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Recent IELTS exams

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

IELTS Speaking test in Australia – May 2014

The Speaking questions below were shared by C who took the IELTS test in Australia:

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?
– What time of the day do you prefer to study? Why?
– Do you prefer to work in a silent place or a noisy place? Why?
– What kind of food do you like? Why?
– What kind of food were you eating as a child? Why?

Cue Card

Describe your first mobile device and how it changed your life. Please say

– What device was it?
– When did you get it?
– How did you feel after using it?

Discussion

– Who gave that mobile to you? Why?
– Are mobile phones popular in your country? Why?
– Do young children use mobiles more in your country?
– Why is sending text messages from mobile phones so popular?
– Do you think the use of mobile devices will increase in the future?

IELTS test in Georgia – May 2014 (General Training)

Our friends A and N shared the Writing and Speaking questions from a recent IELTS exam in Georgia:

Writing testIELTS test in Georgia

Writing task 1 (a letter)

Write a letter to your friend from a different country. Invite him/her to a party at your home and include the following

– What is the party about?
– Give directions how to get to your place.
– Suggest how to accommodate him/her.

Writing Task 2 (an essay)

Some people say language courses using the internet and allowing you to talk to somebody is a good way to learn. Others, however, believe that study in classrooms is still the best way of learning. Give your opinion on these views and include your own experiences and examples.

Speaking test

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– What is your hometown?
– What don’t you like about your hometown?
– Would you like to live in a different town?
– What languages do you know?
– Would you like to learn some other languages?
– What kind of TV programs do you watch?
– How much time do you spend watching TV?
– Did you spend the same amount of time watching TV as a child?
– Would you allow your children to watch a lot of TV? Why?

Cue Card

Describe a situation when you forgot something important. Please say

– Where was it?
– What did you forget?
– Why did you forget it?
– How did you feel about it?

Discussion

– Do you think memorising things is important? Why?
– Why do some people remember things better than others?
– Do you think we memorise things differently now compared to the past?
– Do you have a system how to remember things?