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IELTS test in Australia – September 2013 (Academic Module)

IELTS test in Australia – September 2013 (Academic Module)

Thanks to our friends M, P and E we know about a recent IELTS exam in Australia (sorry, they didn’t remember the Listening topics):

Reading testIELTS test in Australia

Passage 1. Listening to the ocean floor in order to measure the depth using sound.

Passage 2. Advertisement’s attraction for children.

Passage 3. About loss of memory and human ability to remember.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given floor plans of a typical office in Japan and in America and were asked to compare them.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Nuclear energy is a better source of power for today’s global energy needs. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Speaking test

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– Who is choosing your clothes?
– Do you help people to select clothes?
– What type of fashion do you prefer, western or eastern?

Cue Card

Talk about a meal or a picnic that you had recently. Please say

– What was the occasion?
– What did you drink and eat?
– Have you enjoyed it? Why?

Discussion

– Do you think we should preserve our traditional foods?
– Do you cook by yourself?
– Does media help to spread the culinary culture among us?
– What needs to be done for certain foods and culture to spread in the world?

IELTS Speaking test in Bangalore, India – August 2013

IELTS test taker from India (thank you R!) shared his questions in the Speaking module:

Speaking testIELTS test in India

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– Do you live in an apartment or a house?
– Which is your favourite room there?
– Are you planning to change your home?
– Did you have a lot of toys in your childhood?
– What kind of toys did you like to play with?
– Which was your favourite toy? Why?
– Do you still have that toy?

Cue Card

Talk about a story that you were told in your childhood. Please say

– Who told you this story?
– What was the story about?
– Who were the main characters in the story?
– Why do you still remember the story?

Discussion

– Do children in your country like story-telling?
– What stories are told to the children today by their parents?
– What are the benefits of story-telling?
– How has story-telling changed in the last 30 years?
– Do children like to hear fairy-tales?