Maysam
Iran, Islamic Republic Of
August 31, 2009
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In the morning,my mom called me : ((Maysam,don’t you have exam today? Come on,get up.))
It was Saturday,August 22,2009.It was the exam’s day.The IELTS exam.
I had registered for the exam,seven months in advance.Then,it was the time to show what I’ve done and what I know after years studying English by myself.
I got up about 6 am and was supposed to be in Tehran university in time,at 7:00 am.The exam would start at 9:00 am.
My dad gave me a ride to the Tehran university where IELTS exam was going to be hold.
I was in university on time and I saw about 1000 people waiting to start their exam.I just tried to be relax in the yard and don’t think about anything.I got involved in chating with some nice people,though.
Securities asked us to give them all our cell phones,keys and other stuffs we had and then we could enter the examination’s place.
Before entering,some people who some of them were not Iranian,checked our ID cards or passports to be sure that we are the right person.
Then,we could sit on our seats.There were more than 20 rows there and I was scheduled to sit in row 15.
There were many important people there,as exam’s leader sayed. A man from UK who was responsible for IELTS,Iran’s IELTS manager,about 5 to 6 non-Iranian examiners and some Iranian staffs to help them.
The exam started a bit late,around 9:20 I think.Then the IELTS exam sterted,first Listening,then Reading and finally Writing.
In general,we had a great time all together.The most important thing was that I met some natives for the first time and that was really exciting for me.
The exam took about 3 hours and then we could go back to our homes.
We still had to have Speaking test for about 15 minutes,so they had arranged a time for each person to have this exam.
I had to have this Speaking test on Monday,August 24,2009.I was in IELTS office,an hour earlier,therefor I could get used to the atmosphere more.All examiners were native and well-behaviour.
I went to the room at 5:45 pm and Julia (exminer) asked me some questions about myself and my hometown.
In general,I think this exam was a great experience for me and opened a new window infront of my eyes.
This is the very first of studying English and I’m still on the first road.
