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Recent IELTS exams

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

IELTS Speaking test in Iran – July 2018

M remembered the following IELTS Speaking questions after his recent test in Iran:

Speaking testIELTS test in Iran

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 it?
– Why did you choose this job?
– Why do people like to live in cities?
– Why do you prefer to live in a city?
– What city did you visit recently?
– What city are you going to visit in the future?
– Why do you want to go there?
– Who will you go there with?

Cue Card

Talk about something that you lost. Please say

– What was the item?
– Where and when did you lose it?
– What did you do about it?

Discussion

– How did you feel about it?
– Why do children lose their things?
– Why do adults lose their private things more than other things?
– Studies have shown that people who are messy are more creative. Why is it so?

IELTS test in Bangladesh – July 2018 (Academic Module)

M recently took the IELTS test in Bangladesh and remembered the following topics and questions:

Listening testIELTS test in Bangladesh

Section 1. A conversation about volunteering to work at the library with students.

Section 2. A map description of different gardens beside a river.

Section 3. Don’t remember.

Section 4. About different projects with students’ involvement.

Reading test

Passage 1. About mimicry.

Passage 2. About human genetic changes due to modern diet.

Passage 3. About the invention of a geographical map.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given two tables showing percentages of science subjects taken by students at the university.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

There is a trend of increasing amounts of consumer goods, which leads to environmental problems. What are the reasons for this trend? Give your own opinion and solutions.

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?
– Do you like holidays?
– What do you usually do on holidays?

Cue Card

Describe a quiet place you stayed in that belongs to older people. Please say

– What was the place?
– Who were the owners?
– How did you feel while staying there?

Discussion

– What are some possible ways of decreasing noise in the city area?
– What do people think about city noise?
– What are the main differences of city and country life?
– What do you personally prefer, city or country life? Why?