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Recent IELTS exams

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

IELTS Speaking questions from Australia – January 2010

IELTS speaking questions from Australia were shared by V. (thank you, our kind friend!). Here is what he remembers:

Speaking test

Interview

– What is your name?
– What can I call you?
– What do you do, study or work?
– Where do you work?
– Do you enjoy your work?
– Do you think this is a good job? Why?

Cue card

Talks about a shop that you like the most, you should say:
– Where it is,
– What it sells,
– How you found it.

Discussion

– I was asked to discuss saving money.
– How can you encourage your children to save money (as they are very small and don’t know the importance of money)?
– What do you think about the way men and women shop?
– How is it different?
– Do you think it’s the parents or the government who should take the responsibility to encourage children to save money?

IELTS Speaking questions from Vietnam – January 2010

Our friend H. who had his Speaking part of IELTS in Vietnam sent me with the questions here remembered. Here’s what he says:

“My IELTS speaking test has taken place this afternoon. Your book “Target Band 7” helped me so much and luckily, my speaking test was better than I thought. Here are the questions that I remember.

Interview
– What’s your full name?
– Which school are you studying at?
– What major are you studying?
– Why did you choose this major?
– What noise do you like the most and why?
– What noise do you dislike and why?

Cue card
You will have to talk about a relaxing day you had once in a long working period.
– When did you have it?
– Where did you spend your day?
– Who did you go with?
– What did you do then and how important was it to you?

Discussion
– Do you think that a day of relaxation is important for everyone?
– How do you like to spend your free time?
– What places do you think people nowadays want to go to relax?
– What do you think about the way young and old people relax?
– Why do you think that people in different ages spend their free time differently?
– What are the changes between the seasons in your country?
– What season do you like the most in your country and why?”

I am thankful to H. for sharing, and good luck to people whose IELTS exams are tomorrow!