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03 Dec 2011 - IELTS Results (L: 8.5 R: 8.5 W: 7.0 S: 8.0 OBS: 8.0)
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write essays, practice speaking English with family and friends (na willing mapagpractisan hehe), at take as many mock exams as you can.
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Feb 16, 2013 - Acad IELTS @ BC Doha
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Apr 26, 2013 ACS Result- Suitable
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I found this youtube resource which shares some tips for the IELTS exams. I particularly find the writing videos helpful with his suggestion of having a skeleton of sorts for your essays. At least you have a plan on how your essay should flow even before you take the exam.... God bless to us!
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ang inask sa kin ay about sa garden (yung para sa 1-2 minute topic thing ko) buti na lang nakaisip ako agad hehe. pagkabasa ko, nagpanic ako saglit kasi ang nakasulat is talk about a garden na navisit ko, so naghalungkat pa ko sa utak ko ng garden na napuntahan ko na, buti na lang naalala ko yung botanical garden na pinag fieldtripan ko nung grade 5 pa lang ako haha (imagine more than 10 years ago na yata yun) so ayun whatever came to my mind sinulat ko muna.
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napansin ko lang...most of the topics sa speaking are about gardens, parks, museums, hindi naman sikat sa Pilipinas ang mga to so wala ako masyadong maiisip, hehehe... need ko na pala paghandaan ang mga topics na to.
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good luck po sa atin lahat
sana tyo na ang susunod magpost ng positive results
syempre nothing beats our faith pa din
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October 12, 2012: IELTS Speaking (BC)
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Computer Network and Systems Engineer - (ANZSCO code 263111)
01/17/13 - ACS result: suitable / Bachelor Degree
09/20/13 - IELTS result (W/S=7, R=8, L=7.5) - 3rd take
09/23/13 - Submitted EOI - 65 pts
10/07/13 - Received invitation Visa Subclass 189
10/15/13 - Lodged Visa-189 Application
11/18/13 - Medical exam (SLEC)
11/26/13 - CO allocated (Adelaide GSM Team 6)
12/11/13 - VISA GRANT!!!
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sa 3rd part nga ang daming tanong, ang ginawa ko na lang is based na lang sa opinions ko hehe. ang tanong sa kin ay related pa rin sa garden, kung possible daw ba na magplant sa bahay nowadays. ang sabi ko na lang sa ibang bahay pwede lalo if taga province sila pero yung mga tao sa cities depende. sabi ko, majority ng bahay sa cities hindi pwede dahil nakatira na sila sa mga condominiums ganun ganun haha
ngayon kinakabahan naman ako for my LRW
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Speaking, about the cue card 2 minutes to talk is about the childhood game (not a sports) na nilalaro ko, so ang in-example ko is yung sungka hehehe... Tapos mga follow-up questions about sa parks.
Sa Writing, Task 1 is about sa nakalimutan mong bag sa cinema, tapos di ka makakapunta ngayon sa city because of your work, Formal writing sya kasi kailangan mong mag sulat sa manager ng cinema. You need to tell kung saan mo naiwanan, ano ang klase ng bag, at ano ang laman nito.
Sa Task 2 is an opinion, about living on our planet. Older generations believe that living in earth in past decades is much better than today. Do you agree, kailangan mong ipaliwanag ang mga reasons tapos magbigay ng mga examples. Sana makapasa.... hehehe...
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tapos yung 2nd part is essay about college.
di ko na nga binilang yung number of words eh, basta sulat lang ako nang sulat.
Yung listening task medyo madali yung iba pero meron talagang mga part na sobrang nakakalito kasi mabilis talaga magsalita and tuloy tuloy haha, if you missed one hayaan mo na lang, go ka na lang agad sa next one kasi you might end up missing more items if you dwell so much on the items na hindi mo masyadong narinig/ naintindihan. saka READ the questionnaires before magplay yung cd para alam mo yung mga answers na need mo, para alam mo kung saang part ka ng conversation kailangan mag focus.
saka sagot lang ng sagot, don't stay too long a isang item, skip mo muna then balikan mo na lang (sa reading exam). medyo mahaba kasi yung mga passages for reading exam, so it's better talaga na wag mo basahin yung buong passage (as much as possible) may mga questions naman na madali lang hanapin yung answers, then pag dating nyo sa mahirap na parts or mga questions na hindi kayo sure sa answer or di nyo alam ang sagot, saka nyo na basahin mabuti yung passages. sobrang magagahol ka kasi sa oras eh, so skip talaga muna ang questions na hindi agad mahanap yung answers.
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Nov 30 2013 - IELTS (Academic) @IDP Manila
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In writing subtest mag bc na daw kasi mas considerate ang bc sa writing... but i dont know kung totoo. I cant compare the 2 hehehe para sa akin same lang sila.
Feb. 9, 2017- SS SA application submitted
Mar. 2, 2017- SS approval (ITA received)
Mar. 31, 2017- Medical @ nationwide cebu
Apr. 11- medical cleared (son)
Apr. 12- Medical cleared (me and my spouse)
Apr. 14- Visa Lodge
Apr. 24- CO contact asking for certified copy of passport for my son and my evidence of overseas study. CO Ruth
Same day - complied all requested docs.
June 9, 2017- 2nd CO contact- no docs requested (automated email for the delay of visa grant)
September 13, 2017 - VISA GRANT!!!! CO Ruth- team adelaide
BM - November 2017
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