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Recent IELTS exams

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

IELTS Speaking test in Oman – November 2012

The IELTS Speaking questions below were shared by M who took the test in Oman:

Speaking testIELTS test in Oman

Interview

– What are the things that you don’t like about your job?
– Would you recommend it to other people?
– What are you doing to keep your body healthy?
– In the future, what things you would like to do to keep your body healthy?
– Do you like sending postcards?
– Would you send a greeting card instead of an email to somebody?
– When was the last time you received a greeting card?
– Do you keep greeting cards?
– Do you like taking photographs?
– When was the last time that you took a photograph?
– Do you think people nowadays take photographs more than before?

Cue Card

Describe a person whom you enjoyed talking to. Please say

– Who is he/she?
– How often do you talk with him/her?
– What things did you enjoy talking about?
– Why do you like talking with her/him?

Discussion

– What are the differences between animals’ and human language?
– Do you think in the future, robots will be able to talk like humans?

IELTS test in Vietnam – November 2012 (Academic Module)

These topics and questions were shared by J (thank you!)

Listening testIELTS test in Vietnam

Section 1. A person was asking for some medical help.

Section 2. An introduction telling about a museum.

Section 3. About New Zealand art, Hei-tiki.

Section 4. Don’t remember.

Reading test

Passage 1. About ballet in Russia.

Passage 2. About Intelligence.

Passage 3. Don’t remember.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

Compare pictures of a sport centre in 2007 and at present.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Nowadays, people use computers or telephones to communicate and don’t write letters any more. Some think that letter-writing skills would disappear completely. To what extent do you agree or disagree? How important is the letter-writing skill to you?

Speaking test

Interview

– Do you live in a house or an apartment?
– Do you like it?
– What is your favorite room there?
– What colors do you like?
– What do you like or dislike about your city?

Cue Card

Describe an activity that you would like to do with a group of people. Please say

– What activity is it?
– Whom do you want to do it with?
– Why do you want to do it?

Discussion

– What skills do people need to work in groups?
– What are the benefits of group activities to children and the elderly?
– Do you think international organizations are helpful to your country?