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Recent IELTS exams

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

IELTS Speaking test in Vietnam – October 2019

The IELTS Speaking questions below were remembered and shared by J. from Vietnam after a recent test that he took:

Speaking testIELTS test in Vietnam

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 visit your relatives very often? Why?
– What do you do when you meet them?
– Do you prefer to meet your friends or relatives? Why?
– Why are people littering on the road?
– Did you ever take part in any rubbish collection activity?
– What can the government do to reduce the amount of rubbish?

Cue Card

Talk about a famous person from another country whom you would like to meet. Please say

– Who is that person?
– Why is he/she famous?
– Why do you want to meet him/her?

Discussion

– Why do many companies use celebrities for advertising their products?
– What are the advantages for a country that has an internationally known celebrity?
– What are the drawbacks of being a celebrity?

IELTS test in Iran – October 2019 (Academic Module)

S. remembered the following IELTS topics and questions after taking the test in Iran:

Reading testIELTS test in Iran

Passage 1. About farming.

Passage 2. About the lack of physical activity in children.

Passage 3. Some methods used in international companies to deal with language barriers.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given a line graph showing the percentage of students in a UK university who were interested in 3 different types of TV programs in 2008.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Some people claim that traditional games had more benefits for children than modern ones. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Speaking test

Part 1 (Interview)

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Tell me about the place you are living in now.
– Which room do you like the most in your house?
– Are you an organised person?
– Is it difficult for you to plan for your day?
– What is the advantage of being organised?
– Do you prefer to be busy during the day or not?

Part 2 (Cue Card)

Describe a famous person not from your country, whom you’d like to meet. Please say

– Who is this person?
– Why is he/she famous?
– What do you know about him/her?
– Why do you want to meet him/her?

Part 3 (Discussion)

– What are the advantages and disadvantages of being famous?
– How can famous people have an influence on children?
– How can they encourage people to do good things?
– Can they solve global problems?
– Why do people want to know facts about famous people?