Chasing a dream Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 Hi, This is my first post here......have loved reading all the advice etc so far. My husband is applying for a skilled visa PR 189. He wrote his ELTS exam on the 13th May, after lots of studying to make sure he gets the points he wants, but we have still not received the results! The test centre said that the results from that day are being investigated by an outside independent company, but they seem to have no idea how long we will have to wait for the results, they just keep saying it has never happened before so they don't know! Has anybody else experienced this and if so, how long did it take until you got your results? This was one delay we were not expecting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marwan.wazzan.mw Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 No worries It is regular integrity check , with rondam selection May be a delay of 2 to 3 weeksIt just happened for friend of mine in middle east Sent from my SM-N920C using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chasing a dream Posted June 6, 2017 Author Share Posted June 6, 2017 Thanks for your reply Marwan......here's hoping it is not delayed more than that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronnie Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 I had my test investigated from the 13/5/17. The results were posted online today, hope yours were too. Good luck with the resultsSent from my iPhone using PomsinOz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chasing a dream Posted June 6, 2017 Author Share Posted June 6, 2017 Thanks Ronnie, yip got ours this afternoon! Whew what a relief.....8.5 overall.....yay! Hope your results are what you wanted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronnie Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 Congrats on your results. I did not quite make the cut.I got 8.5 overall, but my writing was 7.5. Going to rebook tonight and try again. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chasing a dream Posted June 6, 2017 Author Share Posted June 6, 2017 Oh no, only half a point short!! Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey r Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 (edited) Just out of interest how difficult are the tests? I have to take it and need an 8! Just wondering because the practice test seem dead easy! Thanks Edited June 7, 2017 by Casey r Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chasing a dream Posted June 8, 2017 Author Share Posted June 8, 2017 Hi Casey, My husband took the test, not me. He said the real test is just like the practice tests, just get someone to read your written practice tests as they are quite picky with grammar and the use of clauses etc....they want to see good examples of different grammar to give you the higher marks. He spent weeks doing loads of practice tests, we are "native English speakers" and he got 9 for speaking and 9 for reading 8.5 for writing and 8 for listening. He said the listening test was quite confusing and he was surprised he got an 8......they had to listen to someone giving directions while also chatting about some of the places around town and then they had to mark on the map where the post office and the bank etc was based on the directions. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey r Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 (edited) Thanks chasing a dream! I will definitly do some practice test then! Grammar is not my best skill I must say! And the listening sounds complicated! Congrats to your husband passing! Hope it's plain sailing from here. Let me know how you get on with it all. Casey Edited June 8, 2017 by Casey r Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronnie Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 I have to agree with chasing the dream, do loads of mock tests so you are familiar with the format. I missed out by 0.5 of a point in my writing. My scores were listening 8.5 reading 9 writing 7.5 speaking 8.5. I didn't start revising until the week before, probably could of done with a bit more. Do a google search for ieltsliz, she covers a lot of information on her website and in her YouTube videos. I've re booked for the 24th June fingers crossed. Hope you get the results you need. Good luck. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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