Skip to content

Recent IELTS exams

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

IELTS Speaking test in Canada – April 2016

An IELTS test taker from Canada (thanks, G!) remembered the following questions from his recent Speaking test:

Speaking testIELTS test in Canada

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– Where do you live now?
– Is it a house or an apartment?
– What room is your favourite? Why?
– What room would you like to change? Why?

Cue Card

Talk about a better job that you would like to get. Please say

– What job it is
– What skills are required for this job
– Why you think this job would suit you better

Discussion

– Why do people switch jobs frequently?
– Is it beneficial to work in shifts?
– Are there any disadvantages to working in shifts?

IELTS test in the UK and India – April 2016 (Academic Module)

Thanks to our friends who took their IELTS tests in the UK and India (and had the same questions) we can share the following information:

Listening testIELTS test in the UK

Section 1. About different types of dolphins and their characteristics.
Questions: multiple choice.

Section 2. A study about tourists’ behaviour.
Questions: multiple choice, match activities to paragraphs.

Section 3. Don’t remember.

Section 4. Different historical facts including evidence starting from 1700 BC and until today.

Reading test

Passage 1. About child labour and education in the last two centuries.

Passage 2. About different types of bees, their aggression and dominance.

Passage 3. About creativity and living abroad.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given three pie charts showing the production of coffee, its consumption and where profits go by regions.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Some people think that there is a great influence of news media on people’s lives and this is a negative development. Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Give your opinion and relevant examples.

Speaking test

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?

Cue Card

Talk about a journey that you remember well. Please say
– When and where was it?
– Who did you go with?
– Did you like or dislike the journey? Why?

Discussion

– What types of cars are popular in your country? Why?
– What cars are preferred by men and by women? Why?
– Do people purchase a car to show their status?