IELTS writings: Preparation to IELTS

Monday, 16 February 2015

Preparation to IELTS

Preparation to IELTS

General:
- make English personal
- be aware of what could appear on the exam
- recent questions
- routine
- active listening
- active speaking
- active reading
- coached writing

Listening
- listen actively
- train for accents
- listen to conversations (movie audio; take audio out of movies)
- testing strategies
- underline keywords in the questions
- use review time to previe next sectuib
- check little errors at the end of the exam
- engage practice tests until you consistently get your mark
- get into it (enjoy what you listen)

Reading:
- remember
- academic more leniently marked than General
- questions are sequential
- NG only if 100% absent
- testing strategies:
    - do one question at a time
    - save heading match until the end
    - find answer and write question number
    - do not read the text from start to finish
- engage practice tests

Writing
- focus on quality before focusing on speed
- learn essay structure
- actively read lots of example essays (To write good you have to actively read lots of exemplary essays)
- get you writing assessed to ensure you know how to improve

Speaking
- coherence trumps all (przebija wszystko)
- stay on topic
- use colloquialisms appropriately
- keep the conversation portions sounding like conversations
- practice speaking for longer than 2 minute (marathon (1,3,5,7))
- you can score 9 with an accent
- living in an English speaking country makes a difference
- test strategies:
    - answer directly and summarize!!!!!!!!
    - use transitions when needed; overuse can sound robotic
    - specific to Part 2
        - note keywords on cue card
        - make up something if you do not know
        - just write keywords

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IELTS writings

Monday, 16 February 2015

Preparation to IELTS

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