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Recent IELTS exams

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

IELTS Speaking test in Sydney, Australia – April 2011

Below are the questions that our friend V remembered from her IELTS exam in Sydney, Australia.

Speaking test

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Are you working or studying?
– What was the most interesting subject in your study?
– When was the last time you watched a concert on TV?
– What is the difference between viewing a concert on TV and attending a live concert?
– Would you like to join the concert?
– Do you think public holidays are important? Why?
– What is the public holiday you like the most?
– What do you do on public holidays?

Cue Card

Describe a person you want to go traveling with. Please say

– Who is this person?
– How did you meet him/her?
– Where do you want to go with him/her?
– Why would you go there with him/her?

Discussion

– What are the benefits of traveling?
– Do you think it is important to travel?
– Should young people go out traveling, when they finish school?
– Do you prefer to travel alone or with others?
– What are the advantages of traveling alone?
– Are there any problems related to traveling with others?

IELTS test in Australia – April 2011 (Academic Module)

The IELTS exam in Australia was shared by A (thank you!), who remembered the following information:

Listening test

Section 1. A conversation between a clinic receptionist and a patient first, and then between a doctor and a patient.

Section 2. Tourist resort briefing.

Section 3. A presentation about preservation of biological diversity.

Section 4. Don’t remember.

Reading test

Passage 1. About solar energy systems.

Passage 2. About the use of Neem in India as a pesticide.

Passage 3. A research on how people tend to make decisions and an explanation about the decision-making process.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

We had to describe a chart showing the percentage of different types of waste (glass, plastic, metal and so on) recycled from 1992 to 2002 in a particular country.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

There is a trend of increasing competitiveness in today’s society. In your opinion, is it a good or a bad development?

Speaking test

Interview

– Tell me about the city and culture you grew up in.
– Do you play a lot of sports?
– Is sport a common pastime in your country?
– Do you have many sporting events with mixed-sex participation?

Cue Card

Describe a noisy place you have visited recently. Please say
– Why was it noisy?
– What effect does the noise have on you?

Discussion

– Is your country facing problems with noise pollution?
– Has it increased over the years? Why?