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IELTS speaking questions were shared by T who took her exam in Teheran, Iran.

Speaking test

Interview

- What is your name?
- Can I see your identification?
- Do you work or study?
- What is your job?
- What does your job involve?
- Does your job require experience?
- Do you pay attention to fashion? Why?
- What kind of fashion do you prefer?
- Do you listen to weather forecasts? Why?
- What kind of weather do you like?

Cue card

Describe a TV program that you like and watch. Please say
- What is the name of the TV program?
- What is it about?
- Why do you watch it?
- When do you watch it?

Discussion

- Do people watch TV a lot these days?
- How often do you watch it?
- How do you see TV programs change in the future?
- Do you think the amount of TV programs will increase or decrease in the future?
- Is it good that children watch TV?
- Is it possible to educate through TV?
- Why don’t parents control children while they are watching TV?

IELTS exams in Ireland, UK and Iran were identical, according to our friends N, S and S, and here is what they collectively remembered:

Listening test

Section 1. A person was inquiring about a house for rent.
Section 2. Information about a new shopping mall and a map describing the mall.
Section 3. About a method of gathering feedback after a survey.
Section 4. A survey on children’s nutrition.

Reading test

Passage 1. About Nobel Prize.
Passage 2. About bees.
Passage 3. All about advertisements of different industries (airline, computer, railway and shoes).

Writing test

Writing Task 1 (a report)

There was a line graph describing the percentage of students that studied 4 different types of courses in a UK college in the years 1985, 1995, 2005 and a prediction for the year 2015. Course types were online, mixed media, correspondence, face to face.

Writing Task 2 (an essay)

Some people believe that long imprisonment of criminals is the only way to reduce crime rate. Others believe there should be alternative ways. Discuss and state your opinion.

Speaking test

Interview

- What are your views about the first day on a job?
- Tell me about your neighbors.
- Do you prefer young or old neighbors?

Cue Card

Describe a visit to a park or a garden.

Discussion

- How do human activities affect the environment?
- How can we control pollution?
- What outdoor places do you visit?
- What effect do green places have on people?
- Do you like reading books?