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Recent IELTS exams

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

IELTS Speaking test in Iran – January 2011

IELTS Speaking questions below were shared by our kind friend N from Iran. Here is what she was asked:

Speaking test

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Tell me about your hometown.
– What is it famous for?
– Have you studied the history of your hometown at school?
– Do like watching news on TV or reading it in newspapers?
– Have you ever used Internet to read news?
– Do you watch dancing programs? What kind of dancing do you like to watch and why?
– Do you like to go to dancing classes?
– Is it good for children to learn how to dance? Why?

Cue Card

Describe a gift you bought for someone. Please say:
– What was it?
– Who did you buy it for?
– Why did you choose this gift?
– And please say whether the person liked it or not, and why.

Discussion

– Was your gift expensive?
– Is it important to you that your gifts are expensive?
– Do you think the person you bought the gift for cares about its price?
– Are gifts important?
– In your country, when do you usually give gifts?
– Is it hard for you to choose gifts for others?
– What is easier for you: giving or receiving a gift? Why?
– What do you think of shopping on the internet?

IELTS test in Vietnam – January 2011 (Academic Module)

The IELTS exam below was shared by our Vietnamese friend T, and here are the parts he remembered:

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

Compare figures in two pie charts that described what students in Britain have been doing after graduation in 2008. The first one was about the decisions of students with B.A degree, the second was on the students with M.A degree.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Some people believe that robots are getting increasingly important in our lives. However, others think robots are extremely dangerous. What is your opinion? Why?

Speaking test

Interview

– What is your name?
– Where are you from?
– Tell me about your hometown.
– What is your hometown famous for?
– What do you do for a living?
– Tell me about your typical day.
– Would you like to change it? Why?
– What do you do in your free time?

Cue Card

Tell me something about a foreigner that you like the most. Please say:
– Where did you meet that person?
– Why did you like him/her?
– What do you learn from him/ her?

Discussion

– Do you like making friends with foreigners? Why?
– Is it easy to spot foreigners?
– What do you think about immigration?
– Why do you think people immigrate to other countries?
– What are the advantages and disadvantages of immigration?