IELTS test in Australia – October 2016 – General Training
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 –
