IELTS test in Australia – August 2010 (Academic Module)
IELTS exam in Australia was described by our kind friend P. Here is what she remembered:
Listening test
Section 1. Two people were talking at uni about booking a holiday.
Section 2. A map / directions for getting around in the university.
Section 3. Two people were talking about an assignment.
Section 4. About types of fruit and its quality.
Questions: multiple choice, filling in the map, filling in the gaps.
Reading test
Passage 1. Don’t remember.
Passage 2: About fossil fuels discovery.
Passage 3: About memorizing history.
Writing test
Writing Task 1 (a report)
There was a bar chart describing sales figures for different games, such as mobile phone games, console games, online games, etc from 2000 to 2006 in Britain.
Writing task 2 (an essay)
The major cities are growing and it causes problems. What problems are these? How are young people affected by them? What can be done to improve the situation?
Speaking test
Interview
– Describe your home town.
– What do you like there?
– What do you do in your free time there?
– What needs to be done there to improve it?
Cue Card
Tell about a job advertisement which you recently read, please say
– What job was it for?
– Where did you read it?
– Would you like to apply for that position, and why?
Discussion
– Which color do you like the most?
– What color will you choose to paint the walls of your room?
– Is there a particular color that is important to people in your country?
