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IELTS test in Australia and Indonesia – March 2014 (Academic Module)

IELTS test takers S and W shared the Writing and Speaking questions from a recent exam in Australia and Indonesia (they got the same questions in Writing but different ones in Speaking):

Writing testIELTS test in Australia

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given two diagrams to compare. One was the current plan of a university and the other was a future project plan for 2015.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Living in big cities has a negative effect on people’s health. 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?
– Which do you prefer: working in the morning or in the afternoon?
– What kind of clothes do you wear for work?
– What do you think about people’s habit of buying clothes nowadays?
– Can you compare it to the past?

Cue Card 1

Talk about your trip far away from home. Please say

– When and where was it?
– Whom did you go with?
– Did you like this trip? Why?

Discussion 1

– Is it important for young people to travel?
– Is there a difference between how old and young people travel?
– Do you keep pets at home?
– What kind of pets do you have at home?
– Are there wild animals that you like?

Cue Card 2

Talk about a tourist attraction that you have visited recently. Please say

– What was it?
– When and where was it?
– How did you feel after the visit?

Discussion 2

– What are the famous tourist attractions in your country?
– What activities did you and your friends do as kids?
– What activities do children like to do nowadays?

IELTS Speaking test in Australia – March 2014

Our friend N shared these Speaking questions after a recent IELTS exam in Australia:

Speaking testIELTS test in Australia

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– Do you like sunny days?
– What activities can’t you do on a sunny day?
– Would you go on a holiday to a place that doesn’t have any sunny days?
– Do you like to take photographs?
– What kind of photographs do you like to keep?
– Do you think being a photographer is an interesting career?

Cue Card

Talk about special clothes that you wore. Please say

– When did you wear the clothes?
– Where did you buy that outfit?
– What did people say about it?

Discussion

– What do you look for when buying new clothes?
– Why do we need uniform?
– What are the disadvantages of having to wear a uniform?
– What is your opinion about workplaces that don’t have uniform?
– Do you think people nowadays are wearing the same styles of clothing as before?
– Do you think it’s something to do with globalisation?
– Do you think clothing manufacturers are pushing this trend?
– Is it a good thing that people no longer wear their traditional costumes?