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Recent IELTS exams

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

IELTS test in India – June 2015 (General Training)

Our friend J took the IELTS test in India and remembered the information below (unfortunately J didn’t remember the Speaking questions).

Listening testIELTS test in India

Section 1. A conversation between a man and a woman about a job in summer camps in North America.

Section 2. A lecture about environment protection in Auckland and Tiritiri Islands.

Section 3. A conversation between two people about a translator job for a group of Russian tourists. The students shared their experience with a teacher after the job was over.

Section 4. A talk about ship wrecks submerged under the sea.

Reading test

Passage 1. About holiday tours and hotels in North America.

Passage 2. About a maternity leave program and child tax credits.

Passage 3. About steps taken by an employer to get its employees’ identity and character checked by the Criminal Records Bureau after the employees clear their interviews.

Passages 4. About Dr. Bill Magee and his contribution in identifying plants’ deceases all over Australia and Africa.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a letter)

Your friend wants to come and spend his/her holiday staying at your place for a week. Write an apology letter to him/her and say

– Explain why you can’t do it on those particular dates.
– Suggest some alternative dates and things to do.

Writing Task 2 (an essay)

Some people think that managers alone should make decisions in the company, while others think that employees should be involved in the decision-making process too. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

IELTS Speaking test in Malaysia – June 2015

Our friend M who took the IELTS test in Malaysia remembered the following Speaking questions:

Speaking testIELTS test in Malaysia

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– Lets talk about your home.
– Is it a house or an apartment?
– Can you describe it?
– Do you like living there?
– Why do you love your house?
– What did you learn in primary school?
– What subject did you like the most?
– Why did you like it?

Cue Card

Talk about an instance you remember that urged you to wake up very early in the morning. Please say

– What was the cause of the early wake-up?
– Why can/can’t you wake up early?
– What did you do that morning?

Discussion

– What do you think about old or young people having a difficulty to wake up early?
– Why do old/young people need more rest?
– What is the advantage for those going to work very early in the morning?