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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 – November 2010

IELTS Speaking questions below were shared by our kind friend V who sat his IELTS exam in Australia. The rest of the sections were exactly like in the recent exam in Taiwan.

Speaking test

Interview

– What is your full name?
– What country are you from?
– Are you working or studying?
– What are you studying?
– When did you start speaking English?
– Do you read books? Why?
– How often do you read books?
– What type of books do you like?
– Would you like to write a book one day?
– If yes, why?

Cue Card

Describe your best friend, please say
– How did you meet?
– How do you converse?
– What do you like about your friend?
– How often do you see each other?

Discussion

– Do you think friendship is important in life? If yes, how?
– How important is to keep in touch with friends?
– Do you have many friends?
– What type of friends do you like?

IELTS test in India – November 2010 (Academic Module)

IELTS exam in India was shared by our kind friend (wishing to remain anonymous) who remembered the following:

Reading test

Passage 1. Stepwells in India.
Passage 2. Agro-forestation in Europe.
Passage 3. Television Voting.

Writing Test

Writing Task 1 (a report)

We were given two graphs, the first one was about the size of the hole in ozone layer in Antarctica. The second graph was about the gases (CFC, HCFC) responsible for that hole from the year 1980 to 2000.

Writing Task 2 (an essay)

Countries with long average working hours are economically successful, but such nations can face some negative social consequences. To what extent do you agree or disagree? Give relevant examples from your own experience.

Speaking test

– What is your full name?
– What can I call you?
– Where do you come from?
– What thing do you like about your hometown the most?
– Which season do you like the most?
– What is the significance of colors?
– Do you like to wear colors that suit your personality?
– Which color would you like to paint the walls in your room?
– What is the special significance of some colors?

Cue Card

Talk about the type of music which is popular in your country, please say
– What type of music that is, and
– Why this music is popular in your country.

Discussion

– Why preferences of music keep on changing with the passage of time?
– Do young people and old people like the same kind of music?
– What do you think, should music remain as hobby or is it better to see music as a business?