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Recent IELTS exams

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

IELTS test in Türkiye (previously Turkey) – August 2023, Academic Module

IELTS Academic Latest Questions Turkey Turkiye August 2023

Our friend S from Türkiye took his IELTS exam a couple of days ago and remembered the following questions. The same questions were also reported by students from Kenya, Africa.

Use them to practice for your upcoming IELTS test and face it in your top shape!

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

The chart below illustrates the percentages of sales of one bookseller in 1970, 1992 and 2012.

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

IELTS Writing Task 1 Pie Charts Book Sales by Genre and Year

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

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Full-time university students need to spend most of their time studying. Some people, however, claim that students needed to be involved in other activities as well. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?

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

IELTS Speaking test in the UK – August 2023

IELTS Speaking Latest Questions United Kingdom August 2023

Our kind friend CM took his IELTS Speaking test in the UK a few days ago and remembered the following questions:

Speaking test

Part 1 (Interview)

– What is your name?
– Do you work or study?
– Why did you choose that job?
– What things don’t you like about your job?
– What do you do on your days off?
– When was the last time you had a few days off?
– What do you spend time doing when you are off work?
– Do you ever feel like you waste your free time?
– How often do you get to take time off work?
– Do you wish you had more free time?

Part 2 (Cue Card)

Describe a sport that you enjoyed playing when you were young. You should say

– what sport is was
– who you played with
– where you played

and explain why you enjoyed playing that sport.

Part 3 (Discussion)

– Do you think children should be given prizes for winning in sports competitions?
– What are the advantages of winning prizes?
– Is it better for children to win prizes individually or as a team?
– Do you think competition is important to school children? Why or why not?
– Is competition important to adults just as much?
– Is competition important in business? Why?
– What is the downside of competition in business?