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This update from Academic IELTS exam came from New Zealand - many thanks, Rebecca!

Listening

1) A discussion about a fridge and freezer, task: ordering form, fill in the address, etc.
2) A discussion between two students about a presentation.
3) A speech about electrical cars… was very fast and difficult to follow

Reading

Very hard…

1) A text about archeology, the history of trading and what they have found
2) The other one was about the history of laughing…
3) The difficult passage was about rare species of birds, about a woodpecker and a rescue project.
Tasks have been difficult, lots of T/F/NG, matching headings, multiple choice, summary gap filling.

Writing

Task 1
A graph about working hours and table with holiday days, 2 graphs in one task!

Task 2
Essay: Some people think that scientific work on plants and food is good - others deny, discuss the both sides of scientific work on food and farming, give your own opinion and examples.

Speaking

Interview
Questions about me

Little speech
A place were I have studied, like school, uni, work

Discussion
Books, whether or not I have read a lot in my childhood, do I think that books are good presents, do kids read today? And then Housework, differences between New Zealand and my country, kids and Housework, is it sociable?

This update from Academic IELTS exam was brought to us by our friend from Malaysia. Many thanks!

Listening

1) University student wants to get a part time job
2) A girl called regarding courses at a university
3) Student project presentation regarding newspaper printing

Reading
1) Regarding robot development
2) Chimpanzee culture research
3) About scientist calculating distance between the Earth and the Sun (something about transit of Venus)

Writing

Task 1
A bar chart about number of students? application based on subjects area gathered from 3 UK university

Task 2
A discussion about children, should they just obey their parents or teachers orders

Speaking

Interview
Questions about myself, my hometown, the changes at my hometown compared to years before, what is the use of letters and emails.

Little speech
Describe a piece of equipment that you think handy / beneficial to you (not a computer)

Discussion
What is the importance of equipments or machinery as a general.

I guess i did okay for the test but i hate being cut off every now and then just because the tester wants to finish on time.