This is what our friend M from Sydney, Australia remembers about his recent Academic IELTS exam:
Reading test
Surprisingly, the first passage was much harder than the other two. That is not what I had expected.
Writing test
Task 1 (report)
There was a bar graph to describe.
Task 2 (essay)
Some people think that technology is increasing the gap between the rich and the poor. Discuss and give your own opinion.
Speaking test
The questions were about your best friend.