ras248 Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 My goodness! Ielts is stressing me out!I'm booked for Saturday 8th July...I am English, passed gcse english and recently gained my degree in adult nursing, however the sample papers I've doing will not get me the grade 7 I so desperately need! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisher1 Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 I don't understand this language testing business. If someone is a native English speaker, why do they want to test their English? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendy1 Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 keep @ it you will succeed. I wrote Ieits academic in U.K & missed by 0.5 in one section to get 7's in all categories. My friend advised that I try book it in spain or somewhere were English is not their first language. It did the trick for her but I decided to write it in aussie during my visit & passed. I mostly used videos on YouTube to revise & learn the format. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VERYSTORMY Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 24 minutes ago, Fisher1 said: I don't understand this language testing business. If someone is a native English speaker, why do they want to test their English? They don't. If you are a UK passport holder, then for visa purposes you are exempt from the requirement. But, if you want the points available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ras248 Posted June 26, 2017 Author Share Posted June 26, 2017 So do I really need to do this test? Anmac says I need to on their website.. [emoji30]it does seem strange that as a native English person, I would have to sit a test.Sent from my iPhone using PomsinOz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemesis Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 2 hours ago, ras248 said: So do I really need to do this test? Anmac says I need to on their website.. it does seem strange that as a native English person, I would have to sit a test. Sent from my iPhone using PomsinOz Yes. you need to do it. Most people would only need to do it for the points, but ANMAC need it as part of their skills assessment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SusieP17 Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 Keep at it. Watch the hints on youtube and have a look on eBay for the practice books and practice, practice, practice! It's not an easy test even for native English speakers. Good luck with itSent from my SM-A310F using PomsinOz mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody2709 Posted July 2, 2017 Share Posted July 2, 2017 Are you able to sit PTE for ANMAC? I sat IELTS once and then decided to try PTE. Few goes at PTE and I achieved superior. Superior in IELTS is pretty difficult from what I've heard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julies450 Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 I sat IELTS numerous times and have several higher education qualifications, I had to achieve 8's in all 4 subjects and got 9 in all but all on separate occasions were i would get 3 x 9's and 1 7.5, even in speaking (which was ludicrous as its my first language being from the UK) so i researched and came to the conclusion that a lot of people have the same issue, i then sat the Pearsons test and got 90 in all subjects (79 in all 4 to pass) . Good luck and keep at it, its worth it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ras248 Posted July 5, 2017 Author Share Posted July 5, 2017 Thanks for that advice guys, I'm going to go ahead and sit the exam on Saturday. I've looked at plenty of practice papers ( not always getting the score I require) but hopefully I'll scrape it. Sent using Poms in Oz mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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