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Recent IELTS exams

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

IELTS Speaking test in Oman – March 2012

The Speaking questions below were shared by our friend S who recently took the IELTS exam in Oman.

Speaking testIELTS test in Oman

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– What do you do exactly at your job?
– Does this job require a special training that you need to go through?
– Do you enjoy this job?
– What makes your job interesting?
– Do you know your neighbors well? Why not?
– Do you think it is important to be a good neighbor?

Cue Card

Describe a food / meal that you would like to eat. Please say

– What kind of food/meal is it?
– Why would you want to eat this particular food/meal?
– Who would you like to eat it with? Why?

Discussion

– Is food important in your country?
– Have the eating habits in your country change in the recent years? Why?
– What has changed?
– Are people eating healthy foods?

IELTS Speaking test in Australia – March 2012

The Speaking questions below were shared by S who recently took the IELTS exam in Australia.

Speaking testIELTS test in Australia

Interview

– What is your name?
– What can I call you?
– What kind of house do you have in your country?
– What do you like the most about the rooms in your house?
– What are your plans for the near future?
– Do you plan to stay in the same house or move?
– What book you have recently read? Why?

Cue Card

Describe an occasion when somebody gave you money as a present. Please say:

– What did you do with that money?
– Is there a tradition to give money to children in your country?
– Do parents spend money wiser than their children?

Discussion

– Do you think we can improve the English language communication in your country? How?
– What kind of jobs are highly paid in your country?
– Who do you think should be paid more: managers or workers?
– Do you think people working for the society should be paid more?