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Simone Braverman

Simone Braverman is the founder of IELTS-Blog.com and the author of several renowned IELTS preparation books, including Ace the IELTS, Target Band 7, the High Scorer's Choice practice test series, and IELTS Success Formula. Since 2005, Simone has been committed to making IELTS preparation accessible and effective through her books and online resources. Her work has helped 100,000's of students worldwide achieve their target scores and live their dream lives. When Simone isn't working on her next IELTS book, video lesson, or coaching, she enjoys playing the guitar or rollerblading.

IELTS Speaking test in Nigeria – December 2022

Thanks to our kind friend S.A. we are sharing these recent IELTS Speaking questions from her test in Nigeria:

Speaking test

Part 1 (Interview)

– What is your full name?
– What shall I call you?
– What type of house do you live in?
– What do you like about your house?
– Where’s your favourite place in the house?
– Do you like any sports?
– What sports did you like when you were a child?
– Did you play any sport when you were young?
– What good practical skill do you have?
– Did you learn this skill from someone?
– How can a skill influence your profession?

Part 2 (Cue Card)

Describe something that you lost and found. You should say

– what it was
– when you lost it
– how you found it
– and explain how you felt about it.

Part 3 (Discussion)

– Why do people lose their things?
– How can people prevent losing their property?
– How can losing property be prevented in public places?
– Why do archaeologists search for buried items?
– What do they do with the artefacts they find?
– Should those artefacts be kept in their country of origin, or allowed to be taken out of the country?

IELTS test in India and Nepal – December 2022 (Academic Module)

Thanks to our friends from Nepal and India today we are sharing their recent IELTS exam questions:

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

The charts below describe 4 sectors of employment, in 2009 and 2020, in two towns.

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

IELTS Writing Task 1 Employment Town A

IELTS Writing Task 1 Employment Town B

* Note: these aren’t the actual graphs given in the test, they were recreated for the purpose of demonstration.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

More and more people today are drinking sugar based drinks. Why is this happening? What measures can be taken to reverse this trend?