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Recent IELTS exams

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

IELTS test in Russia – October 2017 (Academic Module)

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

Writing testIELTS test in Russia

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given a bar chart showing gadgets used for playing video games by different age groups in the USA in 2012.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Nowadays many big cities become overcrowded. Why is it happening, in your opinion? What measures could be taken to prevent it?

Speaking test

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– Do you live in an apartment or a house?
– Do you like your apartment? Why?
– Would you like to move to a house in the future? Why?

Cue Card

Describe a couple that is happily married. Please say

– how you know them
– how long they have been married
– what makes them a happy couple

Discussion

– Let’s talk about marriage.
– What are weddings like in your country?
– Do you support the big fancy wedding idea?
– What do you think about celebrities’ weddings that cost a fortune?
– What is the size of a typical family in your country?
– Why is it so?

IELTS test in Indonesia – October 2017 (Academic Module)

Our kind friend S took the IELTS test in Indonesia and remembered the following details about it:

Listening testIELTS test in Indonesia

Section 1. About a certain festival.

Section 2, 3. Don’t remember.

Section 4. About bitter fish taste.

Reading test

Passage 1. A company project to produce clear water on an island.

Passage 2, 3. Don’t remember.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given a graph showing the export and import values of Australian trade with China, Japan and the US, from 1994 to 2000 in billions of Australian dollars.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Some people say that the Internet is the most important invention. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement? Give your reasons and 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 there?
– Do you have a plan to change your job in the future?
– Why?
– What do you do in the morning?
– What time of the day do you enjoy the most?

Cue Card

Describe something that you wanted to do, but haven’t done yet. Please say

– What is it?
– Is it difficult or easy to do?
– Why do you want do it?

Discussion

– Let’s talk about people’s goals and plans.
– Do you think many people have a goal in their life?
– Is having a goal important? Why?