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Where do the articles for IELTS test questions come from? IELTS Test Materials

 

Generally, starting from the fourth book of the IELTS series, there is an Acknowledgement section at the end of each book, which indicates the sources of the reading and listening test questions for the IELTS exam.

 

Some frequently used sources for IELTS reading materials include:

 

- New Scientist (emphasis)

- The Economist (emphasis)

- Geographical Magazine (emphasis)

- National Geographic (secondary emphasis)

- The Guardian (emphasis)

- Financial Times

- Nature

- Discover

- The New Yorker

- The Wall Street Journal

- American Scientist

- Scientific American

 

And others, including books.

 

The articles cover a wide range of topics, including:

 

- Employment

- Environment

- Population

- Education

- Ethnicity

- Transportation

- Economy

- Nature

- Language

- History

 

And more.

 

In IELTS 15, the image below shows the sources of the articles for both reading and listening sections.