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Recent IELTS exams

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

IELTS test in Thailand – December 2021 (Academic Module)

Our lovely friend W took an Academic IELTS exam in Thailand and remembered the questions below. He drew a sketch of the Writing Task 1 maps from memory.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given two maps of a town and asked to compare and describe the changes. The maps were similar to the ones below:

IELTS Academic Writing Task 1 two maps

View model answer here

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Doctors recommend that older people exercise regularly, however, not many of them have an exercise routine. Why do you think it is happening? How can people be encouraged to exercise regularly?

Speaking test

Part 1 (Interview)

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– What kind of job do you have?
– Where did you grow up?
– Did you like your hometown?
– Would you like to move to the countryside?
– Why or why not?

Part 2 (Cue Card)

Talk about a time when you moved to a new house or a new school. You should say:

– When you moved
– Why you moved
– What your new home/school was like
– And explain how you felt about moving.

Part 3 (Discussion)

– Do people in your country change jobs often?
– When parents change jobs, does it affect the children?
– In what way?
– What kind of events can be life-changing?

IELTS test in Taiwan – December 2021 (Academic Module)

The questions and topics below were shared by A.T. who recently took the IELTS test in Taiwan:

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given 3 diagrams on Solar Panels: one was the model, the other described heating the water and the last one – heating the air.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Nowadays many families are rarely having meals together. Why is this happening? Is this 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?
– Where is your hometown?
– Do you like your hometown?
– Do you like living in a rural area?
– Let’s talk about handwriting.
– Do you like writing by hand?
– Do you like your handwriting?
– What is the difference between writing by hand and typing?

Part 2 (Cue Card)

Describe a difficult decision you once made. Please say

– what the decision was
– when you made the decision
– how long it took you to make the decision
– and explain why it was difficult.

Part 3 (Discussion)

– Should important decisions be made by a single person or a group of people?
– Should people consider the consequences of their decisions that impact others, or only think of themselves?
– There were some more questions that A.T. couldn’t remember.