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Recent IELTS exams

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

IELTS test in the UK – February 2016 (Academic Module)

An IELTS test taker from the UK (thanks, S) shared the following topics and questions from a recent exam. The only thing S didn’t remember was the Listening test.

Reading testIELTS test in the UK

Passage 1. An article about a short story writer.

Passage 2. About controlled fires in Australia and how they affect small animals.

Passage 3. A text about homeless children in the UK.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given a bar chart describing different age groups who travelled on cruise ships.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Some people believe all children should be taught together. Others say that they should be separated according to academic abilities. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

Speaking test

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– Do you live in a house or an apartment?
– What do you like or dislike there?
– What is your favourite place in your home?

Cue Card

Talk about an item of clothing that you recently bought. Please say

– What is it?
– Where and when did you buy it?
– Do you like it? Why?

Discussion

– Why do we need a uniform, such as police or ambulance workers’ uniform?
– What is the influence of traditions on clothing?
– On what occasion do you need different clothing?

IELTS Speaking test in India – February 2016

Below are the latest IELTS Speaking questions from India, thanks to our friend B:

Speaking testIELTS test in India

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?
– Which part of your country do you live in?
– Have you visited any other parts of your country?
– What kind of discussions are usually taking place between people in your country? Why?
– How do you usually spend your day?
– Do you have time to visit your family?
– Do you see changes in people’s mindset today compared to the past?
– What kind of changes?
– Why do you think these changes are happening?

Cue Card

Describe a situation when weather affected you work or your day plans. Please say

– What did you intend to do?
– How did it affect you?
– How did you spend your time?

Discussion

– How many seasons are there in your country?
– What are they?
– Describe the weather during these seasons.
– What kind of weather is preferred by people in your country?
– How does the weather affect people in your country?
– What kind of activities do people do in different seasons?