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Recent IELTS exams

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

IELTS test in India – February 2014 (General Training)

IELTS test takers from India (thank you L and R) shared these questions from a recent exam (they did not remember the Listening or the Reading topics):

Writing testIELTS test in India

Writing task 1 (a letter)

Write a letter to the manager of a taxi service that you have hired and say

– When and where did you use this service?
– What was the problem?
– What do you want the manger to do about it?

Writing Task 2 (an essay)

Some students think that wearing a uniform in school is affecting their freedom while others disagree. How much freedom should the children be given regarding wearing of the school uniform? Give any relevant examples from your own 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 take photographs?
– When do you usually do it? Why?
– Describe a sunset that you saw recently.

Cue Card 1

Talk about something you did not like in school. Please say

– What was it?
– Why didn’t you like it?
– What did you do about it?

Cue Card 2

Talk about your experience of learning a foreign language. Please say

– When and where was it?
– How did you do it?
– What was the outcome?

Discussion

– Why should one learn a foreign language, in your opinion?
– Do you think children can learn it quickly?
– What methods should be adopted to learn a foreign language quickly?

IELTS test in Romania and the UAE – February 2014 (Academic Module)

IELTS test takers D and A shared the following topics and questions after a recent exam (which was the same in Romania and the UAE):

Listening testIELTS test in Romania

Section 1. About online education.

Section 2. About a new job.

Section 3. Don’t remember.

Section 4. About study options and today’s trends.

Reading test

Passage 1. About different reptiles, their habits and habitats.

Passage 2, 3. Don’t remember.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given a chart showing the number of trips made by children travelling to and from school using different types of transport in 1990 and 2010.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

It is believed that people’s health will be worse in the future than is it today. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Speaking test

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– How often do you use a dictionary? Why?
– Would you like to write a dictionary? Why?
– How would you react to receiving a dictionary as a gift?
– Do you prefer a normal or electronic dictionary? Why?

Cue Card

Talk about a friend that you haven’t seen for a long time. Please say

– Who is this person?
– Why haven’t you seen each other for so long?
– How did you feel when you met?

Discussion

– Why could friendships break up?
– Is it important to keep in touch with old friends? Why?
– How can you make international friends?
– Is it difficult? Why?