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Recent IELTS exams

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

IELTS Speaking test in the UAE – September 2012

Our kind friend S remembered and shared these Speaking questions after his IELTS exam in the UAE.

Speaking testIELTS test in the UAE

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Tell me about the town you live in.
– Can you tell me about your relatives and cousins?
– Who did you like the most from your relatives as a child?

Cue Card

Describe the journey you were on as a child. Please say:

– Where did you go?
– Who was there with you?
– How was that journey?
– Why do you still remember that journey?

Discussion

– What benefits can a person get when they travel?
– What are the ways of traveling in your country?
– Do you think travel will change in the next 50 years?

IELTS test in Malaysia – September 2012 (Academic Module)

Our kind friend P shared the following information about a recent IELTS exam in Malaysia:

Listening testIELTS test in Malaysia

Section 1. Conversation of a man and a woman regarding a travel booking to Australia.

Section 2. Kindergarten annual open day briefing for parents.

Section 3. A diagram of a condenser.
Questions: diagram labeling.

Section 4. A lecture about food products safety.

Reading test

Passage 1. Men versus Robots.

Passage 2. Article about global fossil’s database.

Passage 3. What do babies know?

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given a line graph comparing the amount of energy generated by wind in 4 countries – US, Denmark, Germany and India between 1985 and 2000.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Many countries spend large amounts of money on world sporting events such as the Olympic Games and football World Cup. Instead these monies can be spent on encouraging young children to take up sports at a young age. Do you agree or disagree with this statement?