ielts-yasi.englishlab.net

Updated Jul. 24, 2017

 

IELTS Part 2 and Part 3 Topics and Questions

Page 149

741.  A Missed Appointment  (Sep. 2016)  (Probably no longer used)

742.  A Garden  (Sep. 2016)  (Probably no longer used)

743.  A Gift You Gave  (Sep. 2016)  (Probably no longer used)

744.  A Small Business  (Sep. 2016)  (Probably no longer used)

745.  A Place to Relax  (Sep. 2016)  (Probably no longer used)

 

RETURN TO PART 2 TOPIC INDEX

FQ = frequent question = a question that has frequently been reported = a question that is probably in the examiner's question book

* = my guess at a question

***********************************************************************  

741.  A Missed Appointment  (Sep. 2016)  (Probably no longer used)

Describe a time when you missed an appointment.

        You should say:

where it happened

what it was about

why you forgot it

        and explain how you felt after missing the appointment.

             .

 

Notes

  • It might say, "an important appointment", not simply, an appointment"

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  

Possible follow-up questions:

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  

See also the Part 3 of Topic 659, and Topic 533

Part 3

Appointments

Forgetting and Remembering Appointments

Remembering Important Details

***********************************************************************

742.  A Garden  (Sep. 2016)  (Probably no longer used)

Describe a garden you enjoyed visiting

        You should say:

where it was

what kind of garden it was

who you went to the garden with

what other people do (or, were doing) in this garden *

        and explain why you are liked this garden.

              .

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  

Possible follow-up questions:

  • Do you often go there?

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  

See also any related questions in the Part 3 of Topic 643, Topic 246, Topic 142, Topic 442, Topic 332Topic 102 & Topic 537

Part 3

The Uses of Gardens

Public & Private Gardens

Gardens and Children 

***********************************************************************

743.  A Gift You Gave  (Sep. 2016)  (Probably no longer used)

Describe a gift you recently gave to others.

        You should say:

when you gave it

who you gave it to

what their reaction was

        and explain why you gave it to them.              .

 

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  

Possible follow-up questions:

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  

See also the Part 3 of the following topics: 637, Topic 423, Topic 364, Topic 221, Topic 233, Topic 160, Topic 85 and Topic 54

Note: (For Chinese people) The words, "send a gift" do NOT mean exactly the same as, "give a gift".

Part 3

Gift-Giving in Your Country

The Nature of Gifts

Children & Gifts 

***********************************************************************

744.  A Small Business  (Sep. 2016)  (Probably no longer used)

Describe a small business you would like to start in the future. *

        You should say:

what type of business it would be

where you would have this business

what would need to be done before starting it

        and explain why you would like to start this kind of business.              .

 

Note

  • It is not clear if the word, "start" is used or if another verb such as, "own", "run" (= operate), or "have" is used. However, the meaning is more or less the same, whatever word is used.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  

Possible follow-up questions:

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  

Part 3

See also any relevant questions in the Part 3 of Topics 37, 79, 98, 306, 378, 398, 508, 615, 651 & 720

Having Your Own Small Business

Working as an Employee

***********************************************************************

745.  A Place to Relax  (Sep. 2016)  (Probably no longer used)

Describe a place where you sometimes go to relax.

        You should say:

where it is

what you do there

how often you go there

        and explain why it is a relaxing place.            .

 

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  

Possible follow-up questions:

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  

Part 3

See also any related questions in the Part 3 of the following topics: 675, 648, 449, 374, 313, Topic 282, 248, 147, & 94

Relaxing in Your Country

Working People & Students Relaxing

The Working and Studying Environment

***********************************************************************

Note 1

This question can refer to local, state or provincial, as well as national government.

Note 2

It is not certain that the term, "black sheep" is actually used in the question. That term in general refers to someone who does not fit in. In the context of family history, it could refer to several different situations, including the discovery that an ancestor had committed a crime.

Note 3

This question seems to be most often worded that way, without specifying who (whose hands) made the gift. However I think the real meaning is usually (but not always), "a gift that you made yourself". This is especially true when the question is preceded by the question, "What are the differences between handmade and store-bought gifts?"

We also the the tricky question of determining when a gift that is mass-produced in a factory is actually made by hand labour and when it is made using a machine. Factories usually use a combination of those two when making things such as toys.