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Recent IELTS exams

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

IELTS test in the UK – February 2011 (Academic Module)

IELTS exam in England was shared by our kind friend H who remembered the following details:

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given a diagram showing changes before and after the construction of tourist facilities.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Nowadays males and females are working out of town. They are spending more time and energy at work and less at home. Do advantages of this employment trend outweigh negative effects?

Speaking test

Interview

– Do you work or study?
– Do you like your job?
– Tell me something interesting about your job.
– Do you help with any household work?
– Should parents engage children in doing household work?

Cue Card

Describe a situation where you have helped somebody. Please say

– Whom did you help?
– Why did you decide to help this person?
– How did he/she feel about your help?
– How did you feel about it?

Discussion

– Do you know organizations that help people?
– Whom do they help?
– What are advantages or disadvantage of this help?
– Should government help people or not?
– What types of help should it provide?

IELTS Speaking tests in Iran and Pakistan – January 2011

Our kind friends shared their IELTS exams in Iran and Pakistan (thanks, S and Y!). Here is what they remembered:

Speaking test in Iran

Interview

– Tell me you full name please.
– Why are you taking the IELTS exam?
– May I see your passport, please?
– Do you study or work?
– Is it easy to find a job similar to yours in your country?

Cue card

Talk about a foreigner you once met, please say:

– Who was he / she?
– Where did you meet him / her?
– How was the meeting?

Discussion

– Why do people immigrate to other countries?
– When people immigrate to other countries, what problems might they encounter?
– Is it easy to learn a new language?
– How is globalization affecting your country?

Speaking test in Pakistan

Interview

– What is your name?
– What kind of work do you do?
– Where do young people meet in your city?
– Do you meet any foreigners in your city?
– Where do people go in your city to entertain themselves?

Cue Card

Tell me about the job that you would like to do, please say
– What is the particular job?
– What are the skills needed to do that job?
– Why would you like to do that job?