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Recent IELTS exams

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

IELTS test in India – October 2018 (Academic Module)

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

Listening testIELTS test in India

Section 1. About a car showroom.
Section 2. The benefits of walking.
Section 3,4. Don’t remember.

Reading test

Passage 1. A text on history and a discovered skull.
Passage 2. About science and research on rats.
Passage 3. Don’t remember.

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given two maps of a park, from 1980 and now, and asked to compare them in our written response.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Nowadays many people believe that children should be taught history in schools, however, others argue that children should learn subjects that are more helpful for modern everyday life. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

Speaking test

Interview

– Can you tell me your full name?
– What is the meaning of your name?
– Where are you from?
– Do you think it is a good place to live?
– Do you work or study?
– What do you do?
– Do you like to cook?
– Do you prefer home made or street food? Why?
– Do you have a car?
– Do you often hire a taxi? Why?

Cue Card

Describe a book that you read. Please say

– What kind of book it is
– Why you read this book
– When you read it

Discussion

In this part P was asked more questions about books that he didn’t remember.

IELTS Speaking test in Egypt – October 2018

H took the IELTS test in Egypt and remembered the following Speaking questions:

Speaking testIELTS test in Egypt

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? Why?
– Do you wear sunglasses? Why?
– Do you like to buy sunglasses as a gift? Why?
– Did you ever attend the Olympic Games?
– Would you like to do it? Why?

Cue Card

Talk about a teenager that you know well. Please say

– Who is he/she?
– How did you meet him/her?
– Can you describe him/her?

Discussion

– What is the difference between a child, a teenager and an adult?
– At what age can a child be considered a teenager?
– Is there any difference between teenage boys and girls? Why?
– At what age do you consider a teenager to be an adult? Why?