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Recent IELTS exams

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

IELTS Speaking test in Bangladesh – April 2012

These speaking questions were shared by M (thank you!) who took the exam in Bangladesh.

Speaking testIELTS test in Bangladesh

Interview

– What do you do?
– Is there any training required for your job?
– Do you want to continue doing this job in the future?
– Is there a demand for it in the present market?
– What is the climate in your country like?
– What season do you like the most? Why?
– Have you ever been to a country with a different climate?

Cue Card

Describe a person who taught you a certain skill, such as cooking or driving. Please say

– Who is that person?
– How did he/she teach it to you?
– Why did you learn it?
– Was this skill useful to you?

Discussion

– What is the effective way to teach children?
– What influences children more: teachers or television?
– How do children learn while playing with their friends?
– What is the best way for parents to teach their children something?
– What skills do parents require for teaching their children?
– Why are children learning more effectively from watching television rather than from a teacher?

IELTS test in the UK – April 2012 (Academic Module)

The IELTS exam below was shared by our kind friends A and J from the UK.

Listening test IELTS test in the UK

Section 1. About a woman asking for repairs in her apartment.

Section 2. A conversation between two students – one of them wanted to change the course she was studying.

Section 3. Don’t remember.

Section 4. A lecture about a science phenomenon of seeing colors that was connected to music.

Reading test

Passage 1. About learning the behavior of animals.

Passage 2. About the effect of global warming on animals.

Passage 3. About graffiti on New York City streets.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given a line graph showing the amount of tourists visiting Australia and a bar graph showing holidays spent in Australia during 1995-2005.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Men and women employed in full-time jobs have to share evenly household chores and caring for children at home. Do you agree or disagree with this statement?

Speaking test

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Where do you come from?
– Did you borrow books from the library when you were young?
– What is your favorite book?
– How does reading books in foreign language help you to communicate with other people?

Cue Card

Talk about a special meal you want to have. Please say

– Whom do you want to share it with?
– What kind of food would you like to eat?

Discussion

– Are there a lot of thefts nowadays?
– What are the reasons behind this? Why?
– How can you protect your own possessions?
– What can you say about the London riot?
– Have you lost something before?
– How did you feel about it?
– When did it happen?