mapster Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 9 8 8 8 !! wow finally cracked it. 11th attempt OMG 11? That must of cost you a lot of money!! I'm doing my 3rd in December having a bit of tution from the college :cute: Hope it is worth the money I don't think I can face another exam. Glad you cracked it in the end:jiggy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sol2Oz Posted November 4, 2011 Author Share Posted November 4, 2011 I "failed" the first two times, this time I got 9/9/8.5/9. So really it's sometimes just a case of luck (I think the one I passed on 22/10 was just an easy paper or something)... don't give up. Hey Dono -congrats, mate! What were your first two scores? only asking for statistical purposes :wink: lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catinahat1975 Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 So just got my results and not good :arghh: L7.5 R 8 W 6 S 8.5 i needed a 7 in all to be able to go for my visa. With time also not on my side i am looking at going again in December with the hope i gain a 7 . Any help or advice out there with the writting as i found the question hard to answer in the time as it was my first test in 16 years.:arghh::arghh::arghh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dono Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 Paper 1 - Academic (R7, W7, L8, S9) Paper 2 - General (R7.5, W8.5, L9, S9) Paper 3 - as above. Had to do academic for skills assessment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dono Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 So just got my results and not good :arghh:L7.5 R 8 W 6 S 8.5 i needed a 7 in all to be able to go for my visa. With time also not on my side i am looking at going again in December with the hope i gain a 7 . Any help or advice out there with the writting as i found the question hard to answer in the time as it was my first test in 16 years.:arghh::arghh::arghh: Why not get some practice material and do a few practice runs? There's quite a few books to download on the net (can't remember where but google them) as well as textbooks that you can use. Some even come with audio CD's to do a practice run of the listening test PM me and I can send you soft copies of a book I have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derham Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 Guys scroll through this post there are loads of practice sheets you can download. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sporty Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 Good luck to you all who are waiting for your results :smile: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geordielass44 Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 Just got the results through the post and I have 'passed' this time.... reading 8.5 Listening 9 Writing 8.5 Speaking 9 Overall 9 I am so pleased! Thanks to using some very good preparation materials,and help from my daughter who is sitting GCSE's, i have improved my written score to 8.5 from 7. Yipeeeeeee! :biggrin: Hope everyone else gets the scores they need! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goochie Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 got my results this morning L9 R8 W8 S9 Overall 8.5 Not bad for almost no practice other than learning the test format. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sporty Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 Just got the results through the post and I have 'passed' this time.... reading 8.5 Listening 9 Writing 8.5 Speaking 9 Overall 9 I am so pleased! Thanks to using some very good preparation materials,and help from my daughter who is sitting GCSE's, i have improved my written score to 8.5 from 7. Yipeeeeeee! :biggrin: Hope everyone else gets the scores they need! CONGRATULATIONS!!! :notworthy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sporty Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 got my results this morning L9 R8 W8 S9 Overall 8.5 Not bad for almost no practice other than learning the test format. CONGRATULATIONS!!!:notworthy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather Law Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 Not a happy bunny... results worse than last time! 7.5, 8.5, 7 and 9! this is not funny! Why can the scores change so much from test to test? first test 7.5, 6.5, 8, 9 second test 9, 9, 7.5, 9 third test as above...gutted! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather Law Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 So just got my results and not good :arghh:L7.5 R 8 W 6 S 8.5 i needed a 7 in all to be able to go for my visa. With time also not on my side i am looking at going again in December with the hope i gain a 7 . Any help or advice out there with the writting as i found the question hard to answer in the time as it was my first test in 16 years.:arghh::arghh::arghh: Who was the writing examiner on your test? Look at the code towards the bottom on the left hand side. Mine was 082491. Would be interesting to see if they mark harder than everyone else! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derham Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 Well guy's i am over the moon got L8.5, R8.5, E8 & S9 8.5 overall. All the practice and worry was worth it just got to wait on my skills assement coming through:biggrin::laugh::biglaugh: Thanks for all the info posted it was agreat help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sporty Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 Well guy's i am over the moon got L8.5, R8.5, E8 & S9 8.5 overall. All the practice and worry was worth it just got to wait on my skills assement coming through:biggrin::laugh::biglaugh: Thanks for all the info posted it was agreat help. CONGRATULATIONS!!! :notworthy: IT GIVES US ALL HOPE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToothPixie Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 Well done to all who have passed their IELTS.... My hubby took his on the 22nd Oct in Manchester and I am really proud to say he passed. Reading:9 Listening:9 Speaking:9 Writing:8. Overall:9 He has been stressed up to the eyeballs for two weeks waiting for the results!!!!!!!!!!! Good luck to everyone. x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sol2Oz Posted November 5, 2011 Author Share Posted November 5, 2011 Well guy's i am over the moon got L8.5, R8.5, E8 & S9 8.5 overall. All the practice and worry was worth it just got to wait on my skills assement coming through:biggrin::laugh::biglaugh: Thanks for all the info posted it was agreat help. AWESOME!!! :jiggy: I'm sitting pretty and waiting for mine - no postman yet... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sol2Oz Posted November 5, 2011 Author Share Posted November 5, 2011 Not a happy bunny... results worse than last time!7.5, 8.5, 7 and 9! this is not funny! Why can the scores change so much from test to test? first test 7.5, 6.5, 8, 9 second test 9, 9, 7.5, 9 third test as above...gutted! mate if your second test only had the 7.5 in writing, ask for a remark while you're rebooking the next test - totally worth it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather Law Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 mate if your second test only had the 7.5 in writing, ask for a remark while you're rebooking the next test - totally worth it Hi Sol2Oz I already did that and wasted £60...the result remained the same! The annoying thing is, i teach English and have subject specialism in the subject at degree level and without sounding 'cocky' i know what i submitted this time for writing was not a 7 according to the grade descriptors on the IELTs website. The last time i could probably accept because i wrote in pen and there was several crossings out. Sorry to chunter on but i am annoyed with the whole process and i find it really frustrating that the marks can be so varied from test to test. :arghh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mapster Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 Hi Sol2Oz I already did that and wasted £60...the result remained the same! The annoying thing is, i teach English and have subject specialism in the subject at degree level and without sounding 'cocky' i know what i submitted this time for writing was not a 7 according to the grade descriptors on the IELTs website. The last time i could probably accept because i wrote in pen and there was several crossings out. Sorry to chunter on but i am annoyed with the whole process and i find it really frustrating that the marks can be so varied from test to test. :arghh: OMG I would also be upset this bloody exam is SOOOoooo hard. I'm paying for tution at the college and its not cheap..................... Just hope it works. Will you sit a 4th time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sol2Oz Posted November 5, 2011 Author Share Posted November 5, 2011 Well guy's i am over the moon got L8.5, R8.5, E8 & S9 8.5 overall. All the practice and worry was worth it just got to wait on my skills assement coming through:biggrin::laugh::biglaugh: Thanks for all the info posted it was agreat help. Derham, you should take yourself out for a big steak :biggrin: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather Law Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 OMG I would also be upset this bloody exam is SOOOoooo hard. I'm paying for tution at the college and its not cheap..................... Just hope it works.Will you sit a 4th time? Not sure about a 4th time...have emailed DIAC to see if my subject specialism could be used instead. If not might just go for the 475 option...it seems to me likethe whole IELTs milarky is a money making scam and we are the numpty's who are jumping through the hoops. they should have kept the 'superior' at 7s in my opinion. Well done to everyone who got the result they needed though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derham Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 Derham, you should take yourself out for a big steak :biggrin: Having a nice glass of sparkly stuff tonight, took great pleasure in binning all the IELTS test papers today (glad I will never see them again):biglaugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ade72 Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 Booked my ielts today for 3rd of december ,bring it on ielts ,i need you out of my life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mapster Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 Booked my ielts today for 3rd of december ,bring it on ielts ,i need you out of my life Where you doing yours on the 3rd? I'm doing it in Portsmouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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