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Recent IELTS exams

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

IELTS test in Pakistan – November 2018 (General Training)

M 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)

Write a letter to the local council about the poor condition of roads in your area. Include the following in your letter:

– Explain the situation and roads’ condition.
– How does it affect you and other people?
– Suggest what measures need to be taken, in your opinion.

Writing Task 2 (an essay)

Nowadays an ordinary person can become popular through the Internet and TV media. Is it a positive or a negative development? Give your opinion and relevant examples.

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 like your job?
– What don’t you like about your job?
– Do you like cooking?
– How often do you cook?
– Do you think breakfast is important?
– Why do you think so?

Cue Card

Talk about a place or country that you really want to go to in the future. Please say

– What is it?
– How will you get there?
– What would you like to do there?

Discussion

– Do you think tourism is good?
– How does it affect a country that is visited by many tourists?
– What are some positive and negative aspects of tourism?
– What are the main things a person should know before visiting any country?

IELTS test in Russia – November 2018 (Academic Module)

When A took the IELTS exam in Russia, the following questions appeared in the test paper:

Listening testIELTS test in Russia

Section 1. Travel agency application form.

Section 2. Description of the resort facilities.

Section 3. Discussion of two nursing school students of their projects.

Section 4. Don’t remember.

Reading test

Passage 1. About a fungus that kills trees in the UK.

Passage 2. Comparison between apes’ and children’s behavior.

Passage 3. Don’t remember.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given a pie chart showing the proportions of male and female employees in different sectors in one European city in 2012.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Some people think that family has the most important influence on children’s development, while others believe that factors such as TV, friends, music and books have a more significant impact. 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?
– What do you do?
– Where do you live now?
– Do you live in an apartment or a house?
– Can you describe your apartment?
– What is your favourite room there?
– Would you like to move to a house in the future?
– Why is that?

Cue Card

Talk about a song that is important to you. Please say

– What song is it?
– What is it about?
– When and where did you hear it for the first time?

Discussion

– Is music important?
– What kind of music is more popular now?
– Do you think people in the past used to listen to the same music as now?