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Recent IELTS exams

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

IELTS test in Kenya – October 2023 (General Training)

IELTS General Training Latest Questions Kenya October 2023

Our friend IA from Kenya remembered the following Writing and Speaking questions from his recent exam.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a letter)

You found a lost luggage with someone’s belongings labelled with their name and address. Write a letter to the owner. In your letter

– Describe the luggage you found
– Explain where you found it
– Suggest how the owner could get it back.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Some people think that in order to be successful in business one has to study at university, while others disagree. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

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

Speaking test

Part 1 (Interview)

– What is your full name?
– Where are you from?
– Tell me about your hometown.
– What do you like in your hometown?
– How long have you lived in your area?
– What changes would you like to see in your hometown?
– Did you have a bag when you were young?
– Do you carry a bag now when you go out?
– Would you be happy if you got a bag as a gift?

Part 2 (Cue Card)

Describe a time when you got lost. You should say

– where and when it happened
– how you got lost
– how you felt about it

and explain how you found your way.

Read a Band 8 model answer here

Part 3 (Discussion)

Unfortunately, IA didn’t remember the questions in Speaking Part 3.

IELTS Speaking test in Pakistan – October 2023

IELTS Speaking Latest Questions Pakistan October 2023

Our kind friend MJ took IELTS in Pakistan earlier this week and remembered the following questions from the Speaking test.

Preparation Tip: Do a practice session where you answer all of these questions and record yourself. If you don’t have enough ideas for questions on a particular topic, research it and write down some vocabulary words and how to use them in a sentence.

After recording your answers, listen to them and look for fluency (frequent pausing, self-correction, hesitation) or pronunciation problems. Then re-record the questions you’re not happy with, and this time try to sound more fluent and pronounce the words better. Submit your recording for assessment and learn how to score higher.

Speaking test

Part 1 (Interview)

– What is your full name?
– Where are you from?
– What do you like about your hometown?
– Let’s talk about movies.
– What kind of movies do you like?
– Did you go to the cinema often when you were a child?
– What kind of movies did you watch as a child?
– Let’s talk about clothes.
– Do you think much while choosing the clothes you’re going to wear?
– Do you buy new clothes often?
– What do you do with your old clothes?

Part 2 (Cue Card)

Describe a person who has learnt your language. You should say

– who the person is
– when he/she learnt your language
– where he/she learnt your language

and explain how you feel about what this person has done.

Part 3 (Discussion)

– How is language learning now different from the past?
– Do you think that language learning apps and online resources have made it easier for people to learn languages nowadays?
– Are there any cultural or social advantages to speaking more than one language? What are they?
– In what grade in your country do children start learning English in school?
– What role do schools play in teaching languages to children?
– How can we make language learning fun for kids?
– In what ways do children learn languages differently from adults?