IELTS test in Sydney, Australia - December 2011 (General Training)

IELTS test in Sydney, Australia – December 2011 (General Training)

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The IELTS exam below was shared by A from Sydney, who has a great memory. Enjoy!

Listening test

Section 1. Two people were talking over the phone about moving.
Questions: sentence completion.

Section 2. A man was giving his opinion about TV programmes.
Questions: decide between positive, negative or neutral attitude.

Section 3. A tutor and a student were taking about how to complete a survey.
Questions: sentence completion, multiple choice.

Section 4. Don’t remember.

Reading test

Passage 1. Directions to a tourist bus and its offices.
Questions: True/False/Not Given.

Passage 2. A text about Barcelona.
Questions: short-answer questions (no more than X words).

Passage 3. Issues with attendance in a company.
Questions: diagram / map labeling.

Passage 4. An article about glaciation.
Questions: matching headings to paragraphs, True/False/Not Given.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a letter)

You live in a flat and have problems because your neighbor is noisy. Write a letter to your landlord and explain

- What is the problem?
- How does it affect you?
- What is your suggested solution?

Writing Task 2 (an essay)

Public transport could be made free of charge. Are there more advantages or disadvantages to this change?

Speaking test

Interview

- Do you work or study?
- What is the typical food in your country?
- Do parents usually have dinner with children in your country?
- Do you think it is important to have dinner together?

Cue card

Describe an unusual or interesting thing you did recently. You should say

- Where did you do this?
- When did you do this?
- Whom did you do this with?
- Why was it interesting?

Discussion

- Do people in your country do this kind of things during the weekend?
- Do people have more free time now than in the past?
- What do children do in their free time?
- What should children be doing in their free time?
- Should there be the same amount of free time for woman and man?
- Do you think computers are important?
- Do you use a computer often?
- Is computer necessary in your life?
- What do you use a computer for?