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Recent IELTS exams

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

IELTS test in India – November 2011 (Academic Module)

Our kind friend S was able to share the writing and speaking topics from his IELTS exam in India (many thanks!).

Writing test IELTS test in India

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given a comparative bar chart depicting 8 categories of domestic electrical appliances owned by households in the UK in the years 1998 and 2006.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Teachers at schools exert a greater influence on intellectual and social development of their students, as compared to their parents. Do you agree or disagree? Provide arguments to support your opinion.

Speaking test

Interview

– Where do you stay?
– What do you like about your apartment?
– If there was one thing to improve in your apartment, what would that be?
– Which school did you go to?
– How did you commute between your home and school?
– Do you think computers have improved work efficiency?
– Is there anything else regarding the use of computers you would need to learn?

Cue Card

Describe a musical event you went to. Please say

– Why did you like or dislike the event?
– How did you come to know about the event?
– Do you go to many such events?

Discussion

– What is the importance of music in culture?
– Do you think international music is influencing traditional music?
– Can musicians be brand ambassadors of their country?

IELTS Speaking test in Singapore – November 2011

Below are the questions that M remembered from his Speaking exam in Singapore.

Speaking test IELTS test in Singapore

Interview

– Tell me about yourself.
– What are you doing, studying or working?
– Do you like your job?
– Why do you like your job?

Cue Card

Describe a job that would suit you the most. Please say

– How did you come to know about this job?
– Who can work in this field?
– Why is this job useful?

Discussion

– Factories create a lot of pollution. Do you have an idea how to protect the environment?
– Is it possible to protect the environment completely from pollution?