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Recent IELTS exams

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

IELTS test in Hong Kong – October 2019 (General Training)

Our friend S took the IELTS test in Hong Kong and remembered the following topics and questions:

Listening testIELTS test in Hong Kong

Section 1. About tutoring for a child.

Section 2. About home insurance.

Section 3. A discussion about a tour.

Section 4. Don’t remember.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a letter)

Your company now allows employees to work from home. Write a letter to your boss to ask to work from home. Include the following in your letter:

– why you want to work from home,
– what part of your work can be done from home and
– how it will be beneficial for the company.

Writing Task 2 (an essay)

Some parents say that giving expensive gifts to a child can create bad habits in him/her. Do you agree or disagree? Give your opinion and include any relevant examples from your experience.

Speaking test

Part 1 (Interview)

– What is your name?
– What do you do?
– What do you like about your job?
– What are your duties at work?
– Are you a good planner?
– Tell me about one situation where your planning didn’t work.

Part 2 (Cue card)

Describe a person you know who is doing charity work. Please say

– what his/her name is,
– what he/she does,
– why he/she is doing it and
– how you feel about the work this person is doing

Part 3 (Discussion)

– Do you have any experience doing charity work?
– How can children help with charity work?
– Do you think parents or teachers should encourage children to do charity work?
– Should the government provide financial support to charity organisations?

IELTS test in India – October 2019 (Academic Module)

Our friend S took an Academic IELTS test in India and remembered the following topics and questions:

Writing testIELTS test in India

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given a bar graph showing the percentage of overweight men and women in the USA in three different years.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Nowadays an increasing number of people change their careers during their working life period. What are the reasons behind this trend? Is it a generally positive or negative development?

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?
– Where do you live now?
– Do you like it there?
– Are you a patient person?
– Have you ever lost patience while waiting for a bus or a train?

Part 2 (Cue Card)

Describe an achievement that you have celebrated recently. Please say

– Where and when was it?
– What did you do?
– Who was there with you?

Part 3 (Discussion)

– Is team sport more difficult for a player compared to individual sport?
– Why do you think so?
– Do people in your country celebrate National Day?
– Do you enjoy watching sports?
– Do people in your country enjoy watching sport on TV, if your country is playing?
– When a local player wins a tournament, do you feel happy about it?