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Recent IELTS exams

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

IELTS test in Australia – January 2021 (Academic Module)

Our wonderful friend R.K. recently took the IELTS test in Australia and shared the following questions:

Listening test

Part 1. A phone conversation between a customer and a receptionist about holiday accommodation.
Questions: fill in the blanks (one word).

Part 2. Map of a park.
Questions: choose from labels A-H.

Part 3. Four students were talking about their new professors.
Questions: match student names to their statements, multiple choice.

Part 4. A lecture on the clothing industry.
Questions: fill in the blanks (2 words).

Reading test

Passage 1. Don’t remember.
Passage 2. Graffiti: Art or Crime?
Passage 3. A text about the law of reflection and angles of reflection.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given a bar chart describing house prices in England and in its capital (London), in 1998 and 2013. We had to describe the graph and compare its features.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Some people think that children should study in school the subject of science of food and how to prepare it properly. Other think it is a waste of time, because there are more important subjects to study. Discuss both views and give your opinion with reasons and relevant examples.

Speaking test

Part 1 (Interview)

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– How often do you go for picnics?
– Where do people like to go for picnics in your country?
– With whom do you like to go?
– When and with whom did you last go for a picnic?

Part 2 (Cue Card)

Talk about a decision you made recently. Please say

– What the decision was
– When and where you made it
– How you felt after making this decision.

Part 3 (Discussion)

– How often do you make decisions independently?
– Are you a good decision maker?
– When should children start making their own decisions?
– Why do some people find it hard to make everyday decisions?

IELTS Speaking test in Oman – January 2021

Our lovely friend D.S. remembered the following Speaking questions from her IELTS test. She said, “I appreciate the effort you are putting in to help students preparing for the IELTS test. Today I have taken my Speaking test in Muscat, Oman, and I would like to share the questions.”

Speaking test

Part 1 (Interview)

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID please?
– What shall I call you?
– Where are you from?
– What do you do for a living?
– Do you find your job to be easy?
– What device do you use for work?

Part 2 (Cue Card)

Talk about a family you know (not related to you). Please say

– Where does the family live?
– Who are the members of the family?
– How do you know them?
– What do you think about them?

Part 3 (Discussion)

– How important is family?
– What changes did you see in your family in the last 5 years?
– Are grandparents important in a family? In what way?
– How do devices affect a family?
– Do grandparents always have good relationships with their grandchildren? Why?
– What is a working parent’s role during weekends?
– Do you think parents should motivate their children to look after their grandparents? Why?