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Recent IELTS exams

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

IELTS exam in Abu Dhabi, UAE – June 2009 (Academic Module)

Everyone, IELTS questions from recent exam in UAE – thanks to our generous friend R. Here goes:

Listening Test

Section 1: A caller getting details regarding an exhibition to be held in Toronto That was an easy section & we were required to fill in the blanks etc. The rest of the recording was about the Quarantine Services in Australia. Multiple choice questions.

Section 2: There was a discussion between two students and a teacher regarding deciding which course to enroll.

Section 3: This was about information on Red Sea Urchins.

Reading Test

This part was comparatively lengthy & not too easy.

Passage 1: Detailed information on steps taken by some research organization on drinking water. Questions: filling in blanks, multiple choice questions, True / False / Not Given questions.

Passage 2: Very detailed passage on Bitterns. Questions: choosing headings for the paragraphs, multiple choice questions, short answers (no more than three words).

Passage 3: Topic on Risking change. Questions: choosing appropriate heading, short answer questions, multiple choice questions.

Writing Test

Writing Task 1 (report)
There was a table representing the percentage of young people from the age 15 to 21 years, employed in different sectors in the years 1997 and 2005 in one region of Oceania. We had to write a comparative report based on the table.

Writing Task 2 (essay)
Maintaining public libraries today is a waste of money with the present increase in the computer technology. Do you agree or disagree with the system?

Speaking Test

Interview
The examiner started with some general questions about myself, where I stayed and my family. Then he asked
– What is the change that you suggest for the present accommodation?
– What is your favorite room in the house?
– Do you enjoy traveling?
– What country would you like to visit?
– Did you start cooking when you were in school?
– Do you enjoy cooking?
– What is the dish that you can cook best?
– Do you think that students should be allowed to cook while at school?

Cue card
Tell me about a famous historical place that you have visited:
– where is it located?
– what is it about that place that interests you the most?

Discussion

Then I was asked:
– Some of the famous historical places in my country & where they are located.
– Do you think people have stopped visiting these historical places and museums nowadays?
– Are you okay with purchasing tickets in order to visit these historical places and museums?
– Where else besides the Internet can you get information about history?
– Do you think TV is a good medium to convey the message?
– What about films, do you think they give complete information about the event?
– How far do you think the information is true?

IELTS exam in Australia – June 2009 (Academic Module)

Our Aussie friend has is sharing the questions that appeared in his recent IELTS exam – thanks, P!

Listening test

Section 1: booking and inquiry about a room(quite easy)
Section 2: about a car and modifications done to it (a little bit confusing)
Section 3: about an assignment and division of topics (quite easy)
Section 4: about spices and their uses (amazingly it was easy as well)

Reading test

Passage 1 was about glass and its history, the questions were to fill in the blanks and diagram completion (easy)
Passage 2 – the topic I really don’t remember, but questions were heading and paragraphs matching (easy) and True / False / Not given.
Passage 3 was about dreams and their research and finding, questions were about statements which are True / False / Not given and research and researcher matching (the topic was really interesting and tasks were easy).

Writing test

Writing Task 1 (report)
We had a line graph of world energy source’s requirement from 1970 to 2030 (prediction graph)

Writing Task 2 (essay)
School children should not be forced to learn other foreign languages as their ability differs. Do you agree or disagree?

Speaking test

Interview
– What is your name?
– What should I call you?
– Do you study or do you work?
– What type of study you are doing?
– Is it easy to learn / what equipment do you use to learn?

Cue card
Tell me about the famous person you would like to meet.
– who is the person
– why he is famous
– explain: why do you want to meet him?

Discussion
– Why some people want to become famous?
– Do they have private life?
– How do you know the news?
– Do old people and youngsters have different choices of news? Why?
– What is the view of younger people of the fame? Did it change from the past?