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Recent IELTS exams

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

IELTS test in Australia – December 2021 (Academic Module)

Our friend P.G. recently took a computer-based Academic IELTS test in Australia. He remembered the following questions:

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given a bar graph on waste management in four European countries. We had to summarize and compare the data.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Young people who commit crimes should be punished in the same way as adults. Do you agree or disagree with this statement?

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 type of work do you do?
– Do you use technology at work?
– What kind of technology?
– Do you travel to work by car?
– Do you like driving?
– Where do you prefer to sit in the car, the front or the back seat?

Part 2 (Cue Card)

Describe a company you know that employs a lot of people. Please say

– What the company is and what it does
– How many people it employs
– What kind of people work at the company
– And explain how you feel about this company.

Part 3 (Discussion)

– In Part 3 the examiner asked some questions on whether older people should retire in order to provide opportunities for younger people.

IELTS test in Iran – December 2021 (General Training)

A big thank-you to M.V. for sharing these recent questions from an IELTS exam in Iran. Here is what he remembered:

Listening test

Part 1. A conversion about renting a car for a trip.

Part 2. About benefits of walking and proper ways to do it.

Part 3. Don’t remember.

Part 4. About animal hibernation.

Reading test

Passage 1. Reviews of different restaurants.

Passage 2. About a job interview.

Passage 3. About main food flavours.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a letter)

You are moving home. Write a letter to your neighbours to say goodbye to them and to thank for their help during your stay. In your letter

– Explain how they helped you.
– Say what you will miss the most about the area where you lived.
– Invite them to visit you at your new home.

Writing Task 2 (an essay)

Some people say that school leavers should start working immediately. Others say that they should continue their studies at university. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

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 do you do?

Part 2 (Cue Card)

Talk about something that you have borrowed from a friend. Please say

– What you borrowed, and when
– Who you borrowed it from
– Why you borrowed it
– And explain how you felt after borrowing it.

Part 3 (Discussion)

– What part of teaching children should parents be responsible for?
– Should children learn how to share?
– What is a good way to teach children to share things?
– Do parents teach children to share things in your country?
– What kind of things are children being asked to share?