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November 2012

IELTS Speaking test in Australia – October 2012

Our kind friend S shared the Speaking topics from a recent IELTS exam in Australia:

Speaking testIELTS test in Australia

Interview

– What is your name?
– Can I see your passport, please?
– Do you live in a house or an apartment?
– What is your favorite room in your unit? Why?
– When you were a child, did you stay with your friends more than your family? Why?
– Who was your closest person in the family, when you were a child? Why?
– Who is the closest person in your family nowadays? Why?
– In the future, do you think you will stay with your family more than before? Why?

Cue Card

Describe a situation where you had to be polite. Please say

– Where was it?
– What did you do?
– Do you think it was useful to be polite?

Discussion

– What do people do in your country to be polite?
– What is the difference between being polite and friendly?
– Are you polite with people that you do not like?
– What are the benefits of being polite?
– Do you think being polite with your family is important? Why?

IELTS test in Australia – October 2012 (General Training)

This update was shared by G who recently took the IELTS test in Australia:

Listening testIELTS test in Australia

Section 1. Choosing a university course.

Section 2. About products sold on New Zealand farmer’s market.

Section 3. Don’t remember.

Section 4. About the development of bees.

Reading test

Passage 1. About special stamps that you could get your face on in the post office.

Passage 2. Listings of 4 separate apartments. The questions were similar to “Which flat is not wheelchair accessible?” (the one with the stairs).

Passage 3. Don’t remember.

Passage 4. About the history of chocolate and cacao beans in particular.
Questions: True/False/Not Given.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a letter)

You have just returned from a working trip overseas. Write your colleagues a letter thanking them for your experience. Please say:

– How do you feel about being home?
– Thank them for their time.
– Invite them to come and visit you.

Writing Task 2 (an essay)

Some people think that it is better for a child to grow up in the countryside than in the city, others disagree. Discuss both views, and give your own opinion.

Speaking test

Interview

– What is your name?
– Where are you from?
– What do you do?
– What does that entail specifically?
– What do you plan to do in the future?
– Lets talk about sports.
– What are the benefits of taking part in sporting activities?
– Do you drive a car?
– What cars are popular in your home country?
– Do you like comedy?
– What are the comedy scenes like in your country?
– Do you think men and women find different things funny?
– Do you think it’s important for couples to find similar things funny?

Cue Card

Talk about something that made you laugh. Please say

– Where was it?
– Who was there with you?
– Why did it stick in your memory?

Discussion

Don’t remember.