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Ielts General American countries September 8th

Howdy folks. 1st attempt I had L9 R9 W8 S6.5. Speaking screwed me. This time I had a disaster of an exam, but luckily survived and got the minimum required score - L8 R8 W7.5 S7.
Folks looking to improve their score, go through as many Cambridge Books as possible. They are available on ieltsmaterial.com. Also, use http://ieltsliz.com/ for tips especially speaking and writing.
Good luck!
 
yhan said:
Yes. I am not bragging. I took IELTS test because I got a faculty offer from a Canadian University, and HR manager told me to take this test and she said it is better to get "8,7,7,7."

I have tried twice. For the first time, I failed at speaking. This time, I screwed the reading part. Last time I got 9 for reading. This time, because I messed up the time, so I filled all the answers in the sheet within 5 min and forgot to capitalize true, false...
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Capitalizing is suggested, but not required. You will not be penalized for it. TRUE, true, T are all correct.
 
Eli31 said:
Listening 1st part :

1.Hollowey (I'm not sure whether finish with ey or ay )
2.Flat 6 (in doubt, could have been "block 6")

R55 xxx (can't remember)
Gray
Bridge
Walk
petrol station
Hotel nearby
30 minutes

11. In the Cottage - Info Board Location
12 Helmet- Whats provided for free for caves
13 50 Years - Crocodile Life Span
14 Person - Kangaroo Larger than
15 Families - Inland region suitable for
16 Refreshments
17 Buy souvenir
18 Visit cheese making

Listening: Conversation about Agatha Christi:
21 People liked them - Shakespeare and Agatha have in common
22 ??- Agatha movies
23
24
25 Amused - After reading her journals, they felt
26

Listening MCQ part:
27) well reserched
28) not a surprise
29) too complicated
30) adpted to local people


Listening 4th part:
X. Kindness
X. Task or challenge, or SLT (just guess as I got missed). THis was for the option: First thing that participants must do something like that

X. Heard (not sure)
32. Poverty
34. Risk
X.Measurable
X. Face
X. Expectation (I didn't put this, what was the question ???)
X. Obligation
39. Higher
40.Glue


Reading:

cooking meals-A
Horse stable-B ,veg meals-B
For wheelchair--d

Reading:
plug it in
2.5p
£4.99 ( Is it required to write down the pound simbol? or 4.99 only is fine ?)
Assessments
cover letter
Bonus structure
training
examples

Reading:
Four thousand (or forty thousand )
Ousrengau (dont' remember exatly the city's name)
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Hello
I plan to pass the IELTS in October, sure I prepare myself and just want to know what is the most difficult part in the IELTS? Speaking or listening?
 
Lucn01 said:
Hello
I plan to pass the IELTS in October, sure I prepare myself and just want to know what is the most difficult part in the IELTS? Speaking or listening?
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Depends on the individual. For speaking make sure u record ur answers, play them back and work on ur mistakes. Cambridge test books will give u the most accurate prediction of ur listening scores.
 
yhan said:
I can share you some writing materials if you are interested in.
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Yes, please share with me. Although I have a lot of IELTS writing materials, it would be great to get something from someone who has scored 8!

I will PM you my email.
 
Lucn01 said:
Hello
I plan to pass the IELTS in October, sure I prepare myself and just want to know what is the most difficult part in the IELTS? Speaking or listening?
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It depends person to person and what sort of score you are looking for.

Hardest to get 7 is writing. Many people struggle to get that score.

The rest is manageable.
 
nns14 said:
It depends person to person and what sort of score you are looking for.

Hardest to get 7 is writing. Many people struggle to get that score.

The rest is manageable.
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For writing, just make sure to write a great letter for Task 1 in 20 minutes. I know IELTS experts suggest that more emphasis needs to be placed on task 2, but I felt from the feedback I got with my IELTS scores that scoring 8.5-9 in Task 1 is very crucial to get a writing score over 7.

See, the point is that no matter how well you think you do on task 2, getting 7 or more there is really hard as it takes exceptional English skills to get there. Getting the best possible score on task 1 helps you negate the score you lose on task 2. Task 1 is so much easier and straightforward as it is shorter and clearer on the goals of the task.

In my case, I took 20 minutes to write a very good letter, but I fell short on the number of words on task 2. I only wrote around 220 words and made a couple of spelling mistakes, and still managed to score a 7.5.

Also, make sure to work on your paraphrasing as your introduction paragraph for task 2 will mostly be a paraphrase of the question itself. It also helps to use different forms of the same word and possibly a few synonyms at various occupancies of the same word in your writing. Linking words / transition words are important too as they help structure you paragraphs better.
 
Lucn01 said:
Hello
I plan to pass the IELTS in October, sure I prepare myself and just want to know what is the most difficult part in the IELTS? Speaking or listening?
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I think speaking depends on examiner , some could scored you with 6.5 and another with 7 wich make big difference for our purpose
Listening, well to hit 35 correct answers I think is the most difficult of the test
 
Eli31 said:
Listening 1st part :

1.Hollowey (I'm not sure whether finish with ey or ay )
2.Flat 6 (in doubt, could have been "block 6")

R55 xxx (can't remember)
Gray
Bridge
Walk
petrol station
Hotel nearby
30 minutes

11. In the Cottage - Info Board Location
12 Helmet- Whats provided for free for caves
13 50 Years - Crocodile Life Span
14 Person - Kangaroo Larger than
15 Families - Inland region suitable for
16 Refreshments
17 Buy souvenir
18 Visit cheese making

Listening: Conversation about Agatha Christi:
21 People liked them - Shakespeare and Agatha have in common
22 ??- Agatha movies
23
24
25 Amused - After reading her journals, they felt
26

Listening MCQ part:
27) well reserched
28) not a surprise
29) too complicated
30) adpted to local people


Listening 4th part:
X. Kindness
X. Task or challenge, or SLT (just guess as I got missed). THis was for the option: First thing that participants must do something like that

X. Heard (not sure)
32. Poverty
34. Risk
X.Measurable
X. Face
X. Expectation (I didn't put this, what was the question ???)
X. Obligation
39. Higher
40.Glue


Reading:

cooking meals-A
Horse stable-B ,veg meals-B
For wheelchair--d

Reading:
plug it in
2.5p
£4.99 ( Is it required to write down the pound simbol? or 4.99 only is fine ?)
Assessments
cover letter
Bonus structure
training
examples

Reading:
Four thousand (or forty thousand )
Ousrengau (dont' remember exatly the city's name)
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Hi!

I got the exact same listening today, 19.01.2019, GT, Sofia, Bulgaria, Europe.

I swear to God I didn't hear Flat 6, my husband didn't hear it either.

I expect a low score because I kinda panicked.... :( It's earlier to practise at home and get an 8...
 
Jingle_Gill said:
Thanks! I guess I'll never know what it was, people can't review their tests, right?
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No, Ielts doesn't show answers , what people do is compare answers with each other on this forum so you can have an idea how you did it
 
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