New IELTS test questions from the UK – August 2025 (Academic Module)

We’re grateful to our student M.A. for sharing these writing questions after his recent IELTS exam in the UK.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

The bar chart below shows the numbers of seals, whales and dolphins recorded in the Strait of Hormuz from 2006 to 2018.

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)

The expansion of multinational companies and increase in globalisation produce positive effects for everyone.

To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?