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Recent IELTS exams

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

IELTS Speaking test in New Zealand (another version) – July 2010

IELTS Speaking questions were remembered and shared by our kind friend K. from New Zealand, here they are:

Speaking test

Interview

– Tell me your full name.
– Do you live in a house or in an apartment?
– Describe your house.
– What is good about your house?
– Do you recommend the area where you live to others?

– Do you prefer to watch movies at home or in a cinema? Why?
– What kind of movies do you watch regularly?
– What kind of movies do you like the most? Why?
– What type of movies did you watch in your childhood?
– Tell me about the kind of movies you don’t like. Why don’t you like it?

Cue Card

Describe an older person that you like, please say
– when you met them,
– where you met them,
– why you like them and
– describe their personality.

Discussion

– What role do older people play in a family?
– Are there any changes today in the attitude of young people to older people?
– What role are they going to play in the future?
– Is it easy for older people to get a job? Why / Why not?

IELTS test in UAE – July 2010 (General Training)

IELTS exam in UAE was shared by a kind student who sent us the following information:

Listening test

Section 1. Hotel orders some brochures to be printed. Updates provided over telephone for re-print.

Section 2. Don’t remember.

Section 3. A talk between a counselor and a student about a project on recycling.

Section 4. Perfume ornaments – the history of perfume bottles.

Reading test

Passage 1. Wildlife parks in Africa.

Passage 2. Southampton Park visitors’ brochure.

Passage 3. NIT short courses.

Passage 4. Serendipity in science – accidental discoveries.

Writing test

Writing Task 1 (a letter)

You have arranged a meeting with your business partner. Unfortunately you have to change the arrangements. Write a letter to your partner, in the letter
– explain the new arrangements,
– apologize for changes,
– explain the reasons why changes were needed.

Writing Task 2 (an essay)

What are the benefits of increased physical activities at school? Are some physical activities beneficial more than others?

Speaking test

Interview

– What is your name?
– Where are you from?
– Let’s talk about fashion and clothing.
– Do you enjoy the new trends in fashion?

Cue Card

Talk about how you spent your last weekend, please say
– where you went,
– who went there with you,
– what you did there.

Discussion

– Are leisure activities important?
– What are the future trends in different types of work culture?