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Recent IELTS exams

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

IELTS test in Nepal and Nigeria – June 2016 (Academic Module)

Our friends R and G remembered the following details after taking their IELTS tests in Nepal and Nigeria:

Listening testIELTS test in Nigeria

Section 1. A phone conversation about hotel booking.

Section 2-4. Don’t remember.

Reading test

Passage 1. About the correlation between choices we make and the satisfaction we derive from them.

Passage 2-3. Don’t remember.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given four pie charts showing the quantities of imported clothing into the US and Japan between 2005 and 2009.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

In many cities the population is increasing. Some say that the urbanization process denies us knowing our neighbours, and this causes a loss of community sense. What is the main problem with this? What measures can be taken to overcome it?

Speaking test

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Describe your hometown.
– What transportation is available in your country?
– Do you work or study?
– What subject are you studying?
– Where do you live?
– Is it a house or an apartment?
– What would you like to change there?

Cue Card 1

Talk about national identity. Please say

– What is it?
– Is it important in your opinion?
– Some countries don’t value it. Why?

Cue Card 2

Talk about a family that you like very much (not your own). Please say:

– Describe this family.
– Where and when did you meet for the first time?
– Why do you like this family?

Discussion

– Who is the head of household in your family? Why?
– Who makes decisions in your family?
– Do grandparents still have the opportunity to make family decisions?
– Can you compare decision-making in the past and today?
– Can the media influence the decision-making process among older generation?

IELTS Speaking test in Uganda – June 2016

The following Speaking questions were shared by A, who took IELTS in Uganda:

Speaking testIELTS test in Uganda

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– What do you do for a job?
– How long have you been working there?
– What is the best part of your job?
– Is it a morning or an evening job?
– Did you change many jobs before this one?
– Do you plan to stay in this job for a long time? Why?

Cue Card

Describe a memorable dinner with friends. Please say

– Who did organize it and why?
– What kind of food was served?
– What was the main topic of conversation?

Discussion

– Is having a meal together as a family important? Why?
– How does cultural identity of a place reflect in the eating habits and types of food?
– Do you think fewer families are eating meals together these days? Why?
– Is there an advantage to having people of different age groups eat together?