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Recent IELTS exams

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

IELTS Speaking questions from Germany – April 2024

IELTS Speaking New Questions Germany April 2024

Our student SN took IELTS in Germany quite recently and remembered the following Speaking questions:

Speaking test

Part 1 (Interview)

– What is your full name?
– Do you work or study?
– Where are you from?
– Are there any crowded places where you live?
– When was the last time you visited a crowded place?
– Do you prefer visiting crowded places or quiet places when you go on holiday?
– Do you like eating sweets and cakes?
– Did you like sweets as a child more than you do now?
– On what occasions do people have cake in your country?

Part 2 (Cue Card)

Talk about an object you use at home which makes your life easier. You should say

– what the object is
– how long you have had it
– what you use it for

and explain why you couldn’t live without it.

Part 3 (Discussion)

– Do you believe that life has been made easier through the use of technology?
– Are there any disadvantages to using technology?
– Why might some people feel unhappy when new technology is introduced at their workplace?
– What can employers do to encourage employees to embrace new technology?
– In your opinion, is it easier to develop new inventions today compared to the past?
– What role do you think the government should play in regulating new inventions and technologies?

Latest IELTS questions from the UAE – April 2024 (Academic Module)

Latest IELTS Academic Questions UAE April 2024

Our student ZA has taken IELTS in the UAE very recently and remembered the following topics and questions:

Speaking test

Passage 1. A text about childhood in the past.
Passage 2. A text on people’s ability to multitask.
Passage 3. How storing food helped Egypt survive in times of hardship.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

The chart below shows the amount of tea and coffee imported by Canada, UK, USA and Germany in 2007 in tonnes.

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

IELTS Writing Task 1 amount of tea and coffee imported by Canada, UK, USA and Germany in 2007

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

Writing task 2 (an essay)

These days many young people are spending less time doing outdoor activities such as hiking, mountain climbing, and enjoying nature. What are the reasons for this? How can we encourage them to do more of these activities?

Read a Band 8 answer here