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Recent IELTS exams

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

Update from an Academic IELTS exam, New Zealand

This update from an Academic IELTS exam came from New Zealand – many thanks, Rebecca!

Listening test

Section 1. A discussion about a fridge and freezer, questions: filling in gaps on an order form, fill in the address, etc.
Section 2. A discussion between two students about a presentation.
Section 3. A speech about electrical cars which was very fast and difficult to follow.
Section 4. Don’t remember.

Reading test

Passage 1. A text about archeology, the history of trading and what they have found.
Passage 2. About the history of laughing.
Passage 3. This difficult passage was about rare species of birds, about a woodpecker and a rescue project.
The tasks have been difficult, lots of T/F/NG, matching headings, multiple choice, summary completion and filling in gaps.

Writing test

Writing Task 1 (a report)

We were given a graph about working hours and a table with holiday days, 2 graphs in one task.

Writing Task 2 (an essay)

Some people think that scientific work on plants and food is good while others deny its usefulness. Discuss both sides of the argument, give your own opinion and examples.

Speaking test

Interview

Questions about me

Cue Card

A place were I have studied, like a school, a university or work.

Discussion

Questions about books, whether or not I have read a lot in my childhood, do I think that books are good presents, do children read today? Questions on housework, differences between New Zealand and my country, kids and Housework.

Update from an Academic IELTS exam, Malaysia

This update from the Academic IELTS exam was brought to us by our friend from Malaysia. Many thanks!

Listening test

Section 1. A university student wanted to get a part time job.
Section 2. A girl called regarding courses at a university.
Section 3. A student’s project presentation regarding newspaper printing.
Section 4. Don’t remember.

Reading test

Passage 1. Regarding robot development.
Passage 2. A research into the chimpanzee culture.
Passage 3. About a scientist who calculated the distance between the Earth and the Sun.

Writing test

Writing Task 1 (a report)

We had a bar chart about the number of students’ application based on the subject area gathered from 3 UK universities.

Writing Task 2 (an essay)

Should children only obey their parents or also their teachers? Discuss.

Speaking test

Interview

Questions about myself, my hometown, the changes in my hometown compared to the years before, what is the use of letters and emails.

Cue Card

Describe a piece of equipment that you think is handy / beneficial to you (not a computer).

Discussion

– What is the importance of equipment or machinery in general?

I guess I did okay in the test but I hate being cut off every now and then just because the tester wants to finish on time.