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Recent IELTS exams

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

IELTS test in India – May 2018 (General Training)

When K took the IELTS test in India, he got the following topics and questions:

Listening testIELTS test in India

Section 1. A patient registration form at the hospital.

Section 2. About a museum of art.

Section 3. A conversation between students and a teacher.

Section 4. Don’t remember.

Reading test

Passage 1. About annual leave guidelines for employees.

Passage 2. About a maternity leave and the law.

Passage 3. Don’t remember.

Passage 4. About a certain breed of birds.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a letter)

You recently had an issue with water leaking at your rental property. Write a letter to your landlord to complain about the problem and say

– When did it happen?
– Describe the problem.
– Suggest what could be done about it.

Writing Task 2 (an essay)

Nowadays more and more people want to live by themselves. What are the reasons? Is it a positive or negative trend?

IELTS Speaking test in Albania – May 2018

Our friend S took the IELTS Speaking test in Albania and remembered the following questions:

Speaking test

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– What subjects are you studying?
– What is your major? Why?
– Why did you choose that university?
– Where do you spend your free time?
– Who do you usually spend it with?
– Do you like traveling? Why?
– Do you do it by yourself or with somebody?
– Where do you want to go in the future?
– Why do you want to go there?
– What do you expect from this trip?

Cue Card

Talk about a song from your country. Please say

– Why do you like the song?
– Where did you hear it?
– What are the lyrics and the meaning of this song?

Discussion

– Talk about the traditional music in your country.
– Where do children and adults learn about traditional music?
– What kind of music do you listen to in your country?
– On what occasions do you listen to traditional music?
– Do young and older generations like to listen to traditional music?