Basic tips for IELTS Test

Appearing for IELTS

It contains 4 sections - Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking.

Basic tips - read the newspapers daily - cover all topics of general interest. This is needed because - here’s an example - if the examiner asks about Global Warming in the speaking test section - if you don’t know the topic then you cant speak. Another advantage of this reading is - you will get more ideas. This Global Warming idea - you can use for writing essays or letters and the more you read - you will become a fast reader and you will be able to scan through articles at rapid speed in the reading section.

Reading will help you directly and indirectly in listening, reading, writing and speaking.

General Version exam is much easier and enough but if you have a plan to join some education then you should go for Academic Version - the results are valid for 2 yrs and more (depends on the institution). If you appear for general then you cant use the score to enroll into studies.

I remember a conversation with an old professor-
The talk goes like this - I asked him
“Sir, can you tell me from my current communication with you – what will be my score in IELTS?”On this he asked me my age - it told him 27 yrs. Then he said
"Whatever and what all English you have learned in your last 27 yrs will only fetch you marks, and by practicing for a couple of months will not boost up your score. Suppose your English level is in the 6 marks band then by practicing for a couple of months it will only increase upto 6.5 and nothing more. And if your band is only 5 then never you can get 6.5 – because there is no particular syllabus for this test. Your normal English is tested"

That was a real wise answer.

All the best. I am planning to blog more specific tips of each section shortly.

Keep smiling,

Suju.the.Archer.