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Recent IELTS exams

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

IELTS Speaking questions from Iran – June 2010

IELTS Speaking questions in 2 versions were shared by S and F from Iran. Here is what they remembered:

Speaking test 1

Interview

– Where were you born?
– Do you think your hometown is a good place to grow up in?
– Where do you recommend others to visit in your hometown?
– Do you like cooking?
– When was the last time you cooked?
– Do you think you will cook more in the future?

Cue card

Talk about an interesting message you got by phone or through email. You should say:
– when it was,
– what it was about,
– who it was from.

Discussion

– In what situations do you think communication is very important?
– Do you think it is more important between parents and their children or between a husband and a wife?
– What are the qualities that individuals should have to communicate well?

Speaking test 2

Interview

– May I have your full name, please?
– Are you studying or working?

– What kind of weather do you like? Why?
– Do you like shopping? Why?
– Where do you usually go shopping?

Cue Card

Describe a job you would like to have, please say:
– what that job would be,
– where you would like to work,
– why you would like it.

Discussion

– What are the effects of having a good job?
– What employers could provide workers with instead of high salary?

IELTS test in USA and India – June 2010 (General Training)

IELTS tests in the US and India were identical, so we are told by our friends U and D, who remembered the following details:

Listening test

Section 1. A conversation between a real estate agent and a lady looking to buy a single family home.

Section 2. A commentary on local farmer’s produce and sales.

Section 3. Patent attorney giving speech on patents and related careers information, laws, etc.

Section 4. A conversation between 2 students about water hyacinth – its impact on environment, control methods in use and the process.

Reading test

Passage 1. Advertisements A to G.
Questions: Q1 – Q9.

Passage 2. London’s transportation system and it’s outreach to public.
Questions: Q10 – Q14.

Passage 3. Workplace safety.
Questions: Q15 – Q20.

Passage 4. Traveling related reimbursement rules and regulations.
Questions Q21 – Q27.

Passage 5. Australian bird that is endangered, nesting process, hatching, scientific experiment on some rabbits virus and it’s impact on birds.
Questions: Q28 – Q40.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a letter)

Write a letter to a friend who is visiting in your country the first time. Tell them the best time of year to come, what places they could visit and invite them to meet your family.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Discuss the issue of media publicity affecting people’s personal lives. Some people think publicity is essential, others think there should be means of controlling publication of private information. What is your opinion?

Speaking test

– What is your full name?
– Where are you from?
– What do you do – study or work? Do you enjoy it?
– Is being on time important to you?
– Do you wear a watch? Why is it important?

Cue Card

Talk about a book that you read when you were a child, please say
– who gave it to you,
– what the name of the book was,
– what you liked about it.

Discussion

– Why is reading so important?
– At what age should parents start reading to their children? Why?
– Do you think government should have free public libraries?

– Do you know your neighbors?
– How often do you talk?
– Do you like your neighbors? Why?
– How should neighbors help each other?
– How neighbors annoy each other?