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Recent IELTS exams

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

IELTS Speaking test in Australia – June 2012

Our kind friend J who recently took the IELTS exam in Australia shared the following Speaking questions:

Speaking testIELTS test in Australia

– What is your name?
– What can I call you?
– What do you do?
– How do you do your work?
– When did you start learning English?
– Did you find it difficult?
– Is is good to know this language?
– How easy is it for anyone to learn English?

Cue Card

Describe the happiest person you have ever met, please say:

– Who is this person ?
– How do you know this person?
– What does make this person so happy?

Discussion

– What can make a person happy?
– Why is it important to be happy?
– How can somebody achieve happiness?
– Does it affect our society?
– Why aren’t people happy?
– What should the government do about it?
– What policies should be adopted by the government to make people happier?

IELTS Speaking test in Nigeria – June 2012

Our friend U from Niger shared these Speaking questions:

Speaking testIELTS test in Nigeria

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Where are you from originally?
– What do you like about your job?
– Do you like reading books?
– What kind of books do you prefer?
– Do you think that learning foreign language can help someone to understand his own language better?

Cue Card

Talk about someone who had shown you kindness. Please say

– Who was it?
– Where did it happen?
– What did he/she do for you?

Discussion

– Why is it necessary to show kindness to people?
– Is it good to show kindness to strangers?
– Where do you think kindness can be found?
– Do you think children should be taught kindness?
– What voluntary services do you know about?
– Who are the people involved in voluntary services?