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Recent IELTS exams

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

IELTS Speaking test in Iran – April 2022

Our kind friend A.E. recently took the IELTS test in Iran and remembered the Speaking questions below:

Speaking test

Part 1 (Interview)

– What is your name?
– Where did you grow up?
– Was your hometown a good place to grow up? Why?
– Would you like to live in the countryside?
– Have you ever gotten lost?
– What did you do to find your way?
– What applications do you have on your phone?
– Tell me about an app that you recently downloaded.
– How often do you use the app?

Part 2 (Cue Card)

Talk about a time when you had to wait for something special. Please say

– when it happened
– what you waited for
– why it was special
– and explain how you felt while waiting.

Part 3 (Discussion)

– Why are people less patient now than in the past?
– What can be done to make people more patient?
– What effects does patience have on society?
– Should people be patient all the time?

IELTS test in Japan – April 2022 (Academic Module)

Our friend M.M. took a computer-delivered IELTS exam in Japan very recently. He said, “Your newsletters have been very helpful. Thanks to you I managed to get my target score. I’d like to share the questions I was asked on the test day. Hopefully this helps someone.”

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given a table showing the percentages of employees in 5 industries in 1989 and 2009 in Australia.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Many major cities today are becoming bigger and more crowded. Why is this happening? What measures can be taken to solve this problem?

Speaking test

Part 1 (Interview)

– Can you tell me your full name, please?
– Can I see your identification?
– Do you work or study?
– What is your typical day at work like?
– Who is helping you at work?

Part 2 (Cue Card)

Talk about a house or an apartment you would like to live in, in the future. You should say

– where it would be
– what it would look like
– why you want to live there
– and explain how you would feel living there.

Follow-up question: Do you think you will be able to live in such a house?

Part 3 (Discussion)

– Different countries have different climates. Because of that, houses differ from country to country. How do you think they can be different?
– What kind of houses do people live in, in your city?
– Nowadays technology is rapidly developing. How do you think technology will change houses in the future?
– Do you think there will be only positive changes, and no negative ones?