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Recent IELTS exams

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

IELTS test in Manchester, UK – June 2017 (Academic Module)

Our friend P took the IELTS test in Manchester, UK and here are the Writing and Speaking questions he remembered:

Writing testIELTS test in the UK

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given two pie charts showing the percentage of employees with certain degrees at an Italian company between 1985 and 2003. We had to summarize the information.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Nowadays we can watch TV shows of criminal trials. Do the advantages of making such information available to the general public outweigh the disadvantages?

Speaking test

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– Let’s talk about politeness.
– Do you think it is important?

– Who should teach children to be polite?
– Do you think people are more polite nowadays?
– Why is that?
– Let’s change the subject and talk about your house.
– Do you live in a house or an apartment?
– Do you like it there?
– Would you like to move somewhere else? Why?

Cue Card

Describe a recent important change in your life. Please say

– What is the change?
– When and where did it happen?
– How did you feel about it?

Discussion

– Are changes important in our lives?
– How did you help your children with this change?
– Do you think old people accept changes easily?
– What do you think about global changes nowadays?
– Can changes be stressful?
– Why is it so?

IELTS test in Australia – June 2017 (Academic Module)

Thanks to J who recently took the IELTS test in Australia, we can share the following topics and questions:

Listening testIELTS test in Australia

Section 1. A phone conversation regarding children’s party booking.

Section 2. About assignment officers.

Section 3. Don’t remember.

Section 4. About tanks technical services in India.

Reading test

Passage 1. About different perfumes.

Passage 2. About video and computer games.

Passage 3. About the relationship between society and artists.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given a line graph showing figures from four countries in which wind is used to generate energy.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Today’s typical method of teaching involving direct communication between teachers and students will not exist by 2050. To what extent do you agree or disagree? Give your own opinion 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 subject are you studying?

Cue Card

Describe a useful plant in your country. Please say

– What plant is it?
– Where does it grow?
– Why is it so useful?

Discussion

– How did you hear about this plant?
– Could it be used for other purposes as well?
– Do you know any other plants that are useful?