IELTS test in Australia – September 2013 (Academic Module)

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IELTS test in Australia – September 2013 (Academic Module)
Posted: 18 Sep 2013 03:30 AM PDT

Thanks to our friends M, P and E we know about a recent IELTS exam in Australia (sorry, they didn’t remember the Listening topics):

Reading test

• Passage 1. Listening to the ocean floor in order to measure the depth using sound.
• Passage 2. Advertisement’s attraction for children.
• Passage 3. About loss of memory and human ability to remember.

Writing test
Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given floor plans of a typical office in Japan and in America and were asked to compare them.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Nuclear energy is a better source of power for today’s global energy needs. 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?
• - Who is choosing your clothes?
• - Do you help people to select clothes?
• - What type of fashion do you prefer, western or eastern?

Cue Card

Talk about a meal or a picnic that you had recently. Please say

• - What was the occasion?
• - What did you drink and eat?
• - Have you enjoyed it? Why?

Discussion

• - Do you think we should preserve our traditional foods?
• - Do you cook by yourself?
• - Does media help to spread the culinary culture among us?
• - What needs to be done for certain foods and culture to spread in the world?