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Recent IELTS exams

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

IELTS test in India – September 2017 (General Training)

Our kind friend N took the IELTS test in India and remembered the following details:

Listening testIELTS test in India

Section 1. A conversation with post office staff about sending a parcel.

Section 2. A discussion between a professor and students about their training.

Section 3. Don’t remember.

Section 4. A lecture about children and social environment.

Reading test

Passage 1. About bus stops and road signs related to that.
Questions: filling in blanks, match headings to paragraphs.

Passage 2. About employee absence form.

Passage 3. Some cartography related information, from ancient to modern maps.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a letter)

You are leaving a job and coming back to your hometown. Write a letter to your friend and say

– What is the reason for your leaving?
– What do you plan to do?
– Where and when will you meet your friend to discuss it?

Writing Task 2 (an essay)

Education system is introducing more academic subjects instead of exercises and sports. How will it impact the children? What can be done about it?

IELTS Speaking test in the UK – September 2017

When F took the IELTS test in the UK, in Speaking she was asked the following questions:

Speaking testIELTS test in the UK

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– What subject are you studying?
– Do you live in an apartment or a house?
– What kind of house would you prefer in the future?
– How do you feel when it’s a sunny day?
– What do people do usually on a sunny day?
– What do you do when it’s sunny outside?
– How is solar power used in your country?
– Let’s talk about jewellery.
– Do you like jewellery?
– What kind of jewellery do you like?
– When do you wear jewellery?

Cue Card

Talk about a person you know well, who helps and supports you. Please say

– Who is the person?
– How did you meet him/her?
– How does this person help or support you?

Discussion

– Who is more supportive at a workplace, men or women?
– Why do you think it is so?
– What are the advantages and disadvantages of working in a team?
– Do you think companies should provide childcare facilities to employees?