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Recent IELTS exams

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

IELTS Speaking test in Nigeria – July 2023

IELTS Speaking Latest Questions Nigeria July 2023

CJ took her IELTS Speaking test in Nigeria and remembered the following questions. Many thanks, CJ!

Speaking test

Part 1 (Interview)

– What is your full name?
– What shall I call you?
– Where do you live?
– Do people of different age groups live in your area?
– What do you like about your area?
– Have you been to the library lately?
– How often do you go to the library?
– Why do you like using the library?

Read and listen to model answers about the library here

Part 2 (Cue Card)

Describe a piece of technology you find difficult to use. You should say

– what is it
– how you got it
– what you use it for
– and explain why you find it difficult to use.

Read and listen to the model answer here

Part 3 (Discussion)

– What are some of the common kitchen appliances in your country?
– Is there an appliance that you find difficult to use?
– How can one learn how to use a piece of technology?
– Do you think the use of technology has made people overly reliant on it?
– What are some of the advantages of technology?
– What are some of its disadvantages?
– How do you see technology evolving or improving in the future?

IELTS test in Oman – June 2023 (Academic Module)

IELTS Academic Latest Questions Oman June 2023

These questions were shared by F from Oman after her very recent IELTS exam. Here is what she remembered:

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

The plans below show the layout of the ground floor of a school library in 2001, and how it changed as a result of renovations in 2009.

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

IELTS Writing Task 1 library floor plan

* Note: these aren’t the actual plans given in the test, they were recreated for the purpose of demonstration.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

It is a good idea for people to continue working beyond retirement age. Do you agree or disagree?

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

Read a Band 8 answer here