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Recent IELTS exams

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

IELTS test in Myanmar – March 2022 (Academic Module)

When T.A. took her Academic IELTS UKVI exam in Myanmar, she was asked the following questions:

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given a line graph showing the amount of funding that four different sectors (Gold, Company shares, Fine Art, and Property) received from 1998 to 2014.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

In some countries, schools teach foreign languages to primary school children. Do the advantages of teaching foreign languages to young learners outweigh the disadvantages?

Speaking test

Part 1 (Interview)

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Did you enjoy growing up in your hometown?
– Why are headphones very popular among young people nowadays?
– Do you have headphones?
– When do you usually use headphones?
– When do you avoid using headphones?

Part 2 (Cue Card)

Describe a time you paid more than you expected for an item you bought. Please say

– what you paid for
– where it happened
– why you paid more
– and explain how you felt about this.

Part 3 (Discussion)

– Why do people save money?
– Why are people buying more and more things they don’t need?
– Is it possible that people who don’t care about saving money or competitive salaries enjoy life more than those who do?
– Why do wealthy people continue to save money?
– How would you persuade wealthy people to donate money to charity?

IELTS Speaking test in Brazil – March 2022

Our kind friend L.V. took the IELTS test in Brazil a few days ago and shared her Speaking questions. She said, “I practiced the questions on hometown because they were in your emails! Thank you to all the IELTS-Blog.com team.”

Speaking test

Part 1 (Interview)

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Can you tell me about your hometown?
– What do you like to do when you get together with friends?
– Do you enjoy shopping for shoes?
– When you are shopping for shoes, do you prefer comfortable or fashionable shoes?

Part 2 (Cue Card)

Talk about a time when you had to get up early. Please say

– when you had to get up
– why you had to get up early
– what you did after getting up
– and explain how you felt about it.

Part 3 (Discussion)

– Do you usually arrive early for appointments?
– Is it good to be early for an appointment?
– Describe a situation where you would prefer to arrive late.
– What are the disadvantages of arriving early?
– Some people don’t care about arriving late for appointments. What do you think is the reason?