Share some tips on IELTS

sonsi_03 · November 2013

@sonsi_03 yung saken pinatingin ko nalang sa iba. parang di ko keri tignan. haha

this is how i act each time i go home after the test. wifey will ask, "how was it?" i just simply answer "pasado yan." for the next 12 days i will not bother (busy busyhan sa trabaho) until the night before the results i'll tell my wife "sasabit yung writing" then she's like "oh akala ko ba???"

filipinacpa · November 2013

im enjoying your comments here....i could really relate....to those who need to retake the exam, my piece of advice is allow some time to learn from your first failure, wag sugod ng sugod like me. eheehehh. just imagine, i took the 2nd take just two weeks after coz I was chasing the change of policy. it was like from 7 to 8 for the new year 2013 coz 8 is a crazy ielts requirement for teachers category. give yourself a time to practise your weakness which you think is your Achilles' heel. kaya heto ako ngaun, lurker moder lng muna and naubos ko na ata ang reviewer from cambridge 1 until 9, ahahahaha. nakakatamad ung writing mag practise but i need to push myself. nag aabang lng ako sa driving force one day, ehehheh. cant wait to move na sa OZ...nakaka insomnia pala pag lagi mong iniisip ang pangarap mo especially if you are waiting for a result. then ur framing up and layouting what to do next, whats the next step, ahahahah...ako ung taong hindi pa nagyayari, nag-iisip na kung ano gagawin ko dun...ahahahahha...so optimistic lng! Lord, sana makuha ko na ang band 8 for speaking and listening and 7 nman for reading and writing bago tumaas na naman. do you u think tataas na namn kaya ds 2014? eheheheh...im planning to take this december na...but i am afraid....but im encouraged somehow because even if i fail sa ielts, the fact that ielts costs an arm and a leg, i can still afford and im so grateful about that kasi kung nagkataon na nasa pilipinas ako, naku po, 10k per exam is all what my wealth and property would be all, patay ang bata! cant even maybe dare to take ielts or just even think of taking one or forget about OZ. i think, this is too long to read, so guys, just keep on going...never give up (im telling myself too!)

I strongly agree! Grabe di ko maimagine san pa ako kukuha ng another 10k just in case I don't make it this time. Baka pwede mo ako ihanap ng work dyan sa Jakarta? Hehe.

Anyways, me too. Daydreaming all the way! Pati checklist ng mga dadalhin iniisip ko na. I'm really dreaming of this since I was a little kiddo. Hopefully, first and last IELTS ko to..

ImB · November 2013

@R_Yell nakakakutuwa at in some way nakakainspire naman yung kwento mo

. Tama ka, minsan talaga kailangan natin ng matinding driving force.

Sa mga nag-aabang ng results, goodluck po sa inyo

karl_amogawin · November 2013

hahaha katatapos lang ng speaking exam ko. sa BC SG. Nakipagkwntuhan pa sa bagyong yolanda. part 1, daldal ko. Name, san ako galing and what work ko, gaano kadalas ako magemail and telephone etc. Part 2, What rule na naremember ko nun asa school pa ko. part 3 linked sa 2. Tapos sa bandang huli ng sagot ko, nacurious cia sa sagot ko, medyo nagdebate kami., hehe Sbi ko na lang I am a product of what i believe in. heheh Huling sbi nia, Maligayang pasko.. Ok, back to work na ulit. Mas nakakaba pa to nun huling ngtake ako PMP exam. Iinom ko na lang to sa saturday. sakto mey Jack sa bahay. hehe Goodluck saatin!

ImB · November 2013

I happened to increase my writing from 6.5 to 7, in my experience using a range of linking words and phrases as well as proper use of simple, compound and complex sentences will raise your score...try and practice these elements of writing...good luck to all of us on dec 14!

Hi @renee, dito ka rin pala sa dxb

, pansin ko nagregister ka sa Wollongong? Duon kasi ang exam ko sa 30th November.

filipinacpa · November 2013

@sonsi_03 yung saken pinatingin ko nalang sa iba. parang di ko keri tignan. haha
this is how i act each time i go home after the test. wifey will ask, "how was it?" i just simply answer "pasado yan." for the next 12 days i will not bother (busy busyhan sa trabaho) until the night before the results i'll tell my wife "sasabit yung writing" then she's like "oh akala ko ba???"

Haha ako naman from the very start I think sabit na speaking ko then next is writing but i'm still hoping na sana I will get a positive result. Hays! Hehe..

penski516 · November 2013

@btarroja213 @RyanJay thanks sa advices niyo mga sir... I will check out ielts-simon and try to expound on more complex sentence structures.

Another pain point I have is on getting a better thought process running to attack the questions. I find it challenging to produce a solid essay if I don't have a strong case to build upon. And for me, I ride and write on the initial momentum. I'm not too strongly opinionated kasi specially if I can't relate a personal experience, or have not read about the topic at hand. For this matter, I got a tip to read through editorial columns in Inquirer. More specifically thos e by Conrado De Quiros. Just sharing that tip to others as well.

Goodluck sa lahat ng magreretake!

sonsi_03 · November 2013

@filipinacpa kung BC ka po nag take i-bookmark nyo na po ito para ready na pati blowout hehe

https://ielts.britishcouncil.org/CheckResults.aspx

filipinacpa · November 2013

@filipinacpa kung BC ka po nag take i-bookmark nyo na po ito para ready na pati blowout hehe

https://ielts.britishcouncil.org/CheckResults.aspx

Thanks! Hehe. Done! :P

yhanie_17 · November 2013

@penski516 Which training center are u going now? Is it expensive?

penski516 · November 2013

@yhanie_17 sa niners ako. 5K sa kanila for unlimited sessions for 2 years

R_Yell · November 2013

Hi guys... Before i sleep, just wanna share that i just did listening practise... Nakakawala ng gana pag may namiss akong number n wala akong sagot for the ff reasons: 1) nabanggit na pla pero hindi ko ko alam gone with d wind na pla 2) naghihintay pa ng more words na magbibigay ng clue sa blank eh next number na pla ang kasunod naku! 3) alam kong un na un pero hindi ko ma spell or not not confident sa word dahil hindi ko matukoy ung definite word kundi parang hdhdhjsjxayhans....ahahahahha. Practise ako ulit!!!

ca_pogi · November 2013

Hi! makikigulo ako sa mga nagtake nung January 9. Sana pumasa tayong lahat!

filipinacpa · November 2013

@ca_pogi you mean Nov. 9 po? Hehe. Oo nga sana pumasa lahat.

Umbenieyon · November 2013

Good luck guys. ang ginawa ko for the writing part, inuna ko yung Task 2 kasi yun yung mas mahirap, mas malaki yung points, and all. tas yung task 1, mga 10 mins ko lang ginawa..

kaya nyo yan!

filipinacpa · November 2013

I tried that as well. Hopefully, I'd get my desired score.

ca_pogi · November 2013

@filipinacpa yes November 9 din at IDP Sg.

Nakaka kaba pala mag antay. hehe Same module lang ba ang exam na ginamit sa lahat on that date?

R_Yell · November 2013

Hi guys... Just wanna share that Im proud to share today that I was able to practise listening test before I'd retire soon to bed. It made me feel like I wanted to quit and just squash myself if I miss the answer for a certain question or blank. My first 2 scores were band 7.5 and my last was 8. It has made me worried coz I need to get 8 for the listening and so far my listening practise score is inconsistent. Its making me pressured a lot and stressed if I'd think I would not reach my requirement.

I dont like the part when its mutiple choice somewhere in 30s and down coz the subject is too technical, thus, hard for me to grasp quickly. Also, I dont like the enumeration part. The distractors in a character's speech in dialogue are indeed distractive! What are ur tips for this dilemma?

Just wanna share my writing preparation this time. I rewrote a band 9 writing sample, task 1 and task 2 to see how many lines should I write in a paragraph for the size of my handwriting so that I have a guide now reaching just enough the word limit in actual exam. Then, I studied the structure/parts of task 1 and task 2. By doing these, I hope I could make my dream get started soon.

filipinacpa · November 2013

@ca_pogi I think so, yes same lang. Accommodations in Pho Island din yung listening niyo? Then around 5 passages sa reading? Kakainip and kakakaba! Pero ayoko na talaga umulit, sana naman ibigay to this time. Ang mahal kaya! Hays. San ako kukuha another 9k.

Haha

@R_Yell what I did is to read in advance the questions plus the choices. I try to understand the whole recording kasi pansin ko lang nababanggit yung mga choices pero opposite sa nasa audio. So, way of elimination until I think that I already get the right answer. Then, na-encounter ko hindi rin verbatim yung sagot when it comes to multiple choice. So parang ang tingin ko ang tinetest sa multiple choice type of questions is yung comprehension dun sa topic as a whole. Just my two cents lang po.

ca_pogi · November 2013

@filipinacpa Yes yun nga din si Pho island. Hopefully pumasok ako sa band 7 sa listening. Dun ako medyo delikado.

@R_Yell Never give up sir. Yung distractions sa listening is part of the exam, so you really need to concentrate. Dont panic pag may namiss ka. Keep calm. Stay focused.

Also, try to understand yung pinapakinggan mo, not only abangers sa sagot kasi tricky minsan yung nagsasalita. For writing, what I did hindi ako nagpay attention sa dami ng lines sa paragpraph ko. What i think is important is how you construct your paragraph at kung ano yung laman ng paragraph mo. For example, sa introduction you have several parts. 1st is Hook (its a sentence that would capture the attention agad nung babasa), 2nd is background of the topic (mga atleast 2-3 sentences), 3rd is yung establish your position on the topic. Sa youtube marami tutorials Sir how to write, pag alam mo iconstruct yung paragraphs mo, dredretso na essay mo.

Goodluck sir!

Disclaimer: I have yet to received to receive my IELTS results. lol

filipinacpa · November 2013

@ca_pogi pwede na ba tayo magclaim? lol :-/

ca_pogi · November 2013

@filipinacpa lets wait until next week. Im quite optimistic but still have doubts. sighs* hahaha Dito ka din ba sa SG nagtake?

mistakenidentity · November 2013

more or less ganyan yung thought nung mga tanong.
nayari din ako sa listening, di ko din naintindihan kung anong factory yun at kung yung #5 question ata local something.

answer: (1)pottery (2)birds
kung tama ang recollection ko sa birds... 'you will get to see birds that are found on the island' or something like that

filipinacpa · November 2013

@ca_pogi nope I took the exam here in Manila. I think we're almost 300 examinees for that schedule. Grabe, dami..

filipinacpa · November 2013

@mistakenidentity yes, "local birds" din ang sagot ko.. yung pottery too bad di ko talaga nakuha. nadistract ako sa item na yan..

mistakenidentity · November 2013

@filipinacpa sa Section3 ng Reading ako nahirapan...
nakakalula na nga ang font, kakalito pa mga klase2xng mga pen hehe..
may idea ba mga peeps dito kung ano raw score dapat makuha para maka band 7 sa GT Reading?