Is coaching necessary for high scores in IELTS

[Ichowdhury]

Hello seniors,
My IELTS is scheduled on Nov 21, 2015. So I have a fair amount of time in hand.
I am aiming at securing the max points. So should I enroll myself into any coaching centre or practising at home is enough to secure atleast band 8 or so.
Also, please suggest some books and online resources for the same.
TIA

 

[jyotdeep]

I m also confused with the similar situation.

 

[chiron]

For reading and listening, I feel that concentration is key. If you have a habit of reading a lot of books/skimming through english newspapers then it would help more than anything. Similarly, listening to podcasts/radio talk shows etc might help with listening. The topics themselves are generally boring so too much of cramming/practicing might even negatively affect your scores. The best thing would be to go into the tests with confidence and an alert mind.
For writing, I think it is useful to practice a few essays beforehand. The timing is imo very tight to come up with a well composed essay without trying out a draft will require practice. Attempt the second part first during the test and make sure to not exceed the word limit by much. With speaking, some sort of coaching would be helpful... even if it is not IELTS training per se, some sort of spoken English course would be useful.

 

[nehamaan]

hey,

I gave my IELTS on the 1st of August and got 8.5 bands overall. If your basic grammar is good, I wud sggest you to not join any coaching classes as they are just a waste of time and money.
Instead, there are many great youtube tutorials available which will help you in all the 4 modules of the exam. Also, i would suggest you to just select random topics and talk about it for 2 mins. This is really helpful for your speaking module. Also,i had purchased a study ielts book series from IMS for just Rs 1200. I would recommend it as it has 5 Tests and explanatory books on each modules.


best of luck

 

[Ichowdhury]

hey,

I gave my IELTS on the 1st of August and got 8.5 bands overall. If your basic grammar is good, I wud sggest you to not join any coaching classes as they are just a waste of time and money.
Instead, there are many great youtube tutorials available which will help you in all the 4 modules of the exam. Also, i would suggest you to just select random topics and talk about it for 2 mins. This is really helpful for your speaking module. Also,i had purchased a study ielts book series from IMS for just Rs 1200. I would recommend it as it has 5 Tests and explanatory books on each modules.


best of luck

Thanks a ton for your reply. Could you specifya couple of youtube tutorials to begin with. I am already watching "English with Emma" these days. Anything else that I need to follow?
And by the way, did you give your test through IDP or BC?

 

[nickarter84]

Download plenty of Mock tests (Cambridge Material) from torrents

and also there is a Book called "ACE the IELTS"

it has everything

 

[nickarter84]

http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/ielts-writing-feedback-t365265.0.html

this guy is voluntarily helping people in writing so take some advantage