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IELTS Exam tips

• tried and tested tips for the IELTS exam

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IELTS TEST FORMAT
ACADEMIC
GENERAL
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IELTS LISTENING TIPS
Read and understand the questions before the
recording starts.
Scan the questions quickly!
Make sure to follow the recording so you do not
get lost. If you do, move on to the next
question.
Look at a question set before the recording
before that set is played, especially after each
section.
Watch out for key words and synonyms.
Listen for Time Markers and other transitional
words like firstly, another point is and
summing up. These indicate which part of the
test you are already in.
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IELTS LISTENING TIPS
Answer questions you have missed! This is not a
right minus wrong exam.
Listen and note spellings and numbers they
might be the answer.
When answering questions with lists, note that
sometimes options are arranged in alphabetical
order, not in the order that they are mentioned
in the recording.
Note word limits. For instance, if the
instruction says Write no more than three
words, then writing four words will be make your
answer wrong.
Transfer your answers to your answer sheet. If
you dont, you will not receive any points!
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IELTS READING TIPS
Read the questions first. Identify key words and
scan for them in the passage. Underline possible
answers as you go.
Read the topic sentence first, then the second
sentence, then the last sentence in each
paragraph.
Take note of paraphrases. Example taken
simultaneously taken at the same time damage
to the body harm to body organs.
The passages always contain the information you
need. If you cant find them, search smarter
use the key words you have identified when you
were looking the questions and scan for them in
the passages.
Spelling matters.
In labeling a diagram, copy the exact words from
the passage.
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IELTS READING TIPS
Remember to examine all the words and phrases in
a chart or table.
Go back to the items you have missed and make
educated guesses.
Sometimes, you would have to spend more time on
the second and the last passages.
Transfer your answers to your answer sheet. You
will not be given extra time to transfer your
answers after the 60 minutes are up.
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IELTS WRITING TIPS
Understand the question task. Be sure to answer
the question directly and that all sentences and
paragraphs support your answer.
Cover all points. You will be penalized for
points not well discussed.
Write at least 150 words for Task 1 and 250 words
for Task 2 to meet the word count requirement.
Write complete sentences, not notes or bullet
points. Essays, after all, are made up of
sentences.
Plan. Allot 1-2 minutes planning your response in
Task 1, and 2-3 minutes planning your response to
Task 2.
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IELTS WRITING TIPS
Paraphrase. In IELTS, the word count requirement
does not include words copied from the question.
Organize. Each paragraph should ONLY be about one
topic. Writing a topic sentence for each
paragraph helps.
Write 4-5 paragraphs. In all cases, there should
be an introduction, a body and a conclusion.
Know your sentence structures and combine them.
Sentences that are well-written will help the
examiner understand your points effortlessly
whereas variation in sentence structure will up
your Grammar points.
Your response to Academic Writing Task 1 should
be based on the presented data.
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IELTS WRITING TIPS
Select only relevant points from the graph, table
or diagram to discuss. Opinions are unacceptable.
Be coherent. Arguments should support each other.
Sentences and ideas should flow smoothly into one
another.
Your last paragraph should be a conclusion which
is consistent with the arguments you have
included in your essay.
Be grammatically accurate. Know your subject and
verb agreement, articles, consistency of verb
tense, and the like.
Spell words correctly. Standard American,
Australian and British spellings are acceptable
in IELTS.
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IELTS SPEAKING TIPS
Listen carefully to the questions you are asked,
so that your answers are relevant.
Answer the questions youre asked with some
detail so that your answers are long enough.
Talk to the examiner. Your ability to converse
matters.
Practice speaking for 2 minutes for the speech in
Part 2.
Use the preparation time in Part 2 to think about
the questions written on the card. Make notes for
your answers
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IELTS SPEAKING TIPS
Use the prompts on the card in Part 2 to help you
to organize your speech.
Practice ways of buying time to give yourself
time to think in Part 3.
Explain your opinions and give examples to
support them.
Avoid repeating the words used by the examiner.
Use your own words to show the examiner your full
ability.
Use verb tenses used in the question. For
example, if the question is What subject did you
like in your childhood days? (in the past
tense), your answer should be something like
When I was young, I liked Mathematics more than
any other subject I had in school (in the past
tense.)
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