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  • wynxwynx Melbourne
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    @mickey - maliban pala sa CAMBRIDGE IELTS 1-8 na nadownload ko, try mo din download ung "IELTS Secrets (Your Key to IELTS Success)" although hindi cya practice test kagaya nung ibang books, its purely discussion lang cya ng mga common and dreadful scenario when taking the exam. Its explains how to manage these events if ever you will encounter them on your actual examination. In this case, you will be more aware and prepared so that you wont be caught of guard by these exam tricks that will eventually affect your band score.

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  • mickeymickey Singapore
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    wow salamat @wynx ha sa mga tips :) kailangan ko talaga mga yan kc self study lang din ako.. cheers!! :)
  • kidrockkidrock Sydney
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    meron bang bumili ng simon e book d2 online,ask ko lang effective eto?
  • raiden14raiden14 Sydney
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    @kidrock, are you referrring to simon braveman book, Ace the Ielts? you can download it for free from the link above this site.

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  • LokiJrLokiJr Quezon City
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    Remember to practice what you read ;) Won't make sense kung basa lang nang basa hehe
  • risa_crisa_c Mandaluyong
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    I agree with @LokiJr.
    write essays, practice speaking English with family and friends (na willing mapagpractisan hehe), at take as many mock exams as you can.
  • dftdft Davao City
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    @kidrock i bought simon"s book ung target band 7 (acad) and its very helpful! a lot of tricks and tips plus bonuses na mga actual exams nakatulong xa during my exam. mura lng xa online ko lng binili soft copy lng check mu sa website nila www.ielts-blog.com

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  • kidrockkidrock Sydney
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    sorry pero di ko mkita link pra sa simon braveman book,pwede paki copy paste nlang pls.thanks. target ko kasi band 8,especially sa writing,baka may specific book pra sa pag improve ng writing. yung listening,reading and speaking kahit random books pwede na, pero writing worried ako tlaga eh.
  • tifaniitifanii Balanga
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    i just wanna ask, is there a dress code especially for the speaking part? my speaking part is on a different day. or are jeans just fine? i'm a bit nervous though. my speaking test will be tomorrow and the rest of the exam will be on saturday. i hope i get a decent score.
  • Hunter_08Hunter_08 Adelaide
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    @tifanii goodluck sa exam m ah.. @kidrock ako din medyo kabado sa writing...hahaha

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  • tifaniitifanii Balanga
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    Thanks. goodluck to everyone na mag eexam :) nakakakaba talaga.
  • LokiJrLokiJr Quezon City
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    @tifanii wala namang dress code pero wear something warm sa listening/reading/writing exams...nung kumuha ako ng exam sobrang lamig ng venue kaya cr ako nang cr sayang sa oras hehe
  • yukie77yukie77 Singapore
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    ohhhhh...counting the days to my IELTS exam...nakatakot..anyway..share ko lang to, https://www.youtube.com/user/EnglishRyan

    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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  • shernebsherneb Sydney
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    sa speaking, pwede pa bang tumingin sa notes na ginawa mo while already talking?

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  • LokiJrLokiJr Quezon City
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    @sherneb may portion dun na magsasalita ka for 1 minute tungkol sa isang topic...puwede kayo gumawa ang magbasa ng notes dun :)
  • tifaniitifanii Balanga
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    yey natapos na yung speaking exam ko kanina, RLW na lang sa saturday. sobrang kabado ko akala ko mauutal ako, buti na lang nung nagstart na medyo nawala nang konti yung kaba ko, and mabait naman yung interviewer, malumanay magsalita so it helped din para mag subside yung kaba ko.

    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.
  • loudandclearloudandclear Sydney
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    ^thanks for sharing.

    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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  • arlene5781arlene5781 North Ryde
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    salamat po sa tips na share ng kababayan natin, malaking tulong po ito lalo na sa mga re-takers like me hehehe

    good luck po sa atin lahat
    sana tyo na ang susunod magpost ng positive results =)

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  • amcasperforuamcasperforu Rio de Janeiro
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    @tifanii wala namang dress code pero wear something warm sa listening/reading/writing exams...nung kumuha ako ng exam sobrang lamig ng venue kaya cr ako nang cr sayang sa oras hehe
    Hahaha same experience with mine, kilala na nga ako ng gate keeper dun :D

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  • tifaniitifanii Balanga
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    for the people na nakapag take na, ano for you yung exam na pinaka nahirapan kayo?
  • shernebsherneb Sydney
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    kakatapos lng ng Speaking ko kanina, about teenagers. Mahirap yng mga questions sa Part 3, puro about responsibility, panay ang tanong ng Why & like what, nagpaikot-ikot at ulit-ulit tuloy ang sagot ko :((

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  • tifaniitifanii Balanga
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    @sherneb sa IDB ka ba? kelan ang writing exam mo? sa british council ako eh. bukas yung LRW exams ko :)

    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
  • LokiJrLokiJr Quezon City
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    Well it's good to hear mga light topics ang ginagamit nila sa speaking exam ngayon...for some reason anlalim ng topic na nabunot ko e haha
  • kidrockkidrock Sydney
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    Sa speaking swertehan lang,kpag napunta ka sa room na madali ang tanong or pwede rin same room na iba iba nman ang mga tanong. di natin alam kung pano ang procedure sa pagbigay ng question sa speaking. By the way, ano ba yung mga format sa writing, san makikita yung skeleton sa pag write?
  • AusbitAusbit Sydney
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    I took ielts here at BC saudi today and ang nakuha ko sa writing and speaking topics are the following:

    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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  • tifaniitifanii Balanga
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    Sa writing task ko, since Academic yung IELTS ko, yung 1st part is a bar graph tungkol sa time spent ng mga babae/ lalake sa household chores in a span of 20 years.

    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.

    :)
  • burberryburberry Mandaluyong
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    hi guys, ready na ule ako magtake ng ielts (naks) . San ba maganda mag take sa IDP or British Council? Dati kasi sa IDP ako , try ko kaya British. Ano sa tingin nyo? This april ako mag take.

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  • StraderStrader Philippines
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    edited March 2013
    Bc ako magpasked bukas kasi meron sila promo sa early registration may booklet at cd ka for tips in ielts exam.

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  • hotshothotshot Sydney
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    hi guys, ready na ule ako magtake ng ielts (naks) . San ba maganda mag take sa IDP or British Council? Dati kasi sa IDP ako , try ko kaya British. Ano sa tingin nyo? This april ako mag take.
    halos same lang cguro naman yan (IDP or BC). for sure sa reading and listening e walang difference kasi objective naman ang pagsagot sa kanila. so magkakatalo lang talaga sa pag-check ng writing at speaking exams. i've heard from others na minsan mas mataas magbigay ng scores sa IDP "daw". but don't quote me on that one. hehehe! ako kasi sa BC nag-take. pero basta preapared and ready ka naman, it doesn't matter kung saan ka pa mag-take. good luck! :)

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  • StraderStrader Philippines
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    Ive talked to one of the examinees before . she said idp is strict when it comes to writing. So if u failed
    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.

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