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Recent IELTS exams

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

IELTS test in the UAE – December 2011 (General Training)

The IELTS exam below was share by our kind friend R from the UAE (thank you!).

Listening test IELTS test in the UAE

Section 1. A phone conversation between a lady and a freight forwarder.
Questions: filling in blanks.

Section 2. A radio review program.
Questions: filling in blanks, multiple choice.

Section 3. Don’t remember.

Section 4. A conversation between a student and his tutor.
Questions: multiple choice.

Reading test

Passage 1. Instructions for passengers traveling to Australia.

Passage 2. Work from home instructions.

Passage 3. How to complain about work disputes.

Passage 4. An article about a music band.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a letter)

You are a student who would like to visit a company for academic purposes. Write a letter asking permission and explain

– What is the purpose of your visit?
– Why did you choose this company?
– What do you plan to do during the visit?

Writing Task 2 (an essay)

Nowadays some shops are open 24 hours a day. Discuss this from a customer’s point of view and that of a shop owner. What is the impact on the society as a whole?

Speaking test

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Where are you from?
– Do you live in a house or an apartment in your home country?
– What do you like about your home?
– Where would you like to live after retirement?

Cue Card

Describe the furniture in your home. Please say

– What type of furniture do you have in your home?
– What is it made of?
– Who selected it?

Discussion

– Is it important to consider style and fashion when selecting furniture?
– What are the factors to be considered while buying furniture?

IELTS Speaking test in India – December 2011

The questions below were shared by our kind friend S who took an IELTS exam in India.

Speaking test IELTS test in India

Interview

– What do you like the most about your job?
– How many schools did you go to?
– Will you send your children to the same school?
– When did you first use the Internet?
– Do you think computers are necessary in the future life?
– How often do you buy things online?

Cue card

Talk about an interesting place that you know that is open to public. Please say:

– what kind of place it is,
– who goes there,
– why people usually go there, and
– explain why you think it is an interesting place for people

Discussion

– Did you go to this place recently?
– What are the purposes of public buildings?
– What public buildings are there in your area?
– What type of public buildings do young people prefer?
– Why do people visit public buildings?
– Do you think there should be some rules in public buildings?