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Recent IELTS exams

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

IELTS test in Australia – October 2014 (Academic Module)

Below are the topics and questions we received from Y (thank you!) after a recent IELTS exam in Australia. She didn’t remember the Reading or the Listening, but had a good recollection of the Writing and Speaking sub tests:

Writing testIELTS test in Australia

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given a graph and a bar chart showing the percentage of population per square kilometer in 7 countries in 2003. We had to compare and describe the data.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

The government is funding universities and providing scholarships for the best students. To what extent do you agree with this approach? Shouldn’t it be supported by private organizations and students paying their own tuition fees?

Speaking test

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?
– Why did you choose such a subject?
– Do you like reading books?
– What type of books do you read?
– Are you reading a book presently?
– What is it about?

Cue Card

Talk about an interesting conversation that you had recently. Please say

– What did you discuss?
– With whom were you discussing it?
– Why was it so interesting?

Discussion

– What do you think about advertisements on TV?
– Do you like them? Why?
– Do like to watch them on TV or through the Internet? Why?
– Do you think they are helpful?
– Do you think advertisements on TV can help spread the awareness of healthy lifestyle?

IELTS Speaking test in India – October 2014

When K took the IELTS test in India, he was asked the following questions in Speaking:

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?
– Do you live in a house or an apartment?
– What is your favourite room?
– How long do you live in your house?
– Who is your favourite teacher?
– What is the role of teachers?
– Would you choose this as your future profession?
– Do you like shopping?
– When do you usually go shopping?
– What was the last thing that you bought?

Cue Card

Describe a singer or a band that you listen to. Please say

– What band/singer is it?
– Where and when did you hear them for the first time?
– Do you still like their music?

Discussion

– What music do people like these days?
– Do you think music producers are mostly money-minded or that they actually care about the quality of music?