TOP 7 STRATEGIES TO SCORE HIGH IN IELTS
IELTS, an exam which is crucial to crack if anybody wants to study, work or migrate in any English Speaking country. This exam is quite tough but not impossible to clear the only thing is that you should have adequate knowledge and strategies to solve the questions. So, in this article we will discuss Top 7 strategies to score high in IELTS.
Before appearing for IELTS, it is mandatory to having the information about assessment criteria on which the band scores are based on:
- Structure (Task Response/Task Achievement in Writing) – 25%
- Coherence & Cohesion – 25%
- Lexical Resources ( Vocabulary) – 25%
- Grammatical Range & Accuracy – 25%
There should be a good balance in all such requirements especially in Writing along with Speaking. Apart from it, in case of Listening plus Reading, concentration and profound & clear understanding with good time management are quite essential respectively. So, let’s discuss about top 7 methodologies for procuring desirable band scores:-
- Time management in writing- as we know, in writing, applicants have to complete their both tasks within an hour, which is a great challenge in front of them. However, by following an appropriate structure, it can be achieved, like
- Understand the question statement either by reading twice or thrice or by translating in your mother tongue, even you can highlight the main keywords, on which need to focus such as noun and verb.
- Plan your ideas on paper before starting to writing, as it will help you to think about relevant ideas with suitable elaboration, which will automatically save your time.
- Follow the standard pattern of writing- main idea, explanation, example and end with result.
- Do proof reading to avoid the silly errors, which can affect our scoring adversely.
- How to utilize one minute in speaking- usually students have doubt that how given time can be utilized in an optimistic way. So, after reading the rendered cue card, list down your all ideas to answer when, why, where, how even, you can make the notes for relevant idioms or phrases, which further aids you to use in speaking. Don’t write too much on sheet during this time.
- Righteous utilization of time in listening – it is not favorable, if we use the time, that is given for rechecking the answers after completing each section, because at that time, we are unable to remember what we have listened previously. Thus, it is wastage of time. In this case, try to use these seconds to see or comprehend the next section questions by reading or underlining the main keywords.
- Use wide range of connectors – connectors are the words that frame the questions as well as create a link in ideas in order to make the content clear for the reader. A lot of connectors can be used for this as per need, like for adding the information, contradicting, resulting and so on.
- Relaxing mindset – although everybody has trauma to get good scoring in IELTS yet it can affect your score, as often students feel tense about the relevant ideas (speaking) or lack of confidence ( writing & speaking ). But, keep it in mind; it is just a language test not a general knowledge exam. Yes, your ideas should be relevant: nonetheless, there is no need to waste huge time spells to think about impressive ideas. Without any qualms, it will give you some mental composer.
- An appropriate supervision – there is no doubt, we can learn plenty of things from various platform whether these are online or offline in the context of books and Google content, however after acquiring something, it is quintessential to cross check that data whether you are learning right or wrong. For this, you can take the help of any professional trainer.
- Practice – as “SKILL COMES FROM CONSISTENT AND DELIBERATE PRACTICE”. Thus, don’t ignore it. Keep practice, it will create confidence, which empower you.
Best of Luck!
