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Recent IELTS exams

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

IELTS test in the Philippines – November 2018 (Academic Module)

Our friend J took the IELTS test in the Philippines and remembered the following Writing and Speaking questions:

Writing testIELTS test in the Philippines

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given two pie charts showing all forests existing in the world and timber production globally. We had to summarise and compare data.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Many people believe the government should spend money on faster public transport. Others think that money should be spent on different aspects of public transportation, such as cost reduction and environment conservation. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

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?
– Do you live in a house?
– Can you describe it?
– What is your favourite room?
– Do you prefer living in the city or the countryside?
– Why is it so?
– What city would you like to visit someday? Why?

Cue Card

Talk about an instance when you have lost something. Please say

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

Discussion

– What did you do after you found you lost it?
– Is being organised essential to being a student?
– Some say being messy relates to being a genius or a creative person, do you agree?
– Why is it so?
– Do you think people naturally seek order?
– What are the advantages and disadvantages of an extremely organised society?

IELTS test in China – November 2018 (Academic Module)

The IELTS questions below arrived from China, where M recently took his exam (thank you for sharing, M!)

Writing testIELTS test in China

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given two bar graphs showing the percentage of girls and boys participating in sport competitions and cultural activities in the US from 1992 and until now.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Nowadays food travels thousands of miles before reaching consumers. It affects the agriculture and economy of the destination country, and for this reason people should prefer food produced by local farmers. Do you agree or disagree? Give reasons for your answers and include examples from your experience.

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?
– Where do you live now?
– Do you like people living in your area? Why?
– Do you know many people around you?
– Do you drink a lot of water?
– Do you prefer bottled or tap water? Why?
– Is breakfast an important meal for you? Why?

Cue Card

Talk about a foreign language that you would like to learn, except English. Please say

– What is it?
– Why do you want to learn it?
– How will you do it?

Discussion

– Why do people need to learn a foreign language?
– What languages are popular to study now?