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Recent IELTS exams

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

IELTS Speaking test in Kuwait – September 2016

Thanks to M who recently took the IELTS test in Kuwait we can share the following Speaking questions:

Speaking testIELTS test in Kuwait

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– What do you do?
– Where do you live now?
– Were you playing outdoors as a child?
– What games were you playing then?
– Do you allow your children to play outside now?

Cue Card

Describe an application or software that you are using on your laptop/mobile device. Please say

– What does it do?
– Where and when did you find it?
– Why do you use it?

Discussion

– Where do you usually get the required information from?
– How does the information technology system participate in spreading the information?
– Do you let your children use devices such as mobile phone, computer or PlayStation?
– Do you limit their usage? Why?
– What are the side effects of using technology for children?

IELTS test in Kazakhstan – September 2016 (Academic Module)

An IELTS test taker from Kazakhstan (thanks, Y!) remembered the following Writing and Speaking questions from a recent exam:

Writing testIELTS test in Kazakhstan

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given maps illustrating changes made between 1996 and 2006 to one of former farms.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Some people believe that sport competitions are a source of emotional stress for young people. Therefore, youth should be banned from participating in sport competitions. Do you agree or disagree?

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?
– What do you like the most about your job?
– Do you like to dance? Why?
– Did you learn how to dance in school?
– Where do people usually dance in your country?
– Do you like to watch other people dance?
– Why do people like to dance in your opinion?

Cue Card

Describe an interesting animal that you saw for the first time recently. Please say

– What is it?
– Where and when did you see it?
– Why do you find it interesting?

Discussion

– What animals can be seen in your country?
– Do people still use animals for work?
– Why do you think people become vegetarians?
– What do you think about experiments on animals?