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Recent IELTS exams

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

IELTS test in Italy – May 2024 (General Training)

IELTS General Training Italy Latest Questions May 2024

Our kind subscriber M. has taken IELTS in Italy very recently and remembered the writing questions below:

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a letter)

Your employer is considering ways to adjust work hours and reduce them overall. You have been asked to provide suggestions on how to implement this change. Write a letter to your employer. In your letter:

– Explain why you think reducing work hours is a good idea.
– Suggest how the work hours could be reduced.
– Describe how these changes could benefit the company.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

In the past, parents used to give their children a great deal of freedom. Parents today, however, tend to be much more restrictive. Is this a positive or a negative development?

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

IELTS Speaking questions from India – May 2024

IELTS Speaking New Questions India May 2024

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

Speaking test

Part 1 (Interview)

– What is your name?
– Where are you from?
– What do you do, work or study?
– Do you live in a house or an apartment?
– What type of accommodation would you like to live in? Why?
– Do you like cakes?
– Do you know how to make cakes?
– Do you have many friends?
– Where do you like to go with your friends?
– What do you do there?

Part 2 (Cue Card)

Talk about a place where you usually go to relax. You should say

– what place it is and where it is located
– when you go there
– what you do there

and explain why you like going there to relax.

Read a Band 8 answer here

Part 3 (Discussion)

– Do you think relaxation is important?
– How can people balance work with personal well-being?
– What can the government do to improve the lives of employees?
– What can we do as a society to help employees?
– What strategies can companies implement to reduce stress in employees?
– Can relaxation have a positive effect on one’s performance at work?