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March 2018

IELTS test in Australia – March 2018 (Academic Module)

Our friend N took the IELTS test in Australia and remembered the following topics and questions:

Listening testIELTS test in Australia

Section 1. A customer was lodging a complaint about a defective refrigerator.

Section 2. About a company called “Connections” finding hosts for new overseas students in Australia.

Section 3. Some information and discussion about bacterial diseases in Australia.

Section 4. A discussion about obesity as a disease and increase in cases in the UK.

Reading test

Passage 1. A discussion about company that created a number of courses for different students.

Passage 2. Advertisement about different types of training for schools.

Passage 3. A discussion about team work in a company and how it helps to succeed.

Passage 4. A discussion about skinks (a type of lizard) in New Zealand.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given pictures of a geographical site in 2004 and 2014. In the 2014 picture there were new discoveries such as ancient stadium, houses and reduced forest area. We had to summarise and compare both pictures.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Some people think that new houses should be built in the same style as older houses in the local area. Others disagree and say that local authorities should allow people to build houses in the styles of their own choice. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

IELTS Speaking test in Albania – March 2018

When A took the IELTS Speaking test in Albania he was asked the following questions:

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?
– How long do you work there?
– Do you like your job? Why?
– Do you have friends at work?
– Do you like traveling?
– How often do you do it?
– Who do you usually travel with?
– Why do you do it?

Cue Card

Describe a photograph of you taken by someone else. Please say

– Who took it?
– Where and when was it?
– Describe the photo.

Discussion

– Do you like taking photographs?
– What do you think about news media and photography?
– Is there a difference between professional and amateur photography?
– Can you tell the difference in quality?