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IELTS test in Turkey – April 2023 (Academic Module)

IELTS Academic Recent Questions Turkey April 2023

Our kind subscriber MY recently took her IELTS exam in Turkey and remembered the following writing and speaking questions:

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

The table below shows the change in the number of people engaged in various physical activities between the years 2001-2009 in Australia (in million people).

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

IELTS Writing Task 1 Table Showing the Number of People Engaged in Various Physical Activities Between 2001-2009 in Australia
* Note: this isn’t the actual table given in the test, it was recreated for the purpose of demonstration.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Once children start school, teachers become a more important influence on children’s intellectual and social development than parents. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

Speaking test

Part 1 (Interview)

– What is your full name?
– What used to make you happy as a child?
– When do you feel happy at work?
– Does buying new things make you happy?
– What will make you happy in the future?
– Did you use a library as a child?
– What kind of people would go to a library to study and read?
– Do you go to the library often now?

Part 2 (Cue Card)

Talk about a person you want to work or study with. You should say

– who the person is
– how you know him/her
– what he/she does
– and explain why you want to work or study with this person.

Part 3 (Discussion)

– Can children choose who they sit next to in school in your country?
– Does it matter if a child likes their classmates?
– How can children get along with their classmates?
– Do you feel that having good colleagues is the most important thing at work?
– What can be more important than that?
– What is more important, the building people work in or their colleagues? Why?
– What do you think makes someone a good colleague?

IELTS Results competition winners in April 2023

IELTS Results competition winners in April 2023

If you are working hard on your IELTS score and you are dreaming about Band 7 or 8, you can appreciate the amount of work that goes into this achievement. Today we are celebrating the success of six dedicated test takers whose efforts were rewarded with amazing scores, ranging from a respectable Band 7 to an admirable Band 8!

The winners of April round come from Iran, Sri Lanka, India, Egypt and Peru. Put your hands together, lets give them a standing ovation!

IELTS results competition winners of April 2023

Academic Module

  • 1st place – Arian Mavedati from Iran, Band 8
  • 2nd place – Gayathri Arachchige from Sri Lanka, Band 7.5
  • 3rd place – Gurbhinder Singh from India, Band 7

General Training Module

  • 1st place – Alan Josy from India, Band 8
  • 2nd place – Mohamed Zahran from Egypt, Band 7.5
  • 2nd place – Cinthya Vargas Chamorro from Peru, Band 7.5

These are some impressive scores! To mark this happy day we are sending our winners their certificates of achievement via email. We are also adding the winning IELTS results to the IELTS-Blog hall of fame – so please feel free to show them off to your friends!

How did they score so well?

All of the winners were subscribed to our daily emails; they were going over the most recent questions and model answers regularly in their preparation for the test. But there must be so much more they can tell us, which is why we have contacted all of them and asked for their best exam tips. As soon as we hear back, their useful advice will be posted on IELTS-Blog.com, so that everyone can use the same techniques and get a better score in their own exam this month.

Did you know? IELTS results competition runs every month, and everyone is welcome to participate. Learn how to enroll here.