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2021

IELTS test in Poland – March 2021 (Academic Module)

We are grateful to K.P. who recently took the IELTS test in Poland and remembered these questions:

Reading test

Passage 1. About using wellness days during work in New Zealand.
Passage 2. Inventions in Ancient Human History.
Passage 3. A text about dinosaurs (quite a difficult one).

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given a triple line graph describing visitors to 3 different areas in a European country between 1987 and 2007. Each of the 3 lines represented visitors to a particular area. The areas were the coast, the mountains and the lakes.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Some people think that instead of preventing climate change, we need to find a way to live with it. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Speaking test

Part 1 (Interview)

– What is your full name?
– What may I call you?
– Do you work or study?
– Why did you choose this job?
– What do you dislike about your work?

– Did you have mathematics in your secondary school?
– Did you like math lessons? (Why/Why not?)
– Would you choose to study math now, if you could?
– Do you use math to improve your life? If so, what are some examples?

– What makes you happy?
– Is it important to be happy all the time?

Part 2 (Cue Card)

Talk about your favorite weather. You should say

– what weather is your favourite
– why it is your favourite
– what you do during this weather
– and explain how this weather affects you.

Part 3 (Discussion)

– How does the weather affect people in general?
– Do people watch weather forecasts on TV nowadays? Why/why not?
– Do you think the weather affects our clothing?
– Do most of your friends like the same weather as you do?
– What kind of weather do you have in your home country?
– Is there any special celebration or a holiday linked to a certain season/weather in your country?
– Do you think the weather affects the economy of your country? If so, how?

IELTS test in Canada – March 2021 (Academic Module)

Our lovely friend recently took his IELTS test in Vancouver, Canada, and here are the questions he remembered:

Listening test

Part 1. It was a job interview, the interviewer asked for the candidate’s phone number and talked about preparation for the job.

Part 2. A talk about accommodation.
Questions: multiple choice, matching different problems to types of accommodation.

Part 3. Don’t remember.

Part 4. A lecture about the construction of underwater tunnel between England and France.
Questions: filling in the blanks, matching problems with the years they happened.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given a bar chart showing the number of films produced in five countries. It didn’t specify the names of the countries, just letters A-E, in three years 2007, 2008 and 2009.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Every country in the world has its road rules, but many drivers don’t obey them. Why is this happening? What can be done to solve this problem?

Speaking test

Part 1 (Interview)

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Do you work or study?
– Do you think mathematics is essential to you?
– Did you have a teacher in secondary school who made mathematics easy to understand?
– For what purpose is mathematics helpful to you in real life?
– Can you make a decision easily?

Part 2 (Cue Card)

Talk about a time you made a promise. You should say

– what you promised
– to whom you made a promise
– why you made that promise
– and explain how you felt about making that promise.

Part 3 (Discussion)

– What do parents promise their children?
– Do you think that keeping a promise to children is important? Why?
– Do you think that parents should reward children for keeping their promises? Why or why not?