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Recent IELTS exams

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

IELTS test in Algeria – September 2011 (General Training)

The IELTS exam below was shared by our kind friend S from Algeria (thank you!).

Listening test IELTS test in Algeria

Section 1. A conversation about university dormitory rooms.
Questions: we were asked to complete a form.

Section 2. A conversation between two people talking about life in the Iron Age.
Questions: flow-chart completion, multiple choice.

Section 3. A conversation between two people on interview preparation.
Questions: complete a summary.

Section 4. A lecture about crocodiles.

Reading test

Passage 1. Safety and security measures when working with chemical substances.
Questions: filling in blanks.

Passage 2. An advertisement of an art exhibition.
Questions: match statement to the right paragraph.

Passage 3. Text about natural therapy and how to cure people without medications.
Questions: True/False/Not Given.

Passage 4: Don’t remember.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a letter)

You have bought an electronic device on the Internet and it was damaged, when you received it. Write a letter to the seller and explain:

– What was the damage?
– What do you want them to do about it?
– Suggest a solution to this situation.

Writing Task 2 (an essay)

Nowadays families spend little time doing things together. What are the reasons that parents spend less time with their children? Explain the positive and negative effects of this development. Give examples from your own knowledge and experience.

IELTS Speaking test in the USA – September 2011

The Speaking questions below were shared by K, who took his IELTS exam in the USA recently.

Speaking test IELTS test in the USA

Interview

– Where are you from?
– Lets talk about the weather.
– How is it different in your country?
– What weather do you like/dislike personally?
– What is the best/worst weather for going to school/work?
– Where do you live now?
– Do you like the place you live in now?
– What is your favorite room and why?
– What would you change in your home?
– Describe your neighborhood.

Cue Card

Talk about a foreign movie that you saw. Please say

– What was it about?
– What did you like about it?
– Why did you remember that movie?

Discussion

– Further conversation about movies and actors.
– Birds – do they have any meaning in your country?