Share some tips on IELTS

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• wynx Melbourne
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  February 2013

  @dft sa experience ko naman baliktad ang nangyari. while doing my review im using headset pero nung actual exam saka naman kami hindi gumamit ng headset. pro how was your exam, im sure you can assess naman with your gut feeling how you performed.

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• arlene5781 North Ryde
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  February 2013

  @gacoquia, yes maam yun po guide ko din ngayon salamat po sa pagpapalakas ng loob
  @bytubytu sa Singapore and JB po ako nag exam sir

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• cchamyl Brisbane
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  February 2013

  got my ielts 2 results... kaloka... pasado pero nakakainis ang writing... sana 20 points ang na-claim ko... i think i deserve better than 7 pero ganun tlaga wala ako magagawa... better this than nothing...

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• lock_code2004 Perth
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  February 2013

  @cchamyl - congratulations po!!

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• stolich18 Sydney
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  February 2013

  congrats cchamyl!

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• nomad Sydney
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  February 2013

  @bytubytu hello, ang natatandaan ko, yung first part ay letter writing. merong situation na binigay paano ko daw ipapadala ang luggage na naiwan ng friend ko. So ayun, dun umikot ang istorya. hehe. Syempre dapat makabuluhan, you have to establish how, why, what, when and where, ganun lang ka simple. Pangalawang tanong ay medyo malalim, sa naalala ko, it's about justifying whether it is practical to rent or buy house in poor countries. Yung second question ang may pinakamataas na points. Sa British Council Singapore ako kumuha.

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• cchamyl Brisbane
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  February 2013

  thanks @lock_code2004 and @stolich18
  

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• catajell Sydney
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  February 2013

  hi @cchamyl
  
  sabay pala tayo nagtake 2 ng ielts! San ka nag-exam? Ako sa IDP Singapore. Take 2 din ako dahil din sa writing, nung first take ko.. 6.5! Nakakahinayang...
  
  Sana this time around, tumaas na sya! Ambilis mo naman makuha yung results mo, online mo ba tinignan?

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• LokiJr Quezon City
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  February 2013

  @cchamyl imba scores a hehe...pa-remark kayo sa writing malay niyo maging ocho hehe
• cchamyl Brisbane
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  February 2013

  thanks @lock_code2004 and @stolich18

  hi @cchamyl
  
  sabay pala tayo nagtake 2 ng ielts! San ka nag-exam? Ako sa IDP Singapore. Take 2 din ako dahil din sa writing, nung first take ko.. 6.5! Nakakahinayang...
  
  Sana this time around, tumaas na sya! Ambilis mo naman makuha yung results mo, online mo ba tinignan?

  Dito ako sa manila kumuha ng exam eh... sa intercontinental.. on valentine's day pa ha... nde sa online... ang tagal eh... knuha ko na sa IDP ofc mismo since dito lang din naman ako nagwork sa makati... lapit lang saken... good luck sa results... hope you did well din.. nakapagpa-assess ka na ba?
  

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• cchamyl Brisbane
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  February 2013

  @cchamyl imba scores a hehe...pa-remark kayo sa writing malay niyo maging ocho hehe

  yun na nga eh... nakakainis lang yung score... writing lang naiba... gusto ko nga ipa-remark.. kaya lang sabi nla usually 0.5 lang difference.. so d rin ako aabot if ever... kaya nde na cguro... sabi ko kac sa prayers ko.. ibigay ang score na kelangan ko... kaya ayan..binigay nga... wlang sobra... hehehe...
  

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• bytubytu Melbourne
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  February 2013

  @cchamyl Hi po. Ano pong advice ninyo sa writing kasi from 6 naging 7 po kayo? Format, style and technique recommendation po ninyo?

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• cchamyl Brisbane
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  February 2013

  @cchamyl Hi po. Ano pong advice ninyo sa writing kasi from 6 naging 7 po kayo? Format, style and technique recommendation po ninyo?

  Hello @bytubytu
  
  i believe the reason why i got 6 the last time is because I did not finish writing task 2... yun pa naman yung malaki ang points.. if you backread... i only got to write 2 paragraphs (introduction and first supporting statement) no definite conclusion... naubos kac oras ko sa kakabura... i over analyzed kaya ayun...
  
  so ang pinakauna ko advise is to know kung san ka maaaring pumalya... in my case, it was over thinking everything... kaya puro erase kac d organize yung thoughts ko... so organize your thoughts... after kac the fist take... i researched online regarding writing tips... i found a good one... ielts-simon.com... meron magagandang tips dun regarding organizing your thoughts... take 5 mins to write your ideas on the scrap paper provided tapos start ka na sa writing tasks mo... practice din how you spend your time... gnawa ko.. pag nagpa-practice writing ako.. i time myself... 20 mins for task 1 and 40 mins on task 2... tapos read ka ng mga previous exams and kung pano cla nag-answer... makakakuha ka na ng ideas... and gaya ng sabi ko in my previous comments... details.. dagdag ka ng details to support your statements.. yun ang magpapahaba ng writing mo...
  
  i hope this helps..

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• raiden14 Sydney
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  February 2013

  ask ko lang if anyone here, enrolled sa Niners?

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• dft Davao City
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  March 2013

  i got my ielts results today!!! umuulan ng .5 hahaha L-6.5 (kala q 7) R-6.5 (d expected kala 6 lng haha) W-6.5 (ok lang dn pala mga sinulat ko) S-6.5 (kulang pa q cguro sa daldal haha) OBS-6.5 ) pd pala ganun nwei hapi nmn ako performance ko nice try for 3 wiks self-review me work pa q nian sa umaga hehe. panu na c APHRA lols better luck next time nlng o kaya mag stud vis nlng ako db pasok namn un guys na 6.5? tnx to this site as well sa mga tips!

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• raiden14 Sydney
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  totoo ba yung mga nagreview sa Niners? grabe mga scores ha, parang gusto ko tuloy mag enroll sa kanila

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• dft Davao City
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  March 2013

  @raiden14 sbi nila magaling ang niners pero sa tingin ko depende pa din yan sau pero lets try cge mag enroll din ako dian pag uwi ko ng mka 7 kung ayaw tlga ng 9! hehe

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• raiden14 Sydney
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  sayang nga eh natapos agad yung pinoydeal 999 lang for 25 hrs training. sana magkaroon ulit. very impressive yung mga ratings ng takers nila

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• LokiJr Quezon City
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  March 2013

  @cchamyl subukan mo na rin hehe
  
  @bytubytu wala namang cookie cutter format sa writing basta organised at may flow ang pagkasulat niyo
  http://www.goodluckielts.com/2-4-4-IELTS_writing_tips.html
• jaggedsoul Davao City
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  March 2013

  @dreambig - Ang hirap ng nominated profession natin no? Hindi tayo makamoveforward with the assessment kasi kasama sa requirement ang IELTS result

  
  @jaggedsoul, ang taas ng listening mo hehe. ano ginamit mong reviewer? di din ako maka move kasi kainis yang ielts na yan
  :-((

  Hi, ung cambridge ginamit ko reviewer. practice lang and focus dun sa mga sinasabi nila. and sunod sunod naman ung sagot sa questions, kaya mo yan. good luck!

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• sherneb Sydney
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  March 2013

  hi all, pa-clarify lang kng tama, pwede sulatan ang questionaire in Reading & Listening, & pwedeng magbura sa mga answer sheets, lalo na sa paggawa ng essay sa Writing. :-/

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• LokiJr Quezon City
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  March 2013

  Puwede po magbura sa writing exam tapos puwede niyo ring gawing scratch paper yung questionnaire
• amcasperforu Rio de Janeiro
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  March 2013

  got my ielts 2 results... kaloka... pasado pero nakakainis ang writing... sana 20 points ang na-claim ko... i think i deserve better than 7 pero ganun tlaga wala ako magagawa... better this than nothing...

  Congrats @cchamyl

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• mickey Singapore
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  March 2013

  @jaggedsoul meron po ba kayo ma recommend na site to download cambridge? Is it free or need to purchase po? Thanks in advance
• raiden14 Sydney
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  March 2013

  @mickey, at the upper portion of this site, theres a link for ielts reviewer. you can download them freely.

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• mickey Singapore
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  March 2013

  @raiden14 thanks
• cchamyl Brisbane
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  March 2013

  got my ielts 2 results... kaloka... pasado pero nakakainis ang writing... sana 20 points ang na-claim ko... i think i deserve better than 7 pero ganun tlaga wala ako magagawa... better this than nothing...

  Congrats @cchamyl

  thank you... ikaw din... kaya mo yan... go lang ng go...

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• wynx Melbourne
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  March 2013

  @mickey kung alam mo po mag download ng mga torrent. try mo sa www.isohunt.com dun din kasi ako nagdownload before ng ginamit ko sa pag review for IELTS.
  
  gudluck

  03 Dec 2011 - IELTS Results (L: 8.5 R: 8.5 W: 7.0 S: 8.0 OBS: 8.0)
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• mickey Singapore
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  March 2013

  thanks @wynx
• risa_c Mandaluyong
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  March 2013

  Tip ko pala for Reading:
  
  basa ng isang paragraph tapos sagutan yung related questions. chronological yung mga tanong, ex. questions 1-6 based on paragraph 1, Qs 7-10 based on paragraph 2, and so on.
  
  hindi lang ito applicable kapag match the paragraph number with the topic/title given.