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Recent IELTS exams

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

IELTS test in India – July 2019 (Academic Module)

Our friend H from India took an Academic IELTS test and remembered the following questions:

Writing testIELTS test in India

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given a line graph showing the prices of bananas in four different countries.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Nowadays consumer goods have become the most important part of people’s lives. Do the advantages of this outweigh the disadvantages?

Speaking test

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 are you from?
– Do you like to travel?
– Is travelling very popular in your country?
– How old were you when you started studying math?
– Did you use electronic devices while studying math?
– How did you do all the calculations?

Cue Card

Describe the type of clothing that you like to wear. Please say

– What is it?
– Why do you like it?
– Where do you buy it?

Discussion

– Are designer clothes more popular in your country now?
– Why do you think people like to wear designer clothes these days?
– Are these clothes very expensive in your area?
– Where do you like to buy these clothes?

IELTS test in Perth, Australia – July 2019 (General Training)

P took the IELTS test in Perth, Australia and remembered the following topics and questions:

Reading testIELTS test in Australia

Passage 1. An advertisement of services and products.
Questions: filling in blanks, multiple choice.

Passage 2. A description of events at a festival.
Questions: True/False/Not Given.

Passage 3. About lifeguards and water safety in Australia.
Questions: filling in blanks.

Passage4. A research about twins.
Questions: filling in blanks, match information to paragraphs.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a letter)

You have recently visited a theater and had an accident there. The staff were very helpful. Write a letter to the manager and say

– Describe the accident.
– How did the staff help you?
– How can similar situations be prevented in the future?

Writing Task 2 (an essay)

Some people say that protecting the environment is the government’s responsibility. Others believe that every individual should be responsible for it. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

Read a Band 7 essay sample here

Speaking test

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– What subject are you studying?

Cue Card

Describe a situation when you had to wake up really early. Please say

– When and where was it?
– What was the occasion?
– How did you feel about it?

Discussion

– Why do people wake up early?
– What are the benefits of it?
– Do you like waking up early?
– Why or why not?