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Recent IELTS exams

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

IELTS Speaking test in Bulgaria – November 2011

The questions below were shared by our friend G who took her exam in Sofia, Bulgaria. The rest of the topics were just like in the exam in Spain.

Speaking test IELTS test in Bulgaria

Interview

– What is your full name?
– May I see you ID card?
– Do you live in a city, a town or a village?
– Is it a nice place to live?
– Is it good for young people?

Cue Card

Talk about a program you watched on TV and learned something from. Please say:

– When and where did you watch it?
– What was it about?
– Why did you watch it?
– What did you learn from the program?

Discussion

– Do you watch TV often?
– Are there programs you can learn something from?
– How does a person become famous?
– What about the people who participate in reality shows? How do they become famous?

IELTS Speaking test in Ghana – November 2011

Our kind friend F from Ghana has shared his IELTS Speaking questions.

Speaking test IELTS test in Ghana

Interview

– Where do you come from?
– Why do you like the place where you live now?
– Is it a good place to raise children?

– When did you first use the Internet?
– How often do you buy things online?

– In your country, at what age do people celebrate their most important birthday?
– What do people do on their birthdays?

Cue Card

I’d like you to talk about a photograph you once took. You should say

– When you took it
– Who you took it with
– What it shows
– Why you like this particular photograph

Follow up question: Have your friends seen this photograph?

Discussion

– Does one necessarily need skills to take a good photograph?
– What can you say about people who take good pictures, yet have no skills?
– Why do you think some people don’t like having their photograph taken?