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April 2025

New IELTS questions from Australia – April 2025 (General Training)

Latest IELTS General Training Questions Australia April 2025

Our student YS kindly shared the writing questions from her recent IELTS exam in Australia, below:

IELTS Writing Test – General Training

Writing task 1 (a letter)

Your friend is coming to your city to attend a family wedding. You have booked a hotel for him/her, but you are unable to pick him/her up at the airport. Write a letter to your friend. In your letter:

– Explain why you cannot meet him/her at the airport
– Describe how he/she can get to the hotel
– Offer to meet him/her later at the hotel

Write at least 150 words. You do NOT need to write any addresses.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Some people believe that older employees are more valuable to a company than younger employees. Others believe that younger employees are more useful.

Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

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

Latest IELTS Speaking questions from the UAE – April 2025

IELTS Speaking Latest Questions Dubai April 2025

A very kind IELTS trainer from the UAE (thank you, AL!) shared the Speaking questions his student recently had in his IELTS exam, below:

Speaking test

Part 1 (Interview)

– Where do you live?
– What do you like about your hometown?
– Do you work or are you a student?
– Why do you enjoy your work or studies?
– Do you like meeting new people?
– Who is someone you met recently?
– Do you like to challenge yourself?

Part 2 (Cue Card)

Describe a time when you faced a difficult challenge. You should say:

– what the challenge was
– when it happened
– how you dealt with it

and explain how you felt about overcoming (or facing) this challenge

Part 3 (Discussion)

– What are the benefits of children facing challenges?
– How can challenges help people grow or improve?
– Do you think schools should create more challenging situations for students?
– What kinds of challenges are common in the workplace?
– Is it important for adults to keep challenging themselves? Why or why not?
– Can facing challenges sometimes have negative effects on people?