Share some tips on IELTS

ana_gdel · March 2015

@whizler Salamat po, would have not been easily possible without the help of my pinoyau family. All the best sa ting lahat!

nedz · March 2015

@karl_amogawin hi karl. Congrats. Buti k pa. Ako 3 takes na sablay pa rin. Writing din problema ko. Nawawalan na nga ko ng pag asa parang gusto ko na igive up. Pero nung nakita ko post mo nabuhayan din ako ng loob. Ano bang technique para makakuha ng 7 sa writing? Need ko kasi 7 for each component. I even enrolled IELTS express sa British Council Singapore pero waley pa din sablay lagi. Feeling ko yung Task 1 ko yung nagpapababa ng score ko. Kasi inuuna ko gawin Task 2 then natitirang oras ko sa Task 1 minsan 10mins lang so nangyayari its either di ko natatapos or mali mali yung analysis ko sa chart. IELTS academic pala ko.

karl_amogawin · March 2015

@nedz Hi bro. Naku academic ka. Sa GT kasi inuuna ko task 1. lagi sakto ako natatapos. Sa task 2, ginaya ko nga format ni ieltsbuddy.com.. naging consistent 7 ako nun. Sa academic task 1, never ko try yun eh. Kasi sa GT task 1, madali lang kasi letter lang. Kaya mo yan bro. ako nga several times, naging inspiration ko un little boy ko and wifey. hehe. Wala stability dito sa singapore especially employment pass holder lang ako eh. Mantra ko nga, nakaya ng iba, kaya rin natin! Worth it yan pre pag nalampasan mo

mikeloieuy · March 2015

Guys.. sa mga nahihirpan sa writing eto po tips ko. I think it worked kasi nag 7 ako.

1. Try to avoid words that are 'common' kasi dapat pakita natin ang vocabulary natin and of course yung grammar natin. search 'EngVid Emma' sa youtube dami po nya tips.

2. for non-academic IELTS, unahin natin ang Task 2. nun ni-una ko task 1, na time pressured ako kasi ang haba pala ni Task 2. buti nakatapos ako eksakto with 30 secs to go.

3. Learn how to properly write a letter. 'introduction' and then 'body' and then conclusion.
sa body of the letter make sure you make your point without beating around the bush.

4. Remember po.. no right or wrong answer sa writing. ang tinitingnan po ay ang english ninyo.

5. Listen to BBC radio, watch Downtown abbey, Game of Thrones, British movies kasi po UK english at hindi American english ang IELTS.

sana po makatulong kahit paano.

uychocdem · March 2015

hello! meron po bang nagtake ng ielts dito nung 03/12/2015?

nerdy_98 · March 2015

@ana_gdel hello mam ana! MAY PROBLEMA PO KASI AKO LUMABAS NA UNG RESULT NANG AKING IELTS EXAM NGAYON LANG. KASO BAGSAK AKO SA WRITING.

6 LANG ANG NAKUHA KO . OK NAMAN SA IBA . KAILANGAN KO KASI AY NO LOWER THAN 6.5 . BALAK KO SANA MAG PA RE-MARK. GAANO KAYA KATAGAL UN?

altuser41 · March 2015

Guys sensya na medyo kulang lang sa oras magbackread. Tanong ko lang, may nakaexperience na ba dito na nagparemark ng 2 modules at naging successful? Sa case namin, 6.5 kami sa W at S, 7.5 naman sa L at R. Salamat po!

ana_gdel · March 2015

@nerdy_98 hello po.. try nyo po pa-remark kung feeling nyo dapat 6.5 po or higher dpt score. marerefund nman po kung sakali m-change score nyo pero pg hnd nbago yun lng goodbye po sa 7k. Kung hnhabol nyo po time re-take nlng po.

ana_gdel · March 2015

@nerdy_98 Sorry time frame po pala yung question, sa case ko po 5 weeks lng my result na, dko lng agad nfollowup sa 6th week pa ako tumawag sa knla.

GoldSeeker · March 2015

Hi guys!

May alam ba kayong review centers or helpful tools to study Writing and Speaking? Mukha kasing don ako mahihirapan i-self study.

bernaabad · April 2015

@GoldSeeker naka-8 ako sa speaking. self-study lang din like you. what I did was practicing consistently with my partner. english kami for a month hehe. then pinasadahan namin lahat ng possible topic for speaking.. I tried to listed din sa youtube "english conversation". try mo iseach.. tinuturo nila ung basic answer on some english conversational questions...

krad_angel · April 2015

Writing din ang problem ko...pano po ang technique? O kaya meron po kayo marerecommend na tutor for writing and speaking para sigurado na

grant512 · April 2015

mas maganda po ata review center iba din kasi pag review center mas focus at pressure to learn. Yung wife ko po 4 weeks ata every Sunday 8am-12pm pina practise nila lahat actual listening, speaking, reading and writing tapos may score kung medyo mababa ka di ka nila papayagang mag ielts. Eto ata pinakamahirap na stage so dapat talaga bigyan ng time.

GoldSeeker · April 2015

Thank you @bernaabad ! Well I only have 16 days left until my exam so I hope that works for me.

Btw, may nababasa ako sa mga post dito tungkol sa remarking. I though combination of scores are not allowed in aus? Or is remarking different from combining?

GoldSeeker · April 2015

@krad_angel I would suggest enrolling in niner. Medyo mahal nga lang 6k. Unlimited writing and speaking tutorial siya for 2 years + lectures. Although you may need to line up in their offices as early as 8am to get slots for tutorial. You can contact them about this so that you could learn more about the review program that they offer

krad_angel · April 2015

@GoldSeeker Nag-enroll na ako sa kanila kaso I couldn't get the most out of it. No one to one schedule after 5pm. Konti lang naaatendan ko kasi 6-9pm lang ako nakakattend ska weekend. And, I'm certain that most of the practice exams are from Cambridge 1-9 books.

bernaabad · April 2015

@GoldSeeker what do you mean with combination of scores?

with regards sa remarking, if you have scores like 6.5 and needed 7, you could apply for remarking lalo na if sure ka na you did well. for example, if you get 6.5 sa writing and 7 speaking, and kailangan 7 ka in all subtest, iparemark mo dahil pwede yun mag bago. advisable din na go for remark of 2 subtest instead of 1 lang, para mas malaki ung chance na mabawi mo ung remarking fee..

in my case, may writing is just 6.5.. when I applied for remarking, un lang ang pinaremark ko, sadly hindi nabago. kaya di ko na nabawi ung remarking fee.

otherwise, if di ka comfortable sa test, it is also suggested na go for re-take instead of remarking..

GoldSeeker · April 2015

If you didn't meet the required score for a subtest, you can retake the exam then if you get a higher grade in that subtest, you could change you score for that specific subtest only. Yun yung sa combination which I believe is not followed by Australia.

Magkano naman po yung remarking fee?

GoldSeeker · April 2015

@krad_angel Ohh oo nga po. I dont think it's advisable for someone who is working. Ako po kasi I make the most of the one-on-one tutorials and the tutors give really helpful advices.

Some of their lectures are also based on the downloadable ebooks on the IELTS Review Materials thread.

krad_angel · April 2015

@GoldSeeker nag final coaching ka na?can you give us feedback?

GoldSeeker · April 2015

@krad_angel Hindi pa eh. I will have it on Apr 24. Sure, I can give you a feedback.

bernaabad · April 2015

If you didn't meet the required score for a subtest, you can retake the exam then if you get a higher grade in that subtest, you could change you score for that specific subtest only. Yun yung sa combination which I believe is not followed by Australia.

Magkano naman po yung remarking fee?

330 ringgit dito, so I think around 4k in pesos.. actually almost half sha ng actual exam. kaya they often suggest na if di ka comfortable na maayos ung pagkakasagot mo, just go for re-take, it saves time and no money waste.. in my case, I took chances kaya nasayang ung 330 rm ko..

for some naman, they are quite luckier, they were able to get their desired score

dirk_nowitzki · April 2015

sino mga nag-take ng IELTS dito sa SG?
I just took this morning. Can somebody share some of the answers in listening exam? I did not catch the name of the accommodation dun sa vacation. _____ holiday? yung inispell out ng babae..

food safety or _____? last part ng listening.

Naconfuse ako dun sa hei tiki... Lol

dantz15 · April 2015

@dirk_nowitzki

sabay tyo nagexam!
hinulaan ko na lang din ung accomodation na yan.hehe

ung food safety mo tama. hehe

dantz15 · April 2015

Guys sensya na medyo kulang lang sa oras magbackread. Tanong ko lang, may nakaexperience na ba dito na nagparemark ng 2 modules at naging successful? Sa case namin, 6.5 kami sa W at S, 7.5 naman sa L at R. Salamat po!

ako successful yung remarking ko for Writing and Speaking.
Unexpected yung speaking ko kasi sinama ko lang sya.
Writing lang talaga yung target ko iparemark.
But since higher chance ang makakuha ng refund pag mas marami pinaremark mo so sinama ko yung Speaking.

If you feel na nasagot mo naman lahat ng dapat sagutan sa Writing, pwede mo i-try mag pa remark. Then dasal ka na lang.

Goodluck sa decision.

dirk_nowitzki · April 2015

Guys sensya na medyo kulang lang sa oras magbackread. Tanong ko lang, may nakaexperience na ba dito na nagparemark ng 2 modules at naging successful? Sa case namin, 6.5 kami sa W at S, 7.5 naman sa L at R. Salamat po!
ako successful yung remarking ko for Writing and Speaking.
Unexpected yung speaking ko kasi sinama ko lang sya.
Writing lang talaga yung target ko iparemark.
But since higher chance ang makakuha ng refund pag mas marami pinaremark mo so sinama ko yung Speaking.

If you feel na nasagot mo naman lahat ng dapat sagutan sa Writing, pwede mo i-try mag pa remark. Then dasal ka na lang.

Goodluck sa decision.

Congrats sayo sir. Galing naman. Nung nag exam ako sa IDP, eto score ko 8/8/6.5/6.5 R/L/S/W. Sana pala nagpa-remark na din ako ng speaking at writing. hehe

Based sa timeline mo, maikli lang interval ng 1st and 2nd IELTS take mo. Ano yun right after mo makuha yung result ng 1st nag-book ka na agad for 2nd?

krad_angel · April 2015

@krad_angel Hindi pa eh. I will have it on Apr 24. Sure, I can give you a feedback.

Tapos ka na ba final coaching? Plan ko kc to take on May 31. Im not sure yet kc i dont have much practice sa speakinf and writing.

GoldSeeker · April 2015

@krad_angel Yup! I suggest that you attend it as soon as you can or at least 3mos before your exam date. Theyll give you a handout of the high-yield questions. Itll be better if you get a hold of them earlier so that you will have time to answer the questions cause there's quite a lot. Maybe you can sched for a tutorial from 5-6pm?

jedianiki · April 2015

hello guys! medyo OT about IELTS... pero share ko lang din for those struggling, I took IELTS twice but failed (I needed 7 in all modules, 6.5 lagi sa writing). Then I heard about PTE Academic. I was a bit hesitant but I took the test last Wednesday @5pm (22-Apr) and got the results the next day @2:30pm. I was able to get my needed score in one go (Band 7 = 65pts in PTE, Band 8 = 79pts in PTE)... IMO it's better than IELTS, it's not at all easier but the computer will do all the scoring including Writing and Speaking. In short, no subjective grading..

bernaabad · April 2015

@jedianiki hi, that's great to hear! ano ung score mo individually for L,R,W,S? writing din ang problem ko kasi... how did you prepare? any tips sa mga gustong mag try ng PTE?

thanks! and all the best!