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Recent IELTS exams

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

IELTS test in Sri Lanka – June 2022 (Academic Module)

Thanks to I.A. from Sri Lanka today we are sharing the latest IELTS questions she remembered from her exam:

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given a table describing water consumption cost in 5 cities in Australia in 2014.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Competitiveness is considered a good quality in most societies nowadays. How does it affect individuals? Do you think this is a positive or a negative development?

Speaking test

Part 1 (Interview)

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Are you working or studying?
– Are street shopping strips popular in your country?
– What kind of things are being sold in the shops there?
– Do you like street shopping or shopping at a shopping mall? Why?

Part 2 (Cue Card)

Talk about an occasion when you gave someone a gift. Please say

– what the gift was
– how you chose it
– when you gave the gift and to whom
– and explain how he/she reacted.

Part 3 (Discussion)

– What factors should we consider when buying a gift?
– Is it easy to choose clothes to give as a gift? Why?
– On which occasions people in your country are usually giving gifts?
– Do you think that in the future typical gifts of today will be replaced by something different?
– How will gifts change in the future?

IELTS test in Canada – June 2022 (General Training)

A kind IELTS test taker P.K. from Canada remembered the following questions from her recent exam:

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a letter)

You would like to invite your friend from abroad to a public event in your country. Write a letter to your friend. In your letter,

– Invite him/her to the event
– Explain why you think he/she would like the event
– Tell him/her about the other activities you can do.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Today’s young generation is facing many problems in school and at home. What are the problems? What can parents do to help their teenage children?

Read a model answer here

Speaking test

Part 1 (Interview)

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Do you work or are you a student?

Part 2 (Cue Card)

Talk about an invention that changed the world. Please say

– what the invention is
– when it was created
– how it changed the world
– and explain how it is used by older and younger people.

Part 3 (Discussion)

– Do you think inventions are making us lazy?
– Why do you think inventions are important?
– What is the most useful invention in household items?
– Do you think inventions made household items safer?