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Recent IELTS exams

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

IELTS Speaking test in Nigeria – January 2022

O.E. recently took the IELTS test in Nigeria and remembered the following Speaking questions:

Speaking test

Part 1 (Interview)

– What is your full name?
– May I see your ID?
– Tell me about your hometown or where you live.
– What is your hometown known for?
– Let’s talk about mirrors.
– Do you like looking at yourself in the mirror? Why?
– Have you ever purchased a mirror?
– Would you ever buy clothes without checking how you look in a mirror?
– Do you think mirrors make good home decorations?

Part 2 (Cue Card)

Talk about an ambition you have, but haven’t fulfilled yet. Please say

– what the ambition is
– how long you have had it
– why you have this ambition
– and explain how you feel about this ambition.

Part 3 (Discussion)

– Do you think children have ambitions?
– Are there people, children or adults, who don’t have ambitions? Why?
– Do you think ambitious people get rewarded?
– Do you think being too ambitious is a good thing?
– Do you think people with a lot of ambitions reach their goals?

IELTS test in Malawi, Africa – January 2022 (Academic Module)

S.P. recently took IELTS UKVI in Malawi in Africa. He remembered the questions below:

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given a graph depicting the percentage of global users (y-axis) of different types of technology (landlines, mobile phones, broadband, and WiFi) over a period of 10 years (x-axis).

Writing task 2 (an essay)

People buy good products that work, therefore, advertising is unnecessary and is no more than a form of entertainment. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?

Speaking test

Part 1 (Interview)

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where is your hometown?
– Tell me about your hometown.
– Is it a good place for children?
– What kind of apps do you have on your phone?
– What app is your favourite?
– What app have you downloaded recently?

Part 2 (Cue Card)

Talk about something you want to learn. Please say

– how you became interested in it
– why you want to learn it
– how you plan on learning it
– and explain how you will benefit from learning it.

Part 3 (Discussion)

– Is it easier to get information now than before?
– Is the information on the Internet reliable?
– Is the general knowledge of citizens important for a country’s success?
– Should a country have more specialists than generalists?