Share some tips on IELTS

thegreatiam15 · February 2014

hello, maraming salamat po sa mga nagshare ng ielts materials. malaking tulong po ito sa akin para maachieve ung score na minimithi ko. inde nmn kataasan, pero oks na po para to proceed to the next step. again, maraming-maraming salamat po uli.
L=8.5, R,S,W=7, OBS=7.5

congrats!...: ) happy ako para sayo sana lahat kami dito makasunod sa yapak mo...: )

yanababe17 · February 2014

salamat @thegreatiam15, naniniwala ako na kakayanin natin lahat ietls.

walang imposible sa dasal at tiyaga sa pag-aaral.

goodluck sa lahat ng mga ielts takers!

loth777 · February 2014

Hello guys.. plano ko pong mag take ng IELTS sa April 5 siguro (hanap pa ako ng budget). Tanong ko lang, self review lang ba kayo? kasi ang mahal ng review center dito sa SG. Tnx!

sonsi_03 · February 2014

i think i can say that most of us here did self review

appledeuce · February 2014

Hello guys.. plano ko pong mag take ng IELTS sa April 5 siguro (hanap pa ako ng budget). Tanong ko lang, self review lang ba kayo? kasi ang mahal ng review center dito sa SG. Tnx!

If you have internet connection, a pen and paper and a phone with voice recorder, that should get you through. Lahat ng ituturo sa iyo sa review center I would say available sa internet. Dito sa pinoyau try mo rin to back read if you have time. Marami nang nag share ng review materials, tips, tricks and what-have-you

good luck po.

loth777 · February 2014

@sonsi_03 @appledeuce Ok maraming salamat po! I'll try to spend at least 2-3 hours / day for this IELTS review.. I hope 5 weeks is enough

basti · February 2014

@loth777 try to get the Ace the IELTS magandang review matls sya

loth777 · February 2014

Yap naka download na po ako @basti, yong 2005 na release lang, pwede na cguro 'to.. maraming pong salamat! I'm praying na maging successful po tayong lahat sa IELTS exam

BeBBang · February 2014

Good morning po. Sa mga taga SG, ano pong mas prefer nyong testing center, IDP or BC? Thanks.

sonsi_03 · February 2014

@BeBBang hello. i had an experience on both testing centre and parehas lang naman sila, but i would say i am much comfortable with BC honestly because of the speaking examiners they seem to be friendly and nice. at saka yung experience kong nag-exam last Oct 12 where isang parang auditorium na mahigit sa 100 nag exam sabay sabay parang ang saya nun daming tao.

BeBBang · February 2014

@sonsi_03 salamat sa input. parang mas madami kasi nag-t-take sa IDP, akala ko mas 'madali' dun and mas mabilis din mapuno ang slots nila compared sa BC.

sonsi_03 · February 2014

@BeBBang depende po sa tao pero the procedures are just the same. siguro dahil 3x ako sa BC and 1 time sa IDP kaya mas nasanay ako sa BC. Just my opinion.

BeBBang · February 2014

@sonsi_03 alam ko na, since 2 naman kaming mag-take, yung 1 sa BC, yung 1 sa IDP. and you're right, same procedure lang naman, same set of tests kaya up to me nalang kung papasa ako o hindi

buti ka pa close to finishing na, kami start palang.

sonsi_03 · February 2014

@BeBBang makakarating din po kayo diyan. tiyaga at pagdarasal po. Goodluck po sa Oz dream. I know na marami pong handang magpayo sa atin dito sa pinoyau sa kung anumang impormasyong kailangan ninyo tungkol sa inyong pag aapply.

BeBBang · February 2014

@sonsi_03 salamat po

ozdreamer0323 · March 2014

Just got my results today from IELTS kaya updated na timeline signature ko. One tip I can share is kung all caps ang hand writing mo e magpractice ka nang mag lower case upper case kasi kaya ata 6 lang nakuha ko sa writing is because of that. Overall im happy to pass the exam!

ShayShey · March 2014

@btarroja213, thanks! sa wakas naka 7 all bands na rin ako on the 3rd try...

imeetr · March 2014

@ShayShey Congrats!

the_adventurer · March 2014

hello, to those who have taken the General training Test:

1. Is the question paper sa Reading Exam printed in back-to-back or walang print yung likod ng page? (i find it hard to manage question paper in back-to-back)

2. Is it possible to have Yes, No, Not Given question type in GT or sa Acad Training lang?

Thanks a lot!

gotstamped · March 2014

hi @the_adventurer,
yes, if i remember correctly, back to back ang mga questionnaire, both reading and listening.
meron din Yes, No, Not Given dun sa General test nung kumuha ako. mga 3-5 questions.
good luck!

filipinacpa · March 2014

hello, to those who have taken the General training Test:

1. Is the question paper sa Reading Exam printed in back-to-back or walang print yung likod ng page? (i find it hard to manage question paper in back-to-back)

2. Is it possible to have Yes, No, Not Given question type in GT or sa Acad Training lang?

Thanks a lot!

I assume you also hate the yes, no, not given or true, false, not given type of question in the exam. Ako rin hate ko siya. Lol unfortunately, when I took the general exam last November, natiyambahan ako sa dami. Lol so maybe we should start learning how to love it. Lol

filipinacpa · March 2014

By the way guys, I attended the mock exam of niner last Saturday and I met some people there and heard about the exclusive exam of niner given in the provincial areas. They told me examiners are more considerate in giving points there. How true is it??? Any thoughts??

the_adventurer · March 2014

@gotstamped thanks. aw back-to-back pala. so mostly yung passage sa harap tpos questions sa likod nung passage, vv. mejo hassle kasi pag titingin sa likod then harap then likod kaysa kung nasa next page yun questions.hehehe. At may Yes, No, NG din pala! Thanks thanks congratz ang taas naman ng scores mo sa IELTS!

@filipinacpa. Exactly! I really hate those type of questions haha. I'd like to have more Short-answer and Gap Fills hehe. Kaya pala, sayang yung reading mo. yup mahalin at tanggapin na natin ang question type na yan. Btw, ang galng naman nung exclusive exam ng Niner. Kung totoo man, jan nalang ako mag-take ng exam. hehehe

fyi_12 · March 2014

ito magandang sample dun sa T/F/NG questions:

ielts-simon.com/ielts-help-and-english-pr/2014/02/ielts-reading-easy-examples-of-tfng.html#comments

filipinacpa · March 2014

Just found out na limited nalang ang slot of ACT SS for my nominated occupation. Hayahay! Looks like I need to take GT Ielts soon or switch to Acad Ielts.

the_adventurer · March 2014

ito magandang sample dun sa T/F/NG questions:

ielts-simon.com/ielts-help-and-english-pr/2014/02/ielts-reading-easy-examples-of-tfng.html#comments

thanks @fyi_12. very helpful!

gotstamped · March 2014

@the_adventurer, sa pagkaalala ko di naman madalas mag turn ng page between the text and the questions. parang booklet kasi siya. yung reading passage nasa left side tapos ang questions nasa right side, most of the time.

sa pag practice - use cambridge ielts 5-9. ito yun suggestion dun sa free workshop na napuntahan ko.
sa writing at speaking, nakatulong sa akin yun sample essays sa ieltsbuddy.com.
sa speaking, pasang awa lang ako hehe. it's easier said than done, but just try to relax. there were a few times where i paused for a few seconds because i was trying to find the right word or phrase to say. nakakababa yata ng score ito in terms of fluency.

goodluck!

appledeuce · March 2014

By the way guys, I attended the mock exam of niner last Saturday and I met some people there and heard about the exclusive exam of niner given in the provincial areas. They told me examiners are more considerate in giving points there. How true is it??? Any thoughts??

Sis @filipinacpa, aren't the official exams administered only by either BC or IDP? I think baka parang marketing ploy lang nila yung to promote Niner via word of mouth. Or who knows, really..

the_adventurer · March 2014

@gotstamped. really appreciate your inputs! i see. ok naman pala. so parang lumiit ng konti yung font para magkasya sa page.

nice. na-try ko din yung cambridge 5-9 and yung ieltsbuddy.com looks good

really.haha. ako rin nga kinakabahan sa speaking, hopefully i could talk more than 1 minute sa part 2! haha. Yup I think so too, kelangan ata fluent talaga. Kumakapit na lang ako sa Pronunciation which is one criteria sa speaking. Sana i-9 na nila para mahatak yung ibang criteria like cohesion and grammar hehe. I'm not sure though if a good accent/intonation could help raise your score.

thanks again! helpful advice indeed!

filipinacpa · March 2014

By the way guys, I attended the mock exam of niner last Saturday and I met some people there and heard about the exclusive exam of niner given in the provincial areas. They told me examiners are more considerate in giving points there. How true is it??? Any thoughts??
Sis @filipinacpa, aren't the official exams administered only by either BC or IDP? I think baka parang marketing ploy lang nila yung to promote Niner via word of mouth. Or who knows, really..

Yes IELTS Exams are only administered by either BC or IDP. Niner arranges an exclusive exam only for their students to be administered by BC in provincial areas.