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Recent IELTS exams

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

New IELTS Speaking questions from Germany – May 2025

IELTS Speaking Latest Questions Germany May 2025

Our lovely student FN recently took the IELTS test in Germany. Here are the Speaking questions he remembered:

Speaking test

Part 1 (Interview)

– What is your name?
– Where are you from?
– Do you enjoy taking photographs?
– What do you usually take photos of?
– Do you prefer taking pictures of people or places? Why?
– Do you like looking at old photographs?
– Have you ever taken a photography class?
– Do you enjoy watching movies at home or in the cinema? Why?
– What kind of movies do you like best?
– Do you often go to the cinema with your friends or family?

Part 2 (Cue Card)

Describe a person you know who helps the environment. You should say:

– who this person is
– how you met him/her
– what he/she does to help the environment

and explain how you feel about the actions of this person.

Part 3 (Discussion)

– Why do you think some people care about the environment while others don’t?
– What are some practical ways individuals can protect the environment?
– Do you think schools should teach students how to help the environment?
– What role should governments play in environmental protection?
– Are large companies doing enough to protect the environment?
– How can media influence people’s awareness about environmental issues?

New IELTS questions from the UAE – May 2025 (Academic Module)

New IELTS Academic Questions UAE May 2025

Our lovely student AM remembered and shared the following writing tasks after taking his IELTS exam in the UAE:

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

The pie charts below show student enrolments in different courses in 1984, 1994 and 2004.

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

Student enrolments in different courses in 1984, 1994 and 2004

* Note: this is not the original chart given in the test, it was recreated for the purpose of demonstration.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Some people believe that protecting the environment should be the responsibility of politicians, since individuals are too limited to make a significant difference.

To what extent do you agree or disagree?