@CPAofOZ, let's say I can claim 20 pts for my visa application. Hindi talaga ako makapaniwala, I was even preparing myself to schedule another test with them. Yes, I took the IELTS test last January and these are the scores I got: Listening - 6, Speaking - 7, Writing - 6.5 and Reading - 7.5.
@MyOZdream, ang kailangan talaga sa repeat sentence ay full concentration and focus. No need to jot down notes. Kasi ang bilis ng transition. To be honest, may ilang items ako na hindi ko talaga nabanggit yung word pero I still got a very good score sa speaking. Confidence din ang kailangan and practice talaga. I really believe sa practice.
To start, I can share some general tips muna:
Be confident. Malaking bagay talaga ito. If you're confident, everything will follow.
Practice, practice, practice. Malaking bagay talaga ito. I only had 1 week to prepare for the exam pero I made sure to make the most of my "study time". Kung tingin niyo meron kayong area na medyo hindi mataas ang level ng confidence niyo, then spend more time to get better at it. Practice will build your confidence.
Gaya ng sinabi ng ibang posters dito, if you made a mistake on one item, just let it go and move on to the next one. Don't let it affect your momentum.
I also allotted considerable amount of time practicing for the "Read Aloud" test. Naisip ko kasi, it is the first part of the exam so if you start with a bang, malaki ang maitutulong nito for the rest of the test. I think nilagay siya sa unang part for the purpose of building your confidence in answering the rest of the items. Kung maririnig niyo yung sample audio recordings dun sa free offline test ng Pearson, di hamak naman na mas magaling tayong mag basang mga Pilipino 🙂 Yun pa lang malaking confidence booster na. I also feel na malaki points ang makukuha ng computer dito in relation to your fluency.
Ok yung testing venue sa Makati. You get your own small room at wala kang kasama. Malaking bagay ito lalo na if you get easily conscious if somebody else's around the area with you.
Make sure to test your mic! Tama yung sinabi ng isang poster dito. Sometimes, may sound na maaaring maka apekto sa pag-intindi ng computer sa speech mo. Take your time to test the mic. You practice as long as you like until you are satisfied with the loudness of the voice recorded by the computer. Wala namang time limit yun. You can record your voice as many times as you want until you get that level of loudness you want.
Make sure to show up early at the testing venue. My test is scheduled at 9:00 AM. I arrived at 8:00 AM. I was able to take the test half an hour earlier than my scheduled appointment. I mean you can take this opportunity to ensure that everything is in order such as the microphone, the keyboard etc.
Take time to familiarize yourself with the flow of the exam. Ako what I did was to go over the tutorial videos in youtube as much as I can. This is the link to the youtube channel.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCflOYB1ps1Sm4uGM2T1yV9Q
Malaking bagay ito so you don't have to read the instructions as detailed as you need to. Pero make sure to read pa rin kasi baka mamaya, Multiple Choice Single Answer ang test pero Multiple Choice Multiple Answer ang gawin mo.
- Be careful with your spelling lalo na sa task na kailangan natin mag type ng texts. Minsan kasi akala mo tama yung spelling ng words mo at nag mamadali ka.