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IELTS test in Australia – a change in the order of components

IELTS test in Australia – a change in the order of components

Today I wanted to alert everyone who is about to take the IELTS test in Australia to a change in the order of components.

The official order of IELTS components is as follows:

1. Listening
2. Reading
3. Writing
4. Speaking (sometimes the Speaking test is delivered on the same day with the other 3 tests, and sometimes it is not)

However, recently there was a change in the order of the first 3 components in Australia, and the current order is:

1. Writing
2. Reading
3. Listening
4. Speaking (no change)

As far as we know at this stage (June 2014) this change was only made in Australia and other countries are unaffected.

If you took the IELTS test in another country (not in Australia) and the components were not in the official order, please write to info@ielts-blog.com and let us know, so we can update everyone on the blog.

IELTS Speaking test in India – May 2014

A test taker from India (thanks, A!) shared the Speaking questions from a recent exam:

Speaking testIELTS test in India

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– What do you like about your work?
– What do you dislike about it?
– Is your current job keeping you interested?
– Do you like challenges at work?
– How will you handle a task that is very lengthy and time consuming?

Cue Card

Talk about a place where you would like to build a house. Please say

– What place is it?
– When did you first visit it?
– Why did you like it so much?

Discussion

– What is your preference, a small house or a big one?
– What do you think about building a house in the countryside?
– If you could only build your dream home in the countryside (not in the city), would you do it?
– How important to you is the locality and the surroundings of your house?