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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.

New IELTS Speaking questions from India – July 2024

IELTS Speaking Latest Questions India July 2024

Many thanks to the lovely K.B. for sharing these recent IELTS Speaking test questions:

Speaking test

Part 1 (Interview)

– What is your name?
– Where do you live?
– Do you work or study?
– What do you want to do in the future?
– What school did you go to?
– Is it a good place to study?
– Is your hometown a good place for young people?
– Let’s talk about languages.
– What languages have you learnt at school?
– Is it important for children to learn other languages? Why?
– Would you like to learn a new language? Why / why not?

Part 2 (Cue Card)

Describe a photograph or a painting that you like. You should say

– what it depicts
– who took / painted it
– how it makes you feel

and explain why you like this photograph or paining.

Part 3 (Discussion)

– Let’s talk about painting and drawing.
– Is it important for children to learn how to paint or draw?
– What kind of skills do children learn from painting?
– Some schools don’t teach painting, why is that?
– What kind of photographs do people hang on their walls? Why?
– Some people like their walls empty. Why is that?

New IELTS questions from Canada – July 2024 (Academic Module)

Latest IELTS Academic Questions Canada July 2024

Our student has shared the writing questions from her recent test in Canada:

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

The chart and table below provide information about tourists to a particular holiday destination in Australia.

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

IELTS Writing Task 1 tourists to a particular holiday destination in Australia

* Note: these aren’t the original chart + table given in the test, they were recreated for the purpose of demonstration.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Nowadays many students go traveling or working for a year after graduating from high school and before starting university.

Are there more advantages or disadvantages to this trend?