Share some tips on IELTS

LokiJr

@rpspanilo , ayun hehe General pala so hindi siya kasing madugo ng Acad hehe...Bisita ka na lang sa IELTS Tips thread dito para matulungan ka namin sa pagreview mo 🙂

rpspanilo

Thank you for the replies. I have another concern, what comment/suggestion would you give between a review of IELTS in the British Council centre, and review from a private, English native-speaking teacher.

I have an assumption that it is cheaper on private tutorial than having a review at BC.

Any ideas po?

Thank you.

lock_code2004

@rpspanilo - it really depends on your purpose:

a) British Council - this review is to be familiar with the IELTS test process and structure.. plus of course tips on how to answer the questions

b) If you want to improve vocabulary, speaking skills.. then an English-native speaker is most helpful...

hotshot

@rpspanilo : depende...maganda po ba yung "private, English native-speaking teacher"? hehehe

kidding aside, in my opinion, mas maganda siguro kung sa BC na lang kasi hindi lang English skills ang maituturo dun kundi pati na din techniques for the IELTS exam. 🙂

olrac183

kaka exam ko lang sa BC, ok lang sa akin yung L/R/W pero pagdating sa speaking feeling ko baka 4 lang ako.. any tips or suggestion on how to improve speaking na hindi na mag eenroll sa kung saan tutorial parang do it yourself na tips.. Thanks!

legato09

Hi Po,

Ang IELTS Remarking po ba eh same as retaking the whole exam? or Specific lang po kung san ka mababa?

Thanks.

R_Yell

@olrac183 hi there...for speaking tips:

remember "ARES" when attacking the question for impromptu speaking. A-nswer, R-eason, E-xamples and S-ummary. This acronym is to guide the speaker on what to say at the moment he is asked. To further explain this, after the question is given, GIVE YOUR ANSWER RIGHT A WAY WHETHER IT IS A 'YES or NO" for yes-no questions, AGREE or DISAGREE if the question requires you to be on a side or GIVE A SHORT STRAIGHT ANSWER to the question for WH-/H Question (e.g. What is your hobby?). Meaning to say, wag ng pa-ikot2x sa sagot, answer straight to the point agad. The next idea to say after u have given the answer is, give your REASON/S WHY U SAID SO or SUPPORT WITH REASONS WHY U CHOOSE THAT ANSWER. Thirdly, to further illustrate, GIVE EXAMPLES maybe of people who have the same experience, maybe of advantage and disadvantages and maybe of the possibilities and the last one, SUMMARY in the end of ur answer. Summarize your point by REWORDING your answer in the beginning plus include ur suggestion, recommendation or ur GENERAL PRINCIPLE behind your answer. For sure, this style of answering the question will take u to around 2 minutes as IELTS requires us to speak, correct me if i am wrong. And there's even up to 5 minutes.
for accent purposes, try to RISE AND FALL UR VOICE properly...thats what we call the INTONATION... include expressions "u know" or " like [ I feel LIKE..., it was LIKE..., ]" but dont overuse them to the extent of being obvious. These are expressions that normally require us to reflect, think of the most appropriate response.
When practising, face a mirror. Study how u look like when u speak. From this, u'll be able to realize and see how much confidence to add up, how to be natural-looking without any sign of discomfort and uneasiness. Then smile if the statement to say is something positive or interesting. Look at the eyes of your listener (once in a while if u cant carry out this all time) to make a connection of your communication.

These are my personal experiences that are supported with theories. And its true. And now, I can say that I am a good English speaker. Here abroad as a teacher, people would ask me if I have ever studied in western countries. Others would say after knowing that I am not coming from an English speaking country (though in the Phils, English has become the official language) that if they would just listen to me over the phone (without seeing my skin color and profile), they suspect me as someone who is American. 😃

Just give a try😃 Who knows it will work on u 😃

legato09

Thanks for Sharing @R_Yell, this would be a very useful tip for a self reviewers like me.

killerbee

<blockquote rel="legato09">Hi Po,

Ang IELTS Remarking po ba eh same as retaking the whole exam? or Specific lang po kung san ka mababa?

Thanks.</blockquote>

Remarking is like rechecking your scores specifically for Speaking and Writing sections as these were verified subjectively by the examiner. On the other hand, Reading and Listening were verified objectively so it's not advisable to be remark. When you apply for remarking you can choose which exam type you want to be remark, you can pick at least one. Hope this answers your query 🙂

legato09

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Killerbee thanks for sharing.

So, Speaking and Writing lang ang may possibility ng remarking kung eto ay mababa.

Kung Reading and Listening ang mababa, then mas advisable to retake the exam.

;-)

TasBurrfoot

My wife is planning to retake hoping that we can have a chance to take the maximum points. Previously she took the Academic Module (more difficult in reading and writing) as this is the requirement for Accountancy Skills Assessment. Thank God she met naman the score requirement.

If and when she will retake, she will take the General...

Now my question is:

(1) Okey lang ba different and ibibigay na Exam Results? i.e. Academic Module sa assessing body and eventually (and hopefully) sa DIAC yung General Module - assuming of course she can improve her score a bit and get the maximum points?

(2) It doesn't mean naman cguro diba na if you took another exam ma nullify or not usable na ang previous records mo - i.e. in our case, valid pa naman cguro yung 1st diba?

Appreciate any insights! 🙂

Thanks

rpspanilo

@ lock_code2004./ @hotshot/ @LokiJr : I agree that BC can provide the necessary techniques and they offer more advice than tutorial, aside from being expensive. Anyway practice is still the key and these review centre/tutorial will help boost the chance of passing.

Still up to us to "roll-over" the stones 😉

Thanks again for the advice.

engr_boy

(2) It doesn't mean naman cguro diba na if you took another exam ma nullify or not usable na ang previous records mo - i.e. in our case, valid pa naman cguro yung 1st diba?

Appreciate any insights! 🙂

Thanks</blockquote>

yan din ang napag-isip isip ko if ever i retake the IELTS.

Additional TIPS na napulot ko sa internet.

Listening - pagnakaiwan kayo (skips an answer). hayaan nyo na. dahil tuloy-tuloy ang taped voice. masisira ang focus nyo at baka-makababa pa ng score ninyo. balikan nyo na lang pag-maglilipat na ng sagot.

Reading - basahin at intindihin ang gist ng reading material. skim over it or speed read as they say it. makukuha nyo naman ang sagot sa ganitong paraan. madalas kasi ang daming palabok nun binabasa nyo di naman kasama sa tinatanong.

Writing - don't go overboard. a few words beyond the 200-word and 400-word essays. (tama nga ba? yung dami ng words) is ok. the more you write, the bigger the chances of making errors, avoid slang (use aren't or are not and not ain't) and please do check your spelling, sentence construct (IE. verb-noun agreement, tenses, apostrophes, etc.) like yung your or you're. things like that.

Speaking - favorite ng karamihan (lunok) part. heheh. (i hated it too). think about the interviewer's question. ok lang i-parepeat ang question kung di naintidihan kesa sumagot tapos ang layo naman sa tinatanong nya, sablay ang dating. wag mag-saulo ng scripted na answers kasi pag-nagpress-on ang interviewer doon sa sagot mo at nawala bigla ang eloquence mo at ang mala-Miriam Defensor highfalutin ek-ek mo eh obvious na kabisote ka. Be truthful sa sagot. hindi ito job interview. you are there to be assessed on your english language competency. kaya wag puro positive ang sagot. yung totoo lang sa kalooban nyo (IE. interviewer: why do you want to migrate to australia? interviewee: i wanted to get away from a hyper-materialistic asian society that is severely lacking in work-life balance and subtly treats its migrant workers like a trading commodity)

offtopic: yung interviewer ko, kamukha ni scarlet johansson. nakakasira ng concentration. napa-wtf? ako nun nakita ko. hahaha. #-o =P~ :x >😃< 😃

RobertSG

Tanong lang po kung meron nba sa inyo ngparemark ng IELTS?

Got my result at ang baba ng score ko sa writing 5.5.

I am confident na nakagawa naman ako ng letter at maayos na essay ang problema nung sinulat ko yung Task 1, I used page 1 and 4 (2 and 3 blank page) ng answer sheet. Na realize ko lang yung pagkakamali ko nung magsusulat nako for Task 2.

Nagtanong ako sa usher what to do kc mauubos oras ko kapag inulit kong sulatin.

Binigyan ako ng another answer sheet for Task 2 and I wrote my essay in page 3and4 (page 1 and 2 blank).

Sa tingin nyo ba reason ito for me to get lower score? Or possible that one of my answer sheet ay hindi nabasa?

Advisable ba ito for remarking?

Sna may mkapag advise.

Thank you.

Isyut

@RobertSG, ako din negative ang results nang IELTS. kailangan ko mag retake.

By the way, tanong ko lang po sa mga nakaka-alam. Bakit po ba iba yung IELTS requirements na mga states vs sa DIAC. For e.g sa SA State Sponsorship naka lagay dun 6.5 IELTS requirements lang. Tapos sa DIAC 7. Alin po ba susundin?

lock_code2004

<blockquote rel="Isyut">@RobertSG, ako din negative ang results nang IELTS. kailangan ko mag retake.

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yes.. its quite confusing.. but still you need to consider the different requirements of the following:

1) your assessing authority...

2) State Sponsorship

3) DIAC's minimum requirement is 6 which is equal to 0 pts..

so in the end, kailangan mo masatisfy lahat yan.. and ofcourse consider your total DIAC's points..

kung aabot ka ba ng total 60 pts.. remember with SkillSelect, mas mataas na EOI points, mas mabalis ma-invite.. so try to get the highest score as possible..

Goodluck..

RobertSG

@Isyut Baka nga mgretake nalang din ako kc 6weeks din aabutin kapag nagparemark. Ska baka tumuntong pa ng 8 ang score (asa haha) Kelan ka mgreretake? Try ko kung aabot pako sa Sept 22 na sched. Ang sakit sa bulsa pero kaya natin to.

paris_hipon

The ielts requirement you need to follow is the one from diac. If kulang ka sa points then need mo 7 bands in all para me 10 points ka. If need mo 20 points you need 8 in all bands sa ielts. Then for your state sponsorship, if 6.5 and requirement you can pass an ielts w a 6.5 band on it. Pero pag magpapasa kana ng ielts sa diac and you need points for yer ielts para pasok sa 60 point requirement, then you need to pass an ielts w a 7 in all band on it if not, rejected ang visa application mo due to lack of points.

From my experience, my state sponsor required only a 6.5 in all band in ielts so I was able to give them my 1st ielts test. However while waiting for my state sponsorship approval which normally takes 1 month, I was taking my 3rd and 4th ielts at the same time since I need to claim 10 points for my ielts so i can pass the 65 point mark. Aun after 7plus in all na ielts ko. So after I receive my state sponsorship, I got also my passed ielts test result so I was able to use it to apply the 176 visa.

<blockquote rel="Isyut">@RobertSG, ako din negative ang results nang IELTS. kailangan ko mag retake.

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Isyut

@paris_hipon ganun po ba? Salamat po sa input I guess I need to retake.

@robertsg retake nga ako pero di pa siguro sa sept 22. Antayin ko nalang muna ang ACS result. Sana positive ang ACS ko.

LittleBoyBlue

@RobertSG My score sa writing was 7.0, pero confident ako I deserve an 8, so nagpa-remark ako, sinuwerte naman tumaas score ko from 7.0-8.0. Although a bit too late na dumating yung result kasi na-invite na rin ako eh, pero at least mapapakita ko sa DIAC tumaas score ko.

If you feel confident, go ahead and ipa-remark mo, although matagal ha, 2 months aabutin. If tumaas score mo, you get your money back, kung the same, they keep your money.

Ganito mangyayari bali, hindi makikita nung mag-reremark score ko. I-assess nya yun, kung same or mas mbaba ang ibigay nya, i-retain nila old score mo, kung mas mataas, then yung ang magiging new score mo.

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