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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 – April 2014

An IELTS test taker from Australia (thanks, P!) remembered the following Speaking questions:

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?
– Where do you live now?
– Do you like this place?
– What do you feel are the disadvantages of this place?
– Do you think about moving to a different place?
– Do you get a lot of rain in your country?
– What is more serious, too much rain or too little rain?

Cue Card

Describe an old object that your family has kept. Please say

– What is it?
– How long was it in your family?
– Explain why is it interesting to you.

Discussion

– Why do you think people keep old objects?
– Why do people go to museums?
– What are the benefits of going to museums?
– Is it better to actually see things in a museum rather than just learn about them?
– Is it important to conserve old buildings?
– Do many people in your country live in old buildings?
– What do you prefer, an old or a modern building to live in?

IELTS test in Australia and Thailand – April 2014 (Academic Module)

IELTS test takers M, P and T from Australia and Thailand remembered the following questions (which were the same in the two countries):

Writing testIELTS test in Australia

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given a line graph showing the proportion of past and projected government spending in three different areas between 2001 and 2051. The three areas were education, health and retirement pensions.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Nowadays an increasing number of people change their career and place of residence several times during their life. Is this a positive or a negative development?

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 like about your hometown?
– How do people express politeness in your country?
– Who taught you politeness?
– Do you like to party?
– Do you prefer to party with family or friends?
– Who enjoys a party more, young or older people, in your view?

Cue Card

Talk about a subject that you didn’t like in high school. Please say

– What was the subject?
– Why didn’t you like it?
– Who was your teacher?

Discussion

– How can a teacher make learning more interesting?
– What was the most popular subject in your school?
– Why was it popular?
– Are there any subjects that shouldn’t be taught in school? Why?
– How can the school help students to overcome a problem with a certain subject?