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Recent IELTS exams

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

IELTS test in Vietnam – September 2015 (Academic Module)

Thanks to N, a Vietnamese IELTS test taker, we can share his recent exam questions (he didn’t remember the Listening):

Reading testIELTS test in Vietnam

Passage 1. About eco-tourism.

Passage 2. About a QRIO robot and its capabilities (also about children’s reactions to the robot).

Passage 3. About dolphins that carry sea sponges in their beaks for protection.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given two graphs showing the percentage of men and women performing their home duties such as cooking meals, cleaning a house, doing repairs and caring for children and home pets. We had to compare / contrast them.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Governments give a lot of support to artists, even though some people think it is a waste of money that could have been used elsewhere. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

Speaking test

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– Do you live in a house or an apartment?
– Describe your home.
– Do you like it? Why?
– Do you like to watch the sky?
– How often do you watch it?
– Do you prefer the day or night sky?
– Did you study about space?

Cue Card

Talk about your favourite movie. Please say

– What movie is it?
– Why do you like it?
– With whom did you watch it?

Discussion

– Where do you often watch movies?
– Fewer people go to cinemas these days, why do you think it is so?
– Is it a positive or a negative trend?
– Where else do you enjoy watching movies, besides cinemas?
– What are the important things for a good movie?
– Do you think modern technology helps to produce better movies?

IELTS Speaking test in Australia – September 2015

When Y took his IELTS Speaking test in Australia, he was asked the following questions:

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?
– Do you like your job?
– What is the most interesting part of your job?
– Will you change it in the near future?
– Do you like vegetables and fruits?
– How difficult is it to find fresh vegetables and fruits in your area?
– Why is it so?
– Did you study mathematics at school?
– Did you like it? Why?
– Did you have a calculator?
– When did you use it for the first time?

Cue Card

Describe a special place that you are planning to visit in the future. Please say

– What and where is this special place?
– With whom will you go there?
– What do you plan to do there?

Discussion

– Why do you want to visit that place?
– Why is it so special to you?
– Do you travel a lot? Why?
– Are there any interesting places in your country?
– Why do you think people go to these places?
– What is the difference between seeing these places by yourself and watching them on TV?