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IELTS Speaking test in Australia – January 2015

Thanks to R who took the IELTS test in Australia we can share these Speaking questions:

Speaking testIELTS test in Australia

Interview

– What is your name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Do you study or work?
– How do you spend your weekends?
– Are your weekends different to your weekdays and why?
– How did you spend your last weekend and why?

Cue Card

Describe a vehicle that you want to own in the future, please say
– What is it?
– Why do you want to buy it?
– How would you use it?

Discussion

– Do you think the traffic has increased rapidly in big cities like Sydney? Why?
– What do you think about traffic causing air pollution?
– How can we overcome this problem of pollution?
– Are there any other problems that traffic causes?
– Do you think the government should spend money on building more roads by wiping out parks in the cities? Why?
– What are some of the ways the government can fund the roadworks?

IELTS test in Saudi Arabia – January 2015 (Academic Module)

An IELTS test taker from Saudi Arabia (thanks, K!) shared the following information about a recent IELTS exam. Unfortunately K didn’t remember was the Listening topics.

Reading testIELTS test in Saudi Arabia

Passage 1. About different types of worms.

Passage 2. About memory types.

Passage 3. About the process of globalization.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given a graph comparing the consumption of fruits by males and females in different age categories over a certain period of time.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Many people think that the government should spend money to explore life in the outer space, while others think that it’s a waste of public money. Discuss both views and include your own opinion and examples.

Speaking test

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– What is your job?
– Do you live in an apartment or a house?
– Do you like living there?
– What activities are there in your neighbourhood?

Cue Card

Talk about one of your ambitions in life. Please say

– What is it?
– When did it become your ambition?
– How will you achieve it?

Discussion

Don’t remember.