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Recent IELTS exams

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

IELTS test in Bangladesh – September 2016 (General Training)

Our friend T took the IELTS test in Bangladesh and remembered the following information:

Listening testIELTS test in Bangladesh

Section 1. About a school trip.
Questions: filling in blanks, multiple choice.

Section 2, 3, 4. Don’t remember.

Reading test

Passage 1. Information about hotels and other accommodation options.
Questions: short-answer questions, match information to paragraphs.

Passage 2. An article about project management.
Questions: diagram labeling.

Passage 3. About the history of maps.
Questions: filling in blanks, short-answer questions, match sentences to paragraphs.

Passage 4. Don’t remember.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a letter)

You have booked two theater tickets in advance for you and your friend, however due to some reason you are unable to come. Write to your friend about it and say

– What is the reason?
– Why can’t you move your other commitment to a different time?
– Suggest what to do with the extra ticket.

Writing Task 2 (an essay)

In some countries people of all ages place extra emphasis on sports and exercising. Do you think it is a positive development? Give your opinion and relevant examples from your own experience.

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 like to do on a sunny day? Why?
– What activities can people do on a sunny day?
– What did you do in school on a sunny day?

Cue Card

Describe a decision you had to make in the past, which impacted positively on your life. Please say

– What was the decision?
– Why did you make it?
– How did you benefit from it?

Discussion

– What are the changes seen in people’s daily life today compared to the past?
– Does technology have an impact on people’s daily routine?
– What is people’s reaction to these changes?

IELTS test in India – September 2016 (Academic Module)

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

Listening testIELTS test in India

Section 1. A man was inquiring about a children’s day care service.
Questions: filling in blanks.

Section 2. An announcement about a seminar.
Questions: multiple choice.

Section 3. Don’t remember.

Section 4. About the history of salt as a necessity. About ancient uses of salt and its adoption in different cultures.
Questions: filling in blanks.

Reading test

Passage 1. About the development of telegraph.

Passage 2. About human skills that are good for trade.

Passage 3. About the development of human brain.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given a table showing some information about the number of workers having different qualification levels in the period between 1990 and 2010, and a future prediction for 2020.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Some people believe that extreme sports should be banned. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?