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Recent IELTS exams

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

IELTS Speaking test in Sudan – November 2014

An IELTS test taker from Sudan (thanks, M!) remembered being asked the following questions in the Speaking test:

Speaking testIELTS test in Sudan

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– What did you do after finishing your studies?
– Do you like your work or study?
– Tell me about a teacher that you liked.
– Are you still in contact with him/her?
– Do you want to become a teacher? Why?

Cue Card

Talk about an instance when you had to wait for someone. Please say

– When and where was it?
– How long were you waiting for him/her?
– What did you do during that time?

Discussion

– When do you think people wait?
– What is the difference between waiting for a person and waiting in a restaurant for your order, for example?
– Why do you think some people are patient and others aren’t?
– Why do you think businesses try to use time effectively?
– Do you think being short-tempered can cause problems at work?
– How can you make people use their time effectively at work?

IELTS test in Venezuela – November 2014 (General Training)

Thanks to the good memory of J who recently took the IELTS test in Venezuela we can share the following topics and questions:

Listening testIELTS test in Venezuela \

Section 1. A man was looking for a job at an agency.
Questions: filling in blanks.

Section 2. About the cleaning and packing process of coffee beans.

Section 3. About different types of coffee after the beans are processed.

Section 4. Don´t remember.

Reading test

Passage 1. A description of several restaurants.

Passage 2. About prices of a train company.

Passage 3. About benefits of working at some hospital.

Passage 4. About a hiking adventure.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a letter)

You recently read an article in a magazine, which was very useful for your work. You would like to recommend it to a friend. Write a letter to him/her and say

– What was the article about?
– Where did you read it?
– Why is it useful for your job?

Writing Task 2 (an essay)

Some people think that giving their children a certain amount of money every week will help them have fewer financial problems in the future. Do you agree or disagree?

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?
– Do you like your job?
– What do you think about handwriting?
– Do you think it is possible to know somebody by their handwriting?

Cue Card

Describe a prize that you would like to win. Please say

– What prize is it?
– Why would you like to win it?
– What do you have to do in order to win it?

Discussion

– Do you think employers should reward their employees more?
– How do you think they should do it?
– Do you think professional athletes earn too much money?