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IELTS-Blog::How Ashkan overcame the most terrible thing for an IELTS candidate How Ashkan overcame the most terrible thing for an IELTS candidate Posted: 28 Nov 2014 02:30 AM PST Ashkan is a 19 year old Farsi speaker and a proud owner of a remarkable IELTS score. He received Band 8 in a recent exam after preparing on his own. This is how he dealt with all the obstacles on the way to success: “The most terrible thing for an IELTS candidate is confusion . This is especially true for self-taught students. This confusion is caused by the gigantic number of different sources of information, which are sometimes inaccurate, so finding a trustable source of tips and tactics for how to approach the test, and studying it as well, is the key to success – at least for me it was. In the book Target Band 7 the information is classified and helps students familiarise themselves with the types of questions that they’ll be given in the real...

IELTS-Blog::IELTS test in Venezuela – November 2014 (General Training) IELTS test in Venezuela – November 2014 (General Training) Posted: 27 Nov 2014 02:30 AM PST Thanks to the good memory of J who recently took the IELTS test in Venezuela we can share the following topics and questions: Listening test Section 1. A man was looking for a job at an agency. Questions: filling in blanks. Section 2. About the cleaning and packing process of coffee beans. Section 3. About different types of coffee after the beans are processed. Section 4. Don´t remember. Reading test Passage 1. A description of several restaurants. Passage 2. About prices of a train company. Passage 3. About benefits of working at some hospital. Passage 4. About a hiking adventure. Writing test Writing task 1 (a letter) You recently read an article in a magazine, which was very useful for your work. You would like to recommend it to a friend...

IELTS-Blog::IELTS test in Australia – November 2014 (Academic Module) IELTS test in Australia – November 2014 (Academic Module) Posted: 26 Nov 2014 02:30 AM PST Two IELTS test takers (thanks, J and A!) remembered the following topics and questions from their recent exam in Australia: Listening test Section 1. A conversation regarding Fresco club membership. Section 2. A conversation about submarines and underwater vehicles. Section 3, 4. Don’t remember. Reading test Don’t remember. Writing test Writing task 1 (a report) We were given two tables showing information about foreign students from China and India in the US and Canadian universities. Writing task 2 (an essay) Nowadays online shopping becomes more popular than in-store shopping. Is it a positive or a negative development? Give your reasons and examples. Speaking test Interview - What is your full name? - Can I see your ID? - Whe...

IELTS-Blog::IELTS Speaking test in India – November 2014 IELTS Speaking test in India – November 2014 Posted: 25 Nov 2014 02:30 AM PST Below are the IELTS Speaking questions that a test taker from India remembered (thanks, C!): Speaking test Interview - What is your full name? - Can I see your ID? - Where are you from? - Do you work or study? - Where do you live now? - Do you know any of your neighbours? - What does your house look like? - Can you read maps? - How frequently do you use them? - Is there any difference between paper and electronic maps? - What kind of maps do you use? Cue Card Talk about a holiday destination that you have visited, please say - When was it? - What was the place? - With whom did you go? Discussion - Did you bring any souvenirs from that trip? - Why do you think people bring gifts or souvenirs from their holidays? - What kind of things do you prefer to bring...

IELTS-Blog::IELTS test in Hungary and India – November 2014 (General Training) IELTS test in Hungary and India – November 2014 (General Training) Posted: 24 Nov 2014 02:30 AM PST IELTS test takers from Hungary and India (thanks, E and V!) remembered the following details about their apparently identical exams: Listening test Section 1. About a Rhino hostel and its services. Section 2. A map of “Energy park”, explaining about each building and its purpose. Section 3. A conversation between two students about bricks which are made from waste products. Section 4. A link between food and climate change. Reading test Passage 1. About car insurance types in the UK. Passage 2. About certain type of toys for children. Passage 3. About workplace environment which includes lighting, temperature, noise and so on. Passage 4. About chocolate, its origin, production and commercial use. Writing test Writing ta...

IELTS-Blog::IELTS re-marking success IELTS re-marking success Posted: 21 Nov 2014 02:30 AM PST This is an inspirational story of Nure A, who took the IELTS test in September and finally, after trying for a year and a half, got Band 7 and higher in each individual skill. In early August this year Nure wrote an email to us and sadly shared that his writing score never reached Band 7. The highest he ever got was Band 6.5 in February, and even though he practiced and practiced for 5 months after that, two exams in July showed his writing score didn’t increase – in fact, it dropped to 5.5! This was quite disturbing for Nure, especially because he didn’t understand why this happened or what was wrong with the way he writes. To fix his problem with writing Nure bought the book IELTS Success Formula in August and studied it for a month, until September. Nure was hoping his score would increase – after all, he was following a clea...