Sol2Oz Posted December 6, 2011 Author Share Posted December 6, 2011 Yes, I did both. I'd recommend switching to Academic for anyone struggling to get 8's, particularly in the Reading test. If I wouldn't have passed the 22 October test, I would take your advise, because I would always get 9's on all, except the reading - 7.0's!! I wonder why that reading was so difficult to get an 8 on. The thing is that I actually would think that I aced it, but that had never been the case - not until this last 22 Oct, when I got the 8.5. I was surprised at that result! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derham Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 A nice surprise though:biggrin: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mapster Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 http://studyieltsbangkok.com/home/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3&Itemid=5 Just came accross this website which helps with teh Ielts test thought I would share!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather Law Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 http://studyieltsbangkok.com/home/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3&Itemid=5 Just came accross this website which helps with teh Ielts test thought I would share!!! Hi Mapster I have some PowerPoints which might interest you with regards to punctuation and connectives if you are interested. i managed to get quite a lot of the differebt types of connectives into my writing and got 8.5 for my writing... If you let me know your email address i will send them to you next week when i get back to work...they are on my work staff drive so can't access them at home. Heather Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mapster Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 http://www.ielts.org/test_takers_information/test_sample/general_training_-_reading.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveg1980 Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 Mine is booked for the 18th Feb, now I am worried! I am degree Educated and from Newcastle, this is going to a struggle! Appreciate the advice in this thread! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mapster Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 Mine is booked for the 18th Feb, now I am worried!I am degree Educated and from Newcastle, this is going to a struggle! Appreciate the advice in this thread! Do you need to get 7's or 8's? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveg1980 Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 7's for me. But would like to aim for 8 to make sure! The practice starts this weekend Do you need to get 7's or 8's? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mapster Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 I got 7's in all 3 of my tests with no problems. If you are English? I'm sure you will be fine. Its the 8's that hard........ PM with your email address if You would like some test papers sent over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather Law Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 If i dont get chance tonight...good luck for everyone whi is sitting their IELTs tomorrow whether it is your first time or like me your 3rd, 4th or 5th ...attempt. You can do it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mapster Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Thank Heather fingers + toes crossed. Still not well have no idea how I'm going to sit still and not cough for this exam. My head is still banging!!! Will be dosed up to the eyeballs tomorrow!! thanks for all your help Heather xxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather Law Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Thank Heather fingers + toes crossed. Still not well have no idea how I'm going to sit still and not cough for this exam. My head is still banging!!! Will be dosed up to the eyeballs tomorrow!! thanks for all your help Heather xxx I wasn't well for my last one and had an annoying tickly cough...I dosed myself up on paracetamol and made sure i had plenty of water with me. Thankfully the cough didnt make an appearance during the listening part! Even when i had finished the test and arrived home i didnt think it went that well. i messed up the first part of the listening and though i had gone off on my own little tanget in the writing. My husband reckons that the first test centre i went to was using it as a money making scam! And that they were all snobs! I had sat it 3 times there and changed due to availability to another test centre for my 4th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sol2Oz Posted January 20, 2012 Author Share Posted January 20, 2012 I wish everyone the best for tomorrow's exam! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Aussie4ever Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 I only need Ielts Band 7 to apply for 175, but I will do it on Australia, for me the hardest is the writing and speaking because I have no one to practice with, I guess my trip to Oz will help me on this obstacle and some preparation course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mapster Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 I wasn't well for my last one and had an annoying tickly cough...I dosed myself up on paracetamol and made sure i had plenty of water with me. Thankfully the cough didnt make an appearance during the listening part! Even when i had finished the test and arrived home i didnt think it went that well. i messed up the first part of the listening and though i had gone off on my own little tanget in the writing. My husband reckons that the first test centre i went to was using it as a money making scam! And that they were all snobs! I had sat it 3 times there and changed due to availability to another test centre for my 4th. Simular to me Heather sat mine 3 times inPortsmouth but my 4th is in London as Portsmouth couldn't offer me a date until March! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merorchid Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 Just saw this post today...IELTS speaking is killing me these days...as I am not a native English speaker... I get 8+ in reading in every test...but never get 8 in speaking :no: which is required by migration skill assessment as a kinder teacher... sometimes, my writing fails too just wondering, if anyone got 8.5/9 in speaking can help me with my speaking and I can help with reading if I can... really desperate:no: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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