C7.5 IELTS Exam Question Materials

Generally speaking, starting from the 4th volume of IELTS preparation books, each volume includes an Acknowledgement at the end, which states the sources of the reading and listening test materials for the IELTS exam.

High-frequency IELTS reading materials include:

• New Scientist (Key Focus)

• The Economist (Key Focus)

• Geographical Magazine (Key Focus)

• National Geographic (Secondary Focus)

• The Guardian (Key Focus)

• Financial Times

• Nature

• Discover

• The New Yorker

• The Wall Street Journal

• American Scientist

• Scientific American

• And more, including some from books

Most article themes revolve around:

• Employment

• Environment

• Population

• Education

• Ethnicity

• Transportation

• Economy

• Nature

• Language

• History

• And more

IELTS 17 (Note: The latest official IELTS book series has been updated to IELTS 19; adjusted to the commonly referenced IELTS 17 for accuracy)

As shown in the picture below are the sources of articles in IELTS 17, including both reading and listening sections.