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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 – March 2015

An IELTS test taker from India (thanks, P!) remembered the following Speaking questions:

Speaking test

Interview IELTS test in India

– 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?
– Which room at home is your favorite? Why?
– What facilities are there near your place?
– Do you like watching the sky?
– Do you prefer to do it during the day or at night?
– How do you usually watch it?
– What kind of clothes do you like to wear?
– Are there many clothing shops in your area?
– What clothes do you wear for different situations? Why?
– What color do you like the most in clothes?

Cue Card

Describe someone you know who is a good cook. Please say

– Who is this person?
– What kinds of food does he/she cook?
– Explain why he/she is good at cooking.

Discussion

– Do you like cooking?
– Who is cooking in your family?
– When you were a child, who was cooking for you?
– What do you usually eat for breakfast, lunch and dinner? Why?
– What age do you think children should be taught to cook? Why?
– Do you think it’s important to know how to cook well?
– What nutrition is good for children in your opinion? Why?

IELTS test in Saudi Arabia and Bulgaria – March 2015 (Academic Module)

Thanks to IELTS test takers V and M we know that recent IELTS exams in Saudi Arabia and Bulgaria were the same, and here are the questions they remembered:

Writing testIELTS test in Saudi Arabia

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given a table comparing types of food consumed daily in Europe in 1987, 1997 and 2007. We had to summarise the data.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Some people believe that the government should pay for and offer housing to people who lost their homes or cannot afford them. To what extent do you agree or disagree? Give your own opinion. Use specific reasons and examples to support it.

Speaking test 1

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– What subject are you studying?
– What makes your major interesting to you?
– Do you like to visit nature places?
– What is the best way to learn about the nature?

Cue Card

Describe something that you don’t know and would like to learn. Please say

– What is it you want to learn?
– How do you want to learn it?
– Who would you choose to teach you?

Discussion

– Is it your dream to become a teacher?
– Is there a teacher special to you? Why?
– When do you think a teacher becomes a professional?

Speaking test 2

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– Do you try to manage your time?
– How do you do it?
– Where do you look for time management tips?

Cue Card

Describe your favourite famous person. Please say

– Who is he/she?
– What does he/she do?
– Why do you like him/her?

Discussion

– Do you want to be famous?
– How do children of famous parents feel?
– What are the advantages and disadvantages of being a famous person’s child?