Our student took IELTS in Nigeria quite recently and remembered the following Speaking questions: Speaking test Part 1 (Interview) – What is your name? – Where are you from? – Do you live in a city or a small town? – What do you do, work or study? – Are you living alone or with some family? – Do you have younger brothers or sisters? – Do you like being around kids? Part 2 (Cue Card) Talk about a child you have met. You should say – when you met the child – describe the child’s personality – what you did together and explain how you felt about that child. Part 3 (Discussion) – Do many people l ..read more

Getting ready for IELTS can feel overwhelming, especially if you’re not using English daily. Let’s look at Rim’s journey, a determined student from an Arabic-speaking country, where French is more commonly used than English. Rim turned to IELTS-Blog.com for guidance and achieved remarkable results. Living in Tunisia, with French as the second language, Rim had been studying English for 12 years but rarely used it. When she decided to take IELTS, she wasn’t sure how to prepare and found IELTS-Blog.com by searching “how to study for IELTS”. Despite a pause in studying for personal reasons, Rim ..read more

Our generous subscriber SB has taken IELTS in India very recently and remembered the writing questions below: Writing test Writing task 1 (a letter) A local annual festival will take place in your area soon. Write a letter to the organiser of the festival. In your letter – Provide feedback on the festival held last year – Offer some help with organisation of this year’s festival – Inquire about specific details or features of the upcoming festival Writing task 2 (an essay) Some people think that dangerous sports should be banned, while others believe that people should be free to do any sport ..read more

Our student S took IELTS in India VERY recently and remembered the following Speaking questions: Speaking test Part 1 (Interview) – What is your full name? – Do you work or study? – Where do you currently live? – What type of job do you have? – Is it easy to find a job in your hometown? – What type of transportation did you use to get to your test center today? – Did you enjoy watching or playing video games in your childhood? – What games were your favourite? Why? Part 2 (Cue Card) Talk about an important home appliance that is used daily in your family. You should say – when you bought it ..read more

Our student HR took IELTS in Australia and remembered the following questions from his exam: Listening Test Part 1. A conversation about a trip to the lake. Part 2. A talk about villas on an island, including a map. Question types: multiple choice. Part 3. A conversation about Jeans. Question types: multiple choice, information matching. Part 4. Can’t remember. Reading Test Passage 1. A text about flying a plane. Passage 2. A text about restoring an ancient building. Passage 3. A text about memory championship competition. Writing test Writing task 1 (a report) The chart below shows the amoun ..read more

Dan Waldschmidt famously said, “The only thing standing between you and outrageous success is continuous progress.”, and it feels as if he were talking about the people I am about to introduce to you. They dedicated a lot of hard work to preparing for the test, and while it wasn’t always exciting, the results speak for themselves! It is a pleasure to announce the 6 amazing test takers who invested a lot of effort in their IELTS preparation and got an amazing return on it! With band scores as high as Band 8.5, they’re over the moon about their achievements! Let’s give a huge round of applause ..read more

Our student took IELTS in Australia quite recently and remembered the following Speaking questions: Speaking test Part 1 (Interview) – What is your full name? – Do you work or study? – Let’s talk about colours. – What kind of colours do you like? Why? – When you go shopping, do you buy things because of their colour? – What colour car would you like to buy in future? – Let’s talk about feeling bored. – Do you often feel bored? – What do you do when you feel bored? – Do people nowadays get bored more easily than in the past? Part 2 (Cue Card) Describe a time when you had to wear a uniform. You ..read more

Our student M shared the writing questions from the IELTS test she has taken in Australia very recently. Here is what she remembered: Writing test Writing task 1 (a report) The charts below provide information about the websites where consumers from Australia and New Zealand bought products in 2012, as well as their reasons for online shopping. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. * Note: these aren’t the original charts given in the test, they were recreated for the purpose of demonstration. Writing task 2 (an essay) So ..read more

Our student A has taken IELTS in Taiwan very recently and remembered the following writing questions: Writing test Writing task 1 (a report) The bar chart below shows the percentages of population aged 65 or above in three countries in 1980, 2000 and a prediction for 2030. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. * Note: this isn’t the original chart given in the test, it was recreated for the purpose of demonstration. Writing task 2 (an essay) Some people think that robots are very important to humans’ future development, b ..read more

Thanks to our generous student H from Oman we are sharing these new IELTS Speaking questions today: Speaking test Part 1 (Interview) – What is your full name? – Where are you from? – Do you currently work or study? – What do you study? – Have you learnt a foreign language in school? – Why do you think many people choose to learn English? – What are some benefits you have experienced from learning English? – How do you use English in your daily life? Part 2 (Cue Card) Talk about an interesting conversation you recently had. You should say – who you had the conversation with – when and where th ..read more