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September 2010

IELTS test in Malaysia and Australia – August 2010 (Academic Module)

IELTS exams in Australia and Malaysia were identical, according to M and J. Here are the questions they shared:

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

There was a chart describing the spending in Education, Health and Retirement sectors from 2001 to 2051 reported as a percentage of GDP.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Discuss the positive & negative effects of mobile phones on individuals and the society.

Speaking test

Interview

– What is your full name?
– What shall I call you?
– Where is your hometown?
– Did you learn the history of your hometown at school?

Cue Card 1 (Malaysia)

Describe a job that you would like to do, please say

– what this job would be,
– what skills and training you would need,
– where you would like to work.

Cue Card 2 (Australia)

Talk about a new law you would like to introduce.

Discussion

– How do schools prepare students for working life?
– What should a school do to prepare students for the working life?
– Is it important to go to a university or to work straight after school?

IELTS Speaking test in London, UK – August 2010

IELTS Speaking test questions were shared by our friend P from London. The rest of the exam is posted here.

Speaking test

Interview

– Do you work or study?
– What do you intend to study?
– Where do you plan to work after studying?
– Do you read magazines and newspapers?
– Do you think they help in the process of learning a new language?
– What are the main differences between London and your home town?

Cue Card

Talk about a place where you have lived, please say
– Where is this place?
– How long have you lived there?
– What are the best and the worst things about this place?
– What is the best time of the year to visit?

Discussion

– Are there any differences between people from cities and the countryside?
– What kind of differences?