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Recent IELTS exams

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

IELTS test in Bangladesh – October 2019 (Academic Module)

The IELTS test questions below were shared by F. from Bangladesh:

Reading testIELTS test in Bangladesh

Passage 1. About Hershey’s chocolate.

Passage 2. About currencies that people used from 1800 BC to the 19th century.

Passage 3. Don’t remember.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given a process diagram of canned fruit production.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Lectures given by teachers in universities used to be the only way of teaching students, however, nowadays technology has evolved and made it possible to study online. This causes many people to believe that the lecture system will not be needed in the future. Do you agree or disagree with this statement?

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 study?
– What do you like the most about your study?
– What kind of music do you listen to?
– Do you listen to music alone or with friends?
– Did you listen to the same music as a child?
– What is the importance of concentration when you are doing work?
– When couldn’t you give your full attention to work? Why?
– What do you do when you need to achieve complete concentration?

Part 2 (Cue Card)

Describe a local product that is only available in you region. Please say

– what product it is
– where you can get it
– what it is for
– and what makes it unique to your region.

Part 3 (Discussion)

– What is the most innovative product nowadays? Why?
– What makes a product unique?
– Are these products really helpful to us?
– What new innovative product is imported by your country?
– Why do some products become popular and some do not?

IELTS Speaking test in India – October 2019

Below are the Speaking questions that S. remembered and shared, after a recent IELTS Speaking test in India:

Speaking testIELTS test in India

Part 1 (Interview)

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– Where do you study?
– What course are you studying?
– Why did you choose this course?
– Is it a popular course among your friends?
– Who does the cooking at your home?
– Can you cook well?
– Do you think it’s necessary to have cooking skills?
– Should it be taught at school? Why?
– What do you do when you hang out with friends?
– Do you hang out with just a few friends or with a large group of friends?
– When was your last time going out?

Part 2 (Cue Card)

Talk about another course that you would like to take, not related to your previous studies. Please say

– What kind of course would it be?
– What do you want to learn from it?
– Why would you choose it?

Part 3 (Discussion)

– Do you think universities should only offer courses related to employment or courses on other topics as well?
– What is more important to employers, qualifications or experience, in your opinion?
– What would you choose personally? Why?