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Recent IELTS exams

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

IELTS Speaking test in the USA – March 2021

Thanks to the kindness of P.A., we can share the recent IELTS Speaking questions from his exam in the USA:

Speaking test

Part 1 (Interview)

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Are you studying or working?
– Is your job easy?
– Do you think your job will become less stressful in the future?
– What job would you like to do in the future? Why?
– What do you do at weekends?
– Do you often watch movies at the weekend?
– What is a popular weekend activity in your city? Why?

Part 2 (Cue Card)

Talk about a recent decision you made. Please say

– What decision you made
– Why you made it
– What were the effects of that decision
– And explain how you felt about that decision.

Part 3 (Discussion)

– What is the importance of decision-making in life?
– What do you think are the benefits of efficient decision-making?
– Do you think some decisions should be made after a certain age?
– Do you think older people should evaluate decisions made by younger people?
– What decisions can help people in their daily life?

IELTS Speaking test in India – March 2021

When N.K. took IELTS in India, he was asked the following questions in Speaking. Many thanks for sharing, N.K.!

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 kind of work do you do?
– Why did you choose this job?
– Is there anything you dislike about your job?
– Will you change your job in the future?
– Do you recycle? Why or why not?
– Did you recycle things when you were a child?
– What should we recycle?
– Is recycling popular in your country?

Part 2 (Cue Card)

Talk about a time when someone said something that annoyed you. Please say

– Who it was
– Where it happened
– What he/she said that annoyed you
– And explain why it annoyed you.

Part 3 (Discussion)

– Why don’t people from the younger generation like talking to the older generation?
– What causes the generation gap?
– When in life does the generation gap seem to be the biggest?
– How do you overcome the generation gap?