Two IELTS test takers from Thailand and Australia shared the update below (thank you L and J!)
Listening test
Section 1. A student was booking a trip to Europe with a travel agency.
Questions: filling in blanks.
Section 2. Two students were discussing why they chose to study a certain course.
Questions: matching statements to people.
Section 3. Don’t remember.
Section 4. A recording about social conformity.
Questions: filling in blanks.
Reading test
Don’t remember.
Writing test
Writing task 1 (a report)
We were given a table showing population of three different cities in 1990 and the predicted population for 2000.
Writing task 2 (an essay)
Some say that international news should be taught as a subject in secondary school, others say that it is a waste of valuable time. 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?
- Do you play a musical instrument?
- Should children learn to play music? Why?
- Do you do any house work?
- How often do you do it?
- What kind of housework do you usually do?
- What are the benefits of housework for children?
- How do you feel when you work long hours?
Cue Card
Describe a situation when you were very late. Please say
- What happened?
- Why couldn’t you make it earlier?
- How did you feel later?
Discussion
- Nowadays people are busier than in the past, why do you think it is?
- How does it affect the family if parents are too busy?