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Recent IELTS exams

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

IELTS Speaking test in London, UK – August 2010

IELTS Speaking test questions were shared by our friend P from London. The rest of the exam is posted here.

Speaking test

Interview

– Do you work or study?
– What do you intend to study?
– Where do you plan to work after studying?
– Do you read magazines and newspapers?
– Do you think they help in the process of learning a new language?
– What are the main differences between London and your home town?

Cue Card

Talk about a place where you have lived, please say
– Where is this place?
– How long have you lived there?
– What are the best and the worst things about this place?
– What is the best time of the year to visit?

Discussion

– Are there any differences between people from cities and the countryside?
– What kind of differences?

IELTS test in India – August 2010 (Academic Module)

IELTS exam in India was shared by our friend V, who sent us the following information:

Listening test

Section 1. Painting course selection.
Section 2. Children’s tour to a park.
Section 3. A professor and 2 of his students were discussing a syllabus.
Section 4. About a printing business.

Reading test

Passage 1. Predator and its prey, features of a coral reef area and the growth stage of the fish from larvae stage to the full size.

Passage 2. About the way languages spread in early world, what families of languages exist, what group of languages is strong in every part of the world.

Passage 3. About Mars, Earth and some related research.

Writing test

Writing task 1

There was a chart about the fuel consumption per kilometer of different kinds of transport in the years 1977 and 2007, for instance of taxis, trains, cars and buses.

Writing task 2

Some people say that richer countries are required to help the poor nations financially, other say this kind of help has more disadvantages than advantages. Do you agree or disagree?

Speaking test

Interview

– State your full name.
– Where are you from?
– Do you like animals?
– What animals do you like and why?
– Do you still love the animals that you loved in your childhood?

Cue Card

Talk about a subject that you liked during your higher or secondary studies. Please say

– What was the teacher like?
– Why did you like the subject?
– Explain the importance of the subject.

Discussion

– What is the difference between the higher, secondary and university education?
– Are there any changes that need to be introduced to the teaching and learning systems?
– How do people decide on a course when they go to a university?