Share some tips on IELTS

thegreatiam15

BC ka din papi baka this time mag IDP naman ako...hay kahirap naman haha...

persephone30

Hi guys,

I've been lurking this thread for quite some time now..and nabasa ko from start to finish hehe...Its a very helpful thread...

I just took my IELTS exam in IDP last March 15 and sadly my results below... I was able to finish my writing exam but didn't have time to back read so I was expecting of a not favourable result... I'm thinking of doing a retake nlng instead of remarking...haysst..

Listening: 8.5

Reading: 9.0

Writing: 6.5

Speaking: 7.0

OBS: 8.0

StickyNote

@persephone30 try mo din remarking. kaya pang hatakin yung Speaking mo. Ano ba kailangang result mo sa Speaking?

persephone30

@StickyNote Hi Sticky!Ang taas ng scores mo paano ba mapataas ang speaking and writing?lol Sa speaking I felt it was not my best but it was ok...We had a nice casual conversation. There were uhmns and nag repeat ng ideas and phrases ng slight but I was able to answer all her ques... Sa writing medyo na ignore ko tu and di ko na practice mabuti young write fix at simon format... Newayz, try ko din cguro magpa remark...

Im aiming for above 8 for all bands sana hehe kasi di ako ganun ka confident sa skills assessment ko..Pero above 7 on all bands I think ok na rin. My job experience is more on Sys Admin or Systems Engineer but ni risk ko na na ang Computer Network and Systems Engineer since nag close young SS for those 2 positions. Im expecting na bawasan young yrs of experience ko na hindi na ko maka claim ng points so Im targeting 20 pts on IELTS.

Feeling ko pumapasok sa butas ng karayom para lng humabol before July. If you have any suggestions I'd greatly appreciate it 🙂

sonsi_03

@persephone30 Not to discourage you but I just wanted to share my experience on this. Like i have always shared in this thread, personal gutfeel pa rin po if confident kayo na mapapataas pa ang score mo sa writing marahil yung examiner me na-missed out, by all means go for the remark but remember this is a 8-week waiting time and a bit costly, well kung medyo me budget po kayo you can do remark and retake simultaneously kumbaga me back up po kayo. I did remarking twice i took IELTS 4 times at lagi akong sabit sa Writing na yan. Writing as they said is a subjective module for as long as na-satisfy mo yung writing band descriptors let's say sa 7.0 band malamang na pumasa na, pero sometimes the examiner may find that the structure of your essay is not good enough to achieve band 7 then I suggest you should improve in this area. So it is for you to consider either you retake or remark or do both if budget allows. Goodluck.

persephone30

@sonsi_03 thanks for the advice. Nakulangan po talaga ako sa oras sa writing although I was able to finish it, di mako nakpag read back para ma correct or ma organise yung sinulat ko..pati young letter minadali ko na rin... I am also not sure kung mapapataas writing ko sa remarking kasi nalimot ko na halos kung ano pinagsusulat ko haha basta sulat lng ng sulat and yun nga di ko na nabasa uli. It might be also na di na run umabot sa required number of words kasi ala na among chance magbilang lalo na sa task 1: letter. Im thinking of remarking and also mag retake next month or sa may... Btw, di po ba kayo nag claim ng points for IELTS? nakita ko kasi sa timeline nyo di na kayo nag retake for your 6.5 in writing but was able to lodge a visa.

sonsi_03

@persephone30 I did not claim for IELTS points, saktong 60 points na po ako, although before yung una kong nominated occupation kailangan ko maipasa ang IELTS para makapag apply ako ng 189 nung napapalit ko na into Electrical Engineer it allowed me to proceed na rin 190 nga lang. So IELTS undergraduate po ako 🙁(

persephone30

@sonsi_03 naku buti nang IELTS undergrad basta may Visa invitation 🙂 binigyan ka po ba ng option ng nag assess ng skills nyo to change occupation? Halos young swak na occupation talaga sakin eh la sa SOL tas need pa SS and ngayon closed na lahat... pag di suitable ang ni nominate ko na occupation, no choice but sa july na makapag apply uli..sana naman along masyadong changes na parang pahirap na makapag apply 🙁

sonsi_03

@persephone30 The first NO they have given me was wrong, kaya nag-appeal ako because my profession is Electrical Engineer, binigyan ako ng Engineering Technologist which is wala sa SOL, SNOL kaya stuck ako ng 6 months until i tried to appeal. Within 6 months puro IELTS retake at remark ang ginawa ko pero di ko makuha 7 sa writing talaga hanggang ngayon di ko pa rin alam kung bakit.

Anyways, magandang materials yung IELTS Simon, ACE the IELTS at mga Cambridge IELTS Ryan okay din, dami resources online you just have to give dedication, time, effort at focus to win your desired scores.

michel_75

@sonsi_03 andami mo palang pinag daanan pero di bale malapit ka ng may visa or may visa ka na? Mobile kasi ang gamit ko di ko mnakikita yong timeline mo.

sonsi_03

@michel_75 Hi ma'am wala pa po visa, antay ko pa rin hanggang ngayon. kelan po ang plan nyo ng IELTS retake?

michel_75

Baka last week ng May or first week June. Sana makalusot na. 🙂 Buti ka pa malapit mo ng makamit ang OZ dream mo hehehe!

sonsi_03

@michel_75 sana nga po maka-finish line na. Basta focus lang po kayo sa IELTS in the meantime at tingnan natin ang mga changes after July 1, sana favourable para tuloy tuloy lang ang application natin.

michel_75

Oo nga. Ipagdasal natin yan ng bongang bonga hehehe

the_adventurer

Hello, I also took the exam last 15 March and I am so depressed with reading.

S - 7.5

W - 7.0

L - 7.0

R - 6.5

Mejo nahirapan ako sa reading. Kailangan pala maka-34 out of 40 to get 7.0.. Parang ang hirap naman maka-34.

Need to retake.

thegreatiam15

@the_adventurer

papi pwede remark yan...mas maganda lagay mo kesa saken kung pwede lang idistribute mga scores mas maganda hahaha

the_adventurer

Really, pwede paremark? sabi kasi hindi daw kasi fixed na ang sagot sa R at L.

I remember I put T instead of TRUE, F instead of False and NG instead of Not Given. Sabi naman tinatanggap daw nila pero baka may deduction pionts. Akalain mo yung speaking pa na pinakanahihirapan ako ang pinakamataas hehe. salamat sa tulong mo sa tips mo sa speaking. sinwerte lang ako sa examiner na mabait hehe. may mga times din na mga 5 seconds ako bago nakasagot sa question. Sana ma-maintain yan sa next exam ko hehe

onga kung pwede lang i-distribute ang scores or sana kung ano yung below 7, yun lang ang i-retake hehe

nss8

Just a question... if I retake IELTS but the result is lower than my previous, can I still submit my previous result rather that the latest?

My current result now if R:6 L:6.5 W:7 S:7 which is good enough for me to proceed since I already reached 60pts.

Age:32 = 30pts

ACS Assessment (Work Experience): 8 yrs = 15pts

ACS Assessment (Education ): comparable to AQF Bachelor Degree with a major in computing = 15pts

suitable for migration under 263111 (Computer Network and Systems Engineer) of the ANZSCO Code

Please advise.

Thanks in advance.

hopeful_mea

Hi @sonsi_03 and sa lahat ng classmates ielts batch march 15!! Eto result ko

L 8.5

R 7.5

W 6.5

S 8.0

Kainis ang W grrrrr...magkano po ba remarking sa BC? Feeling ko my fighting chance pa ko na ma.beat ang July 1. Kung pa.remark ako asap,mtanggap ko sa may 30. Pa.assess agad (kung mahila to 7 ang W).

Wtya think guys?

sonsi_03

@hopeful_mea 8 weeks ang remark, S$185 not sure kung magkano yan sa peso. Ngayon, iisipin mo kung worth it ba na magpa remark, sa pakiramdam mo unjust yung score na binigay sa iyo go ahead. Pero kapag alanganin talaga ang writing mo at naghahabol ka na ng oras, my advice is take the soonest IELTS schedule available.

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