IELTS test in Australia and Japan – November 2013 (General Training)

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IELTS test in Australia and Japan – November 2013 (General Training)
Posted: 04 Dec 2013 02:30 AM PST

Our friends S and H remembered the following questions from their IELTS exams in Australia and Japan:

Listening test

• Section 1. About different types of holiday packages and activities.
• Section 2. A discussion between a professor and her student regarding voluntary work.
• Section 3. Don’t remember.
• Section 4. About common problems and tips to deliver a better public speech.

Reading test

• Passage 1. Information about camp sites and landmarks around Auckland.
• Passage 2. Libraries and printing facilities in Auckland, New Zealand.
• Passage 3. Health and safety information and regulations followed in certain organizations.
• Passage 4. The history and origins of writing instruments.

Writing test

• Writing task 1 (a letter) You are about to move to a new town. Write a letter to the town’s official to enquire about sport and other leisure facilities available in town. In your letter - Introduce yourself - Say what activities you are interested in - Ask about facilities available in town
• Writing Task 2 (an essay) Having a good memory is the only requirement to be successful in life. Do you agree or disagree? Include relevant examples from your own experience and knowledge.

Speaking test 1
Interview

• - What is your full name?
• - Can I see your ID?
• - Where are you from?
• - Do you work or study?
• - Describe a place you live in now.
• - Do you live in an apartment or a house?
• - What room in your home do you like the most?
• - Would you prefer to live in an apartment or a house?
• - Why would you like that?
• - Do you have plans of moving out soon?

Cue Card

Talk about a historic event that you remember well. Please say

• - What is the event? - When and where did it take place?
• - Why did you remember it?

Discussion

• - Do you think mobiles are really useful?
• - When did you have your first mobile phone?
• - Do you like changing mobiles often?

Speaking test 2
Interview

• - Where are you from?
• - Describe the town you live in.
• - Is politeness important in life?
• - Where were you taught to be polite?
• - Is there a particular language domination in the world?
• - Why do you think it is happening?

Cue Card

Talk about a foreign language that you know well. Please say

• - What language is it?
• - How well do you know it?
• - When and where did you learn it?