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Recent IELTS exams

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

Latest IELTS questions from Sydney, Australia – April 2024 (Academic Module)

Latest IELTS Academic Questions Australia April 2024

Our student HR took IELTS in Australia and remembered the following questions from his exam:

Listening Test

Part 1. A conversation about a trip to the lake.
Part 2. A talk about villas on an island, including a map. Question types: multiple choice.
Part 3. A conversation about Jeans. Question types: multiple choice, information matching.
Part 4. Can’t remember.

Reading Test

Passage 1. A text about flying a plane.
Passage 2. A text about restoring an ancient building.
Passage 3. A text about memory championship competition.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

The chart below shows the amount of energy generated from wind in four countries from 1985 to 2000.

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

IELTS Writing Task 1 Bar Chart Wind-generated Energy in Four Countries from 1985 to 2000

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

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Nowadays, the quality of life in large cities is decreasing. Why is this happening? What can be done to solve this problem?

New IELTS Speaking questions from Sydney, Australia – April 2024

IELTS Speaking New Questions Australia April 2024

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

Speaking test

Part 1 (Interview)

– What is your full name?
– Do you work or study?
– Let’s talk about colours.
– What kind of colours do you like? Why?
– When you go shopping, do you buy things because of their colour?
– What colour car would you like to buy in future?
– Let’s talk about feeling bored.
– Do you often feel bored?
– What do you do when you feel bored?
– Do people nowadays get bored more easily than in the past?

Part 2 (Cue Card)

Describe a time when you had to wear a uniform. You should say:

– when you wore it
– who bought it for you,
– what it looked like

and explain how you felt about it.

Part 3 (Discussion)

– What are the benefits of wearing a school uniform?
– Do you think making uniforms compulsory in schools is a good idea?
– In your opinion, should companies require their employees to wear uniforms?
– What role does clothing play in traditional celebrations in your culture?
– Should traditional clothing be preserved and promoted in modern society?
– Do you think fashion trends affect young people’s behaviour and attitudes?