Tips for IELTS Exam Part 4: Writing Exam • Organize your time carefully during the hour you have for the whole exam. Task 1 - 20 minutes and Task 2 - 40 minutes It’s important to follow these suggested times as the Task 1 is worth 40% and the Task 2 is worth 60%. • Before the exam think about which task you would prefer to write first – you can write them in any order, starting with Task 2 if you wish. • Organize your time carefully for the Task 2 essay: Planning - 5 minutes and Writing - 30 minutes Checking and editing - 5 minutes so important! Grammar and vocabulary each make up 25% of the total (together that’s 50%). If you don’t have enough time to check your writing you can lose so many points. Remember, both native speakers and students make basic mistakes when they are writing quickly. So you should always spend time checking at the end. • Before you start planning your essay answer circle the key words in the question – this keeps you focused on the correct topic. If you don’t write relevant information about the essay topic you will lose a lot of marks for your content, which represents 25% of your mark. • If you have problems with timing here’s an idea for the essay. After spending 5 minutes planning do the following: - Write your introduction paragraph. - Then write the main idea for each main paragraph, but nothing else. Leave a space for your supporting sentences and examples. You can write these later. - Write your conclusion paragraph. - You can then go back and complete your main paragraphs.

Tips for IELTS Exam Part 3: Reading Exam • Before you start, check all 3 sections of the test – you don’t need to start with section 1. In fact, it’s better to start with a section that suits you best. This means if you see a topic you like you could choose this section first. If you hate paragraph matching questions and always do badly at them, then do this section last. • Spend no more than 20 minutes on each section – you have 3 sections to complete in 60 minutes. • Always start by reading through the text quickly (about 5 minutes) and underline the main idea in each paragraph. If you can’t decide what to underline write a note at the side which tells you the topic of this paragraph. • Circle the instructions regarding the number of words in the answer– as they change throughout the exam. • Underline or circle the key words in questions, and look for similar meaning words and phrases in the text. Think about what kind of answer you are looking for, and/or what the grammar of the answer might be. • As you answer the reading questions, make sure you write the answers directly onto the answer sheet – there is no time to transfer answers at the end. • If your answer requires you to copy a word from the text, make sure you copy the spelling correctly. • For challenging questions such as matching paragraph headings, summarizing and Yes/No/True/False/Not Given, it might help to read the questions and identify key words before you read the text. As you read you may find a paragraph or sentence relates well to one of the questions. You could put a * next to it to help you find the actual answer later. • For multiple choices and paragraph heading questions, if you find an answer that you think is wrong then mark an X by it – it helps to identify wrong answers so you don’t waste more time on them. • For matching paragraph headings, if you can’t decide between 2 possible answers then write both. When you’ve finished all the questions you can go back and delete the inappropriate one.

Tips for IELTS Exam Part 2: Listening Exam Always circle the instructions regarding number of words in your answer – they change throughout the exam. • Notice the question number order on diagrams, flow charts and tables – this is the order you will hear the information. • Use all available time to read the questions before listening. In section 1, 2 and 3 the listening is divided into 2 parts. You have about 20 seconds to prepare before you listen to the first part, and another 20 seconds before you listen to the second part. You then have 30 seconds to check your answers – if you feel confident about your answers move on – get as much extra preparation time as you can. In section 4 you have to answer all 10 questions in one listening part so you really need to get ahead to prepare for this. • When you transfer your answers to the answer sheet make sure you write the answer in the correct space – too many students have made mistakes here and lost all their points. • If the answer is a letter (A, B, C etc.) make sure you write the letter not the actual word from the listening – another mistake so many students have made. • If your answer is a name make sure the first letter is a Capital letter. • When you read questions focus on the key words – underline them or circle them – this will help you concentrate on finding the right answer. • For short answer questions or gap fills try to predict the answer, or at least think about the grammar of the answer, before listening. • For multiple choice questions, and questions that require you to choose from a list, try to rephrase the ideas or think of similar meaning vocabulary that you might hear. • For multiple choice questions, if you hear something that tells you that one of the answers is wrong then put an X next to that answer – identifying wrong answers can help you find the correct answer.

Tips for IELTS Exam Part 1: Speaking Test On the day of the exam try to practice speaking English in the hour leading up to the exam. If you have no one to speak to just speak to yourself silently about anything! • Take 3 deep breaths before you go into the exam room – this will help to calm you. • As you greet the examiner, smile. It’s another calming technique, and most of us return a smile when we see one, (which means hopefully the examiner will smile at you!) • Try not to let the stress hide your character. Happy, friendly people are far more interesting to examine. Remember, the examiner has probably been examining for a few hours and they feel cheerful when their candidate is cheerful. • If you didn’t hear the question then ask the examiner to repeat it – don’t ever answer without knowing what you should talk about because you will lose points. • If you don’t understand the question, try to focus on the words you do understand. You can check to see if you understand enough by asking the examiner ‘Do you want me to talk about…?’ • If you don’t understand a word, and it’s crucial to the whole question, you could try to check the meaning of this word. For example, if you’re not sure what the word censored means you could say to the examiner ‘By censored do you mean films that are controlled in some way?’ • In part 2, if you’re worried about timing you can always look at your watch to check how much time you have left. • In part 3, try to use connecting phrases (e.g. In addition, On the other hand, some people believe, I think). These phrases make your answer much easier to follow, especially if you are having problems with explaining yourself. • When you do practice tests at home, try to notice your body language. You feel more relaxed when you practice, so it’s a good idea to copy this body movement in the exam – it might help you relax sub-consciously.

have done my IELTS speaking exam.... now....? few hours ago have completed my speaking exam. now I am in a fix!! my pronunciation and fluency both of this is okay enough wheres I have made lot of collocation and cohesion mistake during the exam. what would be the penalty of points for such a mistake like what I did....?? on the other hand it all depends on examiner who took my exam?? anybody there? please figure it out?? I am in now deep concern!!!!

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