Share some tips on IELTS

TinerBebi

elo po just dropping by to encourage ung iba pa po na hindi pa nakakapag-IELTS to self-study (even if you have enrolled in review centers)...

Self-study po kasi ako. I only have 2 online references sa pagrereview.

First, pinanood ko itong tutor na ito to learn all basic principles and useful tips on IELTS:

http://www.youtube.com/user/AcademicEnglishHelp/videos

Kahit Academic ung tinuturo nya exactly the same principle pa din except dun sa Writing Task 1 (academic: graphs; general: letter)

I took notes of important tips para may babalikan ako for last minute review...

Second nung natapos ko ung theories, application of what I've learned naman. I took 1 full practice tests and tried to re-enact ung real exam scenario with time limit every Saturday and Sunday. Pag weekday, since 1 full practice test will normally takes 3-4 hours, pick lang ako ng 1 section (Speaking/Listening/Reading/Writing) to practice on, at least twice durng weekdays.

Eto ung nag-iisang website na pinagkuhanan ko ng practice tests: http://www.ielts-exam.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=section&id=15&Itemid=64

After the exam, I found na mas mahirap pa ung practice tests na ginawa ko kesa dun sa mismong exam ko on the day - this is only for the Listening section. Ung reading ang naging pinaka-challenging sakin personally. But I know writing will be my lowest score heheh kasi OA sa haba ung essay ko, I'm sure I committed unnecessary mistakes simply because my writing piece was too long. Good luck po and 1 day before the exam, please try to relax and free your mind.

Born

@TinerBebi, paano mo nasabing sobrang haba ng Writing mo? Napuno mo ba yung pages?

TinerBebi

@Born ung Writing Task 2, ang tantsa ko nasa 300-340 words ung naisulat ko...too long kasi 250 words lang kelangan diba... i feel na na-prolong ko ung sentences when I could have written it simpler...

Born

Did you follow po ba yung 10 words per line technique?

TinerBebi

@Born hind na po masyado. when I took the exam, nag-focus ako na matapos ko ung essay from beginning to end. for writing I just did 4 paragraphs. ung 2nd and 3rd focused on the explanation of my stand towards the issue and the specific example. Sarili ko ginawang example ko hehe.

sonsi_03

<blockquote rel="wizz">@sonsi_03 hahaha! Ma'am po ako. Infairness sa mga colleague ko tuwid naman sila magenglish may accent lang na lah,leh,mah,lor etc. pero sentence construction wise maayos naman. D naman sa magamit ng nga out of this world singlish parang "why liddat?" Hehehe. Anyway, gaya nga po ng sabi ko nung nasa waiting area ako for speaking test sobrang kaba ko. Dagdag nyo pa na ung day na ung psi 400 yung haze kaya parang ansama sa pakiramdam. Pero sa dami po ng gagastusin sa migration mas natakot po ako sa idea ng pag take 2 kaya pinakalma ko sarili ko. Hehehe isip ko nagkkwentuhan lang kami. Sa part 2 ng exam tlgang pinilit ko wag huminto sa pagsasalita until sbihin nya. Sakto lang un scores ko pero masaya nako diyan considering saglit lang ako nkapag prepare. </blockquote>

Naku ma'am pala kayo sorry.

SolemateD

Guys sorry late post.

Not very happy with my scores.

L - 8.5

R/W - 6

S - 7

OBS - 7

Hindi tuloy ako pasok sa B of Nursing sa ACU. I wanted to go there kasi maganda reputation ng school plus cheaper than other universities in Melbourne. Now I'm considering Charles Sturt University in NSW. Anyone going there?:-)

Re my writing score, I don't know why they gave me a 6. Practice kayo guys. God bless!:-)

Born

Sayang naman SolemateD. Natatakot na tuloy ako, alam mo na ba kung sino nagcheck? Ask mo si sir Ervin.

sonsi_03

totoo nga siguro ang tip na unahin ang essay 2 i dont why i did the letter task first i spent about 25-30 mins don

filipinacpa

@TinerBebi thanks for the tips. Galing mo naman po. Nakaenrolled din ako sa review centers pero parang mas okay nga po ang self study kasi mas maraming oras naaallot ko sa pagpractice. Ang kagandahan nga lang is yung 1-on-1 coaching session nila for writing and speaking..

Born

Where are you reviewing @filipinacpa?

katiequintos

<blockquote rel="sonsi_03">totoo nga siguro ang tip na unahin ang essay 2 i dont why i did the letter task first i spent about 25-30 mins don </blockquote>

Un sinunod ko. Inuna ko task 2 sa writing. Tapos last 10 minutes ayun naihabol ko task 1.

TinerBebi

Thanks @filipinacpa... Nung first few weeks pinapagalitan pa ko ng husband ko kasi hirap maging consistent pag self-study, kelangan disiplinado tlg at focused ka sa gnagawa mo. June me nag start magreview then Aug 24 ung exam ko. Tama ka, pag writing and speaking, very useful ang magbayad ng coach or review center. In my case, sariling sikap tlaga. Ako din nagchecheck ng writing piece ko. Pero maganda dun sa website na binigay ko, may model answers nmn for every task. Good luck.

Born

For Writing Task 1 (Academic)...

If the graph covers past and future years. What tense will you use for overall/conclusion? I'm confused.

imeetr

@Born http://www.dcielts.com/task-1-2/tenses-academic-task1/ check this.

Born

Thanks. Paghihiwalayin ko na lang sila ng sentence. Haha.

Ano kaya ang lumabas kahapon sa Writing tasks nila?

sonsi_03

I went to BC Singapore kahapon, nakakuwentuhan ko yung isang staff, sabi niya kelangan ko daw ipa-remark yung writing kasi malaki ang chance na tumaas so that's what I did tapos nagregister ulit ako for another test that's on 12-Oct whew! 500 bucks meyn! #-o

kitchtel

@chiko_au Congrats sa remarking results mo! Grabe nman tinaas nang speaking mo. 🙂 10 weeks talaga hinintay mo para sa result?

Gretch

Hello! The cambridge reviewer is already for the academic ielts din? Or may separate reviewer po para sa academic? Tanong ko din po kng ang mga reviewers uploaded dito sa forum are also for academic ielts or general po? Thank u!🙂

filipinacpa

<blockquote rel="Gretch">Hello! The cambridge reviewer is already for the academic ielts din? Or may separate reviewer po para sa academic? Tanong ko din po kng ang mga reviewers uploaded dito sa forum are also for academic ielts or general po? Thank u!🙂</blockquote>

Hello po! Cambridge reviewers cover both academic and general sample IELTS exam. 🙂

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