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Recent IELTS exams

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

IELTS test in Vietnam – January 2012 (Academic Module)

The IELTS exam below was shared by our kind friend T from Vietnam.

Listening test IELTS test in Vietnam

Section 1. Job vacancy.

Section 2. Garbage recycling.

Section 3. Business strategy discussion.

Section 4. Archaeology.

Reading test

Don’t remember.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

Bar chart of water consumption in China, the US and Russia for industrial, agricultural and household use.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Many developing countries have welcomed foreign companies, while others think that local businesses should be protected and supported instead. Discuss both sides and give your opinion.

Speaking test

Interview

– Do you work or study?
– What are the advantages of your job?
– Do you remember yourself as a child?
– How different are children these days and in the past?

Cue card

Talk about animals in your country.

Discussion

– Are people in your country aware of animal protection?
– What should government do to protect animals?
– Can you compare people’s attitude toward animals in the past and now?
– Are animals contributing to the economy of a country?

IELTS Speaking test in Melbourne, Australia – January 2012

This recent IELTS Speaking test was shared by R who took it in Melbourne, Australia.

Speaking test IELTS test in Australia

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Where are you from?
– What type of house do you have in your home country?
– What type of house do you want to buy in the future?
– Do you like walking?
– Why do you like it?
– What are the benefits of walking?
– Where do you go for walking?
– Did you like walking when you were a child?

Cue Card

Talk about something that you have made by yourself (from wood, metal, paper or other material). Please say
– What did you make?
– Why did you make it?
– How did you make it?
– Explain how you felt about it.

Discussion

– Do you still have that item with you?
– Are hand made items popular?
– Can tourists get benefits of buying hand made items from your country?
– Nowadays, do people still appreciate hand made products?
– Should boys and girls learn to make hand made items?
– Do people nowadays prefer to buy hand made items?
– What are the benefits of making hand made items?
– Should boys and girls both learn to cook?
– Should boys and girls both be responsible for cooking and cleaning?