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The following IELTS Speaking questions were shared by M, who remembered them from her recent exam in the UK.

Speaking test

Interview

- What is your name?
- Tell me about your home town.
- What were your favorite books when you were a child?
- What do you know about the history and civilization of your country?
- What did you learn in high school about the history of your country?
- What is your country famous for now in the world?

Cue Card

Talk about something that you have bought as a gift to someone. Please say

- What is it?
- Why have you decided to buy it?
- Who was the person you purchased it for?
- When did you buy it?

Discussion

- Is it common in your country to buy and send a gift to your friends using the Internet?
- Why?
- Is it easy to buy a present for somebody?
- Why?
- What is better as a present, to give money or to buy something?
- Why?

IELTS exams in Italy and Sri Lanka were the same, according to our friends N and V. Here is what these kind people collectively remembered:

Listening test

Section 1. A conversation between a receptionist at the hotel and a man booking rooms for a group of college workers.
Questions: filling a form, multiple choice.

Section 2. A student talks to his study adviser about his experience in a volunteers’ organization and about his thesis status.
Questions: filling in blanks, multiple choice.

Section 3. A lecture by a university lecturer about the history of Bergers and Tuareg people (nomads).
Questions: filling in blanks.

Section 4. A lecture by a wild life photographer regarding photographing red squirrels.
Questions: multiple choice, filing a form.

Reading test

Passage 1. Research into dinosaurs.

Passage 2. An article dated 2003 about e-books and e-publishing.

Passage 3. A scientific article about planet formation and interstellar matter.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

We had to write a report on a data table of total visits to the cinemas in three countries, namely Australia, Azerbaijan and Japan, between 1995 and 1999.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Some people say that individuals are depending a lot on each other and some say individuals are getting more independent of each other. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

Speaking test

Interview

- What is your full name?
- What should I call you?
- Are you working or studying?
- What is your major?
- Is it easier for you to relate to the teachers or other students?
- Where are you from?
- Let’s talk about live music.
- On what occasions can people listen to live music in your city or region?

Cue Card

Describe a situation when you have helped someone. Please say

- Who is the person that you have helped?
- What kind of help was it?
- How did you feel when you were helping him/her?

Discussion

Don’t remember.