Share some tips on IELTS

cinnamon20 · April 2012

@trishaiara : Wow ang galing mo.. Ikaw na

allej · April 2012

*posted new discussion

Birhen_ng_Guadalupe · April 2012

My vital statistics: L-8.5 R-9 W-8 S-7.5

sayang yung speaking!!!!

Anyways, para po sa writing, it will help kung magbabasa kayo ng mga articles/essays from newspaper columnists. Yaman din lang na nakababad tayo sa facebook, I suggest i-like nyo yung mga pages ng The Economist, New York times, etc para ma familiarize kayo sa mga writing styles, argumentation techniques etc.

hotshot · April 2012

congrats po @Birhen_ng_Guadalupe

burberry · April 2012

My vital statistics: L-8.5 R-9 W-8 S-7.5

sayang yung speaking!!!!

Anyways, para po sa writing, it will help kung magbabasa kayo ng mga articles/essays from newspaper columnists. Yaman din lang na nakababad tayo sa facebook, I suggest i-like nyo yung mga pages ng The Economist, New York times, etc para ma familiarize kayo sa mga writing styles, argumentation techniques etc.

@birhen_ng_Guadalupe : taga guadalupe po ba kau?

k_mavs · April 2012

My vital statistics: L-8.5 R-9 W-8 S-7.5

sayang yung speaking!!!!

Anyways, para po sa writing, it will help kung magbabasa kayo ng mga articles/essays from newspaper columnists. Yaman din lang na nakababad tayo sa facebook, I suggest i-like nyo yung mga pages ng The Economist, New York times, etc para ma familiarize kayo sa mga writing styles, argumentation techniques etc.

Wow! congrats po! Ang gaganda ng scores nyo.

OZdreamer · April 2012

try po ninyo itong link na to daming review materials dito.

http://artefact.lib.ru/languages/eng_textbooks_ielts.shtml

sobrang helpful po ng mga reviewers na to kasi po para ka ng nasa proper examination.

Goodluck to all who are going to sit the IELTS and to those who have taken the test na but are still waiting for the results.

Bryann · April 2012

Meron ako nadadaanan na water refilling station na Birhen ng Guadalupe name sa may Kalayaan Ave., baka dun siya malapit nakatira. Haha.

stolich18 · April 2012

congrats birhen_ng_guadalupe!

mimaahk · April 2012

Congrats @birhen_ng_guadalupe! Ganda ng vital stats mo! galeng!

LokiJr · April 2012

ito lang ata yung vital statistics na "more is better" haha

Congrats Birhen, try mo pa-remark baka puwede kang all 8

Birhen_ng_Guadalupe · April 2012

Hehe gusto ko sana pa remark pero wala na ako oras, 3 months din ksi masasayang haay. anyway nag lodge na ako months ago nanghinayang lang ako kasi 20 points na sana agad sa English skills pa lang

Birhen_ng_Guadalupe · April 2012

Salamat pala guys! at good luck sa ating lahat. Nawindang ako at August na yung pina process ng DIAC. It was way above my expectation. May mga October applicants na nabigyan na ng grant (based sa ibang forums). Nakaka praning!

Sa speaking naman, remember na no need maging emotional sa mga isasagot sa mga interview. Ok lang kahit mababaw ang sagot. Remember that they are testing your speaking ability and not argumentative skills haha.

Eto yata naging problema ko kasi pang Maala-ala mo Kaya ang mga sagot ko sa mga kasimple simpleng mga tanong!

heyits7me_mags · April 2012

Hehe nakaka-anxious talaga yan. Ganyan din feeling ko dati nun naghihintay. Hahaha. Tapos comparing pa ng sagot. Ano na po kaya nangyari kay @heyitsme7_mags.

Napadalaw me dito sa forum, eto lurker lang muna dito, no comment muna. Naka stop kami eh, pero wala namang plan na hindi na talaga magpapatuloy. Busy kasi si hubby sa turn over ng task sa office nila sa mga maiiwan nyang ka officemate dun sa soon to be former job nya. By April 30 pa ang lipat nya sa new job nya...buti na lang sa Pioneer din yun magkalapit lang ng office. Kelangan pa nyang i-familiarize ang lahat sa new environment nya, ang system ng work, lahat lahat syempre then pag okey na saka ulet kami mag a-aspire sa Oz. Na realize ko kasi kelangan laging may pagpipilian ka. Yung mga nag avail sa work ni hubby ng retirement package sa company kasi yung telco iiwan nya nag offer na dahil sa merge. Malaki makukuha nila pero wala namang trabaho pang malilipatan...pano pag naubos ang pera kahit malaki pa yan at wala ka namang purpose kung saan gagamitin? mauubos lang. So kami naiisip namin ituloy ang planong Australia kasi dito sa pinas meron nga ulet promising career locally ang husband ko kaso tumataas at sumasabay naman ang pag taas ng gastos dito ganun din...tuloy pa rin ang planong Oz namin. Basta legal papasukin namin, back to zero nga kami eh, kasi mag e-expire na ACS skills assessment nya. May paraan ang Diyos kung ipapahintulot nya makakarating kami dun in His due time. Noon pray ko magka pera kami dahil gagamitin sa Oz, pray, pray, pray, talaga! pati nga house binebenta namin pero ang dasal namin sinagot nag offer ang company ng retirement in 2wks. kelangan i-file, yun lang kasi ang window. Nagkataon nag file si hubby ng resignation, natapat naman sa offer ng retirement...suggest ng boss nya wag kana mag resign avail na lang yung retirement...ayun, magkakapera kami...sapat nga lang, pwede na pang Oz pero hindi pinayagan ni Lord ang IELTS kaya yung money yung iba keep namin. Tapos yung house hindi na ibebenta. O diba? pwede naman idaan sa dasal pero hindi binibigay ni Lord lahat...in His way baka ang message nya wait lang kayo may panahon ako dyan para sa inyo kasi kahit minsan anong kilos natin kung hindi nya ibibigay wla rin. Mahaba na eto mga ka-forum. Balik kami sa aspiration namin after na familiarized na ni husband ang lahat sa new job nya mga 1-4mos.?

Nandito pa rin naman me pabasa basa, minsan magko comment para updated sa latest Australian migration rules.

GODBLESS sa inyong lahat!

Bryann · April 2012

Okay po yan plan niyo ma'am. Dont worry i f ever na mag-apply kayo sa Skill Select na if ever, may paraan pa din naman at may ch ance pa din makapagmigrate. Good luck and God bless sa plans niyo.

heyits7me_mags · April 2012

@Bryann, @k_mavs at @killer bee. thanks sa inyo. Tingin ko hindi naman paunahan ang pagpunta sa Oz, depende sa sa personal circumstances din yan.

Ay mali! na like ko yung sarili ko kasi i-clik ko sana yung edit. =(

k_mavs · April 2012

@Bryann, @k_mavs at @killer bee. thanks sa inyo. Tingin ko hindi naman paunahan ang pagpunta sa Oz, depende sa sa personal circumstances din yan.

Ay mali! na like ko yung sarili ko kasi i-clik ko sana yung edit. =(

Yup tama po ma'am. In God's time po. I know that we will all achieve our dreams maybe not today but on the coming days in which we let God unfold his plans for each and one of us. Good Luck po sa inyo. Never stop trying ma'am!

killerbee · April 2012

Additional tools that can help you guys, particularly in writing, I'm also using them as well while preparing for the exam

For checking your grammar, spelling, and writing style, etc. - you may want to use this site - http://www.grammarcheck.me/

Another similar site which includes scoring is this one - http://www.whitesmoke.com/free-online-checker

They are all free and I encourage everyone to use them, although they are limited if you compare it to their full version counterpart, but if you combine them altogether, you can at least get somewhere in between.

Extra tools that you may want to try:
- word count - http://www.wordcounttool.com/
- stopwatch - http://online-stopwatch.chronme.com/

Good luck and God bless to all of us.

LokiJr · April 2012

^ While we're on the topic, kung magsasanay po kayo ng writing, better practice putting it on paper tapos orasan niyo sarili niyo. Mas madali kasing maka-isip ng ideya pag tina-type lang sa computer so kelangan sanayin ang sarili sa pagod at pressure ng pagsusulat gamit bolpen/lapis at kamay

k_mavs · April 2012

@LokiJr Tama po. Iba pa rin yung practice na your writing on a sheet of paper while thinking ko the ideas that you need to write. This could give you the feel of the exam while you are still practicing your writing skills.

lock_code2004 · April 2012

another tip for writing ;
- practice writing with approx 10 words per line.. ( size of font, style, spacing..etc)
- once you have done this, you will easily know that if it is required to write 150 words in the essay, that means you need approx 15 lines..
- this will help you check immediately if you satisfy the mininum number of words required..

un lang.. bow!

chefin · April 2012

@Lokijr and to all who share their IELTS experiences and resources. I will be taking the test tomorrow. I promise to share some of the test questions kung maaalala ko pa!

ozdream · April 2012

Thank you po! ngayon lang ako nakabalik sa forum..
sobrang Sayang nga nung 6.5 ko sa writing, d ko po napag isipan na ipa re-mark yung test ko..its been a month since lumabas yung IELTS results ko.. I was thinking po kasi na since 5.5 lang naman ang kailangan ko for school that I don't need na ipa re-mark yung writing ko..
But now parang gusto ko na rin..baka mahatak yung band score ko

is it possible kaya na from 6.5, mabigyan nila ako ng 8?

) para maging 9 yung overall band score ko?
I have to think this over pa..medyo mahal rin kasi magpa re-mark and hindi naman xa ganun ka important as of now..Naghihintay na po ako ng Letter of Offer from my school para maka pag enroll and maka pag process ng Visa.

Btw, gumamit po ako ng CAMBRIGE IELTS 6 reviewer, pinahiram lang sa aking ng auntie ko na kumuha din ng ielts for Canada. I didn't have time to attend IELTS review classes kaya self review lang ang gnawa ko pero Nag attend po ako ng Free Simulation sa center kung saan ako ng register for IELTS, 4 days prior the exam schedule. Here are the website that I found helpful po sa review.

www.ielts-blog.com
http://www.ielts-exam.net

LokiJr · April 2012

@chefin, good luck bro, handa ka naman sa exam so kayang kaya mo yan!

@trishaiara, actually kung student visa ka naman at IELTS 5.5 kamo ang required dun then hindi mo na kailangan i-remark yung writing mo. Kasi yung mataas na IELTS score, mahalaga lang naman siya kung kukuha ng points-tested visa

chefin · April 2012

Hello Good People,

As Promised, here is how my Test goes in Vienna today :

Listening- Inquiries on day care center, Whale watching dialogue and monologue about the famous photographer and its collections.

* I think I did well with this test but the multiple choices are quite tricky!

Reading- Purchasing New and used cash registers, Company security systems, Bus Services informations and Long passages on Glaciers formation.

* The most tricky part is the True/False/Not Given part but I think I managed it quite well.

Writing- Write a letter to your friend about an object you borrowed which you accidentally destroyed and Task 2 - Some people change careers at some point of their lives? Do you agree or disagree?

* This is quite easy in my part especially on Task 2 because I myself is a career changer. I think that I nailed this test down because I still have enough time left to check my grammar and spelling.

Speaking- Personal questions about jobs, Asking me about how I like dancing, do people dance in the Philippines. Cue card- Talk about old people you love to talk to and why?.
Third round- What are the importance, contribution, things to do with, importance and working old people.

* I did manage to answer all the questions but I think I dont like some of my answers on Dancing because Im not into it. On the cue card, I think I speak so fast that I had already spoke like 7 sentences but the interviewer still signaled me to talk more. I had some confusions with the old people questions. though I answered it spontaneously, I'm not sure if I answered the question well.

Overall I'm very satisfied with my general test performance but Im not sure about the speaking. What do you think @Lokijr and @itchan?

glaiza1210 · April 2012

Thanks @chefin for sharing, Sa april 21 nmn ako mag eexam...question po, very heavy ba yung accent nung mga speaker and mabilis ba sila magsalita dun sa listening exam mo? San ka kumuha ng exam IDP or british council? Sa reading tricky talaga yung true or false, dun talaga ako nahihirapan at laging nagkakamali sa mga practice test.

chefin · April 2012

@glaiza1210 no problem. I'm here in europe at sa Vienna, British Council Austria ako kumuha. Actually my interviewer was a canadian lady so i had no problem with the accent.
Sa listening meron isang conversation na napaka weird ng accent at may isa mali ako doon. Di ko talaga maintindihan yong sinabi nya and after the test tinanong ko sa mga katabi ko at yon pala ang sinabi nya "Apron" at kung bakit ba naman ang bigkas nya ay "Apor". So

stolich18 · April 2012

@chefin I'm sure you're gonna get your desired results. :-) You have the right attitude towards the exam and you know how you performed. Don't worry about the Speaking test, I also talked a lot and I also didn't like my answer during the Second part but I got an 8. hehehhe
Reading is really tricky, I had a lot of time re-reviewing my answers but I only got a 7. Sa writing, you get what you think you'll get. hehe I was not confident with my Writing answer, and so I got a 7. hehe Listening's the easiest for me. :-)

stolich18 · April 2012

Thank you sa lahat ng advices and resources na nakuha ko sa forum na to. Special thanks to @aolee/admin, @LokiJr, @Itchan, @Jclem, @Bryann, @lock_code_2004 and sa lahat ng hindi ko namention for being God's channel of blessing! You paid it forward by generously sharing your resources and tips. Praise GOD for good results!

lock_code2004 · April 2012

@stolich18 - you are most welcome.. congratulations on your very good ielts result.. you are ready to lodge 175 .... or still waiting for 176 SS?.. goodluck!