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Recent IELTS exams

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

IELTS Speaking test in Australia – December 2016

An IELTS test taker from Australia (thanks, T!) remembered the following Speaking questions:

Speaking testIELTS test in Australia

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Where do you live now?
– Do you work or study?
– Do you like singing?
– What kind of singers do you like? Why?
– Do people like to sing in your hometown?
– Describe the transportation system in the area where you are presently living.
– Do you use it a lot? Why?

Cue Card

Describe a wedding that you attended recently. Please say

– Whose wedding it was
– Who attended the wedding
– What you did to make it special

Discussion

– Do you think people should spend a lot of money on weddings? Why?
– Is it common to marry more than once in your country?
– Do you think there is a perfect age for marriage?
– Is it common in your country to marry at the age of 40 or 50?
– Do people prefer to marry at this age in your country?

IELTS test in India – December 2016 (General Training)

When R took the IELTS test in India he was asked the following questions in Writing and Speaking:

Writing testIELTS test in India

Writing task 1 (a letter)

Write a letter to your local council about garbage and other problems on your street. In your letter

– Describe the problem.
– What are the causes of the problem, in your opinion?
– Suggest a solution to this problem.

Writing Task 2 (an essay)

Some people say that a person’s success depends on his/her upbringing by parents. Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Give your opinion and examples from your own experience.

Speaking test

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– What subject are you studying?
– Where do you live now?
– What can you see from the window?
– Why do people like chocolate?
– On what occasions do you give chocolate as a present?
– Did you have a chance to meet any celebrities in public places?
– Would you like to be a celebrity? Why?

Cue Card

Describe your favourite advertisement. Please say

– What is it about?
– Where and when did you see it?
– Why did you like it?

Discussion

– Did it influence you in some way? How?
– Do you think advertising plays an essential role in our life?
– Why do you think so?