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Recent IELTS exams

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

IELTS test in Vietnam – July 2011 (Academic Module)

The IELTS exam below was shared by our kind friend P from Vietnam, who remembered the following:

Listening test

Section 1. Booking an exhibition of computers.
Section 2. A visitor talks on the radio about her trip.
Section 3. A student talks to his tutor about changing the deadline and test date.
Section 4. A lecture about trees.

Reading test

Passage 1. About the process of buying.
Passage 2. A text on tulips.
Passage 3. Bitterness of trees.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

We had a complex bar chart comparing the number of female and male workers in part-time and full-time jobs for 3 years.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Some people believe that governments should ban dangerous sports. Others claim that they should have freedom to choose their favorite activities. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Speaking test

Interview

– What is your name?
– Do you come from large city or a small town?
– Does any number have a special meaning in your country?
– Are you good at remembering names or numbers?
– What are you household chores?

Cue Card

Describe your ideal house. Please say

– What it will look like,
– Where it will be situated,
– Who will be living there with you.

Discussion

– What do you think about living in a rural area?
– What do you think about the urbanization process?

IELTS Speaking test in Kuwait – July 2011

The Speaking questions below came straight from Kuwait, where our friend V recently took his IELTS test.

Speaking test

Interview

– Describe the place where you live.
– What room do you like the most?
– Would you like to change something there?
– Do you like the color scheme of the place?
– What colors did you like as a child?
– What colors do you dislike?
– What colors would you apply in your house?

Cue Card

Describe a musical event that you have attended or seen on TV, please say:

– What event was it?
– Where was it?
– Did you enjoy it?

Discussion

– Do people in your country accept international music?
– Does your country see some importance in music?
– Is it common for children in your country to learn music?
– Do you think that music or playing an instrument should be taught in school?
– What art or craft did you learn in school?
– What art would you like to learn in the future?