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Recent IELTS exams

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

IELTS test in India – November 2021 (Academic Module)

N.J. took the IELTS test in India and remembered the following topics and questions:

Writing test

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Individuals can do nothing to protect the environment, and only governments and big companies can make a difference. Do you agree or disagree with this statement?

Speaking test

Part 1 (Interview)

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your identification please?
– What do you know about wild animals?
– Where can we find wild animals?
– In your country, where can people see wild animals?
– Have you ever seen a documentary or TV show about wild animals?
– What country would you like to visit, to see wild animals?
– What kind of advertisements do you like, and why?
– Where can we usually see a lot of advertisements?
– What kind of advertisements do you dislike, and why?

Part 2 (Cue Card)

Talk about a market that you have visited. You should say

– Where the market is
– How you got there
– What you bought
– And explain whether you enjoyed your visit to the market.

Part 3 (Discussion)

– What is the difference between a street market and a shopping mall?
– What are the benefits of shopping at a street market?
– What are the benefits of shopping at a mall?
– Do people prefer to go shopping alone or with others?
– Do you think that shopping habits of consumers today have changed compared to the past?

IELTS Speaking test in Vietnam – November 2021

We have just heard from Q. who took his IELTS test in Vietnam. He said, “I could only remember the Speaking questions, this is my first time so I’m quite nervous. Finally, thanks for your help! Those topics you sent really helped me!”

Below are the questions on topics Q. remembered:

Speaking test

Part 1 (Interview)

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Is your hometown a good place to live?
– Where do you live, in a house or an apartment?
– Do you use a wallet? Why/why not?
– What do you keep in your wallet?
– How about your friends, do they use wallets?
– Would you give a wallet as a gift to a friend of yours?
– Where do you usually keep your wallet?
– Have you ever lost a wallet?
– Do you like to watch the sky?
– Is there a good place to see the stars in the area where you live?
– Do you know much about stars and planets?
– Did you learn about stars or planets at school?

Part 2 (Cue Card)

Talk about an activity on the beach that you would like to try. Please say

– What activity it is
– What you need to do this activity
– How easy or difficult it is
– And explain why you would like to do it.

Part 3 (Discussion)

– What kind of jobs require people to work on the beach?
– Why do some people enjoy the beach?
– Does the beach have any effect on people’s health?