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Recent IELTS exams

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

IELTS test in the UAE – November 2014 (Academic Module)

An IELTS test taker from the UAE (thanks, A!) remembered the following questions from a recent IELTS exam:

Listening testIELTS test in the UAE

Section 1. About an international art exhibition.

Section 2. About a travel through parts of Russia, China and Mongolia by train.

Section 3. Information about different courses at the university.

Section 4. A lecture about vitamins in fruits. There was also a comparison between fruits grown in the USA, Kenya, Indonesia, New Zealand and their vitamin content.

Reading test

Passage 1. About the history of malaria in Italy.

Passage 2. Comparison of fruits and vegetables in Africa and Europe.

Passage 3. Comparison of animals in Australia and Africa.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given a line graph showing four categories of car owners in the UK. The graph showed people owning one, two, three and four cars respectively between 1975 and 2005.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Some people say that advanced technology can prevent most crimes. 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?
– Do you have a lot of friends?
– Do you prefer few or many friends?
– Do you have a lot of shoes?
– Do you like comfortable or fashionable shoes? Why?
– What shoes do you wear to work?
– How often do you buy shoes?

Cue Card

Describe a mobile device or a tablet that is important in your life. Please say

– What is it?
– When did you buy it?
– How often do you use it?

Discussion

– Why do you think it’s so useful?
– How does technology affect people?
– What are the advantages and disadvantages of technology on a personal level?

IELTS Speaking test in Australia – November 2014

Thanks to an IELTS test taker from Australia we can share these Speaking questions from a recent exam:

Speaking testIELTS test in Australia

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– Describe the place where you live.
– Do you like it there? Why?
– What can you do there?
– Is it a good place to raise a child?
– Will you stay there in the future?

Cue Card

Describe a city that you have visited recently. Please say

– When and where was it?
– What did you do there?
– What did you like or dislike about it?

Discussion

– Did you go there by yourself or with somebody?
– Why do most people live in cities?
– Why were cities established where they are?
– Do you think city planning is important? Why?
– Why are there better education offers in cities?
– What type of people live in cities?
– What are the main differences between cities and small towns?
– Would you prefer living in a city or a small town with family?