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Recent IELTS exams

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

IELTS test questions from Pakistan and Sri Lanka – November 2023 (Academic Module)

IELTS Academic New Questions Pakistan November 2023

From the information our subscribers shared, it seems that this week’s IELTS exams in Pakistan and Sri Lanka were the same. Here are the Reading topics and Writing questions test takers remembered:

Reading Test

Passage 1. Coral reefs, a text regarding a study about fish on the Great Barrier Reef.
Passage 2. A study regarding music and brain activity.
Passage 3. A review of a book about city transformation and city life.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

The chart below shows the number of houses sold in 8 cities in the world for more than 5 Million US dollars in 2009 and 2014.

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

Recent IELTS question Writing Task 1

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

Writing task 2 (an essay)

The tendency of news reports in the media to focus more on problems and emergencies than on positive developments is harmful to individuals and the society as a whole. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

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

IELTS Speaking questions from Malaysia – November 2023

IELTS Speaking New Questions Malaysia November 2023

AB took IELTS in Malaysia very recently and remembered the following Speaking questions:

Speaking test

Part 1 (Interview)

– What is your full name?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or are you a student?
– Where do you work?
– How many hours do you work per week?
– Are able to concentrate easily at work?
– What helps you concentrate at work?
– When you were in school, did you find it easy to concentrate?

Part 2 (Cue Card)

Talk about someone you know who has moved to a new accommodation. You should say

– who this person is
– when they moved
– where they moved to and why

and explain whether or not the move has had a positive impact on them.

Part 3 (Discussion)

– Do you think that nowadays young people have to become independent at a younger age compared to the past?
– How does moving out of the family home contribute to a young person’s sense of independence?
– What responsibilities do young adults typically face when they move out and live on their own?
– What are the common challenges faced by young people when they first move out of their parents’ home?
– How can financial challenges impact a young person’s ability to live independently?
– Do you think moving out affects the relationship between parents and their children? In what way?