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Recent IELTS exams

Real students tell about their recent IELTS exams: IELTS questions, topics, tasks, answers.

IELTS Speaking test in Japan – November 2012

Thanks to A who recently took the IELTS test in Japan we can share these questions:

Speaking testIELTS test in Japan

Interview

– Did you like your elementary school?
– What are the features of your school?
– Did you visit your school after graduation?
– Do you meet your school friends?
– What kind of fashion do you like?
– Do you think clothes are expensive in your country?
– Do you think people pay too much attention to fashion?

Cue Card

Talk about something you read recently that you would recommend to others. Please say

– What was it about?
– Did you enjoy reading it?
– Why would you recommend it?

Discussion

– What kind of library system do you have in your country?
– Do you think media tools should be installed in a library? Why?
– Do you think internet access should be provided in a library?
– Compared with the past, do we have more information now?
– Do you think it is good? Why?

IELTS test in Russia, Estonia And Turkey – November 2012 (Academic Module)

Thanks to A, K and M we know about these topics and questions that appeared in IELTS exams in Russia, Estonia and Turkey (apparently, the exams were very similar).

Listening test IELTS test in Russia

Don’t remember.

Reading test

Passage 1. A text about two ancient tribes that lived in green Sahara.

Passage 2. A text about early history of photography.

Passage 3. Evolutionary psychology in business.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

Three bar charts showing different types of courses that were available in one university/college in 1984, 1994, 2004.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Some people believe that governments should pay for health care and education; others, however, think this is not the governments’ responsibility. What is your opinion?

Speaking test

Interview

– Have you ever sent postcards?
– Would you send postcards now?
– Tell me about your hometown where you were born and grew up.
– What kind of entertainment do you have in your city?
– Speak about a town that you enjoyed visiting.
– How can tourism be useful for a city?
– Is it always useful?
– Why do some people like cities and others do not?
– How can local authorities attract more tourists?

Cue Card

Talk about an activity you did with your friends recently. Please say

– What was it?
– How did you feel about it?
– How often do you do it?

Discussion

Don’t remember.