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Recent IELTS exams

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

IELTS test in Canada and Iran – September 2019 (General Training)

Thanks to our friends from Canada and Iran we can share the following questions they remembered from recent IELTS exams in their countries:

Writing testIELTS test in Canada

Writing task 1 (a letter)

You would like to attend a training course. Write a letter to your company manager and say

– Why would you like to attend this course?
– Why would it be beneficial for you and the company?
– Suggest how to arrange time for it.

Writing Task 2 (an essay)

Modern cultures around the world have become similar as compared to the past. What are the main reasons for it? Is it a 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?
– Do you like it?
– Do you like reading books?
– What type of books do you read?
– Are you reading a book presently?

Part 2 (Cue Card)

Talk about your favourite website. Please say

– What is it about?
– How did you find it?
– Why do you like this website?

Part 3 (Discussion)

– Do you spend a lot of time online?
– Do you think internet is useful?
– Can you trust all the information online?
– Can you tell what websites are trustworthy?
– How can you do it?

IELTS Speaking test in India – September 2019

S. recently took the IELTS Speaking test in India and below are the questions she remembered:

Speaking testIELTS test in India

Part 1 (Interview)

– Do you work or study?
– What do you study?
– What course do you enjoy the most?
– Let’s talk about weather.
– Does the weather in your country change often?
– What kind of weather do you like?
– Do you function better in cold or hot weather?
– Would you like to experience weather of a different country?

Part 2 (Cue Card)

Talk about a memorable vacation you had. Please say

– where it was,
– what you did,
– who was there with you,
– and say why this vacation was memorable.

Part 3 (Discussion)

– Let’s talk about social media.
– How important is social media to people?
– Does it have more benefits or drawbacks?
– What are the drawbacks of social media?
– Let’s talk about tourism.
– What are your county’s most popular tourist destinations?
– How can the government encourage more tourists to visit a country?
– Does tourism affect ecology of a country? How?
– Is eco-tourism popular in your country?