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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 – May 2015

Thanks to A who took the IELTS test in India we can share the following 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 is your favourite place at home?
– What feature do you like the most about your house?
– What kind of movies do you like? Why?
– Did you like the same kind of movies when you were younger?
– If you had a chance would you like to make a film?
– Do you like to read books?
– What kind of books do you usually read?
– What kind of books did you read as a child?
– Why did you like it?
– Do you think children should read books? Why?

Cue Card

Talk about a strong disagreement that you had with a friend. Please say

– What was the disagreement about?
– How did you resolve it?
– What was the result?

Discussion

– What disagreements do teenagers usually have with their parents?
– What disagreements do children usually have with their peers?
– Do you think being polite is an important cultural aspect? Why?
– Do you think being polite helps in business? How?

IELTS test in New Zealand – May 2015 (Academic Module)

The topics and questions below were shared by an IELTS test taker from New Zealand:

Listening testIELTS test in New Zealand

Section 1. A conversation between a person and a gym instructor.

Section 2. About housing conditions today and how they are different from the past.

Section 3, 4. Don’t remember.

Reading test

Don’t remember.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given a table showing the range of teachers’ salaries in 5 different countries.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Modern technology has a great impact on our environment. Some say that people should adopt a simple lifestyle to solve this problem, while others argue that the technology itself should provide a solution. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

Speaking test

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– What are your responsibilities at work?
– What do you prefer, to send text messages or to phone people? Why?
– What is the importance of email in today’s world? Why?
– What is the importance of fruits and vegetables in our diet?
– Is it easy to buy really fresh fruits and vegetables nowadays?

Cue Card

Talk about a situation when a child made you laugh. Please say

– Who was the child?
– What did he/she do?
– When and where did it take place?

Discussion

– What is the importance of childhood?
– What is the perfect age to become a parent? Why?
– What are the main qualities of good parents?