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Recent IELTS exams

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

IELTS test in India – January 2019 (Academic Module)

Y took the IELTS test in India and remembered the following topics and questions:

Writing testIELTS test in India

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given a graph showing the information about male and female prison population in New Zealand between 1911 and 2011.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

In some cultures old people are valued more, while in other cultures youth is considered more valuable. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

Speaking test

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– Where did your study?
– What was your major subject?
– Did you like studying there? Why?
– Would you recommend any changes to your school?
– Do you like parks or gardens?
– Are there any parks or gardens near your home?
– Do you visit that place often?

Cue Card

Describe something that you have borrowed from your friend or family. Please say

– What is it?
– When did you borrow it?
– Who did you borrow it from?

Discussion

– Why did you borrow it?
– Do you often borrow things from people?
– What do you usually borrow?
– Why do you do it?
– What problems are associated with borrowing things?
– Do you return borrowed things on time?
– What do you usually give in return?

IELTS Speaking test in Canada – January 2019

When A took the IELTS test in Canada she was asked the following questions:

Speaking testIELTS test in Canada

Interview

– What is your name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Tell me about your hometown.
– How long have you lived there?
– Do you still live in your hometown?
– Why did you move?
– Do you like the town where you live now?
– Have you ever watched clouds in the sky, or the stars?
– What do you prefer, watching clouds or stars? Why?
– Is there a good spot in your town to watch the stars?

Cue Card

Talk about something you bought that you didn’t use. Please say

– what it was
– when and where you bought it
– why you never used it
– what you did with it

Follow up question: Do you still have it?

Discussion

– Has something changed in the way we shop now compared to the past?
– What do people buy a lot these days?
– Are you aware of any issues related to packaging of the things people purchase?
– What can be recycled?
– Is it important to recycle?
– What would happen if we weren’t recycling?
– What are the effects of recycling on the land and sea?