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IELTS Speaking test in Australia

Speaking test

Interview 

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– What is your job?
– Would you consider taking a course related to your job in the future?
– Do you like when it rains?
– Did you ever go out when it rained without an umbrella?
– Why do you like/dislike rainy weather?
– Does rain affect your work? In what way?
– What do you do with your family on holidays?
– Where would you like to go on your next holiday?

Cue Card

Describe your perfect home (a house or an apartment) that you would like to have in the future. Please say:

– When you would like to have it
– Where it would be located
– What it would look like

Discussion 

– What is the difference between contemporary and old buildings?
– Why do people migrate to big cities?
– How can it affect city life?
– What changes do you see happening to future buildings?
– Would traditional houses diminish in the future?
– Why were people happy in the past living in traditional houses?

IELTS Speaking test in Australia

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 usually do at work?
– What kind of activities do you do at home?
– Are there any household tasks you do not like? Why?
– Did you study music when you were a child?
– Do you play any instruments now?
– Do you think it is easy to learn to play a new instrument?
Cue Card
Talk about a neighbour that you know well. Please say
– Who is he/she?
– How did you meet him/her?
– Do you like him/her? Why?
Discussion
– Do you know other neighbours in your neighbourhood?
– What kind of people do you think are important for the neighbourhood?
– Do you think local businesses are important to the community?
– Do you have an example of a community becoming better or worse?
– What do you think about the impact of technology on the community?

IELTS Speaking test in Australia – December 2016

Speaking test
Interview
– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– What is your job?
– Why did you choose this field?
– Do you like sunny days?
– How do you like to spend a sunny day?
– Let’s talk about birthdays.
– When is your birthday?
– Do you like birthday parties?
– Do you like to spend your birthday with friends or family?
Cue Card
Describe something that you have in your family for years. Please say
– What is it?
– How long has it been in your family?
– What memories do you have of it?
Discussion
– Do you think history can be learned in museums?
– What is the effect of technology on history?
– Many children these days don’t like museums. Why is that?
– How can we improve it?
– Do you think people today focus on material things rather than personal feelings?
– Why do you think it is so?

IELTS Speaking test in Australia – September 2016

Speaking test
Interview
– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– What subject are you studying?
– What colour do you like? Why?
– What colour don’t you like?
– What colour wouldn’t you use for your home?
– Why is that?
– Are you living in a house or an apartment?
– How does your home look?
– What can you see through your windows?
– Do you like this view?
– Do you like taking photos or making videos?
– Do you take a lot of photos or make many videos while travelling?
Cue Card
Describe a piece of equipment at your home that you use a lot. Please say
– What is it?
– How long do you have it for?
– Are other family members using it too?
Discussion
– What equipment should you definitely have at home?
– Why do you think it is necessary?
– How many machines should be there in your house?
– Do you think big companies should have washing machines?
– Do you think they need a robot for washing?
– What kind of different machines young and older people may need?
– Why is it so?

IELTS Speaking test in Australia – July 2016

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?
– Do you like flowers? Why?
– When was the last time you bought flowers?
– Who did you buy them for?
– Do you think flowers can express emotions or attitude?
– Are flowers important in your culture? Why?
– Do you like gardening? Why?
– Do you like working alone or in a team?
– What are the pros and cons of working on your own and in a team?
– What are the main qualities of a good leader?
– Do they help in communication?
– What is the role of technology in work environment?
– How important is it?
– What are its drawbacks?
– Do you like reading? Why?
– Do you read newspapers?
– Do you prefer to read a real newspaper or its digital version?
– What is the future of newspapers in general, in your opinion?
Cue Card
Talk about a person that you like to spend time with. Please say
– Who is he/she?
– How much time do you spend together? Why?
– What do you usually do together?
Discussion
– Would you like to spend more time with this person?
– Why is that?
– What topics do you discus with him/her?

IELTS Speaking test in Brisbane, Australia – January 2016

 
Speaking test
Interview
- What is your full name?
- Can I see your ID?
- Where are you from?
- Do you work or study?
- What subject are you studying?
- Do you live in a house or an apartment?
- What is good or bad about your house?
- Which room is your favourite? Why?
- Do you want to change something in your house?
- Why do you want to do it?
- Do you like riding a bicycle?
- Do you have a bicycle?
- How often do you ride it?
Cue Card
Describe a book that you have recently read. Please say
- What book is it?
- What is it about?
- How long did it take you to read it?
Discussion
- Would you recommend this book to others?
- Why do you think people read books, especially novels?
- Is reading a book different from watching a movie based on it? Why?
- Why do you think many books are made into movies?
- Is there a difference between reading a printed book and its electronic version?

IELTS Speaking test in Australia – September 2015

Speaking test
Interview
- What is your full name?
- Can I see your ID?
- Where are you from?
- Do you work or study?
- What would you like to do after finishing your studies? Why?
- Are there any lecturers that you don’t like? Why?
- How do you view teaching?
- Would you like a job as a teacher?
- Do you like teachers? Why?
Cue Card
Talk about an important conversation that you had with someone. Please say
- What was it about?
- When and why did you have this conversation?
- How did it affect you?
Discussion
- How do people start a conversation in your country?
- What things do people like to talk about? Why?
- Do men usually talk about the same things?
- Do women like those topics? Why?
- Do you think phone and face-to-face conversations are different? Why?
- What do you prefer, a phone or a personal conversation?

IELTS Speaking test in Australia – September 2015

Speaking test
Interview
- What is your full name?
- Can I see your ID?
- Where are you from?
- Do you work or study?
- Do you like your job?
- What is the most interesting part of your job?
- Will you change it in the near future?
- Do you like vegetables and fruits?
- How difficult is it to find fresh vegetables and fruits in your area?
- Why is it so?
- Did you study mathematics at school?
- Did you like it? Why?
- Did you have a calculator?
- When did you use it for the first time?
Cue Card
Describe a special place that you are planning to visit in the future. Please say
- What and where is this special place?
- With whom will you go there?
- What do you plan to do there?
Discussion
- Why do you want to visit that place?
- Why is it so special to you?
- Do you travel a lot? Why?
- Are there any interesting places in your country?
- Why do you think people go to these places?
- What is the difference between seeing these places by yourself and watching them on TV?

IELTS Speaking test in Australia – August 2015

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 for a living?
- Do you think your work is easy?
- Do you think your work will change in the future?
- Where do you live now?
- Do you like watching the sky? Why?
- Do you prefer to do it at night or during the day?
- Is there a place in your hometown where you can see clear sky?
- Did you learn about sky in school?
Cue Card
Talk about ambitions that you have in life. Please say
- What are they?
- Why do you want to achieve this?
- Why haven’t you achieved this yet?
Discussion
- What will you do to achieve it?
- Do you think people nowadays are too ambitious? Why?
- Do you think being ambitious at workplace is good?
- Why do you think people have these ambitions?

IELTS Speaking test in Melbourne, Australia – June 2014


Speaking test
Interview
- What is your full name?
- Can I see your ID?
- Where are you from?
- Do you work or study?
- Are you a morning or an afternoon person? Why?
- Did you enjoy your high school? Why?
- What was your favourite subject? Why?
- What subject learnt in school was helpful later in life? Why?

Cue Card

Talk about a historical building in your country or city that you know. Please say
- What and where is it?
- When was it built? Why?
- What is it known for?
Follow-up question: Do you like it? Why?

Discussion

- Is it important to conserve old buildings? Why?
- Is the history useful for the coming generations? Why?
- What is the difference between houses built in the past and now?
- What are the differences in sizes of houses? Why?
- Do you prefer a big or a small house? Why?

IELTS Speaking test in Australia – June 2014


Speaking test
Interview
- Where are you from?
- Can I see you ID?
- Are you working or studying?
- Which day of the week do you like the best? Why?
- Which day of the week do you like the least? Why?
- Given a chance, what daily task would you like to avoid?
Cue Card
Talk about a good law in your country. Please say
- What law is it?
- Why is it a good law?
- Who does the law affect?
- What would have happened without the law?
Discussion
- Talk about the role of a police officer in your country.
- What is the criteria to be a good police officer?
- How about a lawyer?
- What job is more popular in your country, a policeman or a lawyer? Why?
- Do most people in your country abide the law?
- Do you think the law should be broken sometimes? If so, under what circumstances?

IELTS Speaking test in Australia – April 2014


Speaking test

Interview

- What is your full name?
- Can I see your ID?
- Where are you from?
- Do you work or study?
- Where do you live now?
- Do you like this place?
- What do you feel are the disadvantages of this place?
- Do you think about moving to a different place?
- Do you get a lot of rain in your country?
- What is more serious, too much rain or too little rain?

Cue Card

Describe an old object that your family has kept. Please say
- What is it?
- How long was it in your family?
- Explain why is it interesting to you.

Discussion

- Why do you think people keep old objects?
- Why do people go to museums?
- What are the benefits of going to museums?
- Is it better to actually see things in a museum rather than just learn about them?
- Is it important to conserve old buildings?
- Do many people in your country live in old buildings?
- What do you prefer, an old or a modern building to live in?

IELTS Speaking test in Sydney, Australia – March 2014


Speaking test

Interview

- What is your full name?
- Can I see your ID?
- Where are you from?
- Do you work or study?
- What subject are you studying?
- Why did you choose to study IT?
- Lets talk about time management.
- Do you think it is important to manage your time?
- Do you like to wear a watch? Why?
- Do you use a train to travel in your country?
- Why are there no trains in your country?

Cue Card

Talk about a time when you were very busy. Please say
- When was it?
- What did you have to do?
- How did you manage to do it?

Discussion

- Do you think you could have done it better?
- Is it hard to manage time to complete the tasks you are given in the IT industry?

IELTS Speaking test in Australia – March 2014


Speaking test

Interview

- What is your full name?
- Can I see your ID?
- Where are you from?
- Do you work or study?
- Do you like sunny days?
- What activities can’t you do on a sunny day?
- Would you go on a holiday to a place that doesn’t have any sunny days?
- Do you like to take photographs?
- What kind of photographs do you like to keep?
- Do you think being a photographer is an interesting career?

Cue Card

Talk about special clothes that you wore. Please say
- When did you wear the clothes?
- Where did you buy that outfit?
- What did people say about it?

Discussion

- What do you look for when buying new clothes?
- Why do we need uniform?
- What are the disadvantages of having to wear a uniform?
- What is your opinion about workplaces that don’t have uniform?
- Do you think people nowadays are wearing the same styles of clothing as before?
- Do you think it’s something to do with globalisation?
- Do you think clothing manufacturers are pushing this trend?
- Is it a good thing that people no longer wear their traditional costumes?

IELTS test in Australia and Cambodia – July 2014 (Academic Module)


Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given multiple line graphs showing the percentage of people in the USA using different internet search engines such as Google, Yahoo, Microsoft and others between 2009 and 2011.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Some say that young people are not suitable for decision-making positions in governments; others, however, disagree. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

Speaking test

Interview

- What is your full name?
- Can I see your ID?
- Where are you from?
- Do you work or study?
- Can you tell me where you live?
- Do you like the place you live in? Why?
- What TV programs do you like to watch? Why?
- What has changed on TV over time?
- Did you watch TV more as a child than now?
- Do your children watch TV?
- Do you like them to watch it?
- What do you think about advertisements on TV?
- Is it a good thing or not?

Cue Card 1

Describe one advertisement that you liked the most. Please say
- What was it about?
- When did you see it?
- Why did you like it?

Discussion 1

- What is good and bad about advertisements in your view?

Cue Card 2

Talk about an important email that you have sent to someone. Please say
- Whom did you send it to?
- When did you send it?
- What was the email about?
- Please tell about the importance of this email.

Discussion 2
- Did you send an email to anybody recently?
- Do you think people will write or communicate via internet only in the future?
- What is the effective way of communication in your view?
- Why do sometimes people write a message rather than call somebody?
- When do you think there should be personal communication?

IELTS Speaking test in Melbourne, Australia – June 2014


Speaking test
Interview
- What is your full name?
- Can I see your ID?
- Where are you from?
- Do you work or study?
- Are you a morning or an afternoon person? Why?
- Did you enjoy your high school? Why?
- What was your favourite subject? Why?
- What subject learnt in school was helpful later in life? Why?

Cue Card

Talk about a historical building in your country or city that you know. Please say
- What and where is it?
- When was it built? Why?
- What is it known for?
Follow-up question: Do you like it? Why?

Discussion

- Is it important to conserve old buildings? Why?
- Is the history useful for the coming generations? Why?
- What is the difference between houses built in the past and now?
- What are the differences in sizes of houses? Why?
- Do you prefer a big or a small house? Why?

IELTS test in Australia – June 2014 (General Training)

Reading test

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?

IELTS test in Australia – June 2014 (Academic Module)


Listening test
Section 1. A young woman was on the phone to an agency, trying to find work as a nanny. They talked about her tasks, the family and conditions: salary, holidays, insurance and so on.
Section 2. A guide was talking to people on the bus tour before they get off. She was explaining about different shops, markets, their location (street names and corners), opening times and what they sell.
Section 3. Don’t remember.
Section 4. A student was presenting his research about windmills and their effect on the environment, in particular on birds.

Reading test

Passage 1. About forests and the wood industry in New Zealand. Comparison of native wood versus plantations. About the use of timber in the construction industry, wood export and competition from other countries.
Passage 2. About the difficulty of reconstructing faces in three dimensions from mummies and other old head fragments and different techniques that have been used.
Passage 3. On how to keep our brain and memory working when we become older. What seems to work, suggestions of some scientists what methods are actually working and what methods aren’t working.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given two maps of the village park, ten years ago and now with some changes. Certain areas were twice or 2.5 times bigger, some were modified and improved. New facilities were added: toilets and a cafe, a bike path, a small pond became a boating area with more parking, less woods and so on.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Nowadays people tend to change a few careers during their life. What are the reasons for this, in your opinion? Do you think it is good for the society as a whole?

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 study?
- Where do you study it?
- Why did you choose this university?
- Let’s talk about gifts.
- What type of gifts do you like to receive? Why?
- What type of gifts do you like to give? Why?
- What do you think about online shopping for gifts?

Cue Card

Talk about your favourite place that you visit often. Please say
- Where is it?
- Why do you like it?
- Would you live there?

Discussion

- What do people in your country like in a house?
- What kind of houses do they like the most? Why?
- What are the advantages and disadvantages of old houses?
- Which one would you choose: an old or a contemporary style house?

IELTS Speaking test in Australia – June 2014


Speaking test
Interview
- Where are you from?
- Can I see you ID?
- Are you working or studying?
- Which day of the week do you like the best? Why?
- Which day of the week do you like the least? Why?
- Given a chance, what daily task would you like to avoid?
Cue Card
Talk about a good law in your country. Please say
- What law is it?
- Why is it a good law?
- Who does the law affect?
- What would have happened without the law?
Discussion
- Talk about the role of a police officer in your country.
- What is the criteria to be a good police officer?
- How about a lawyer?
- What job is more popular in your country, a policeman or a lawyer? Why?
- Do most people in your country abide the law?
- Do you think the law should be broken sometimes? If so, under what circumstances?

IELTS test in Singapore and Australia – May 2014 (Academic Module)

Writing test
                          



Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given a table showing different kinds of sports Australians are interested in, in the years 2001, 2005 and 2009 and the overall increase and decrease.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Nowadays many young people have negative attitude towards learning after they left school. What is the cause and what are the steps that can be taken to bring positive attitude towards learning again?

Speaking test

Interview

- What is your full name?
- Can I see your ID?
- Where are you from?
- Do you work or study?
- Tell me about the place you are living in now.
- Do you like that place? Why?
- What are the main seasons in your country?
- Do you like season changes?

Cue Card 1

Talk about a person you know well who has an interesting job. Please say
- Who is that person?
- What kind of job does he/she do?
- Why do you think he/she has an interesting job?

Discussion 1

- Is it better to work in a big or a small company? Why?

Cue Card 2

Describe a garden or a park which you have recently visited. Please say
- Where is the park/garden?
- When did you visit it?
- How did you feel about it?

Discussion 2


- Do you think gardens and parks are necessary?
- Why is that?
- Does it make any difference in nature?
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