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IELTS-Blog::IELTS test in Australia – June 2014 (General Training)

IELTS-Blog::IELTS test in Australia – June 2014 (General Training)

IELTS test in Australia – June 2014 (General Training)

Posted: 04 Jul 2014 03:30 AM PDT

IELTS test takers A and U shared the following information about their exam in Australia (they remembered everything except for the Listening section topics):

Reading testIELTS test in Australia

Passage 1. How and when to purchase tickets to a theatre.
Questions: short-answer questions (no more than 2 words).

Passage 2. About the cafeteria, souvenir shop and disability facilities at the theatre.
Questions: True/False/Not Given.

Passage 3. A letter from the manager to a sick employee who hasn’t attended work for a long period of time. About a meeting that needs to be arranged.
Questions: short-answer questions (no more than 3 words).

Passage 4. A recruitment agency advertisement.
Questions: filling in blanks.

Passage 5. About shipwrecks and how to preserve them under water.
Questions: True/False/Not Given, match headings with their description, choose appropriate sub-headings.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a letter)

Your friend is coming over from a different city to attend your relative’s wedding and you cannot meet him/her at the airport. Write a letter to him/her and say

- Apologise about the situation.
- Explain why you can’t meet him/her at the airport.
- Give directions to the hotel that is already booked for him/her.

Writing Task 2 (an essay)

Nowadays more people choose to move out from the area where they grew up, in a search for a better job. Do you think there are more advantages than disadvantages to this development? Why?

Speaking test

Interview

- What is your full name?
- Can I see your ID?
- Where are you from?
- Do you work or study?
- How many seasons are there in your country?
- What are they?
- What season do you like the most?
- Do you have a laptop?
- Do you use it a lot?
- What do you mostly use it for? Why?

Cue Card

Talk about your favourite sport. Please say

- What is it?
- Explain the rules of this sport.
- What clothing and equipment are needed for it?
- Why do you like it so much?

Discussion

- What other sports do you like?
- Do you like to watch international sport events?
- What do you think about advertisements during sport events?

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