srh82 Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 Hi All, I have just come back from my first (and hopefully only) attempt at the General IELTS exam. I thought I would share my experiences and also thank those who have posted on this forum in the past for their useful advice. My background: English is my mother-tongue and I am an engineer, educated to masters level. Even though my first language is English, I did prepare by familiarising myself with the test format and some model answers for the writing and speaking elements. I was most concerned about the writing element as I'm a scientist (English at school was most definitely not my strong point! :arghh:). I found the reading and the listening relatively straightforward but with the listening (and others have said similar), you have to be on your guard until the very end: concentration is the biggest challenge! It starts off extremely straightforward and there are elements which are more tricky, even if your first language is English! I found the reading OK, and the writing was actually OK as long as I don't get penalised for too much scoring out. :-( I think the prose, vocabulary and structure were OK - hopefully that will be enough. I found the speaking to be fine and I took the attitude that even though it was mostly very scripted, I should be professional about it and try to express myself where I could. I was pleased to get the thumbs up from a very friendly Examiner at the end! :-) :biggrin: So I require 8s for the 189 visa.....fingers crossed! S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rey Aquino Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 Wish you all the best. http://www.themigrationteam.com.au Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opal Fiend Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 I am sure you'll do fine. especially as you have a masters. keep up posted :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack91 Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 Best of luck buddy!I'm sure you did fine! Taking my 2nd IELTs next Saturday after studying a little more this time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srh82 Posted May 10, 2014 Author Share Posted May 10, 2014 Best of luck buddy!I'm sure you did fine! Taking my 2nd IELTs next Saturday after studying a little more this time! thank you good luck to you too mate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srh82 Posted May 10, 2014 Author Share Posted May 10, 2014 I'll keep you posted. I fear everything will be fine apart from the writing :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack91 Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 Had mine today - All seemed pretty good, feeling a little more confident than I did on the previous attempt! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srh82 Posted May 17, 2014 Author Share Posted May 17, 2014 @Jack91 good to hear! You'll have to let us know how you go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srh82 Posted May 23, 2014 Author Share Posted May 23, 2014 I received my scores today. I'm so happy! Overall 9, everything not less than 8.5. I will proceed onto skills assessment next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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