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IELTS GUIDES BY KENNEDY from forum: www.writefix.com - ok na ok to. as in ginaya ko ung format nya 8.5 nakuha ko sa writing http://www.world-english.org www.grammarly.com http://blog.ieltspractice.com www.GoodLuckIELTS.com http://www.ieltspractice.com/package.php? utm_campaign=RTI_FV&utm_source=Blog&utm_medium=20151 110 http://www.ielts-exam.net/ielts-preparation-tips/IELTS-tip-1.html https://www.britishcouncil.ae/en/exam/ielts/courses- resources/videos http://takeielts.britishcouncil.org/prepare-test/practice- tests/reading-practice-test-1-academic What's in the exam? Paper Content Time Listenin g 40 questions Approximately 30 minutes (plus 10 minutes’ transfer time) Reading 40 questions 60 minutes Writing 2 tasks 60 minutes Speakin g 3 parts 11–14 minutes IELTS Listening: Three things that can go wrong Most people find the Listening test more stressful than the Reading test. That’s because when you are reading, you have the texts in front of you and you can refer to them more than once. When you are listening, if you miss an answer, it’s gone — and because you only hear the recording once, you can never get it back. So you need to work out some strategies in advance. 1. Make notes before you listen Imagine that you are listening for the answer to Question 3, and you suddenly hear the answer to Question 6. This means you have been focusing so hard on one question that you have missed not only that one, but two more! One way to avoid this is to make notes on the question paper as you listen. Don’t worry if your notes are untidy; the important thing is not to get left behind. At the end, you have ten minutes to transfer your answers to the answer sheet (at which time you do need to be neat and tidy). The key to doing well in the Listening test is to make it a twostage process. First listen and make notes, then transfer your answers to the answer paper. 2. Be accurate In the Listening test, you need to be very precise when answering the questions. For example, let’s say the question paper asks you to complete the phrase ‘in the…’ and the answer is ‘morning’. When you write the information on the answer sheet, only ‘morning’ will be marked correct. If you write ‘the morning’ or ‘in the morning’ you will not be given a point (despite the fact that you know the answer). 3. If in doubt, guess If you’re not sure of the answer, it’s important to guess. There are two reasons for this: • You do not lose points for having the wrong answer, so there is no risk. • Leaving spaces can get you into trouble as you might write a correct answer in the wrong place later. Finally, make sure that Test Day is not the first time you do an IELTS Listening test. Try to do at least four or five practice tests in advance. IELTS Speaking: Lost for words? ‘I have no experience of the subject, so how can I respond?’ I often get this question from candidates. They worry they do not have knowledge of some of the topics that examiners might ask them about, for example a favourite building, an eyecatching advertisement or a memorable trip. Maybe you feel the same way? The first thing to understand is that IELTS is not a test of knowledge or experience. If you do not have the knowledge or experience of a specific area, that’s not a problem. There are no correct or incorrect answers expected in the IELTS speaking test. The first point to remember is that all IELTS questions are checked and trialed many times all around the world to ensure that they are fair and equal no matter where the test is conducted. You might have heard that Cambridge Examinations can spend two to four years in testing their exam questions! So you can be 100% sure that there is an effective way of answering the question whatever your level of knowledge. This means you must avoid irrelevant answers – sometimes it seems candidates assume that if they don’t know anything about a specific topic they can talk about a different but similar topic. That is a dangerous tactic. If your answer is considered unrelated by the examiner, that specific response cannot be used to assess your speaking test score, and you will generate no marks. So how can you respond if you do not know anything about a specific subject being asked about? Let’s look at two options. One option is to admit that you do not know much — this is an opportunity to use some signposting language that helps your listener understand what you will say next. For example, assume you have been asked about an eye catching advertisement. Start by saying ‘That’s an interesting question, I have never thought about that before, but ….’ Then start talking about any advertisement you can remember (after all, what’s eyecatching to one person may not be to another). You could describe the advertisement from foreground to background or from left to right, highlighting the key features. Another option is to talk about an experience that a family member or a friend might have had. You can do this if the topic is to talk about a memorable trip you have made, for example. You may not have had the chance to make any trips, but you recall your father talking about his favourite journeys. You can tell the examiner you do not have any experience of this theme but you would like to share your father’s experience. Doing this, you are still following the instructions and sticking to the topic. IELTS Preparation: Get the band score you need in just one month Can’t find a good place to study for IELTS? Struggling to fit IELTS prep into your schedule? Dr Ammar Hadi Kadhim, a neurosurgeon living in Iraq, offers a solution. He achieved the band score he needed with just one month’s practice using Road to IELTS. Here’s his story… ‘Would you believe me if I told you that I passed the IELTS test successfully from the first trial with no IELTS experience ever before EXCEPT with the Road to IELTS which I subscribed to just 2 months before the exam date? I only had 2 months because I am a very busy neurosurgeon. Otherwise, one month of concentrated Road to IELTS practice could be sufficient. ‘I was confused at first. What should I read? How should I practise and train myself to get the required score? I am in Iraq and, actually, there are no courses or institutions that are easily accessible for IELTS training. I said to myself, who is the best to train me other than IELTS people themselves — the British Council! Road to IELTS is just what I should spend my limited training time with, and that was my wise decision. ‘Road to IELTS is very wellstructured and with its progressive challenging levels ensures a solid base to answer the most difficult questions. It helped me be oriented on the day of test, know what the tricks will be and how to deal with them. ‘Reading and Listening modules training is fantastic and so efficient. ‘Writing and Speaking modules training helps a lot in understanding the key to pass these tests successfully — great deal of tips, and challenging tests. ‘My scores are:Listening: 8.5, Reading: 8.5, Writing: 7.0, Speaking: 7.0, Overall: 8.0Primary language: ArabicTest Date: Jan 10, 2015 ‘Thank you for Road to IELTS.’ • In Listening, use the example at the beginning of the first section to familiarize yourself with the sound, the situation, and the speakers. • Keep listening until the recording stops, looking only at the questions that relate to the part being played. • There are often pauses in the recording between different sections. Use these to prepare for the next set of questions. • Answer Listening questions in the order they appear on the Question Paper. Remember that they normally follow the order of the information in the recording. • At the end of the recording you have some time to transfer your answers to the Answer Sheet. Check your grammar and spelling as you do so. • In Academic Reading, begin by going quickly through each passage to identify features such as the topic, the style, the likely source, the writer’s purpose and the intended reader. • As you read, don’t try to understand the precise meaning of every word or phrase. You don’t have time, and those parts of the text might not be tested anyway. • Reading tasks sometimes have an example answer. If this is the case, study it and decide why it is correct. • Some tasks require you to use words from the text in the answer; in others you should use your own words. Check the instructions carefully. • The instructions may also include a word limit, e.g. Use no more than three words. Keep to this by avoiding unnecessary words in your answer. • In Academic Writing, you must always keep to the topic set. Never try to prepare sections of text before the exam. • Keep to the suggested timing: there are more marks uploads/Voyage/ ielts-guide.pdf