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IELTS exam in Sydney, Australia – January 2009 (Academic Module)

This is what our friend M from Sydney, Australia remembers about his recent Academic IELTS exam:

Reading test

Surprisingly, the first passage was much harder than the other two. That is not what I had expected.

Writing test

Task 1 (report)
There was a bar graph to describe.

Task 2 (essay)
Some people think that technology is increasing the gap between the rich and the poor. Discuss and give your own opinion.

Speaking test
The questions were about your best friend.

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