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IELTS Speaking test in Australia and Vietnam – September 2013

Our friends H and L who took the IELTS in Australia and Vietnam shared the questions they were asked in the Speaking test:

Speaking testIELTS test in Vietnam

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– What city are you from?
– Where is it located exactly?
– Do you like living there?
– Tell me some interesting facts about it.
– Are there many large cities in your country?

Cue Card

Describe the thing that you cannot live without (except phone and internet). Please say

– What is it?
– Why can’t you manage without it?
– How long do you have it for?
– How did you feel without it?

Discussion 1

– Did you take photos recently?
– Talk about a photograph or a theme you couldn’t take.
– Do you like to take pictures of yourself? Why?
– Do you think media can influence people to buy or like things they see?

Discussion 2

– Why do teenagers want to have the latest devices such as iPhone 5?
– Why do they often buy a new one even though they already have one?
– What do they do with the old one after buying a new one?
– How hard is it for parents to convince their children not to buy an expensive phone?

IELTS test in the UAE – September 2013 (Academic Module)

Our kind friend T shared this IELTS update from the UAE.

Listening testIELTS test in the UAE

Section 1. A conversation between a client and party organizer.

Section 2. A journalist was interviewing an Eco tourism company owner.

Section 3. A conversation between two friends about their future study plans.

Section 4. A lecture about farming.

Reading test

Don’t remember.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given a few bar charts showing the percentage of boys and girls in elementary and high schools in developed and developing countries in 2008.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Modern communication systems benefit many people yet there are some that oppose to them. 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?
– What kind of job do you have?
– Does your name have a meaning?
– What is it?
– What are the most common names in your culture? Why?

Cue Card

Describe a party that you would like to give to someone. Please say

– Who is that person?
– Whom will you invite to the party?
– Why would you give this party?
– When are you planning to do it? Why?

Discussion

– Tell me about family parties in your country.
– Do you feel under pressure while preparing a party?
– Do you prefer to be busy all the time or not ? Why?
– Do you feel under pressure when you have lots of tasks to do?