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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 – September 2012

Our Indian friend M shared these Speaking topics after her recent IELTS exam:

Speaking testIELTS test in india

Interview

– What is your full name?
– How would you like to be called?
– Where are you from?
– Why are you taking the IELTS test now?
– Do you live in a house or an apartment?
– What makes your apartment a pleasant place to live in?
– Which part of the apartment do you like the most?
– What kind of toys did you use to play as a child?
– Did those toys help in your development?
– In what ways?
– What toy would you buy for your child?

Cue Card

Talk about a book you read recently and would suggest to others to read. Please say

– What is the name of the book?
– What is this book about?
– What part of the book influenced you the most?
– What did you learn from it?

Discussion

– Do you enjoy reading?
– Is the reading practiced in school these days?
– How do you think reading skills of children can be improved these days?
– In what ways can teachers help students to improve their reading skills?
– What kind of books primary school kids need to read to improve their skills?
– Do you think reading is more important than other modules like writing, speaking and listening? Why?

IELTS test in Egypt – September 2012 (Academic Module)

Our kind friend A shared this IELTS update from Egypt:

Listening testIELTS test in Egypt

Section 1. Brochure making.
Section 2. Holiday in Australia.
Section 3. Don’t remember.
Section 4. Industry and materials.

Reading test

Passage 1. Discovering of new lands.
Passage 2. Teaching a foreign language.
Passage 3. Society and Business.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given a bar chart showing the amount of tea and coffee imported by four countries.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Teaching primary school students foreign languages has more advantages than disadvantages. Do you agree or disagree?

Speaking test

Interview

– What’s your name?
– What does your name mean?
– Do you have another member in your family with the same name? Why?

Cue Card

Talk about a city that you have visited. Please say
– What city is it?
– Where did you go in the city?
– What did you see?
– Explain why you have chosen to visit this city.

Discussion

– What is the relationship between tourism and economy?
– Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of traveling abroad.