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IELTS test in Australia – September 2015 (General Training)

Another Australian IELTS test taker shared the details of his recent General Training exam:

Listening testIELTS test in Australia

Section 1. About a summer camp for children.

Section 2. About a presentation and its content created by a student.

Section 3. Don’t remember.

Section 4. About the modern history of New Zealand.

Reading test

Don’t remember.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a letter)

You have filled out an enrolment form for a certain course a few weeks ago and didn’t receive any response yet. Write a letter and say

– Give the course and your personal details.
– Why are you interested in this course?
– What do you expect the school to do about it?

Writing Task 2 (an essay)

Nowadays we see more advertisements on the streets and on our TV screens. What are advantages and disadvantages of it?

Speaking test

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– Do you like watching the sky? Why?
– Do you prefer to do it at night or during the day?
– Is there a place in your hometown where you can see clear sky?
– Did you learn about sky in school?

Cue Card

Talk about an advice that you received from someone. Please say

– Who gave you the advice?
– What was the advice?
– What was the result?

Discussion

– Why did you follow that advice?
– Who usually gives you advice? Why?
– Is it true that young people do not like the advice of older generation?
– Would you take a stranger’s advice? Why?

IELTS test in Australia – August 2015 (Academic Module)

An IELTS test taker from Australia (thanks, A!) remembered the following information about a recent exam:

Listening testIELTS test in Australia

Section 1. A father talked over the phone with a children’s activity centre representative.
Questions: filling in blanks.

Section 2. About a museum on Waikehe Island in New Zealand.
Questions: multiple choice, match headings to paragraphs.

Section 3. A student and professor talked about a research project about Ife head sculptures in Nigeria.
Questions: multiple choice.

Section 4. A talk about absenteeism.
Questions: filling in blanks.

Reading test

Passage 1. An article regarding resort development in Queensland.
Questions: filling in blanks, multiple choice.

Passage 2. An article about robots and children.
Questions: filling in blanks, multiple choice, match statements to paragraphs.

Passage 3. About dolphins and their intelligence.
Questions: multiple choice, True/False/Not Given, match statements to paragraphs.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given a bar graph showing the average housing prices in Perth and Sydney in 2000, 2005 and a projection for 2015. Another pie chart was showing home ownership in Australia among 30-35 population age group.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Some people believe that universities should focus on providing academic skills, while others think that universities should prepare students for their real future careers. Discuss both views and give your opinion.