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Recent IELTS exams

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

IELTS test in Vietnam – February 2023 (Academic Module)

IELTS Academic Recent Questions Vietnam February 2023

Our kind friend A.K. recently took a computer-delivered IELTS exam in Vietnam. He remembered and shared the following information + questions:

Listening test

Part 1. Form completion, 10 questions including a date, a name (spelling was important), and a mobile number.
Part 2. 6 questions ‘Choose the correct letters’, 4 multiple choice questions.
Part 3. 6 multiple choice questions, 4 questions ‘Choose the correct letters’.
Part 4. A lecture about conservation, the lecturer talked about 4 types of plants and animals.

Reading test

Part 1. A text about some archaeologist’s findings. The question types were: matching information and T/F/NG.
Part 2. The history of chicken as food. The question types were: matching info, multiple choice, and T/F/NG.
Part 3. A text about measuring snow. The question types were: matching info and map labelling.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

The bar charts below describe the weekly hours worked by people in four Scandinavian countries in 2002.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

IELTS Writing Task 1 Bar Charts Hours Worked 4 Countries 2002

* Note: these aren’t the actual charts given in the test, they were recreated for the purpose of demonstration.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Nowadays companies are trying to increase the sales of their products in various ways.

What are the different methods that they use? Which one is the most effective?

IELTS Speaking test in India – February 2023

IELTS Speaking Recent Questions India February 2023

Thanks to the wonderful P. today we are sharing the Speaking questions that she remembered from her recent exam in India:

Speaking test

Part 1 (Interview)

– Where do you live?
– Do have any friends living near you?
– Why did they choose to live there?
– Are friends important to you?
– Do you prefer to spend time with family or friends?
– What do you and your friends do together?
– Do you have any childhood friends that you are still close with?

Part 2 (Cue Card)

Describe a childhood friend of yours. You should say

– who he/she is
– where you met him/her
– what you did together
– and explain what makes your childhood friend special.

Part 3 (Discussion)

– Is the nature of social media friendship similar to real life friendship?
– Is it possible to keep our childhood friendships?
– Why do you think our childhood friendships aren’t sustainable?
– Do you think is it necessary for little children to have a friendship group? Why?
– What do you think little children should have a large group of friends or a small group of close friends?
– What skills do you think children learn from their friend group? Why?