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Recent IELTS exams

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

IELTS test in Nigeria – July 2021 (General Training)

Our wonderful friend N took the IELTS test in Nigeria recently and remembered the following topics and questions:

Listening test

Part 1. About the public drug administration scheme offered by the government, an initial call for inquiry and booking.
Questions: filling in blanks.

Part 2. About an island resort, its features and how to make a booking.
Questions: filling in blanks, diagram/map labeling.

Part 3. A teacher talked about a web-based writing school. She explained about the structure of the website and its different modules.

Part 4. A lecture about windmill farms in Australia, mostly about turbines, their design and functionality.

Reading test

Passage 1. A list of six concerts with a brief description of each.
Questions: match headings to paragraphs.

Passage 2. New ways to overcome flood problems.
Questions: multiple choice, True/False/Not Given.

Passage 3. An essay about George Washington, his marriage, civic and political life.
Questions: multiple choice, match headings to paragraphs.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a letter)

Your neighbor keeps his/her animal in the garden. Write to him/her about it and the inconvenience it causes you and your family.

In your letter

– Say what the problem is
– Explain why it causes inconvenience
– Suggest a possible solution to it
– Say what actions you might take if the need arises.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Nowadays fast food is a trend in many places and countries. Many believe that it is affecting our lifestyle and diet too much. Do you agree or disagree with this statement?

IELTS test in Iran – July 2021 (Academic Module)

Thanks to our kind friend M.D. we are sharing the IELTS questions from his recent exam in Iran:

Listening test

Part 1. A phone conversation with a health centre.
Part 2. A description of a tour and a tourist camp.
Part 3. A discussion between a tutor and a student about a wind energy project.
Part 4. A lecturer explained how to create a new website.

Reading test

Passage 1. The history of written alphabets.
Passage 2. About family businesses in Australia.
Passage 3. A story about Sherlock Holmes.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given a table showing the total household expenditure in 2003, 2008 and 2013, and a graph showing percentages for different categories of expenditure for the same respective years.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Many researchers show that overeating can have negative effects and people believe that advertising of certain foods should be banned, in the same way that some countries banned advertising of cigarettes. 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 are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– What do you do for work / what did you study at university?
– Do you like to read?
– Where do you prefer to read?
– What is a good place for you to read?
– Let’s talk about agriculture and farms.
– When was the last time you were on a farm?
– Would you like to live and work on a farm?
– Is agriculture important in your country?
– Are you interested in agriculture?
– Do you know how plants grow?

Part 2 (Cue Card)

Talk about an occasion when you persuaded someone to do or not to do something. Please say

– Who was the person?
– When and where was it?
– What happened eventually?
– How did he/she respond to your recommendation?

Part 3 (Discussion)

– How important is it to persuade someone?
– Can someone learn to be persuasive?
– Is there a possibility that being persuasive leads to negative consequences?
– How can an employer persuade employees to work better?
– Is money the most important factor to do so?
– What other factors can be helpful?
– Do you think praising is a good way to encourage employees?