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October 2014

IELTS test in Australia – September 2014 (General Training)

Three IELTS test takers from Australia shared the following information about their recent exam:

Listening testIELTS test in Australia

Section 1. A gym membership application.

Section 2. Application for a fishing license.

Section 3. Don’t remember.

Section 4. About Air New Zealand.

Reading test

Unfortunately, no one remembered the Reading topics.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a letter)

You have recently attended a conference and found it very informative. Write a letter to your manager and ask their permission to give a presentation on the same topic to your colleagues. Include the following details in your letter:

– What was the presentation about?
– Where was the conference held?
– How can it be useful to your colleagues and the company?

Writing Task 2 (an essay)

Some people think young people are more influenced by their friends than their parents or teachers. Do you agree or disagree? Give your opinion.

Speaking test

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– What do you think about shoes?
– Do you like fashionable or comfortable shoes?
– How often do you buy shoes?

Cue Card 1

Describe an app that you have downloaded from the Internet and how it is useful to you. Please say

– What app is it?
– How long have you had it for?
– Is it useful in your daily life or not? Why?

Discussion 1

– How do you thick technology affects our daily life?
– Nowadays people are more attracted to technology than in the past, is that right? Why?
– Is life without technology really that difficult? Why?

Cue Card 2

Talk about a sportsman whose performance you have seen. Please say

– Where did you see him?
– What sport was it?
– Why did you like his performance?

Discussion 2

– What sports are popular in your country?
– Do favorite sports vary from boys to girls?
– Do you think sportsmen should be paid more than doctors and teachers?

IELTS test in India and Saudi Arabia – September 2014 (Academic Module)

Thanks to the collective effort of our IELTS-taking friends from India and Saudi Arabia (great job K, D, V and A!), here are the topics and questions from a recent exam:

Listening testIELTS test in India

Section 1. A conversation about different cars and their fuel efficiency.

Section 2. Don’t remember.

Section 3. About the Salsa dance.

Section 4. About obesity in children, including a tutorial on how to avoid it.

Reading test

Passage 1. About food flavour.

Passage 2. About coastline nature sculptures.

Passage 3. About the global warming and its impact on New Zealand.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given two maps of Sydney international airport. The first was from 1930 and the second was a recent map of the airport. We had to identify and describe the changes.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

The government should allocate more funds to public services instead of wasting money on arts such as music, painting and so on. Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Give your own opinion.

Speaking test

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– What do you do?
– Do you like your job?
– Do you prefer to have a lot of just friends or a few good friends?
– When was the last time you went shopping?
– Do you like to buy things from small or big shops? Why?

Cue Card

Talk about an old person in your life. Please say
– who he/she is
– how often you see him/her
– how you feel about spending time with him/her

Discussion

– Should we spend more time with old people?
– Should we take advice from them?