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Recent IELTS exams

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

IELTS test in Sudan and Azerbaijan – March 2012 (Academic Module)

The IELTS exam below was shared by our kind friends A and I, who tell us that the exams in Sudan and Azerbaijan were the same. Here is what they remembered:

Listening test IELTS test in Sudan

Section 1. A woman wanted to register her sister in a family club.

Section 2. A man was discussing with a teacher his future university subjects, including tourism.

Section 3. Don’t remember.

Section 4. About a new swimming pool.

Reading test

Passage 1. A text about endangered type of horses that were bred by a scientist in France and released into the wild in Mongolia.

Passage 2. About dying languages and scientific ways to prevent this process.

Passage 3. Don’t remember.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given two diagrams (histograms) describing the population density in 5 countries in 2003 and the rise of population in the cities from 2003 to 2005.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Some think that computer games are dangerous for children in every way; others think that computer games help children’s development. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

Speaking test

Interview

– What is your name?
– Where do you come from?
– Describe your house or apartment.
– What do you like about your bedroom?

Cue Card

Talk about money that you received as a present. Please say

– Who gave you the money?
– When did you receive the money?
– How did you spend it?

Discussion

– Which professions have the highest salaries in your country?
– Who should have the highest salaries in your view?
– Should parents give their children a lot of pocket money?

IELTS Speaking test in Saudi Arabia – March 2012

The speaking questions below were shared by F who recently had an IELTS exam in Saudi Arabia.

Speaking test IELTS test in Saudi Arabia

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Do you work or study?
– Do you like your job?
– Why do you like your job?
– Did you face any difficulties with getting your current job?

Cue Card

Talk about a color that matters to you. Please say:

– What color it is,
– When this color became important in your life,
– Why this color matters to you,
– How your choices are affected by this color.

Discussion

– Did color matter to you when you were a child?
– Does color matter when you buy things?
– Which color don’t you like to have in your home?
– Do you watch TV?
– Which program did you last watch on TV?
– Do you like to watch TV alone or with someone? Why?