Our friends L and R collectively remembered the following information about an IELTS exam in Australia:
Listening test
Section 1. A phone interview with a person looking for caretaker for his mother who is 80 years old.
Questions: filling an application form.
Section 2. Description of a sports club and its facilities.
Questions: multiple choice, diagram/map labeling.
Section 3. Two students talked about the subject they are studying and their future career.
Questions: filling in blanks, multiple choice.
Section 4. About honey bees and their behavior.
Questions: filling in blanks, multiple choice.
Reading test
Passage 1. About water supply system and services provided by water department.
Questions: True/False/Not Given.
Passage 2. About a new membership at Auckland library.
Questions: filling an application form.
Passage 3. About famous painting by Johan Vermeer and its duplication. The painting depicts a woman sitting next to a piano.
Questions: filling in blanks, True/False/Not Given, match sentences with people.
Passage 4. About annual leave system implementation in the USA.
Questions: diagram/map labeling.
Writing test
Writing task 1 (a letter)
Write a letter to your friend telling him/her that you have won a photography competition. In your letter
– Describe the event.
– Describe the photograph you have sent for the competition.
– Invite him/her to the exhibition where your photograph is presented.
Writing Task 2 (an essay)
Nowadays many countries are facing the problem of heavy traffic and congestion. Describe the situation in your home country and suggest some solutions.
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 do?
– What should be the most important quality of a teacher?
Cue Card
Describe an interesting animal that you saw for the first time. Please say
– What is it?
– When and where did you see it?
– How did you feel about it?
Discussion
– Do you think governments are doing enough to protect endangered animals?
– Why do we have to protect them?
– Is it good to keep them in a zoo?
– Are they well looked after in a zoo?
– Why should people go and see these animals?
– Is their natural habitat affected by people?
