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Recent IELTS exams

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

IELTS test in Pakistan – February 2019 (General Training)

J took the IELTS test in Pakistan and below are the Writing and Speaking questions he remembered:

Writing testIELTS test in Pakistan

Writing task 1 (a letter)

Recently you have traveled by plane and during the journey you had an issue with one of airline employees. Write a letter to the company manager and say

– Give details of your flight.
– Describe the issue you have encountered.
– What do you expect the manager to do about it?

Writing Task 2 (an essay)

Nowadays some people think that public libraries are not necessary, while others disagree. Discuss both views and give your own opinion and examples.

Speaking test

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– Where do you live now?
– How long have you been living there?
– What is so special about this area, that you don’t want to move?
– Would you like to see any changes in the area where you currently live?
– Where do you work?
– How do you get there?
– What public holidays do you have in your country?
– What is your favourite public holiday?
– How do you celebrate it?
– Do you think the number of public holidays you have in your country are enough?

Cue Card

Describe a situation when you did not have enough time. Please say

– What was the situation?
– Why didn’t you have time?
– What did you do about it?

Discussion

– How did you feel about it later?
– Do you think time management is necessary?
– How can you learn to manage time?
– How can time management help us?
– Do you think as a person gets older the array of their activities gets smaller?

IELTS Speaking test in the Philippines – February 2019

When H took the IELTS Speaking test in the Philippines she was asked the following questions:

Speaking testIELTS test in the Philippines

Interview

– Where do you work?
– What type of work do you do?
– What do you like about your job?
– Do you like music?
– How often do you listen to music?
– What type of music don’t you like?
– What color did you like as a child?

Cue Card

Talk about a time when money was given to you as a gift. Please say

– Who gave it to you,
– What it was for, and
– What you did with it

Discussion

– Are you in favor of parents giving money to children?
– Should children be taught how to manage money?
– Do you think that money equals power?
– Do you think money will be replaced in the future?