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Recent IELTS exams

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

IELTS exam in Algeria – June 2009 (Academic Module)

IELTS exam in Algeria had the following questions and topics, as reported by A – thanks a lot!

Listening Test

Section 1: a man was complaining about problems that he had – this one was easy.
Section 2: Information about a tour guide (museums , interesting areas) – very easy.
Section 3 was about an exposition (about whales , sea birds) – quite easy.
Section 4 was about technology.

Reading test

Section 1: about dangerous diseases (questions were True/False/ Not given), we had also a diagram to complete.
Section 2: about a new invention, very hard.
Section 3: about different personalities, the questions were headings matching, True/False/ Not given, this passage was very long.

Writing test

Writing Task 1 (report)
Describe a process about the construction of tunnels

Writing Task 2 (essay)
While government should pay for the primary and secondary studies, university studies should not be subsidized. To what extend do you agree or disagree?

Speaking test

I had to do two speaking tests, one in Thursday, and one Saturday , because they had a problem with the recorder in the first Speaking test.

Interview
– What is your name?
– Do you work or study?
– Do you think your work is going to change in the future?
– Do you use machines at work?

Cue card
Describe a sports event you attended recently, you should say
– when was it
– where was it
– who were the players
– and why did you like it

Then I was asked different questions about the sport and its advantages for people and for the society.

IELTS Speaking questions from 2 recent exams

Thanks to a couple of nice people from Jedda, Saudi Arabia and Malaysia we have 2 sets of Speaking test questions, here they are:

Speaking Test 1

Interview
– Tell me your full name
– What should I call you?
– Where are you from?
– Can you tell me something about your home / apartment?
– What improvement for your home you think needs to be done?
– When was the last time you went out with your friends?
– Do you prefer to go out alone or with friends?

Cue card
You should speak about a special toy you got as a child
– describe the toy
– tell why it was so important to you.

Discussion
– Do you think toys should be shared by children?
– What do you think is the impact of sharing toys between children?
– What can you tell about toys before and toys nowadays?
– How would a toy help in the development of children?

Speaking Test 2

Interview
– What is your name?
– Where do you stay?
– Tell me about the area you live in.
– Do you like to stay there, why?
– Any public transport available in your area?
– Do you drive? If yes, why?
– Do you want your children to drive in future?
(I was quite shocked to be asked about 10-13 questions during my 1st interview.)

Cue card
I was asked to talk about my trip which was not up to my expectations and say:
– what happened,
– what did I do and
-what was my feeling.
( I finished it in less than 2 minutes and frankly I didn’t encounter any such bad experience before.)

Discussion
I was asked question about the tourist industry, the impacts of it, both positive and negative, future tourists, etc.