Share some tips on IELTS

tweesh

@aolee - bago ba yung volume 2? pwede bang pa-send din sa akin? [email protected] ng madami in advance!!

Methylester

@aolee - sir, pwede po bang makahingi ng copy ng ielts reviewers? working kasi ako kaya self-review lang kaya ko. hehe. thank you in advance! pakisend po sana sa [email protected] tnx!

Davidx23

Tips ko for those taking IELTS.

Don't worry about it. I didn't enroll in any training centre or IELTS classes, I just bought an IELTS reviewer for $15-$20. I read and practice 1 week before the exam (1hr a day) and managed to get a 7.0 - pasado na for my visa lodgement.

Hindi po ako magaling sa english at hindi rin ako mahilig sa mga books (komiks lang at movies/tv shows). It's one of my weakest subjects back in school pero for those na graduate ng college/uni, we already have like 6 years of english language nung elementary, 4 in H/S, tapos meron pang mga additional english for business at kung anu-anu pang english ek ek sa college. Just concentrate on the general areas na may difference ang us and aus english gaya ng "s" at "z" (realise, finalise), etc.

Confidence lang at yung natutunan ko nung elementary if it doesn't sound right, it's probably not the correct answer.

heyits7me_mags

Hello, Aolee, request naman po ng IELTS reviewer na pinamimigay nyo. My husband is planning to take hopefully this December. Kindly send thru this email [email protected], thank u in advance.

aolee

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kitkatkate

Hi guys! I'm a newbie here in PinoyAU. I am actually planning to take my ielts exam this January. How true na mas okey magapply sa British council kesa sa IDP?

heyits7me_mags

My first experience inquiring with IDP, parang rough yung entertained nila sa akin kasi i was asking what test should i have to take GT or academic, actually inquiry stage palang yung sa akin last time i think April pa curious lang sa contents ng pamphlets. Hindi ko lang nagustuhan yun reply nun front desk officer nila after handing me the pamphlets na medyo hinihingal pako dahil they are about to closed few mins. kasi halos takbuhin ko na yung place sa Makati after i asked them sabi ko for migration purposes sabi ko dun sa girl, replied nya " was'nt it was written on the information materials you are holding, what test should you have to take do you think"...sungit o kelangan lang alisto ka. Pero wala namang koneksyon yun how they assessed your test. Natapat lang cguro nasungitan ako...he he. Pero hindi dapat ganun pag nasa public service ang work mo dami mo kayang iba't ibang klaseng tao nami meet tapos bad impression pa pakikita mo.

Salamat!! aolee, pasensya na, yan kasi ang daming pino promote na inbox ng yahoo, i did'nt realised na ganyan pag may nag send sa akin. Automatic computer generated msg. na nabasa mo mag register daw muna.

mickey

@aolee pa send din po ako ng vol 2 [email protected] tnx much in advance

tobenhood

@aolee Sir paki send din yong latest Sir. [email protected] maraming salamat po Sir

katlin924

Hi guys! I'm a newbie here in PinoyAU. I am actually planning to take my ielts exam this January. How true na mas okey magapply sa British council kesa sa IDP?

Ako nag-ppromote ng BC instead of IDP. ) I personally like BC kse helpful tlaga sila and they offer free seminars to help you. Also, yung Resource Center nila is open Mondays to Saturdays 10-4pm so more time to review.. yung sa IDP ata Tues and Thurs lang open.. something like that..

If you want, you can visit both centers and inquire.. tapos kung san mo feel, dun ka mag-apply. Pero maganda talaga sa British Council. Hehehe.

heyits7me_mags

Hi guys! I'm a newbie here in PinoyAU. I am actually planning to take my ielts exam this January. How true na mas okey magapply sa British council kesa sa IDP?

Ako nag-ppromote ng BC instead of IDP. ) I personally like BC kse helpful tlaga sila and they offer free seminars to help you. Also, yung Resource Center nila is open Mondays to Saturdays 10-4pm so more time to review.. yung sa IDP ata Tues and Thurs lang open.. something like that..

If you want, you can visit both centers and inquire.. tapos kung san mo feel, dun ka mag-apply. Pero maganda talaga sa British Council. Hehehe.

@ Katlin924, Like ko rin ang BC, yun din ang narinig ko sa iba BC is helpful...pero ok lang kc yung iba they take the test sa IDP pag hindi nila nakuha ang required score nila sa BC pero sa amin ng husband ko BC muna sya magti-take. Parang hindi accomodating yung lola na nakausap ko last time in April sa IDP, he he he. :-)

katlin924

Hi @heyits7me_mags! Yup tama ka dyan, di ko din kse type yung sumagot ng phone sa akin dun sa IDP eh.. pati yung email reply nila parang di professional. So I opted to go to BC at di naman ako nagsisi!

LokiJr

Kung mas convenient sayo ang Makati, go for IDP.

At the end of the day, IDP and BC just provide the IELTS exams...nasa kamay mo pa rin ang kalalabasan

heyits7me_mags

@LokiJr, tama ka dyan pero dun muna kami sa BC kung saan at peace ang feeling namin.
@katlin, After that experience, the next morning i pm my friend in another pinoy forum about my experience in IDP meron din xa bad comment about IDP. The time she took the test in speaking medyo old lady na may feeling sick ang nagbigay sa kanya, may sore throat at namamaos, meron din daw konting ubo't sipon kaya naka tape na lang yung topic na pinarinig. Medyo hindi nya nagustuhan yung episode na yun in taking the IELTS sana raw hindi pinayagan ang ganun, mababa ang result nya 5.5-speaking :-( and then when she took another test that time in BC na. Sabi ko nga bakit hindi muna BC, anyway taga Cainta sya mas publisized daw ang IDP kesa BC kaya dumayo pa sya ng Makati.

katlin924

Ah talaga? Tiga Cainta din ako! Kaya mas accessible ang BC kse sa Ortigas lang..

Ang sad naman ng experience nya, dapat pag ganon i-refund or i-retake nya yung speaking. Di acceptable yung ganon. Pano sila mkkpag-test ng skills nya sa speaking kung yung kausap nya eh tape recorder or paos?

heyits7me_mags

@katlin, ha ha ha lol!!!...oo nga, eh. Dapat hindi yun pinayagan hindi lang siguro nakapiyok yung friend ko taga Cainta rin nasa SG. ngayon. Nabasa ko rin ang blog mo dami talaga palang gustong umalis ng 'pinas, dami gusto mag take ng IELTS for families future.

unanimous21

hi, can u also please send me review materials? my email ad is [email protected] thanks

unanimous21

hi normally, what time po ba ang listening/reading/writing? and saan po usually and venue ng British Council at ng IDP? im from Cavite, saan po ba mas convenient para sa aken? i mean saan mas malapit na testing center? tapos one last question, just in case, i decided na hindi ko tapusin ung exam like hindi ko kayanin, can i go out the testing room or should i wait until the exam is finished and go out along with the rest of the examiners? cheers

katlin924

Hi @unanimous21.. ito sagot ko sa mga tanong mo:

what time po ba ang listening/reading/writing?
Sa exam day ba ang tanong mo? Well, usually umaga to naka-schedule eh.. kse sa hapon ung speaking exam nung iba.. Pero yung Speaking exam schedule ay depende dun sa center kung san ka nag-register to take your IELTS.

saan po usually and venue ng British Council at ng IDP?
Sa BC - Crowne Plaza sa Ortigas (katabi ng Robinsons Galleria)
Sa IDP - Mandarin Hotel (tama ba?) Basta some hotel in Makati

saan po ba mas convenient para sa aken? i mean saan mas malapit na testing center?
Mahina ako sa geography eh, kung sa cavite.. sa tingin ko mas malapit ang Makati.. tama ba?

can i go out the testing room or should i wait until the exam is finished and go out along with the rest of the examiners?
Sayang naman kung ganon.. If the exam starts, no one is allowed to go out of the testing center eh.. Yun ang alam ko.. Manghula ka na lang kung di mo talaga kayanin.. sayang ang almost 9k na binayad mo just to take the exam!

Sana nasagot ko ang mga katanungan mo.

LokiJr

@heyits7me_mags, so sad to hear that...pag di maganda ang experience niyo sa IDP isumbong niyo via email...global organization naman sila

Yung speaking exam ng IDP sa Salustiana D. Ty Tower along Makati...Yung ibang tatlo naman sa Makati Shangri La Hotel sa 2nd Floor Ballroom A & B

unanimous21

@katlin924, thanks a lot! yup, u cleared everything, cheers.

issa

@ LokiJr, same day lang ba sya sir?

wisha

Ito po ang alam ko about IDP. Kapag mataas yung reading and listening (e.g. 8 or above) then yung writing and/or speaking is below the passing grade, ir-recheck nila automatic, walang babayaran yung examinee...sa BC walang ganung policy. May raffle lang ang BC, ang prizes e free trip to HK, refund ng payment, apple gadgets, etc.

For second or succeeding take ng IELTS:
if previous exam sa BC e failed then nag take naman sa IDP, may chance na pumasa yung examinee. ganun din if from IDP to BC.

mimaahk

Ang sosyal pala ng test centers pag dyan sa Pinas sa hotel ang venue ng exam.

Ako naman sa IDP nag take ng IELTS, may nabasa kasi ako before, nakalimutan ko na kung saang forum, na mas hindi strict sa speaking ang IDP compared sa BC.

katlin924

Ito po ang alam ko about IDP. Kapag mataas yung reading and listening (e.g. 8 or above) then yung writing and/or speaking is below the passing grade, ir-recheck nila automatic, walang babayaran yung examinee...sa BC walang ganung policy. May raffle lang ang BC, ang prizes e free trip to HK, refund ng payment, apple gadgets, etc.

For second or succeeding take ng IELTS:
if previous exam sa BC e failed then nag take naman sa IDP, may chance na pumasa yung examinee. ganun din if from IDP to BC.

Hi @wisha, Myth ata yang alam mo sa IDP. Opinion ko lang.. Kasi wala namang Pass or Fail sa IELTS dba? It's just a matter of getting the band score you need for the purpose of school or work. So hindi alam ng mga examiners kung anong band score ang kailangan ng candidate..

Yung pag-recheck, same goes with BC. Kapag sobrang laki ng difference, they have 2nd examiner to re-evaluate kaya naka-record yung speaking exam. If you notice sa IELTS Writing Exam, meron dun parang 1st and 2nd na decision. So they usually evaluate talaga..

Sa BC, ang raffle lang nila this year was a FREE IELTS EXAM and BC souvenirs. So if naka-bayad ka na, i-refund nila. If not, sympre di ka na magbayad. Other prizes was mugs, bags at pencil case. Pero di ko na-experience ung mga gadgets. Usually sa Facebook page nila ung mga ganyang prizes. Hehe.

Yes @mimaahk, sosyal nga test centers.. Malamig din! Kailangan mag-jacket )

LokiJr

@issa, you can take it on the same day or puwedeng mauna ang speaking exam bago yung iba... I would suggest taking the exams on different dates para less stress and pressure

Yep, kelangan magjacket at dala kayo ng matapang na candy para hindi antukin hehe...

Regarding re-evaluations, they usually will entertain that kung 0.5 lang ang agwat sa nakuha mo...anything greater than that...umulit ka na lang ng exam

mimaahk

@LokiJr yung re-evaluation kaya is applicable lang sa writing & speaking?... or pede din kahit sa reading & listening?

LokiJr

@mimaahk, you can request for re-evaluation for Writing & Speaking Exams Mangyayari nun ibang assessor magchcheck ng exam mo.

Yung Reading at Listening objective type questions kasi so there's no way for us to change the grades on that

LokiJr

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shyril

@sir aolee please send me din IELTS Review materials. I plan to take the exam sometime January. My email add is [email protected] Thank you very very much in advance.