I'm so thankful to God for blessing me with superior scores, and Im also thankful sa lahat ng mga ngbigay ng inputs. Nagbasa yata ako from page 400+ to the most recent posts. I checked all the tips and applied what works for me. So thankful to all those helpful souls, di ko na po kayo iisa isahin andami nyo po, alam nyo na kayo yun if ngbigay din kayo ng tips. Hehehe..
To pay it forward, eto na po yung tips na maibibigay ko.
SPEAKING- dapat confident kayo dito. Big help talaga if master nyo ang template. The key here is to speak fluently na walang hesitation. Practice lang need dito.
Read aloud-practice speaking na parang nagrereport, with changes sa tone ng voice. Sure ako mas mataas score pag ganun.
Repeat sentence- nag work sa akin ang writing 1st letter of the word sa mock test, pero sa actual exam ang bilis ng recording magsalita kaya dapat balance din na nakikinig ka at ngsusulat. Di na ako tumitingin sa note while jotting the 1st letter of each word, I still pay close attention sa sinasabi para di ako mawala.
Describe Image- Again, speak confidently. Kahit lesser content na, just say the obvious based on the picture. Pili lang kayo 2 or 3 points then speak using the template tapos pwede na yung naka template na conclusion, kasi ganun lahat sinabi ko and nakuha ko highest score both mock and actual test. Hehehe..
Answer short question - madali lang ito so mas mainam if makuha nyo lahat, it helps if you read a lot, try searching for General info questions na rin to add to your stored knowledge.
WRITING - practice din katapat nito.
Summarize written text - my technique here is, if multiple paragraphs, summarize 1st each paragraph then yung na summarize mo, paiksiin mo ulit into one sentence. Another tip, alamin kung ano ang topic, about who or what ang sinasabi sa paragraph. Meron akong topic about comparison ng animals at humans in their decision making, parang ganun nakalimutan ko na exactly. So pwede mong sabihin 1st ano yung sinasabi sa animals, then use connectors, I used "in comparison", then sinabi ko ano naman sinasabi about humans. Or if one main topic lang example about fair trade, alamin ano sinasabi about fair trade. State what, where, when, how or why? Use connectors para makabuo ng one sentence.
Write essay - I had 2 expired IELTS results kaya medyo familiar na ako dito. If di ka ganun ka confident sa essay, okay din ang templates but make sure na nasasagot nya yung topic. Most of the templates are for 2 sided approach. Yung essay ko was about Television as something helpful and removes loneliness, then need ko idiscuss state facts and examples to justify the claim, parang ganun I forgot the exact question. So one sided lang sya, walang sinabi na magdiscuss about negative effects of TV. For one sided lang na topic, what I do is sa intro, restate ko ang question then add sa 2nd sentence ng 2 reasons. Eto sample ng intro ko.
Television has been an important part of every household. It provides entertainment and information to individuals and families. In this essay, I shall discuss my views by stating facts ang examples about the topic.
2nd sentence- how does tv give entertainment, kahit one point lang then give example.
3rd sentence- how does tv give information. Example ko dito ang mga news channels, pati yung mga shows and debates na informative
4th sentence- conclusion and recommendation
Also, take advantage ng mga shared notes dito about recent essays na lumabas, nandun yung akin about TV. Based on those topics, make research on the possible points you will need to reason para di na mahirap mag isip if yun din makuha mong topic sa actual exam.
READING - dito ako nahirapan. Na confuse ako sa mga questions promise!! Parang di ko matugma ano dpat sagot esp sa multiple choice and fill in the blanks. Wla akong masyadong tip dito but to practice hard talaga. Use macmillan and other online resources, sa YouTube madami din practice tests. If I have to compare, mas mahirap pa ang actual reading ko than sa mock test. Akala ko magiging mas madali na ang reading sa actual. Kaya anything could be possible, dapat all areas need natin magprepare. Also, it helps if you take note of your time, dpat 2 minutes lang talaga per problem para di maubusan ng time at masagutan til last number.
LISTENING
Summarize spoken text- take notes, list down at least 3 or 4 topics. Identify ano ang topic. Start with saying.. The lecture was about... The speaker discussed... Then he/ she cited.. Moreover, he/she mentioned.. Finally, he/she concluded that...
Choose last word with a beep - importante dito alam mo ang buong thought ng last sentence para mapili ang correct answer.
Multiple choice/ highlight correct summary- take down notes, but importantly understand the entire passage/ lecture.
Write from dictation/ fill in the blanks- madali lang mga to so dapat makinig maigi para masagutan ng tama.
Medyo mahaba na to, basta read and practice talaga ang secret to success. We have a lot of success stories already kaya anyone can do it!! Last tip and the most important, pray, pray and pray. Ask God for guidance, claim it because God will always hear us if we fervently pray. God bless us all!