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March 17, 2021
IELTS test in Saudi Arabia and Iran – March 2021 (Academic Module)
Two IELTS test takers from Saudi Arabia and Iran shared their questions – thanks, R.E. and G.B! It seems as though the two exams were the same. Here is what they remembered:
Listening test
Part 1. A man wanted to apply to work for an organization that is helping elderly people. He was asked about his address, free days and times, skills (language and others), etc.
Part 2. About a city and its forests. Why this city is unique, its problem with soil, the factors to be considered by inhabitants of the city.
Questions: Multiple choice, map labelling. We were given a map of the area and we had to choose locations for different plants.
Part 3. A study of music in different universities and 2 people’s work.
Questions: Multiple choice, matching different problems to their solutions.
Part 4. About the material used in shipbuilding and its use over the history.
Reading test
Passage 1. Groundwater use in a specific area and in Australia. Whether it is expensive to provide in rural areas in this country, the exact location of groundwater, its treatment throughout history, where it comes from and where it is gathered on the farm.
Questions: Gap-fills, True/False/Not Given.
Passage 2. About clowns in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Questions: Matching headings, Yes/No/Not Given.
Passage 3. About people who have hearing disabilities. The relationship between language and music, for example, if they can sing or understand intonation, how their brains work, it is considered as a disorder, etc.
Questions: True/False/Not Given, Multiple choice.
Writing test
Writing task 1 (a report)
We were given a line graph describing the production of electricity and energy from 4 different natural resources (coal, oil, natural gas and nuclear energy) between 1996 and 2006 in the UK.
Writing task 2 (an essay)
In some countries, there are not enough medical and educational facilities in rural areas. Some people believe newly graduated teachers and doctors should be sent to rural areas to work for some time, while others suggest that people should be free to choose a place to work.
Discuss both views and give your opinion.
Speaking test
Part 1 (Interview)
– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Do you work or study?
– What is your field of interest (or ‘What do you like to study’)?
– Is mathematics important in your field of interest?
– Can mathematical applications be used in real life? How?
Part 2 (Cue Card)
Talk about your dream job. Please say
– What would you like to do in this job?
– Why did you choose this job?
– Why is it important for you to have this job?
– Why do you think this is the best job for you?
Part 3 (Discussion)
– What are the advantages and disadvantages of working at home compared to working at a workplace during the pandemic?
– Is it better to work remotely (at home) or at your workplace?
March 16, 2021
IELTS Results competition winners in February 2021
Life isn’t perfect, but it has perfect moments, and reading this post could become that kind of moment for the 4 lucky winners of the IELTS results competition!
We can’t wait to introduce to you the 4 people who spared no effort to achieve a great goal – an IELTS Band score of 7 or above. They are living proof to the fact that no matter where you’re from – Sri Lanka, Uzbekistan, Nigeria, Azerbaijan – and no matter what your mother tongue is, you can do really well in IELTS. One thing is a must – you need to REALLY want it!
Let’s put our hands together for…
Academic Module – 1st place
Academic Module – 2nd place
Rustam Mukhtarzade from Azerbaijan, Band 7General Training Module – 1st place
Taiwo Akinwumi from Nigeria, Band 7.5Josphine Joseph from Sri Lanka, Band 7.5Congratulations! Head over to our Instagram where we celebrate four success stories, and show them your appreciation! Winners will also receive their special certificates of achievement via email, and winning IELTS results will be displayed in the IELTS-Blog hall of fame – so if you won, please feel free to show them off to your friends!
How did they score so well?
We would LOVE to find out! This is why we contacted all the winners and hopefully they will be able to share their best exam tips with everyone. There is so much you can learn from successful test takers, their experience is invaluable because it saves you so much costly trial and error!
If YOU got a high score in IELTS, no matter when – this month, last month, a few months ago – we want to hear from you! We would like to extend our warm invitation to everyone who is happy with their IELTS score. Take part in our IELTS results competition today, and share your IELTS tips when you win!
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Recent IELTS Test Questions and Topics Worldwide – January to March 2021
Welcome to our new latest IELTS exam questions page! Here you will find the most recent IELTS questions that test takers remembered and shared, updated daily in real time.
Last updated: March 16, 2021
Test questions are organised by month when they were reported. Identical questions that appeared in two or more countries on the same day posted only once (no duplicates).
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IELTS test in Canada – March 2021 (Academic Module)
Our kind friend A.N. recently took his IELTS test in Toronto, Canada, and here are the questions he remembered:
Reading test
Passage 1. The challenges and benefits of hiring mature aged employees and how to deal with them.
Passage 2. About one of the most expensive and famous handmade violins in the world and why its sound is different from ordinary or manufactured ones.
Passage 3. About a garden designer who lived in the 18th century and his masterpieces in England.
Writing test
Writing task 1 (a report)
We were given a line graph of the number of people granted the UK citizenship (in thousands) from 1992 to 2002, and a bar graph illustrating the number of people (in thousands) from Asia, Africa, America, Europe, Australia and ‘other’, receiving the UK citizenship in 1996 and 2002.
Writing task 2 (an essay)
Some people say that animals can be used in any way for the benefit of humans. Others say that exploiting animals for human purposes is not acceptable. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.
Speaking test
Part 1 (Interview)
– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Do you work or study?
– What do you dislike about your work?
– What do you do in your leisure time to relieve stress?
– Do you have trees around where you live now?
– Do you like trees?
– Have you ever planted trees before?
– What kinds of trees are more common in your hometown?
Part 2 (Cue Card)
Talk about one valuable thing your family kept for a long time. Please say
– What was it?
– What did it look like?
– Why was it important for the family?
– And explain how you feel about that thing.
Follow up question: Do you like old things?
Part 3 (Discussion)
– Some people think that ancient countries whose old treasures were transferred (via trafficking or exploitation) should ask to have them returned.
– What do you think about the importance of this?
– Do you think children should be taught to prioritise their own achievements or the society?
March 14, 2021
IELTS test in Australia – March 2021 (General Training)
Thanks to our lovely friend K.D. we are sharing the questions from a recent IELTS test in Australia:
Writing test
Writing task 1 (a letter)
You recently went on a holiday tour for a week. Your friend lent you a guide book. Write a letter to thank your friend. In your letter
– Tell your friend about the holiday
– Explain how the guidebook was helpful
– Tell him/her when and how you will return the guide book.
Writing task 2 (an essay)
Some people say that playing sports helps to prepare children for their future work, while others disagree. Discuss both views and give your opinion.
Speaking test
Part 1 (Interview)
– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– What country are you from?
– Do you live in a house or an apartment?
– How many bedrooms does your apartment have?
– What can you see from your windows?
– Do you like singing?
– Do you think singing is helpful?
– Some more questions related to singing that I can’t remember.
Part 2 (Cue Card)
Talk about your favourite weather. Please say
– What kind of whether it is
– When this weather usually occurs
– What you usually do during this weather
– And explain why you like this weather.
Part 3 (Discussion)
– What is the weather like in your country?
– Is there any connection between the weather and festivals in your country?
– Do you agree that the weather significantly affects the tourism industry?
– In what way tourism helps the economic growth of a country?
– Do you think that climate change is happening?
– How does it affect people?
– What should the government do to stop climate change?
March 11, 2021
IELTS Speaking test in the USA – March 2021
Thanks to the kindness of P.A., we can share the recent IELTS Speaking questions from his exam in the USA:
Speaking test
Part 1 (Interview)
– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Are you studying or working?
– Is your job easy?
– Do you think your job will become less stressful in the future?
– What job would you like to do in the future? Why?
– What do you do at weekends?
– Do you often watch movies at the weekend?
– What is a popular weekend activity in your city? Why?
Part 2 (Cue Card)
Talk about a recent decision you made. Please say
– What decision you made
– Why you made it
– What were the effects of that decision
– And explain how you felt about that decision.
Part 3 (Discussion)
– What is the importance of decision-making in life?
– What do you think are the benefits of efficient decision-making?
– Do you think some decisions should be made after a certain age?
– Do you think older people should evaluate decisions made by younger people?
– What decisions can help people in their daily life?
March 10, 2021
IELTS Speaking test in India – March 2021
When N.K. took IELTS in India, he was asked the following questions in Speaking. Many thanks for sharing, N.K.!
Speaking test
Part 1 (Interview)
– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– What kind of work do you do?
– Why did you choose this job?
– Is there anything you dislike about your job?
– Will you change your job in the future?
– Do you recycle? Why or why not?
– Did you recycle things when you were a child?
– What should we recycle?
– Is recycling popular in your country?
Part 2 (Cue Card)
Talk about a time when someone said something that annoyed you. Please say
– Who it was
– Where it happened
– What he/she said that annoyed you
– And explain why it annoyed you.
Part 3 (Discussion)
– Why don’t people from the younger generation like talking to the older generation?
– What causes the generation gap?
– When in life does the generation gap seem to be the biggest?
– How do you overcome the generation gap?
March 9, 2021
IELTS essay, topic: Athletes and entertainers’ enormous salaries reflect our dependence on entertainment (agree/disagree)
This is a model response to a Writing Task 2 topic from High Scorer’s Choice IELTS Practice Tests book series (reprinted with permission). This answer is close to IELTS Band 9.
Set 4 General Training book, Practice Test 16
Writing Task 2
You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.
Write about the following topic:
Professional sportsmen and sportswomen and professional entertainers can often command enormous salaries today and this situation reflects society’s dependence on being entertained.
To what extent do you agree or disagree with this?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your knowledge or experience.
You should write at least 250 words.
Sample Band 9 Essay
It is no secret that today’s entertainment industry is extremely popular, with nearly everyone being engaged at some time in watching TV shows, movies and sports games. The North American sports industry alone generates a massive $67.7 billion every year. With the present emphasis on entertainment, sportsmen and women and professional entertainers can earn enormous salaries, with figures in the millions for one game, appearance or film. This situation certainly does reflect today’s society’s obsession with entertainment.
Many people argue that celebrities do not deserve such payment when work in other professions considered of equal or higher value to society is underpaid. A-list celebrities can make over $20 million per movie, whilst many average workers can barely make ends meet. Of course there are lots of people who say that there are better ways the money could be used, rather than allowing such a vast amount to go to just one person. This is a fairly naive point of view, though. So long as people wish to watch entertainment, advertising in turn will be present and the most watched celebrities will be able to earn high salaries, as their presence will ensure the high viewing figures the advertisers desire.
Though celebrities and sportsmen and sportswomen often make very large sums of money, it can also be seen as unfair to say that they do not deserve it or propose their money be used for something else. While it is true that they did not find a cure for cancer or made a life-changing scientific discovery, their hard work and expertise created a product that the public wants to see and the high payment merely reflects their value.
In conclusion, it is clear that today’s society is indeed a society obsessed with being entertained and the high salaries paid to those who entertain society clearly reflect this. The high payments, however, are not necessarily out of place or undeserved.
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IELTS test in Canada – March 2021 (General Training)
Thanks to our wonderful friend A.K. we are sharing the questions from a recent IELTS test in Canada:
Writing test
Writing task 1 (a letter)
Your company introduced a work uniform that you are mostly happy with, except for one thing. Write a letter to your manager and include the following:
– What do you like about the uniform?
– What don’t you like about the uniform?
– Make suggestions how to improve the uniform.
Writing task 2 (an essay)
Some people think that the government should spend taxpayers’ funds on cultural activities such as music or art. Others think this is a waste of money. Discuss both views and give your opinion.
Speaking test
Part 1 (Interview)
– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where do you live, in a house or an apartment?
– Do you like watching TV?
– What show do you like to watch?
– Do you recommend this show to your friends? Why or why not?
– How do you celebrate the New Year?
– Do you still remember a New Year that you celebrated some time ago?
– Do you have any ceremonies to celebrate the New Year in your country?
– Where and when did you last celebrate the New Year?
– What can you see from the window of your room?
– Do you like watching scenes through your window? Why or why not?
Part 2 (Cue Card)
Talk about a toy you liked in your childhood. Please say
– What it was
– Who gave it to you
– How often you played with it
– And explain why it was special to you.
Part 3 (Discussion)
– What type of toys do children like?
– Why do children like to play with toys of certain brands/companies?
– What do toy companies do to sell their toys?
– Do children’s preferences in toys change when they grow up?
– What kind of games should be compulsory in secondary schools?
– Should older people play these games? Why or why not?
March 8, 2021
IELTS test in Iran – March 2021 (Academic Module)
Our kind Instagram follower shared her questions from a recent IELTS exam in Iran:
Writing test
Writing task 1 (a report)
We were given a bar chart that illustrated the use of gold by factories in China and India from 2006 to 2019.
Writing task 2 (an essay)
Due to population growth many people these days live in apartments with limited space and no outdoor areas. Do the advantages of this trend outweigh its disadvantages?
Speaking test
Part 1 (Interview)
– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you live in a house or an apartment?
– What does your apartment look like?
– What do you like about it?
– What can you see from your windows?
– Are there any trees near where you live?
– How can trees help us?
– Let’s talk about happiness.
– What makes you happy?
– What did you recently do to make someone else happy?
– Do you think it is possible to always feel happy?
Part 2 (Cue Card)
Talk about a person who wears unusual clothes. Please say
– who the person is
– how you know this person
– what kind of clothes he/she wears
– and explain why you think his/her clothes are unusual.
Part 3 (Discussion)
– What clothes do people normally wear in your country?
– Do young people wear the same fashion as old people?
– If not, what is the reason?
– Why do you think some people prefer comfortable clothes to fashionable clothes?
– Do people in your country buy clothes online?
– Why would some people prefer to shop in-store?
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