Share some tips on IELTS

yanababe17 · January 2014

hello @imeetr, mam, pde po ba ako makahingi ng dropbox link nio ng cambridge1-9? malapit npo kc ang exam ko. my email address: [email protected] salamat po nang marami!

hopeful_mea · January 2014

downloaded! di pa ko ng.start IELTS pero super excited na. Daghang salamat! >:D< @imeetr

the_adventurer · January 2014

@filipinacpa

Hello again! Just thought to share this video made by one of the forum members here in Pinoyau:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=HpVmuMqAoiw

She made this for those who are losing hope in getting their visa. I find this very inspiring. Just thought that it might help others to gain more confidence.

God bless you all guys!

Whoever put this film together thanks a lot! Very inspiring! This video gives me extra energy to review and gets me going.

the_adventurer · January 2014

Hello,

Does my essay plan below cover all the questions? Is it the right way to respond to this type of task which is Argumentative?

"Many city centres these days have traffic flow problems causing congestion and pollution. one solution is to build fast ring roads on the outskirts of a city, taking traffic away from the centre. While this is helpful in some ways, it also causes new problems.

To what extent do you agree or disagree?"

intro
agree with sentence 2 and 3

para2
agree with the 2nd sentence (that building ring roads is helpful) -provide advantages
1. first advantage
2. second advantage

para3
agree with the 3rd sentence (that it also causes new problems) -provide disadvantages
1. first disadvantage
2. second disadvantage

conc

Do you have any suggestions?

Or should the plan look like this?

intro - agree with the 3rd sentence only
para2- first disadvantage
para3- second disadvantage
conc

yanababe17 · January 2014

hello @hopeful_mea , inde ko po madownload ung Cambridge materials from the link na shinare ni @imeetr. naghahang ang pc ko at inde matuloy ang download

pde po ba pashare na lng sa dropbox? here is my email address: [email protected] salamat! mageexam na po me next month. sobrang kabado

chu_se · January 2014

@the_adventurer ..yung ielts writing topic ko last jan.18,2014 exam is somewhat related to this...about banning cars in the city centers

the_adventurer · January 2014

@chu_se, wow! talaga? sobrang recent lang lumabas yung ginagawa kong essay ngayon hehe. tama naman yung pag-plan ko ng essay? ma-cocover nya lahat ng task?

argumentative ba, discussion or problem-solution yung topic mo?

hopeful_mea · January 2014

shared na @yanababe17

yanababe17 · January 2014

Maraming salamat @hopeful_mea for the links!

yanababe17 · January 2014

@hopeful_mea ,natry mo na po bang mag-open ng Cambridge 6 na kahit anong PDF file? inde ko kc cia maopen, parang corrupted ang file. hehe... The rest of cambridge materials oks nmn. salamat uli nang marami!

thegreatiam15 · January 2014

@chu_se hello kamusta na yung ielts exam mo?lumitaw na ba results?...:)

chu_se · January 2014

@the_adventurer ...hindi nmn argumentative..asking my opinion...( for general training yung exam na kinuha ko)..
@thegreatiam15..wala pa po ang results,,,i think this weekend ata ang labas...wish me luck!

the_adventurer · January 2014

@chu_se I see. Same tayo, general training test din kukunin ko. Oh well, Goodluck! Hope you get the band scores you need.

Btw, I came across a site that explains how speaking and writing are graded. I think it is a good read.

SPEAKING
http://ielts-yasi.englishlab.net/DETAILED_BAND_SCORE_DESCRIPTORS.htm
http://ielts-yasi.englishlab.net/GRADING_CRITERIA.htm

WRITING
http://ielts-yasi.englishlab.net/How_the_Writing_Test_is_Scored.htm - Writing

hopeful_mea · January 2014

hi @yanababe17 hindi ko pa na.try. Inform kita pag na.open ko na.

fyi_12 · January 2014

nag speaking test ako kanina sa idp, ito yun questions sa akin.

Part 1:
- where you live, what you don't like about your place, will you continue living there.
- About cooking, who does the cooking, do you like cooking
- About dictionary, do you use the dictionary, are you using a paper dictionary or an electronic, how would you feel if someone gave you a dictionary as a gift.

Part 2:
- Tell something about a comic character that is famous in your country
- Who
- What
- Why do you think he's famous

Part 3:
- forgot all but the flow is about media, actors and their influences on children.
- meron din do you think men and women varies on the type of entertainment that they choose.

mga ganung level hehehe. Feb 1 will be my written exam.

_maldita_ · January 2014

Just got my IELTS results from IDP and I'm satisfied with the result OBS 8.0.

My tip for the listening, aside from reading all the questions first, you can write down all the words that you heard which you think may be the possible answer. This will help you focus on listening to the recording and it will also help you guess the answer if ever you missed or skipped a question. This helped me during the latter part of the test because I really have a short attention span. My mind kept on wandering during the exam haha! Goodluck to everyone who will be taking the IELTS!

appledeuce · January 2014

@_maldita_ well done! And great tip sa listening. Ako naman ang advice ko is know your north east west south! Nalito ako dun slight.

Christel · February 2014

@imeetr hi..pasend din po ng reviewer sa ielts [email protected] thanks po ng madami

imeetr · February 2014

Just sharing my new downloaded review material you can get it here ===> https://www.dropbox.com/s/9aozqya1ks5nh4m/Reading script 3.pdf

imeetr · February 2014

thegreatiam15 · February 2014

just finished my exam for the IELTS yung lahat na...i must say...

medyo positive yung nakikita ko hahaha...pero still without the results mahirap pa din magassume

pero tama si madam Imeetr

yung cambridge 1-5 lang natapos ko pero parang nakinig lang ako dun sa mismong exam nang eksaktong eksakto lalo for GENERAL EXAM takers...: )

ganun na ganun...pag namaster mo 1-5 to 9 sisiw sa inyo exam...

yhanie_17 · February 2014

@thegreatiam15 Goodluck. san ka nag-exam BC or IDP?

thegreatiam15 · February 2014

@yhanie_17 sa BC...:) so far wala namang issues...

imeetr · February 2014

@thegreatiam15 Good Luck!

thegreatiam15 · February 2014

@thegreatiam15 Good Luck!

salamat po...kaso may concern ako sa writing part...

ginawa ko kasi nagrekta na ako sa answer sheet hindi ko na pinencil tapos andaming bura at mga alterations mga tipong siningit na mga naiwang words...

marked down kaya ako dito?nakalagay naman kasi pwede daw ako magalter as long as maiintindihan e naiintindihan naman for me i guess i hope makita nila yung cause ko...

wahhhh ganito pala pakiramdam nang naghihintay..:(

burberry · February 2014

Pwede bang magtake ng ielts outside philippines?

avalanch308 · February 2014

Nice thread. Planning to take ielts exam sa april dito sa Singapore. Yung mga links na sinend nyo is a great help

fyi_12 · February 2014

kakatapos lang din ng exam ko..took it sa IDP Makati...feb 14 ang results...waiting game begins..again hehehe. worry ko lang talaga yun sa speaking. ok naman yun listening and reading, yun writing and speaking medyo kakakaba hehehe bahala na.

imeetr · February 2014

@thegreatiam15 Well just hope for the best! anyways it's already done. Ako rin diretso lang ako sa answer sheet, I just did bullet points on another sheet of paper kung anong gusto ko ilagay na viewpoints sa essay ko, para may guide ako while doing my essay mas mabilis ko ma connect ang ideas and mas organized, mas maganda din na may plan ka na before writing, para it wouldn't take much of your time to think while writing para tuloy-tuloy lang ang flow ng pag sulat mo kasi may guide ka na, pero pencil lang ginamit ko so kung may corrections or alterations it would be easier to edit and to keep my work neat and tidy, pero wala naman akong mga siningit na words. Good Luck!

thegreatiam15 · February 2014

@thegreatiam15 Well just hope for the best! anyways it's already done. Ako rin diretso lang ako sa answer sheet, I just did bullet points on another sheet of paper kung anong gusto ko ilagay na viewpoints sa essay ko, para may guide ako while doing my essay mas mabilis ko ma connect ang ideas and mas organized, mas maganda din na may plan ka na before writing, para it wouldn't take much of your time to think while writing para tuloy-tuloy lang ang flow ng pag sulat mo kasi may guide ka na, pero pencil lang ginamit ko so kung may corrections or alterations it would be easier to edit and to keep my work neat and tidy, pero wala naman akong mga siningit na words. Good Luck!

yun lang medyo madumi yung papel ko kasi impromptu ballpen agad..baka masira ko yung pen hehehe ngawit na din kasi...

anyway...sana nga makapasa..T_T

goodluck nalang sa 14th haha