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Recent IELTS exams

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

IELTS Speaking test in India – July 2015

Thanks to L who took the IELTS test in India we are sharing these Speaking questions:

Speaking testIELTS test in India

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– What type of work do you do?
– Do you think your work is important?
– Do you like your job?
– Do you think your work will be more important in the future?
– Do you like weekends?
– How do you like to spend your weekends?
– Do you like to plan what to do on a weekend?
– How did you spend the last weekend?
– What type of clothes do you like to wear?
– Do you like to wear different types of clothes on weekends and during the week?
– Why is it so?
– Do you have different types of clothes in the same colour? Why?
– Can the Internet help in studies? How?
– Do you think the Internet is better than books? Why?
– Why do you think some people prefer books to the Internet?
– Will the Internet replace books eventually?

Cue Card

Describe something that you have learned recently from the Internet. Please say

– What was it?
– How did you find out about this website?
– Would you recommend this website to your friends?

Discussion

– What is the most interesting thing about dating websites? Why?
– Nowadays the Internet becomes more important socially, so do you think it’s affecting personal relationships?
– Today there are many social networks, do you think they are good to form new friendships?
– What do you think about long-distance friendship?

IELTS test in Australia – June 2015 (General Training)

Thanks to a friend who took the IELTS test in Australia we are sharing these Writing and Speaking questions today:

Writing testIELTS test in Australia

Writing task 1 (a letter)

You are going to another country for a holiday. Write a letter to your friend who lives there and say

– When are you going?
– What do you plan to do there?
– Ask for suggestions about places to visit.

Writing Task 2 (an essay)

In most developed countries shopping is not only about buying the goods you need, it is also perceived as entertainment. Is it a positive or negative development? Give your own opinion and examples based on your experience.

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?
– Please describe your home.
– What kind of home would you prefer to live in, in the future?
– How do you help your neighbours?
– How often do you do it?
– What kind of help do they usually need?
– Talk about a time when someone helped you.
– Did your parents teach you to help others?
– What kind of movies do you watch?
– Do you still like the same kind of movies as in the past or has that changed?
– Would you like to make a movie in the future?

Cue Card

Talk about a situation when you were surprised to see a person you know. Please say

– Who is this person?
– When and where did you meet?
– What did you do together?

Discussion

– What is the difference between being best friends and just friends?
– Do you find it easy to make new friends?
– Can you become friends with somebody you just met in a shop?
– What is the difficulty in making friends from overseas?
– Where do you think people can meet and become friends?
– Why do you think people go online to find a friend?