hello friends,
My IELTS score is
L - 8 R - 7.5 W 7 S 6.5 , Overall 7.5 academic
result link i.imgur.com/KG1oPIR.jpg
I created this topic to throw light on IELTS exam amongst fellow members of canadavisa forums, on 13th of feb I took my IELTS ( british council )for the first time. I prepared at home for only 45 days or so for IELTS and in those 45 days I prepared for grammar around 35 days and I gave only 10 days to actual IELTS pratice paper/questions. I practiced from IELTS cambridge courses 8 and 9 plus some IELTS preparation websites, I researched upon sample questions and answers for writing test from different websites and made my own notes/writing tips. I dont have special vocabulary nor I was preparing for any other exam which could have helped me in IELTS. I observed that for achieving a good score in IELTS one should have good :
1. Grammar- Very good english grammar precisely tenses usage and structure I used online resources for memorizing (learning) tenses usages and structures.
2. Speed - it is needed in every test , for me reading was quite hard as compare to other tests because the passages in exams are lengthy than the one in cambridge courses 8 ,9 ,or at other web sources so you need good speed to read and understand them, most of the time we dont understand passage at first reading then you need to re read them second time or third time, thats where speed helps. SPeed also helps in writing exam as well if you can write in a good speed then of course you will find time to re read what you have write and correct it , arrange it etc.
3. Practice your weak areas.Introspect yourself , find your weak area and then practice it most.
My preparation strategy :
Listening - I have been listening and watching to English songs , movie for years and I think that helped me a lot in listening but before exam I took all of cambridge 8,9 listening tests.
Reading - Reading was not simple for me because I do not read english often and passages are complex in real exam as compare to courses still I practiced all of cambridge 8,9 reading tests by keeping a stop watch for 1 hour setting.
Writing - I searched sample essays writing and graphs answers and prepared , memorized my own notes for writing exam , like keywords etc which helped me a lot in writing exam.
Speaking - I searched about the speaking test format/structure/pattern about what do they ask ? possible questions , possible topics ( country wise , google it !) and worked on their answers though I did not practice at all for speaking exam because I did not have any partner to speak with but still I was able to manage it to 6.5
I highly recommend not to practice with computer except listening test , I took print out of each tests and then practiced them without computer
I hope my experience help you with your IELTS preparations , and if you have any doubts /questions then feel free to ask or PM me
Thank you
My IELTS score is
L - 8 R - 7.5 W 7 S 6.5 , Overall 7.5 academic
result link i.imgur.com/KG1oPIR.jpg
I created this topic to throw light on IELTS exam amongst fellow members of canadavisa forums, on 13th of feb I took my IELTS ( british council )for the first time. I prepared at home for only 45 days or so for IELTS and in those 45 days I prepared for grammar around 35 days and I gave only 10 days to actual IELTS pratice paper/questions. I practiced from IELTS cambridge courses 8 and 9 plus some IELTS preparation websites, I researched upon sample questions and answers for writing test from different websites and made my own notes/writing tips. I dont have special vocabulary nor I was preparing for any other exam which could have helped me in IELTS. I observed that for achieving a good score in IELTS one should have good :
1. Grammar- Very good english grammar precisely tenses usage and structure I used online resources for memorizing (learning) tenses usages and structures.
2. Speed - it is needed in every test , for me reading was quite hard as compare to other tests because the passages in exams are lengthy than the one in cambridge courses 8 ,9 ,or at other web sources so you need good speed to read and understand them, most of the time we dont understand passage at first reading then you need to re read them second time or third time, thats where speed helps. SPeed also helps in writing exam as well if you can write in a good speed then of course you will find time to re read what you have write and correct it , arrange it etc.
3. Practice your weak areas.Introspect yourself , find your weak area and then practice it most.
My preparation strategy :
Listening - I have been listening and watching to English songs , movie for years and I think that helped me a lot in listening but before exam I took all of cambridge 8,9 listening tests.
Reading - Reading was not simple for me because I do not read english often and passages are complex in real exam as compare to courses still I practiced all of cambridge 8,9 reading tests by keeping a stop watch for 1 hour setting.
Writing - I searched sample essays writing and graphs answers and prepared , memorized my own notes for writing exam , like keywords etc which helped me a lot in writing exam.
Speaking - I searched about the speaking test format/structure/pattern about what do they ask ? possible questions , possible topics ( country wise , google it !) and worked on their answers though I did not practice at all for speaking exam because I did not have any partner to speak with but still I was able to manage it to 6.5
I highly recommend not to practice with computer except listening test , I took print out of each tests and then practiced them without computer
I hope my experience help you with your IELTS preparations , and if you have any doubts /questions then feel free to ask or PM me
Thank you
