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Recent IELTS exams

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

IELTS Speaking test in Iran – July 2016

When our friend Z took the IELTS Speaking test in Iran she was asked the following questions:

Speaking testIELTS test in Iran

Interview

– What is your name?
– Can I see your ID card?
– Where do you come from?
– Where are you originally from?
– Can you please tell me about your hometown?
– Did you visit any other city? Which city?
– Can you compare your hometown today and in the past?
– Can you please tell me about your house?
– And do you like it? Why?
– Which part of your home do you like the most? Why?
– Which part of your home do you want to change?
– Do you have free time?
– What do you like to do in your free time?
– Did the way you spend your free time now change compared to the past?

Cue Card

Talk about a holiday you have taken recently or at some point in the past. Please say

– Where you went on your holiday
– Why you went to this particular place
– What you did and with whom, and
– Whether you enjoyed your holiday or not

Discussion

– Did you tell others about this holiday?
– Do you recommend this city to others?
– What is the difference between a short and long holiday?
– Do you prefer to go on a short or long holiday?
– What is the advantage of several short holidays?
– Why don’t employers let staff go on holidays several times a year?
– What is the benefit of going on holidays for the employees?

IELTS test in Egypt and the UK – July 2016 (General Training)

Two IELTS test takers from Egypt and the UK told us they had the same exam, and here are the questions they remembered:

Writing testIELTS test in Egypt

Writing task 1 (a letter)

You were on a business trip recently and forgot something at the hotel. Write a letter to the hotel manager and say

– Give details of your stay.
– What did you leave there?
– Suggest what he/she should do about it.

Writing Task 2 (an essay)

More and more people buy or use cars and it makes an impact on the environment. Discuss the consequences of this trend. What could be a solution to the problem?

Speaking test

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– What do you do?
– How do you get to and from work?
– What do you think about the transportation system in your city?

Cue Card 1

Talk about a mistake that you made in the past. Please say
– what the mistake was
– why you made it
– how you felt after making this mistake

Cue Card 2

Talk about a happy event from your childhood that you remember well. Please say
– what event it was
– what happened and when
– how you felt at the time

Discussion

– Do you like memories from your childhood? Why?
– Do you think memories are important? Why?