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Recent IELTS exams

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

IELTS test in Romania – March 2019 (Academic Module)

Our kind friend T shared the topics and questions asked in a recent IELTS exam in Romania:

Listening testIELTS test in Romania

Section 1. A woman wanted to take a canoe course.

Section 2. About a gardening course presentation.

Section 3. Two colleagues discussed the influence of Internet and its psychological effect on teenagers.

Section 4. A woman talked about the process of tracking rare species of birds.

Reading test

Passage 1. About the history of tattoos on Polynesian islands.

Passage 2. A study about left- and right-handed people.

Passage 3. About the Curve Theatre in Leicester.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given a line graph showing the average prices of theatre tickets in 2009 and 2010. Also a bar chart was included showing the amount of tickets sold in the same period of time.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

The urban transport system receives more funds compared to the rural transport system. Why do you think it is so? How can it be solved?

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?
– Can you describe your hometown?
– Do you like your hometown? Why?

Cue Card

Talk about a period in history that you like and know well. Please say

– What is it?
– What do you know about it?
– When and why did you become passionate about it?

Discussion

– What is the role of history in society?
– Does music have the same role as history?
– Why do you think so?

IELTS Speaking test in Canada – March 2019

P took the IELTS test in Canada and remembered the following questions:

Speaking testIELTS test in Canada

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– What do you do?
– How many hours do you sleep a day?
– Do you think it is enough? Why?
– What do you do to improve sleep quality?
– Do you like sleeping during the day? Why?
– Do you like animals?
– Did you have any pets when you were a child?
– Do many people keep a pet at home in your country?

Cue Card

Talk about some good news you have heard on TV or online. Please say

– What was the news?
– Where and when did you hear it?
– Why do you think it is good news?

Discussion

– Do you watch or listen to news every day?
– Do you prefer national or international news? Why?