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Recent IELTS exams

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

IELTS test in Iran and Pakistan – September 2014 (Academic Module)

Two IELTS test takers from Iran and Pakistan (thanks N and F!) remembered the following information about a recent exam. It appears that these two countries had the same exam.

Listening testIELTS test in Pakistan

Section 1. Information about a camping trip.
Questions: filling in blanks.

Section 2. Project discussion between two students.
Questions: filling in blanks.

Section 3. A student was getting some advice from a friend about a course in Arts.
Questions: multiple choice.

Section 4. About an air pollution problem.
Questions: filling in blanks, information matching.

Reading test

Passage 1. About waste recycling in different countries.

Passage 2. About the mobile phone technology and its use in real life.
Questions: multiple choice, True/False/Not Given, summary completion, match information to paragraphs.

Passage 3. About a corporation and production of body spray.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given a table that compared percentages of 7 different social groups in Australia that use public transport.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Decreasing levels of fresh water sources are becoming a global issue. What are the reasons? What can be done by governments to prevent it?

Speaking test

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– Where do you live?
– Describe the home where you live.
– Is spending holidays in a countryside better than in the city? Why?

Cue Card

Describe a project that you did during your studies. Please say

– What was the project?
– Why did you choose this topic?
– How did you feel after finishing it?

Discussion

– What do you think about homework?
– Is it good for children to have homework?
– If children do their work at school, how will they spend time at home?
– Should they spend some time learning something at home?

IELTS test in Australia – September 2014 (General Training)

Three IELTS test takers from Australia shared the following information about their recent exam:

Listening testIELTS test in Australia

Section 1. A gym membership application.

Section 2. Application for a fishing license.

Section 3. Don’t remember.

Section 4. About Air New Zealand.

Reading test

Unfortunately, no one remembered the Reading topics.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a letter)

You have recently attended a conference and found it very informative. Write a letter to your manager and ask their permission to give a presentation on the same topic to your colleagues. Include the following details in your letter:

– What was the presentation about?
– Where was the conference held?
– How can it be useful to your colleagues and the company?

Writing Task 2 (an essay)

Some people think young people are more influenced by their friends than their parents or teachers. Do you agree or disagree? 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?
– What do you think about shoes?
– Do you like fashionable or comfortable shoes?
– How often do you buy shoes?

Cue Card 1

Describe an app that you have downloaded from the Internet and how it is useful to you. Please say

– What app is it?
– How long have you had it for?
– Is it useful in your daily life or not? Why?

Discussion 1

– How do you thick technology affects our daily life?
– Nowadays people are more attracted to technology than in the past, is that right? Why?
– Is life without technology really that difficult? Why?

Cue Card 2

Talk about a sportsman whose performance you have seen. Please say

– Where did you see him?
– What sport was it?
– Why did you like his performance?

Discussion 2

– What sports are popular in your country?
– Do favorite sports vary from boys to girls?
– Do you think sportsmen should be paid more than doctors and teachers?