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Recent IELTS exams

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

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

IELTS Academic New Questions Sri Lanka September 2023

Thanks to our generous subscriber TS from Sri Lanka, today we are sharing the writing questions she remembered from a recent IELTS exam.

Preparation Tip: Make sure to write your own essay and report under timed conditions, spending no more than an hour in total on both Writing Task 1 and Task 2. Simulating real exam conditions will help you get better at time management and perform well under pressure. Happy studying!

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

The chart below gives information about European people of different age groups who went to the gym once a month or more, between 1990 and 2010.

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

IELTS Writing Task 1 Percentage of People Going to the Gym

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

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Some people believe that hard work and determination are the main requirements to become successful in life, while others say there are other factors that lead to success.

Discuss both views and give your opinion.

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

IELTS Speaking test in Australia – September 2023

IELTS Speaking Latest Questions Australia September 2023

Our kind friend SA took IELTS in Australia and remembered the following Speaking test questions.

Preparation Tip: Do a practice session where you answer all of these questions and record yourself. Re-listen later 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?
– What can I call you?
– Where do you live?
– How long have you been living there?
– Do you like the area where you live? Why / why not?
– Let’s talk about running.
– Do you like running?
– When was the last time you went for a run?
– Do you think running is useful? Why / why not?
– Is your neighbourhood a good place to run?

Part 2 (Cue Card)

Talk about a person you know who learnt a new language. You should say

– where he/she is from
– how you know him/her
– what language he/she learnt

and explain how this person learnt a new language.

Part 3 (Discussion)

– Is it easy to learn a new language?
– How is learning a new language now different from the past?
– Do you think languages should be saved? Why or why not?
– How do people in your country learn a new language?
– Do you think understanding culture is important while learning a language?
– What is the medium of instruction in your country?
– Do you think that the medium of instruction in schools plays a role in language learning?