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Recent IELTS exams

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

IELTS Speaking test in Philippines – June 2012

The speaking questions below were sent by I who took the IELTS exam in the Philippines.

Speaking testIELTS test in the Philippines

Interview

– Where are you living?
– Is it a house or an apartment?
– What is your favorite room in your house?
– What makes your house pleasant?
– Were you drawing during the childhood?
– Is drawing important for an adult?
– Who was a significant person in your childhood?
– Who is a significant person for you these days?

Cue Card

Describe a situation in which you were very polite. Please say

– Where did it happen?
– How did you show that you were polite?
– Explain why were you so polite?

Discussion

– Do you often see your relatives such as uncles, aunts and cousins?
– What is the difference between being polite with your family members or with a person you don’t know?
– In your country’s culture, how do you show that you are being polite?

IELTS test in Hong Kong and Vietnam – June 2012 (Academic Module)

Our kind friends L and B shared the following information about their IELTS exams in Vietnam and Hong Kong – which apparently were the same.

Listening test IELTS test in Hong Kong

Section 1. A conversation between a salesperson and a woman who wanted to buy a new fridge.

Section 2. A radio program about Yao Ming charity organization giving the audience information when it was established, about its work, events and causes.

Section 3. Two students and a teacher were discussing certain books.

Section 4. A researcher was talking about supplementary food provided to wildlife.

Reading test

Passage 1. About whether or not larger animals have a better chance to survive in the wild.

Passage 2. Controversies of losing weight.

Passage 3. About Morse code.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given a data table showing percentages of population aged 65 and above in Canada, Germany and UK, in 1980, 2000 and the estimate for 2030.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Some say that reading newspapers and watching TV news is a waste of time, because it has no direct connection with people’s lives. To what extent do you agree or disagree?