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Recent IELTS exams

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

IELTS test in India – September 2023 (General Training)

IELTS General Training Latest Questions India September 2023

Our friend PS from India had the following Writing questions in his recent exam.

Use them to practice for your upcoming IELTS test. Write your own responses to these questions – it will make the ideas and vocabulary you’re using stick in your memory!

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a letter)

Your workplace requires an interpreter to translate from one language to another during meetings. Write a letter to your manager. In your letter

– Recommend someone to act as an interpreter
– Explain why the person is qualified for that role
– Say how the person can be contacted.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

In many countries, young people leave their parents’ home in their early twenties and go on to live on their own, while others prefer to stay with their families until a later age.

Do you think the advantages of young people living with their parents for longer outweigh the disadvantages?

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

IELTS Speaking test in Nigeria – September 2023

IELTS Speaking Latest Questions Nigeria September 2023

Our thoughtful friend RO has just taken IELTS in Nigeria and remembered the following questions from his Speaking test.

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.

Speaking test

Part 1 (Interview)

– What is your full name?
– What can I call you?
– Let’s talk about where you live presently.
– How long have you been living there?
– What do you like about the area where you live?
– What changes would you like to see in your area?
– Let’s talk about ice cream.
– Do you like ice cream?
– Did you like eating ice cream when you were young?
– Are there good ice cream places in your area?
– Would you like to learn how to make ice cream?

Part 2 (Cue Card)

Describe a journey where 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.

Part 3 (Discussion)

– Can someone new get lost in the area where you live?
– Are there any signs to direct visitors in your area?
– How do people feel when they get lost?
– Do people always get frustrated when they lose their way?
– Why do people decide to take the risk of exploring a new area?
– Many people consider space exploration a waste of government resources. Do you agree with this view? Why or why not?