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Recent IELTS exams

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

IELTS Speaking test in Australia – January 2017

When S took the IELTS Speaking test in Australia, the following questions were asked:

Speaking testIELTS test in Australia

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– What kind of job do you do?
– Does it require hard work?
– Let’s talk about dreams.
– Do you have dreams while you sleep?
– What kind of dreams?
– Lets talk about shoes.
– Do you like shoes?
– What kind of shoes do you prefer?
– Why is that?
– Where do you usually buy them?

Cue Card

Describe a job that you would like to do in the future. Please say

– What job is it?
– What are the basic requirements for such a job?
– Is it a high paying job?

Discussion

– Do you think you will get that job? Why?
– Are people in your country paid well in all jobs?
– Do people choose their jobs according to salaries?
– Do employees need motivation at work? Why?
– Would motivating employees benefit the company eventually?
– What are the highest paid jobs in your country?
– Why do you think it is so?

IELTS test in Australia – January 2017 (Academic Module)

Thanks to S who took the IELTS test in Australia we can share the following recent exam questions:

Listening testIELTS test in Australia

Section 1. A conversation with a customer care representative about roadside car assistance.
Questions: filling in blanks.

Section 2. Two lecturers were discussing their students’ geology field trip.

Section 3. Don’t remember.

Section 4. A speech about a company.
Questions: filling in blanks.

Reading test

Passage 1. About congestion and causes of traffic in major cities.
Questions: short-answer questions, True/False/Not Given, match headings to paragraphs.

Passage 2. About green roofs in the UK, a research carried out by some scientists.
Questions: multiple choice, True/False/Not Given, match headings to paragraphs.

Passage 3. About languages and different ways we use them to communicate.
Questions: filling in blanks, short-answer questions (no more than 1 word), match headings to paragraphs.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given three pie charts (each chart described a different year). There were three categories on every chart showing post-study options, such as unemployed, employed, further studies, taken by Australian secondary school students.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Nowadays many young people are often spending their free time in shopping centers. This has a negative effect on the youths and the society. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement? Give your opinion and relevant examples.