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Recent IELTS exams

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

IELTS test in Dhaka, Bangladesh – December 2009 (Academic Module)

IELTS exam in Bangladesh was shared by our kind friend S. (thank you so much!), who remembered it very well. Enjoy:

Listening test

Section 1: Booking a hotel to celebrate birthday party of a disabled elderly person.

Section 2: Gardening for kids.

Section 3: Selection of a language course (Japanese).

Section 4: Different types of domestic dogs & their uses, talents.

Reading test

Passage 1: History, evolution and consumption types of coffee.

Passage 2: Tool making expertise of crows.

Passage 3: Preparation of virgin olive oil.

Note: the passages were interesting and the language was not so difficult.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)
A line chart was given showing statistics of 3 types of crimes: Street hijacking, House burglary & Car theft, in the UK from 1975 till 2005.

Writing task 2 (an essay)
Should university level students live away from their parents? Explain your views, state your opinion and provide justification for it.

Speaking test

Interview
– Tell me your full name.
– What do you do (work / study)?
– Where do you work?
– What are your job responsibilities?
– How often do you send e-mails?
– What are the main reasons to use e-mails?
– Do you like to send e-mails?
– Why do you like to send e-mail?
– When do you return home?
– What do you do after your return home?
– Which type of programs do you watch / on which TV channels?
– How long do you watch TV?
– Why do you watch these programs/ channels?

Cue Card
Talk about an electronic device which you would like to purchase, please say:
– What is the item?
– What would be the features of the item?
– What are some advantages and disadvantages of the item?
– Why would you purchase this item?

Discussion
– Do electronic devices/ appliances make our life easier or more difficult?
– Discuss positive and negative sides of electronic devices / appliances.
– What are the main changes in recent electronic devices?
– What will be the most striking change in electronics in near future?

IELTS Speaking questions from Brazil and Thailand – December 2009

The last IELTS exams in December in Brazil and Thailand were shared by our caring friends. Here are 2 versions of the Speaking test from the these countries:

Speaking test 1

Interview
– What is your home like?
– What is your favorite room and why?
– What time do you usually wake up in the morning and why?
– What is your favorite time during the day?
– Tell me about your work.

Cue card
Talk about a course that you would like to do if you had time, please say:
– When would you do it?
– Why would you choose it?
– Do you think it would be easy or hard for you?

Discussion
– Do you agree or disagree that universities should only have courses that lead to jobs?
– What should be more appreciated as a job requirement: education or work experience? Why?
– Do you think it is possible to study without a teacher?
– Where do you first learned about the Internet?
– What do you think is the role played by the Internet in education nowadays?

Speaking test 2

Interview
– Can you tell me your full name?
– Do you work or are you a student?
– Where do you work?
– What do you have to do in your work?
– Do you have to talk to a lot of people at work?
– Do you prefer to work with people or alone?
– What time do you normally get up?
– How has your routine changed?

Cue card
Talk about some good news you received over the phone, please say:
– Who phoned you to tell the good news?
– Where were you at that time?
– What was the news?

Discussion
– What do you think about email?
– If you can choose, will you email or phone people?
– What are the differences between a mobile phone and a land line phone?
– What do you think people dislike about phones?
– When did you learn about the Internet?
– What do you think the benefits of the Internet are?
– Which group of people uses the Internet the most?