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Recent IELTS exams

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

IELTS Speaking test in India and Sri Lanka – May 2013

IELTS test takers from India and Sri Lanka shared the questions they were asked in a Speaking test:

Speaking testIELTS test in Sri Lanka

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– Do you live in a house or an apartment?
– Do you like it? Why?
– Do you plan to move in the future?
– What would your future home look like?

Cue Card 1

Talk about a recent program on radio that you have listened to. Please say

– What was the program about?
– When did you listen to it?
– Was it interesting? Why?

Cue Card 2

Talk about your favorite place that you have visited recently. Please say

– What place was it?
– Where is it located?
– Why is this your favorite place?

Discussion 1

– What is the benefit of having a national radio?
– How are advertisements done on the radio?
– How often do you listen to the radio?

IELTS test in Australia – May 2013 (Academic Module)

IELTS test takers D and S from Australia shared the topics they remembered from a recent exam:

Writing testIELTS test in Australia

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given a line graph comparing percentages of tourists using different types of transport to travel within a particular country from 1999 to 2009 (tourists can use more than 1 type of transport).

Writing task 2 (an essay)

In many countries, the quality of life in the large cities is worsening. What possibly can cause this problem? What measures can be taken to resolve 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 at the moment?
– Is it a house or an apartment?
– What is your favorite room? Why?
– Do you plan to move to another place? Why?
– Do you communicate via letters or emails?
– Do you receive letters often?
– How many do you get?
– What kind of letters are these?
– Do you prefer to send letters or emails? Why?

Cue Card

Talk about a place where people go to listen to music. Please say:

– Where is this place?
– What kind of people go there?
– What music is played there?

Discussion

– What new technologies are used in the music industry?
– Do you think we need to pay to download music? Why?
– Do you think new technologies influence music these days? How?
– What are the advantages and disadvantages of these technologies?