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Recent IELTS exams

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

IELTS Speaking test in India – April 2022

Our kind friend B. took the IELTS test in India and remembered the following Speaking questions:

Speaking test

Part 1 (Interview)

– What is your name?
– What do you do, work or study?
– Do you like watching TV?
– What are some benefits of watching TV with family?
– How frequently are you using a mirror in your daily life?
– Do you think mirrors are useful in decoration of a home?
– Why do people decorate their homes with a mirror?
– Have you recently bought a mirror?
– Do you purchase clothes without checking how you look in them in the mirror first?

Part 2 (Cue Card)

Talk about a cake you received on a special occasion. Please say

– what occasion it was
– what kind of cake you received
– who was there with you
– and explain why this occasion was special.

Part 3 (Discussion)

– Why do people spend a lot on special meals?
– On what occasions do people have special meals?
– What are the benefits of having special meals on particular days?
– How are meals from your country different to other countries’?

IELTS Speaking test in Canada – April 2022

Our generous friend F.N. took the IELTS test in Canada and remembered the following Speaking questions:

Speaking test

Part 1 (Interview)

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you like your hometown? Why?
– Do you prefer living in a city or the countryside? Why?
– At what age did you start learning science at school?
– On what occasion has science been useful to you?

– Do you like pets?
– Would you like to keep a pet, and why?
– What pets are common in your country?

Part 2 (Cue Card)

Describe a cafe you have been to before. Please say

– where it is
– what kind of food/drinks they serve
– who you went there with
– and explain whether you liked or disliked the cafe, and why.

Follow-up question: Do you often go out to eat?

Part 3 (Discussion)

– Do most people prefer to go to restaurants or cafes? Why?
– Why do some people enjoy going out to eat?
– Why do some people feel nervous in a crowded city and others don’t?