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Recent IELTS exams

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

IELTS in Kenya and Kazakhstan – October 2009 (Academic Module)

According to students from Kenya and Kazakhstan IELTS exams in both countries were the same (apart from the Speaking, of course). All the credits go to R. and N. for sharing. Although they didn’t remember the topics from the Listening or the Reading sections, they managed to describe the Writing and Speaking sections quite well:

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)
We had one graph showing the sales of some selected European books in the following categories: adult fiction, children’s books and educational books.

Writing task 2 (an essay)
Some subjects are compulsory at school, for example mathematics and philosophy. Some people think these subjects should be optional. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?”

Speaking test

Interview
– What is your full name?
– Do you work or study?
– Do you drive a car?
– Do you think it is important to drive well?
– Do you spend your time with your friends?
– Where do you prefer spending time with your friends, in your home or outside?

Cue card
Talk about a position you would like to have in the future. You should say
– What is it?
– What is the difference the future job and the recent one that you have?
– Why do you think you can have that future job?

Discussion
– Do you think you will have that position in the future?
– Why do you think people change their career?
– Why is it beneficial to a person to stay in one company for a long time?
– Will there be any changes from the past in the way people will work?

One of the students was also asked the following questions:

– What are your plans for the nearest future?
– Why people make plans?
– What is the most crucial environmental problem that mankind may face in the future?

IELTS in Hanoi, Vietnam – October 2009 (Academic Module)

IELTS test in Vietnam was identical to the exam in Malaysia. The student C. who shared his questions in the Writing and Speaking was very specific and thanks to his memory I was able to re-create the tables from the report in the Writing Task 1.

The figures are similar to the real ones – and good enough for you to practice on! Our teachers will be happy to check your work, read here how to submit your reports or essays for assessment.

Writing test

Writing Task 1 (a report)
Write a report about education in Australia between 1997 and 2005.
IELTS Academic Writing Task 1 - Tables

Writing Task 2 (an essay)
Industrial activities and the increasing number of consumer goods have resulted in pollution to the natural environment. Why is that so? What can be done to solve the problem?

Speaking test

Interview
– What your name?
– What shall I call you?
– Do you work or do you study?
– What do you like about your job?

Now I’d like to ask you some questions relating to swimming.
– Is swimming popular in your country?
– Do you swim?
– How did you learn to swim?
– What are the benefits of swimming?
– What is the role of physical education at school?
– Do you think children should be taught swimming at school?

Now I’d like to ask you some question relating to the Internet.
– Do you use the Internet?
– What do you use it for?
– Do you play computer games?
– Do you think the Internet makes people lazy?

Cue card
Talk about someone who is very intelligent, you should say:
– Who is he / she?
– When did you see him / her?
– Why do you think he / she is intelligent?

A follow up question: are intelligent people happier than others?

Discussion
I’ve asked you a question relating to intelligence, now I’d like to ask you some questions about artificial intelligence.
– Compare artificial intelligence and human intelligent.
– In the future, will computers be more intelligent than humans?