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Recent IELTS exams

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

IELTS test in Sri Lanka – March 2017 (Academic Module)

Thanks to L who took the IELTS test in Sri Lanka we can share the topics and questions from a recent exam:

Reading testIELTS test in Sri Lanka

Passage 1. About the evolution of materials people used for writing, from ancient clay tablets to modern machines.

Passage 2. About native frogs in New Zealand.

Passage 3. Don’t remember.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given a table showing the production of carbon dioxide emissions in five countries (China, the US, India, Australia and the UK) in 2005-2006. We had to summarize and compare data.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Some people say that use of mobile phones should be banned in public places or crowded areas, while others disagree. Give your own opinion and relevant 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 for a living?
– Do you find your job stressful?
– What do you do with your friends on weekends?
– Do you like to make new friends?
– Do you remember your dreams after you wake up?
– Do you like to hear dreams of others? Why?
– Do you like to learn about dreams? Why?

Cue Card

Describe a disagreement that you had with someone. Please say

– When and where was it?
– What was it about?
– How did you feel about it later?

Discussion

– How can decisions affect a person’s life?
– What are the main decisions youngsters have to make nowadays?
– Did you get advice from somebody before making crucial decisions? Why?
– Why do people make wrong decisions sometimes?

IELTS Speaking test in Pakistan – March 2017

Thanks to S who recently took the IELTS test in Pakistan, we can share the following Speaking questions:

Speaking testIELTS test in Pakistan

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– What work do you do?
– Why did you choose this kind of work?
– Where do you see yourself in the next 10 years?
– Would you like to become a celebrity, if you had a chance?
– Why is that?

Cue Card

Talk about time you were very busy in your life. Please say

– What did you do?
– Where and when was it?
– Did you enjoy that part of your life?

Discussion

– Do you like visitors? Why?
– What do you do when visitors come to your place?
– What do you prefer, to visit people or to invite them to your place?
– Do you think children nowadays are overburdened? Why?
– What can be done about it, in your opinion?
– Do you think children learn more in school or during playtime?
– What would be your suggestion about it?
– Do you think workers should be rewarded for working overtime? Why?
– How should it be done?