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Recent IELTS exams

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

IELTS Speaking test in Tehran, Iran – July 2021

Our wonderful friend K.S. shared the questions she was asked in a recent IELTS Speaking test in Iran (thank you K.S!):

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?
– Do you use any technology for your work?
– Is there a way you use technology to improve your work?
– Did you have barbeques when you were a child?
– What kind of barbeque food do you like to eat?
– Do you like to have a barbeque with your family or friends?
– Where can you go for a barbeque in your city?
– Why do you go for a barbeque?

Part 2 (Cue Card)

Talk about your favorite movie. Please say

– What is it?
– When and where did you see it?
– What is it about?
– And explain why this movie is your favourite.

Follow-up questions: Do your friends like this movie? Did you watch it together?

Part 3 (Discussion)

– What movies are popular in your country?
– What genres do people like to watch the most?
– Do different age groups like the same kind of movies?
– Do young and old people like to watch the same types of movies?
– Why do some people like to watch black and white movies?
– Do you believe that every country should have its own film industry? Why?
– Do you think in the future computer graphics and robots will be used instead of people in movies?
– Is it a good or a bad development? Why?

IELTS test in India – July 2021 (Academic Module)

Thanks to our caring friend S.K. who recently took the IELTS test in India, we know this much about the topics and questions she had:

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given line graphs showing the unemployment rate in percentages in the UK, Europe and Japan. We had to summarise the information presented to us.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Nowadays many people read the news online instead of reading newspapers or watching TV. Discuss the positive and negative effects of this trend.

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?
– Do you live in a house or an apartment?
– Why did you move there?
– Do you like your house?
– What do you like the most about it?
– Can you describe the view from your windows?
– Are there trees around your house?
– Do you like them? Why?

Part 2 (Cue Card)

Talk about a toy from your childhood that you liked the most. Please say

– What was it?
– Who gave it to you?
– When did you get it?
– And explain what you liked about it.

Part 3 (Discussion)

– Is it a good idea for parents to buy their children many toys? Why?
– Do you think children should share toys with their friends while playing? Why?
– Why are toys important for children?
– What kind of toys do you have in your home country?