Lee Peterson's Blog: IELTS test in Australia – April 2015 (Academic Module)

Thanks to the IELTS test taker K from Australia we can share the following topics and questions:

Listening test

Section 1. A women and a travel agent were discussing a family trip to Vancouver.

Section 2. Description of a leisure centre and its facilities including membership information.
Questions: map labeling.

Section 3. Two people were discussing the Hei-tiki carving artworks of Maori culture.

Section 4. About food safety from different perspectives.

Reading test

Passage 1. About the history of Russian ballet in the past centuries.

Passage 2. About the discovery of episodic memory in various experiments with animals and observation of the human memory.

Passage 3. About the trend of healthy eating and green product launches. Explanation why some green products are selling well while others don’t, and how the green trend impacts on marketing.
Questions: short-answer questions.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given a table showing the ratio of female and male population on five continents between 1959 and 2005. We had to compare, contrast and summarise the data.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Some teachers tend to reward students with high academic results. Others, however, support and reward students that improved their grades. Discuss both approaches. Give your opinion and provide examples.