from our friend "thankyou" source http://www.philippines.com.au/mirror/forums/display_topic/id_85/page_242/
"On my retake, I enrolled sa workshop ng BC. although i had good grades 7 above except for writing. hindi ko alam how they gauge ung exam papers. in the workshop, they will tell you how like for
1.written: words na can't- advice nila is to use the full word cannot.
speaking: how to start the conversation
reading: tips para mabilis ka matapos (although eto pinakamadali for me) after that refrain from watching tagalog movies or programs at magbasa k ng english.
NOTE: depende rin sa exam n natapat sa batch nyo. in my case the listening exam has british accent. halatang maraming nahirapan kasi napapkamot at napaptuktuk ng pencil sa lamesa. payo ko dito maglinis ng tenga at wag ganong gumamit ng earphone, kasi sabi nila nababawasan ang pagiging sensitivity ng ears sa sounds pag laging naka earphone at malakas volume. Don not loose your confidence. Practice k ng listening skills mo sa net meron mga ielts listening example. just google it. lastly pray."