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Recent IELTS exams

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

IELTS Speaking test in India – April 2017

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

Speaking testIELTS test in India

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– What are you doing now?
– Who was your favorite teacher?
– Why did you like him/her the most?
– Would you like to become a teacher in the future?
– Why is that?

Cue Card

Talk about a gift that you gave to someone and the occasion. Please say

– What was the gift and the occasion?
– Why did you choose this gift?
– Where did you buy it?
– How did the person feel after receiving it?

Discussion

– Why do people give gifts in our society?
– Why do some people like to give hand-made gifts instead of purchasing them in a store?
– What kind of educational gifts can be given to children?
– What is the significance of these gifts?

IELTS test in Uzbekistan – March 2017 (Academic Module)

Our friend J took the IELTS test in Uzbekistan and remembered the following details:

Listening testIELTS test in Uzbekistan

Section 1. A telephone conversation about a damaged fridge delivery.

Section 2. Students discussed their project with a teacher.

Section 3, 4. Don’t remember.

Reading test

Passage 1. About the history of tea and different tea ceremonies.

Passage 2. About Australian dingoes.

Passage 3. About a writer and his novels.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given a line graph showing five trends and a pie chart with percentages in five categories. We had to summarize it.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Nowadays most big cities have high congestion and road traffic issues. What are the real causes for this? Suggest a solution that will help to relieve it.

Speaking test

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– Describe a place you live in now.
– Let’s talk about mirrors.
– How often do you use a mirror?
– Did you ever buy a mirror?
– Are mirrors good for decoration?
– Why do you think so?
– Is secondary education necessary?
– What do you like or dislike about it?

Cue Card

Describe a well-paid job that you would like to do. Please say

– What job is it?
– Why do you want to do it?
– What would you do to get it?

Discussion

– Do you know someone doing such a job?
– What jobs are important in your opinion?
– Is it necessary to motivate employees to do their job?
– What is a good motivation in your opinion?