detected)
• aircraft
• fangs (they attack other things with ...)
•
2. Mental and memory ability at different age (MC, S, CM)
• C: experiment with typists
• D: rats (environmental effects on the brain)
• B: adults and children play chess
• semantic
• episodic
• algebra
• memory
• psychological

3. Globalization and the problems it brings (S, MC, YNNG)
• Y (the use of technology is unavoidable)
• Y (developing countries should introduce cheap technologies)

---- Writing APAC ----
Academic WT1
• (Map) Fire escape plan for the second floor of a college student accommodation (2 exits, 7 bedrooms)

Academic WT2
• In some countries, governments are encouraging industries and businesses to move out of the cities and into regional areas. Do you think the advantages outweigh the disadvantages?

General WT1
• You are living in an English speaking country. Write a letter to a local company and ask for volunteer work. In your letter:
- describe your skills and knowledge
- talk about your experiences
- suggest what sort of volunteer work you can do

General WT2
• Computer games are popular with children of all ages and nationalities. Some parents think they have little educational value and can have harmful effects on children. Do you agree and what is your opinion?

---- Writing MEI/EU ----
Academic WT1
• (bar) Comparison of sales data from 2009 and 2011 of 5 Australian retail outlets. 2 increased, 2 decreased, 1 stayed the same.

Academic WT2
• Students should pay all of their university tuition fees. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

General WT1
• The road outside your house is in a bad condition. Write a letter to your council. In your letter:
- introduce who and where you are
- explain the problem of the road
- suggest what the council should do

General WT2
• Some people say children should compete with each other in and outside schools to have a brighter future. Some other people say it is dangerous are against it. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

---- Writing AM ----
Academic WT1
• (bar with future)

Academic WT2
• Some people say it is better to eat locally grown foods. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

General WT1
• You are looking for a job. Write a letter to the manager of an international organisation. In your letter explain
- why you want to work in their international organisation.
- what kind of job you want to do
- why you deserve the job

General WT2
• Traffic jams are becoming a problem in metropolitan cities. Some believe that the construction of wider roads will help solve this issue. Do you agree or disagree?

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[ieltstaker140816]

Thanks Jimmy

[henrie09]

huhu my writing task 2 test paper showed this:

in some countries, government encourages industries and business to move out to larger cities and into regional areas.

*is it a typo error?instead of MOVE OUT TO?MOVE OUT OF? i misunderstood the whole statement

[jimmy ielts]

huhu my writing task 2 test paper showed this:

in some countries, government encourages industries and business to move out to larger cities and into regional areas.

*is it a typo error?instead of MOVE OUT TO?MOVE OUT OF? i misunderstood the whole statement

Sounds like a serious typo. No one raised their hands during the exam?

If you believe your memory is correct, you might like to raise this with your exam centre, though it would've been better to do it during the exam.

[henrie09]

huhu my writing task 2 test paper showed this:

in some countries, government encourages industries and business to move out to larger cities and into regional areas.

*is it a typo error?instead of MOVE OUT TO?MOVE OUT OF? i misunderstood the whole statement

Sounds like a serious typo. No one raised their hands during the exam?

If you believe your memory is correct, you might like to raise this with your exam centre, though it would've been better to do it during the exam.

No one questioned the topic since they assumed that it was a typo. I do not want to assume coz it was really written. How will they rate the essay? What if I still have a point but the introduction was wrong?

[jimmy ielts]

huhu my writing task 2 test paper showed this:

in some countries, government encourages industries and business to move out to larger cities and into regional areas.

*is it a typo error?instead of MOVE OUT TO?MOVE OUT OF? i misunderstood the whole statement

Sounds like a serious typo. No one raised their hands during the exam?

If you believe your memory is correct, you might like to raise this with your exam centre, though it would've been better to do it during the exam.

No one questioned the topic since they assumed that it was a typo. I do not want to assume coz it was really written. How will they rate the essay? What if I still have a point but the introduction was wrong?

Well, personally, I think you should notify the test centre, because they may be unaware of the mistake, in which case, you would be penalised for interpreting the question incorrectly, and end up with a lower TR mark, if not also have some marks removed for writing off-topic.

[henrie09]

thank you so much!