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2021

IELTS test in India – February 2021 (General Training)

Thanks to our generous friends K.P. and P.M. we are sharing the questions they remembered from a recent IELTS test in India:

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a letter)

You enjoyed a holiday organized by a tour company. Write a letter to the manager and praise the tour guide who accompanied you on the journey. In your letter

– Give the details of your holiday
– Explain what the tour guide did that was special and helpful
– Suggest how the manager may reward the tour guide.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Nowadays cultures around the world are becoming more and more similar, as compared to the past. What are the reasons for this? Is this a positive or a negative development?

Speaking test

Part 1 (Interview)

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– How may I call you?
– Do you live in a flat or a house?
– What kind of house do you live in?
– What can you see through your windows?
– Let’s talk about celebrations.
– How do you celebrate festivals in your country?
– What was the last festival you celebrated?
– How did you celebrate it?
– Do you celebrate the New Year?

Part 2 (Cue Card)

Talk about your favourite toy from your childhood. Please say

– what the toy was
– who gave it to you
– when he/she gave it to you
– and explain how you felt about it.

Part 3 (Discussion)

– Do you think children have lots of toys these days?
– Why do parents give so many toys to their children?
– What kind of toys are children interested in?
– Why don’t parents allow their children to play with other kids sometimes?

IELTS test in Kuwait – February 2021 (Academic Module)

Our friends from Kuwait and Nigeria shared their questions from a recent IELTS exam (it appears the test was almost the same in the two countries). Here is what they remembered:

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given two bar charts showing the number of people interested to study media, biology, chemistry and mathematics. One bar chart was describing the numbers in 1998 and another – in 2010.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Some people argue that air travel should be restricted due to pollution and excessive fuel consumption. To what extend do you agree or disagree?

Speaking test

Part 1 (Interview)

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you live in a house or an apartment?
– What can you see through your windows?
– Let’s talk about farming.
– Is farming important?
– What are the common vegetables grown in your area?
– Are you interested in farming?
– Let’s talk about teaching.
– Do you think everyone can be a teacher, why or why not?
– Can you teach?

Part 2 (Cue Card)

Talk about a skill you would like to teach others. Choose from the following: driving, mathematics, cooking. Please say

– What the skill is
– How you learnt it
– Who you would teach
– And explain why you would like to teach that skill.

Part 3 (Discussion)

– What other skills do you think a teacher should have, aside from teaching?
– What are some modern ways to teach?
– Should teaching have elements of fun in it?
– What are the most important skills you can learn?