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Recent IELTS exams

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

IELTS test in Saudi Arabia – May 2018 (General Training)

M took the IELTS test in Saudi Arabia and remembered the following questions:

Writing testIELTS test in Saudi Arabia

Writing task 1 (a letter)

One of your friends will have a job interview soon, write to him and ask more information about the job. Include the following in your letter:

– Ask what job it is.
– Give some advice.
– Explain what is important during the interview.

Writing Task 2 (an essay)

Some people think cars are a better way of transportation around the city, while other prefer cycling. 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?
– Do you live in a house or an apartment?
– What do you prefer, a house or an apartment? Why?
– What is your favourite room? Why?

Cue Card

Describe the first time you got a mobile phone. Please say

– When and where was it?
– Why did you need it?
– How did you feel about it?

Discussion

– How did the use of mobile phone change over the last decade? Why?
– What are the advantages and disadvantage of having mobile phones?
– What are the benefits for companies making applications for smart phones?

IELTS test in Sri Lanka – April 2018 (Academic Module)

When A took the IELTS test in Sri Lanka, he got the following topics and questions:

Listening testIELTS test in Sri Lanka

Section 1. A conversation between home care centre and a women. She needed someone to clean her house.

Section 2. A school principal explained about school safety rules for student in the meeting.

Section 3. A scientific research about different types of parachutes.

Section 4. About farming methods and pollution in Australia.

Reading test

Passage 1. About face recognition process.

Passage 2. About the use of dietary supplements on a daily basis.
Questions: filling in blanks, match headings to paragraphs.

Passage 3. About Britain architecture of a certain era.

Passage 4. About bumblebees’ and wasps’ activities and routine.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given two bar charts. The first one illustrated the average house prices in London and England in general from 1995 to 2013. And the second one illustrated the average house prices in different regions of England in the same period.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Nowadays the most important task is the environmental protection of our planet for future generations. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?