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IELTS test in Australia – August 2015 (Academic Module)

Our friends E and A took the IELTS test in Australia and remembered the following questions:

Writing testIELTS test in Australia

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given a line graph (three lines) showing the percentage of sales of Nokia, Motorola and Sony Ericsson mobile phones between 1994 and 2004.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Most of our information comes from the Internet nowadays. Some people say that a large part of the information we get is incorrect. 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 like about your studies?
– Did you you attend a concert or watch it on TV recently?
– When was it?
– Did you like it?
– Do you prefer to listen to live or recorded music?
– What are the differences between the two in your opinion?

Cue Card

Describe a change that you always wanted to be done in your local area. Please say

– What is it?
– Whose responsibility is it?
– Suggest how it can be done.

Discussion

– Where do you and your friends usually meet?
– Do you like staying among people that you know?
– What are the advantages and disadvantages of it?
– Do people find it difficult to get used to new places? Why?
– What suggestion would you have for those people?

IELTS test in the UAE – August 2015 (General Training)

An IELTS test taker N from the UAE remembered the following information about a recent exam:

Listening testIELTS test in the UAE

Section 1. Description of a map Location of a recording studio.

Section 2, 3, 4. Don’t remember.

Reading test

Passage 1. A discussion about a successful band.

Passage 2, 3, 4. Don’t remember.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a letter)

You have recently had a good meal in a local restaurant with your family. Write a letter to your local newspaper and say

– Describe the restaurant.
– What meal did you have there?
– Why do you think this restaurant is worth visiting?

Writing Task 2 (an essay)

In most developed countries the average life expectancy is constantly increasing. Discuss the positive and negative aspects of this trend.

Speaking test

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?

Cue Card

Talk about an ambition that you have. Please say

– What is your ambition?
– Why do you want to do this?
– What have you done to achieve it?

Discussion

– Why do people have ambitions?
– Is it important to have ambitions in life?
– Do you have financial goals that you want to achieve?
– What are good ambitions for children, in your opinion?
– What should people do to get good results?