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IELTS Part 2 and Part 3 Topics and Questions 

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26.    A Leisure Centre  (Probably no longer used)

27.    A Good Neighbour    (May 13, 2006)   (Probably no longer used)

28.    A Time When You Helped Someone  (Probably no longer used)

29.    A Foreign Culture  (Probably no longer used)

30.    A Childhood Friend  (Probably no longer used)

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26. A Place of Leisure  (Probably no longer used)

            Describe a place you often visit in your leisure time.

                            You should say:

                                          where you go and when you go there

                                          what you do there

                                          who you go with *

                             and explain why you like this place.

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Possible follow-up questions:

¡¤         Is this a popular place to visit?

¡¤         Do you think you¡¯ll go there again one day?

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Part 3

Healthy lifestyle

Leisure and Work

Industrial Relations

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27. A (Good) Neighbour    (May 13, 2006)   (Probably no longer used)

        Describe a good neighbour of yours.

                     You should say:

                                    how long you have known this neighbour

                                    what sort of person they are

                                    how often you see them                            

                     and explain what kind of relationship you have with them *

                                                        or

                     and explain why you consider this person to be a good neighbour. *

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NOTE: It is possible that the wording is "an unforgettable neighbor" and the last line is, "and explain why you consider this person to be an unforgettable neighbor." But I think this was mistakenly reported as the wording.

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Possible follow-up question:

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Part 3

Neighbours, Friends and Community

Government

Housing

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28. A Time When You Helped Someone   (Probably no longer used)

            Describe a time when you helped someone.

                     You should say:

                               who you helped

                               how you helped them

                               why you helped them (or, how you felt when you helped them)

                      and explain how this person benefited from your help.

                      (Or: and explain how this person reacted to your help.) *

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Possible follow-up question: Do you often help other people?

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Part 3

Family Help

Helping Visitors to China

Helping people in society

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29. A Foreign Culture (Probably no longer used)

Note:

 I am not sure of the exact wording for this topic. There are two possibilities here. I think the first one is most likely closest to the correct wording.

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            Describe a foreign culture that you are interested in.

                            You should say:

                                           what this culture is

                                           what you know about this culture

                                           how you learned about/from this culture

                            and explain why you feel this culture is interesting.

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            Describe something you learned from a foreign culture.

                            You should say:

                                           what you learned

                                           why you learned it

                                           how you learned it

                            and explain how you feel this has benefited you.

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Part 3

Learning about Foreign Cultures

Globalization *

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30. A Childhood Friend  (Probably no longer used)

        (This seems to be a separate topic from #8, Describe a friend.)

              Describe a friend you had when you were a child

                            You should say:

                                           how you first met *  

                                           how long you were friends

                                           what you used to do together *

                              and explain why you liked this person. *

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Possible follow-up question:

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Part 3

Family life in China

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