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

Thanks to the generous contribution of H.B, today we are sharing the writing tasks from a recent IELTS exam in the UAE:

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

The graph below shows the percentage of unemployed people aged 15-24 in five European countries, compared with the overall unemployment rate in those countries.

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

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

Writing task 2 (an essay)

In many countries, more and more shops remain open until late every day of the week.

Is it a positive or negative development for both the local community and shoppers?