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Recent IELTS exams

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

Latest IELTS questions from Italy – September 2024 (Academic Module)

Latest IELTS Academic Questions Italy September 2024

Thanks to the generous contribution by our student from Italy, here are the writing questions from his recent IELTS exam:

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

The diagram below describes the process of recycling aluminium cans.

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

IELTS Writing Task 1 process of recycling aluminium cans

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

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Some argue that poor living conditions drive people to commit crimes, while others believe that it is the result of individuals’ bad intentions. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

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

IELTS Speaking questions from the UK – September 2024

IELTS Speaking New Questions UK September 2024

Our generous student from the UK remembered the following Speaking questions from her recent IELTS exam:

Speaking test

Part 1 (Interview)

– What is your name?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– Do you like your work? Why?
– How do you balance work and leisure in your life now?
– What kind of things did you enjoy doing as a child?
– Did you have a happy childhood? Why?
– Did you have any childhood dreams about your future career?
– Did you help your parents with any kind of work when you were a child?
– Are there any skills you developed in your childhood that are useful to you today?

Part 2 (Cue Card)

Describe a place (library, museum, or theatre) you would like to visit. You should say

– what place it is
– why you would like to visit it
– what you know about this place

and explain why this place is interesting to you.

Part 3 (Discussion)

– What are some traditional customs in your country?
– How important is it for people to maintain their cultural traditions?
– In what ways do you think traditions and culture have changed over time?
– How can traditional culture be preserved in modern society?
– Do you think young people are interested in traditional customs? Why or why not?
– How do festivals and celebrations reflect the culture of a country?