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Recent IELTS exams

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

IELTS test in Spain – September 2015 (General Training)

Thanks to the IELTS test taker M from Spain we are sharing the Writing and Speaking questions from the recent exam:

Writing testIELTS test in Spain

Writing task 1 (a letter)

You are having some unpleasant issues at work. Write a letter to your friend who does the same job as you in a different company and say:

– Describe your job.
– Describe the issues that you have.
– Ask your friend for some advice.

Writing Task 2 (an essay)

Some people think that uniform at school is unnecessary and should be banned. To what extent do you agree or disagree? 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?
– Do you read newspapers?
– What kind of newspapers are there in your country?
– How often do you read newspapers?
– Do you prefer real newspapers or digital ones?
– What kind of news do like to know?

Cue Card

Describe an educational trip that you had back in school and still remember. Please say

– Where and when did you go?
– What did you do and learned there?
– With whom did you go?

Discussion

– Why was it important to you?
– Why do you still remember it?
– Would you like to go there again?

IELTS Speaking test in Bangladesh – September 2015

When S took her IELTS test in Bangladesh, she was asked the following Speaking questions:

Speaking testIELTS test in Bangladesh

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?
– Do you like it there? Why?
– What kind of clothes do you like to wear?
– Will you still wear this kind of clothes when you get older?
– Do you have many colourful dresses? Why?
– Why do people like to wear colourful clothes?

Cue Card

Talk about a song that you remember and liked to sing as a child. Please say

– What song is it?
– How did you feel when you sang it? Why?
– Why do you still remember the song?

Discussion

– Why was the song important to you?
– How did it influence you?
– What kind of music do young and old people like to listen to?
– Why do young and old people listen to different types of music?
– Is it important to teach music to children? Why?
– Should it be done at school or at home?
– Why do shops and supermarkets often play background music?