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Recent IELTS exams

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

IELTS Speaking test in India – August 2021

Thanks to the kind contribution by A.S. we can share these Speaking questions from IELTS in India:

Speaking test

Part 1 (Interview)

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Where do you live?
– Do you live in a house or an apartment?
– Where would you like to live in the future and why?
– Do you have any memories of barbeque nights?
– How often do you have barbeque nights?
– What is the dish you like the most on barbeque nights?

Part 2 (Cue Card)

Talk about something you like to do after coming from school/work. Please say

– What is it that you do?
– Where do you do that activity?
– How long do you do that activity for?
– And explain why you like this activity.

Part 3 (Discussion)

– What activities do people like to do in their free time?
– Do people prefer indoor or outdoor activities in their free time?
– Do you prefer doing indoor or outdoor activities?
– What are the benefits of outdoor activities?
– What skills can be developed in group tasks?

IELTS test in Nigeria and Oman – August 2021 (General Training)

A big thank-you to E.F. and A. who took IELTS exams in Nigeria and Oman recently and shared the following questions. It appears the two exams in Oman and Nigeria were the same:

Listening test

Part 1. A conversation between an estate agent and a client who needed a two-bedroom unfurnished apartment.

Part 2. A lady showed some people around a resort that has a beach, a pool, a helipad and other facilities.

Part 3. A conversation between a lecturer and her student on farmers’ attitude to farm implements.

Part 4. A lecture on office spacing.

Reading test

Passage 1. About parkour school.

Passage 2. A text on the use of trimmers and work shadowing.

Passage 3. A text on India’s ancient city of Shimla.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a letter)

You just moved overseas and had to ship your furniture and possessions. The shipping company damaged your furniture. Write a letter to the manager of the shipping company. In your letter

– say when and where the furniture was shipped
– describe the damage to the furniture
– tell the company what you want them to do about it.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Some people say that the educational success of a student is the result of the work of a good teacher. Others say it depends on the character of the student. Discuss both views and give your opinion.