Share some tips on IELTS

jvframos · April 2013

@jenipet, wag ka kabahan.... always think positive. malaking hindrance yan for you to concentrate. try to relax your mind.

ako kukuha ulet hehehe. nag register ulet ako yesterday but this time sa wollongong naman, closed na kasi sa british council para sa lahat ng emirates, but i really wanted to take agin this 27th while fresh pa. balitaan mo kami sa turn out ha. best of luck.

mickey · April 2013

goodluck to all! kaya nyo yan and know that God's plan is better than ours... be faithful

Strader · April 2013

@mickey I agree ^^

goodluck to all! kaya nyo yan and know that God's plan is better than ours... be faithful

jenipet20 · April 2013

@jvframos - naku! Mukhang uulit n ako.. Nahirapan ako..

Hunter_08 · April 2013

@jenipet20 sa ka po nahirapan? Bka pwede nyo po e share yng experience mo about the exam

tsokolate · April 2013

@jenipet20 -Kumuha din ako ng exam kanina (British Council) academic module, ang hirap ng reading section! Sobrang haba ng passage at ang daming true,false,not given (more than 10 yata).

Topic sa speaking part 2: Describe a neighbor you had in the past, when did you first meet, how often do you meet, qualities of a good neighbor

Yung ibang questions about the city you came from, weather in your country and what do you prefer and why, use of mobile phone, kung ang neighborhood mo maganda sa pagpapalaki ng bata, advantages of raising children in the city, Filipino culture and values, kung babalik ka at titira sa hometown mo balang araw, and so on...madali lang ang mga tanong kung iisipin pro pag nandun ka na, di maiiwasang mamental block ka minsan dahil sa sobrang kaba? hehehe...

Sa listening part, medyo ok naman, focus lang talaga ang kelangan. Minsan maraming paligoy ligoy muna kaya akala mo na miss mo na yung sagot.

Yan na lang muna ang ma i share ko at masakit pa ulo ko...

jenipet20 · April 2013

@Hunter_08 - sa listening ok siya kahit ppano kaso mejo nwla ako nung huli.. S reading gnun din namental block ako s dull nung nakita kong mahaba pa yung dulo.. E 5 mistakes lang kelangan para maka 7 s reading kaya kabado ako. S writing though ok yung topic.. Letter to a colleague at yung living in a city or in a coutryside.. Kaso bobo lang ata ako s english kaya di natapos at hrap construct ng english.. S speakng naunahan ng kaba tho nakakasagot minsan di ko maisip yung right term..ayun kaya minsan tagal makasagot

jenipet20 · April 2013

@tsokolate - san country ka nagexam?

Hunter_08 · April 2013

@jenipet20 thanks for sharing your experience..lets hope for the best n mkuha mo yng gsto mong score. Ang alam ko hanggang 7 mistakes pwede sa reading pra mka 7 d b?

dan78 · April 2013

Katatapos ng IELTS ko last Saturday 3/23 dito sa Bangkok, mga more than 500 siguro kaming nag-exam

Morning yung Listening/Reading/Writing... Afternoon yung Speaking.

Listening yung naging challenging para sakin... tuloy-tuloy yung conversation na pinakinggan namin tapos ang daming paligoy-ligoy kaya may mamiss-out ka lang sa conversation... series of questions na yung hindi mo masasagutan... Although nasubukan ko na ang ganoong mga tests sa Practice Exams... parang mas mahirap yung na-encounter ko during the actual test.

Yung Reading medyo ok naman, medyo mas madali-dali sya as compared dun sa mga Practice Tests na nasubukan ko dati.

Sa Writing naman:

Task1: "Write a letter to a friend about a job overseas you're interested in... why are you interested... ask for advice..."

Task2: "Children of today are less healthy, why is this the case, how can it be resolved... share from your personal experience..."

Speaking... ako yung unang-una sa Speaking test, may Advantage at Disadvantage talaga kapag "Ab--" start ng apelido... alphabetical kasi yung pagkakasunod-sunod namin... kaya 30 minutes lang ata naging pahinga ko from Writing test, salang na kagad ako sa Speaking... ni hindi ako nakapag-lunch...

medyo ok din... Briton yung examiner sakin... ito mga tanong nya:

1. What's your job... what's challenging about it... would you recommend your job to a friend, why?

2. Are more people using mobile phone these days than in the past, why, advantages/disadvantages?

3. Some people live in cities, but some chooses to live in towns... why is this the case? Adv/Disadv of town-living

4. Describe the buildings in your country... did the types of buildings changed over the years?

Sa April 5 yung resulta namin, pwede sya ma-check online sa BC website....

Thank You LORD!!

Listening: 7.0
Reading: 7.5
Writing: 7.5
Speaking: 8.5
Overall: 7.5

CONGRATS sa iyo wizardofOz. Ano palang IELTS Material gamit mo sa pagreview.Baka pwede pakishare sa [email protected]

Thanks

LokiJr · April 2013

Very nice scores

at highest pa ang speaking hehe nice!

jvframos · April 2013

@jenipet20, bakit naman nasabi mong uulit ka? wala pa naman results.... hope and pray for the best lang tayo. san ka sa dubai?

jenipet20 · April 2013

@jvframos -lam ko naman naging performance ko.. Hnd ko natapos writing.. Sa kaba nautal s speaking kasi may hnd ako mahanap n right term hehe

S discovery gardens ako..

Babae o lalaki ang naginterview sau s speaking?

jvframos · April 2013

@jenipet20, lalaki naginterview sakin. at first i thought, ok na yung speaking ko pero not good enough pa din. kelan mo ulet plan magtake? nagregister ako sa wollongong for 27 april exam. 3 na tayong taga dubai dito, pwede tayong mag study partner para sa mock up speaking kung gusto nyo ng dan78.

spawn08 · April 2013

hello po.
ako rin po need umulit.
L-6,R-6,W-6,S-6

pwede po bng makahingi ng cambridge 8-10.
salamat po

Marc · April 2013

Hello. Pwede rin po maka hingi ng materials for ielts? Need it badly. Thanks po.

Strader · April 2013

@Marc just pm me your email add. ^^ kung may gmail ka mabuti.

Gwen_O · April 2013

hi @Strader ako din sana hihingi nung IELTS materials. nag PM na ako ng email address. Salamat in advance!

echo · April 2013

Hi @Strader,

Can you email me those reviewers at [email protected]? Thanks po ng marami..

Strader · April 2013

Done sharing ^^

yukie77 · April 2013

Hi! Question- ask ko lang po to those who have received their IELTS results by post already how long usually before dumating yung hardcopy ng exam results from British Council? I understand one can only submit an EOI if they have the reference number from that document. Thank you!

hotshot · April 2013

sa akin mga 2 to 3 weeks...

Jeebs · April 2013

I got mine the day the online results came out. Lapit lang kasi IDP dito sa makati walking distance lang. Hehe excited lang.

dreambig · April 2013

@yukie77 Hi! From my exp with BC SG, 2 to 3 working days dito nsa mailbox na po.

wizardofOz · April 2013

@dan78 bro ang ginamit kong reviewers were Cambridge 7 and 8, yung nanggaling mismo dito sa forum natin (see link above)....

tapos kapag sa British Council nag-enroll, meron silang free online Practice Tests, yun din na-review ko...

si Strader, meron sya Cambridge 1-8 pwede kang mag-request sa kanya na i-share sayo yung softcopies.

Maganda yung reviewers ng Cambridge, ganung ganun yung style ng IELTS exam, pati yung Audio sa Listening kaparehas

yukie77 · April 2013

Salamat @dreambig & @hotshot -- sabi rin ni @robertsg sa SG thread 2-3 days. Hopefully ganun nga & hindi 2-3 weeks. Excited lang magsubmit ☺

raiden14 · April 2013

yukie nice ielts score.. tips naman dyan

yukie77 · April 2013

yukie nice ielts score.. tips naman dyan

Thanks @Raiden

Prayers! super kaba sa start but nagpray nlng ako & dame rin friends nagpray for me

As for reviewing tips----

I shared this the other day na but I'll share it again just in case you missed it.

http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=MFn4S3z_WO4&desktop_uri=/watch?v=MFn4S3z_WO4

It's a youtube vid detailing a generic skeleton which you can use when answering Writing Task 2. Mahaba lang sya but totally worth it kase it helped me have a "master plan" of sorts hehe so pagdating sa actual exam may idea na ko how to "attack" the problem ehehhe. Watch mo to.

Task 1 letter writing yung PEA mnemonics. nagstick lang ako dito naging ok nman.
P- purpose
E- explanation
A- Action ( you wish to be done by letter recipient)

Listening- Super useful yung listening exercises & practice exams ng BC na free online tutorial (yung Road to IELTS). Gawin mo lang yun I think ok ka na, super similar kase so pagdating ng actual exam sanay na yung ears mo sa format. Confident & comfortable at hindi mapapanic

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Yung Reading- hindi ko binasa tlga haha browse/scan lang which may not be a good idea kase yun yung lowest score ko. Siguro best to read & practice with lengthier articles. I know someone who found the Reading exam quite easy, sabe nia she practiced using the Academic module materials kaya sanay na siya sa lengthy articles.

Practice yung mock exams as in with the sample answer sheet & timer. Feeling ko kase it helps your brain to be acquainted with the format of the exam, nbbawasan yung jitters & mas hindi nakapanic

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Hope this helps!

tifanii · April 2013

@yukie77 same day sa kin ng online results

hotshot · April 2013

Salamat @dreambig & @hotshot -- sabi rin ni @robertsg sa SG thread 2-3 days. Hopefully ganun nga & hindi 2-3 weeks. Excited lang magsubmit ☺

ah ibig sabihin ko 2 to 3 weeks from exam date. kasi after 2 weeks lumabas ang result online. then mga 2 to 3 days bago dumating by post sa akin after lumabas yung online result.