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Recent IELTS exams

Real students tell about their recent IELTS exams: IELTS questions, topics, tasks, answers.

IELTS Speaking test in India – April 2023

IELTS Speaking Recent Questions India April 2023

Thanks to the amazing memory of M.S. from India, today we are sharing the questions from her recent Speaking test:

Speaking test

Part 1 (Interview)

– What is your full name?
– Where do you live?
– Do you like living there, and why?
– Did you help your mother with housework when you were a child?
– How often do you do house chores now?
– Have you ever studied geography?
– Are you interested in geography now?
– Are there any particular landscapes or natural features that you like?
– Would you travel to any country because of its geography?

Part 2 (Cue Card)

Describe an outdoor activity that you took part in. You should say

– what activity it was
– when you did it
– where you did it
– and explain whether or not you liked it, and why.

Part 3 (Discussion)

– What types of outdoor activities are popular in your country?
– What are some of the benefits of participating in outdoor activities?
– Is it younger people or older people who do outdoor activities more?
– Is it more important for older people to do outdoor activities?
– Do you think it is important for people to embrace change? Why or why not?
– Do you think people are generally resistant to change? Why or why not?
– Who finds it easier to deal with change, younger or older people?

IELTS test in Sri Lanka – April 2023 (Academic Module)

IELTS Academic Recent Questions Sri Lanka April 2023

Thanks to our kind subscriber MG from Sri Lanka, today we are sharing the questions from her recent IELTS exam:

Listening test

Part 1. Telephone conversation about a job opportunity.
Part 2. Volunteering with a farming club.
Part 3. Wild rice Mill machine – there was a diagram and we had to name the components in it. It was a difficult task.
Part 4. Behavioral Economics.

Reading test

Passage 1. A text about olives.
Passage 2. A text about supermarkets in UK and their ups and downs.
Passage 3. A text about architectural renovation in a municipal building in New Zealand.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

The diagram below describes the stages in the process of making canned and bottled carbonated drinks.

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

IELTS Writing Task 1 Process Diagram of Making Carbonated Drinks

* Note: this isn’t the actual diagram given in the test, it was recreated for the purpose of demonstration.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Traditionally, museums served as knowledge centres for historical and cultural aspects. With the increasing use of the Internet, museums have become obsolete. Do you agree or disagree?

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