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

IELTS Speaking test in Vietnam – February 2014

Thanks to the IELTS test taker M we have the recent Speaking questions from Vietnam:

Speaking testIELTS test in Vietnam

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– Where do you live?
– What do you like about your neighbourhood?
– How long do you live there?
– Do you think about moving to a different place?
– Do you read the news?
– Why is reading the news important to you?
– Who is your favourite singer?
– Did you like to sing as a child?
– Do you still sing today?

Cue Card

Talk about moving home to a new place. Please say

– Where and when did you move to?
– Why did you move there?
– Did you like it there? Why?

Discussion

– What is the main reason for people to move homes?
– What are the advantages and disadvantages of moving to a new place?
– Do you think children will adapt to changes quicker than adults? Why?

IELTS test in Australia – February 2014 (Academic Module)

This exam update was shared by F, an IELTS test taker from Australia.

Listening testIELTS test in Australia

Section 1. A diagram of a zoo was shown and the speaker gave a welcome talk to the tourists.

Section 2. An academic adviser spoke with a university student about the advantages and disadvantages of his current study and gave other options for the future.

Section 3, 4. Don’t remember.

Reading test

Passage 1. About bizen ware (a type of pottery) in Japan.
Questions: True/False/Not Given, match headings to paragraphs.

Passage 2. About task cooperation.
Questions: short-answer questions (no more than X words), match headings to paragraphs.

Passage 3. About various headings on pictographs, knots, and so on.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given a line graph showing the percentage of students enrolled in different courses between 1985 and 2005 and a forecast for 2015.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Most people believe that a society will produce more happy people if there is little difference between earnings of the poor and rich members of society. To what extent do you agree or disagree?