Lee Peterson's Blog: IELTS test in Australia – March 2018 (Academic Module)

Our friend N took the IELTS test in Australia and remembered the following topics and questions:

Listening test

Section 1. A customer was lodging a complaint about a defective refrigerator.

Section 2. About a company called “Connections” finding hosts for new overseas students in Australia.

Section 3. Some information and discussion about bacterial diseases in Australia.

Section 4. A discussion about obesity as a disease and increase in cases in the UK.

Reading test

Passage 1. A discussion about company that created a number of courses for different students.

Passage 2. Advertisement about different types of training for schools.

Passage 3. A discussion about team work in a company and how it helps to succeed.

Passage 4. A discussion about skinks (a type of lizard) in New Zealand.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given pictures of a geographical site in 2004 and 2014. In the 2014 picture there were new discoveries such as ancient stadium, houses and reduced forest area. We had to summarise and compare both pictures.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Some people think that new houses should be built in the same style as older houses in the local area. Others disagree and say that local authorities should allow people to build houses in the styles of their own choice. Discuss both views and give your opinion.