Strategies for improving IELTS score
Strategies for improving IELTS score
Meeting the task requirements
When you begin the writing test, look at the illustration (flow chart, diagram etc) and try to work out what the important stages are, the order they occur and any obvious reasons for the order. Your report must include every stage shown in the diagram or flow chart.
When looking at the illustration, be careful to distinguish stages which happen concurrently. (A is performed at the same time as B) and others which are alternatives (either A or B is performed). The flow chart given in the Sample Task demonstrates this problem. Look at the stages for the writing test. In the second stage we can see that the writing paper is marked by an examiner. It is then sent to the examination board while at the same time the marks are sent to an administrator. These events occur concurrently. In the final stage, the papers are either stored or reassessed. These events are alternatives.
It may happen that the diagram does not make much sense to you at first glance. Look for a starting point and follow through the stages in your mind before beginning to write. If it’s still not making sense, then go on to Task Two but make sure that you give yourself 20 minutes to complete the report before the end of the writing test time. It often happens that our brains can sort problems out for us even when we are focusing on something else.
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Grammar and vocabulary
Grammar and vocabulary
You will receive a higher mark if your writing uses a range of structures and vocabulary correctly rather than a limited number in your writing tasks.
If the flow chart is simple and linear then you may be able to link the stages together by simply using some of the following transition signals:
• To begin with,…
• First of all,…
• First,…
• Secondly, thirdly, etc.
• Then,…
• Next,…
• After that,…
• Finally,…
If the process is more complex, as in the example above, then you may need to also use these words:
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Speaking Test Tips
SPEAKING TEST TIPS:
Tips:
1. Don’t try to memorise answers to topics because the examiner will know this is what you are doing when you speak. It is much better to just try to communicate as best as you can with the examiner.
2. You are marked on how naturally you speak English, not how quickly or how long. Try to communicate with the examiner as you would with other people and don’t just try to “fill” the time with words.
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Purpose of the IELTS Writing
The purpose of the IELTS Writing Module is to:
1.Establish your ability to answer perform a task correctly using facts and figures.
2.Establish your ability to answer questions where facts and figures are not given and where your opinions, thoughts, and views need to be expressed.
The Writing Module always has the same format:
The test is 60 minutes long, there are always two sections (or ‘Tasks’):
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