Share some tips on IELTS

janinlee · March 2015

Had my ielts earlier today.. Di ko natapos task 1 in academic writing.. 13 minutes na lang natira nung inumpisahan ko ang task 1.. Bahala na si God..

SGtoAU · March 2015

Goodluck po sa lahat ng mag tetake ng exam. yung husband ko po ang magtetake and plan namen i register sya this april. i am going to help him with the review. Enough preparation na po kaya ang one month (1 hour review everyday). Thanks po

taz · March 2015

For those reviewing, u can find good reads here, really helpful tips too!;)
http://www.engvid.com/
GoodluckIELTS.com

mistaken_identity_02 · March 2015

@SGtoAU Hello Po, Opinion ko lang pag self-review kailangan 2-3 hours a day. at least po mga 6 weeks practice. pag 1 month preparation mas maganda mag review. pero kung ok yong background ni Sir sa english at madali nya makuha yong technic sa listening, reading at Essay writing, baka kayanin.

sonsi_03 · March 2015

bukod pa sa iintindihin po natin ang slang nila pagdating ninyo dito. it takes time a bit mateys.

filipinacpa · March 2015

@sonsi_03 OZ kana pala bro. Kelan kaya namin maramdaman ang biyaya mo jan? Haha. Anyway, happy for you. Ako naman mejo tinatamad at di alam kung san sisimulan ang pagreready sa exam. PTE ang balak ko itake ngayon.

Hayahay.

sonsi_03 · March 2015

@sonsi_03 OZ kana pala bro. Kelan kaya namin maramdaman ang biyaya mo jan? Haha. Anyway, happy for you. Ako naman mejo tinatamad at di alam kung san sisimulan ang pagreready sa exam. PTE ang balak ko itake ngayon. Hayahay.

thanks kamusta na? anu yung PTE? september last year pa kami nakapunta dito awa ng diyos. basta wag lang mawawalan ng pag asa. tuloy tuloy lang magkikita kita din tayo dito. Goodluck!

SGtoAU · March 2015

@SGtoAU Hello Po, Opinion ko lang pag self-review kailangan 2-3 hours a day. at least po mga 6 weeks practice. pag 1 month preparation mas maganda mag review. pero kung ok yong background ni Sir sa english at madali nya makuha yong technic sa listening, reading at Essay writing, baka kayanin.

Thanks po! Naka register na sya for ielts around end of april so we have 2 months to prepare. Problem lang is un speaking exam nya na schedule namen ng May 3, Sunday. Nakalimutan namen na laban ni Pacquiao yun hehehe

bait0211 · March 2015

@SGtoAU: hi there! sa SG ba kayo? nagreview center ba si hubby mo? Meron ka bang alam na review center na medyo mura dito? I wanted to enrol na sana kasi twice na akong sablay. And gusto ko yung speaking ko ang maimprove. thanks!

SGtoAU · March 2015

@SGtoAU: hi there! sa SG ba kayo? nagreview center ba si hubby mo? Meron ka bang alam na review center na medyo mura dito? I wanted to enrol na sana kasi twice na akong sablay. And gusto ko yung speaking ko ang maimprove. thanks!

Yes sa sg po kame! Mag rereview si hubby sa review center ko lol. Self-review lang po kame

thegreatiam15 · March 2015

@SGtoAU Hello Po, Opinion ko lang pag self-review kailangan 2-3 hours a day. at least po mga 6 weeks practice. pag 1 month preparation mas maganda mag review. pero kung ok yong background ni Sir sa english at madali nya makuha yong technic sa listening, reading at Essay writing, baka kayanin.
Thanks po! Naka register na sya for ielts around end of april so we have 2 months to prepare. Problem lang is un speaking exam nya na schedule namen ng May 3, Sunday. Nakalimutan namen na laban ni Pacquiao yun hehehe

I think tama lang ang timing nyo importante kundisyon nang individual bago magexam so resting for a day and temporarily erase the thought of the day of exam is a must.

Consider these factors which i think may greatly affect your performance especially people taking the exam in the morning:

eating breakfast
proper sleep probably around 8pm to 10pm dapat tulog na kayo for optimum performance
drink water first thing in the morning before any other drinks
proper clothing e.g. jacket or naka pantalon kayo at socks na makapal para maiwasan ang shivering while taking the exam. basically keeping yourself warm parang magoolympics!

listen to music on your way to the exam center take it as a grain of salt gawin nyong mantra to importante masaya kayo papasok sa exam para makalimutan ang kaba

hehe share ko lang to kasi eto yung mga kababalaghang pinagagawa ko and it turned out okay for me way too okay for me hehehe

SGtoAU · March 2015

^ thanks po sa tips! may I know ano po ang nakuha ninyo na scores ?

thegreatiam15 · March 2015

^ thanks po sa tips! may I know ano po ang nakuha ninyo na scores ?

naka apat na take ako

sabihin nalang po natin na nakuha ko na yung desired scores at more than pa sa ineexpect ko.

btw yung Listening at Speaking ko wala ako maiaadvise kasi nagcallcenter ako before for 2 years.

LISTENING siguro eto lang : be prepared to focus on listening at wag kayo magiisip in tagalog or nang kung ano ano pa practicin nyo yung tipong naiisolate nyo yung sarili ninyo from outside distraction, uminum kayo sa mga english sports bar at mangausap nang random foreigners kahit magkautal utal kayo sa alak at beer walang utal utal! >> hehe optional lang to.

manuod kayo nang aussie films e.g. wolfe creek 1-2 at kung ano anong western films siguruhin ninyong maiintindihan ninyo sinasabi nila nang walang subtitle.

SPEAKING - practice lang magsalita kahit magmukhang tanga minsan. madalas mukhang tanga talaga pero know this sa country na pupuntahan ninyo is english ang lengwahe so better suck it up or not deal with it, up to you.

reading = practice nyo academic 100% proven significantly will improve your scores under 5, 10, 15, 25 TIME pressure in minutes yan yung interval strikto dapat ang oras consider ninyo na fail kayo sa exam kapag dinaya nyo at hindi nyo nasunod ung oras na inalot nyo sa sarili ninyo, bakit? sa tunay na exam hindi nyo nakikita oras maliban sa malaking wall clock.

once hindi ninyo nafollow ang striktong oras at nagcheck na kayo answers at mali mali ulitin nyo yung buong proseso from listening to reading para maimprove concentration ninyo hanggang makamove on kayo sa writing to speaking. i know overly tedious to pero kinonsider ko sarili as no genius pagdating sa english kaya siguro nagset ako nang conditions na sobrang hirap sa sarili ko para maipush ko at ika nga sa paboritong cartoons ko

"magsupersaiyan ako" hoho

writing = bbc, english news papers, (no yahoo news), simon ideas for topics, 2 hours lunchbreak review, 2 hours evening review, hanap kayo nang native english speaker to check yung writing composition ninyo, make sure na kaya nyo ibreak yung cycle nang style ninyo kung hindi nagwowork last time iba naman approach

hindi necessary na gawin nyo yung normal na paraphrasing at firstly secondly thirdly minsan nakakairita pakinggan yun yung last writing exam ko brineak ko yung norm at nagsulat ako ayon sa dikta nang "puso" ko hehe hindi ko ginamit yan pero nakakuha ako mataas.

ito na siguro pinaka best way na kaya ko iambag sa community na ito : )

btw, GENERAL yung tinake kong exam

so ibebreak down in summary ko:

READING = academic practice dapat
WRITING = both kung kaya
SPEAKING = parehas lang pero make sure up to date kayo sa current events nang today's world
LISTENING = films more films, (sinuggest ko to kasi gusto ko yung learning curve ninyong lahat is maging enjoyable as possible at hindi kayo mapressure)

pasensya na po sa mahabang post pero take time to read baka makatulong

thegreatiam15 · March 2015

i think most of the exam takers kabisado na ninyo yung flow nung exam so kahit anong klase pa nang practice gawin ninyo magiging redundant na kasi alam nyo na pattern nang exam, approach na babaguhin ninyo para iimprove yung concentration ninyo yan yung shinare ko. Lalo na sa mga ehem nakarame na tulad ko HEHE : )

lexxus · March 2015

Hi guys, after few months of break sa ielts since I failed my last two exams I am trying to retake again. Last August my scores are L=8, R=7.5, S= 7, W = 6 which I failed badly sa writing. I hope someone could help me review my writing. Thanks!

nerdy_98 · March 2015

@janinlee hello po . san po kayo mam nag exam nang ielts? sa BC po ba? exam ko na din kasi sa march 14, and actually kinakabahan ako at walang bilib sa sarili kasi mahina talaga ako sa english. mam would you mind , kung pwede mo ishare po ung mga tanong sayo sa speaking? acad po ba ang kinuha mo? ty po

nerdy_98 · March 2015

salamt nga pala sa forum na ito .

nerdy_98 · March 2015

@janinlee hello po . san po kayo mam nag exam nang ielts? sa BC po ba? exam ko na din kasi sa march 14, and actually kinakabahan ako at walang bilib sa sarili kasi mahina talaga ako sa english. mam would you mind , kung pwede mo ishare po ung mga tanong sayo sa speaking? acad po ba ang kinuha mo? ty po

nerdy_98 · March 2015

salamt nga pala sa forum na ito .

nedz · March 2015

@bait0211 try mo sa British Council Singapore. Meron silang IELTS Express review.

bait0211 · March 2015

@nedz: need ba magpabook muna ng IELTS exam bago magregister don? do you have any idea how much yung express review? sa IDP dati parang meron din e nasa 300 + ata. kaso parang mas gusto ko magBC next retake if ever. thanks!

nedz · March 2015

@bait0211 di namn need na magregister ka ng IELTS exam. Depende sayo kung kelan mo gusto itake yung exam. I took the course last year S$545 yung fee. 4 Sundays 9am to 1pm sa Toa Payoh.

bait0211 · March 2015

@nedz: ok yun a. sige sige icheck ko yan. thanks much!

karl_amogawin · March 2015

after 8 times of taking.. eto na po! !
Listening: 7.5
Reading: 8.0
Writing: 7.0
Speaking: 7.5
Overall: 7.5

I can now submit my 189 visa application with 65 pts! TO GOD BE THE GLORY. advice lang sa mga lagi mey sabit, ibahin nyo approach nyo sa pagpractice. and mantra ko, kung kaya ng iba, bakit hindi natin kaya..

sonsi_03 · March 2015

after 8 times of taking.. eto na po! !
Listening: 7.5
Reading: 8.0
Writing: 7.0
Speaking: 7.5
Overall: 7.5

I can now submit my 189 visa application with 65 pts! TO GOD BE THE GLORY. advice lang sa mga lagi mey sabit, ibahin nyo approach nyo sa pagpractice. and mantra ko, kung kaya ng iba, bakit hindi natin kaya..

congrats pre! all the best!

karl_amogawin · March 2015

@sonsi_03 salamat bro!

at last talaga!

cvetu2004 · March 2015

Sigh of relief! Good Job, EOI na agad.

chu_se · March 2015

sis..kumusta na?....cheer up jn!...huwag mwalan pag asa...go lng ng go....kaya mo jan,>.aja! aja!

@sonsi_03 OZ kana pala bro. Kelan kaya namin maramdaman ang biyaya mo jan? Haha. Anyway, happy for you. Ako naman mejo tinatamad at di alam kung san sisimulan ang pagreready sa exam. PTE ang balak ko itake ngayon. Hayahay.

karl_amogawin · March 2015

@cvetu2004 salamat bro! sa wakas haha

filipinacpa · March 2015

@chu_se eto sis struggling pa rin sa english exam. may alternatives na aside from ielts so parang gusto ko itry si pte academic. ibang iba ang approach niya compared kay ielts. computer-based and within 24 hours to 5 days kuha na agad ang result. Infairness, nabuhayan ako lalo ng loob ng makita ko scores ni karl!!

@karl_amogawin congrats bro!! ako nalang ata napag iwanan sa batch natin.. hahaha