Superior ways to score 8 or more bands
Acquiring above an eight band is the most daunting task for the IELTS aspirants.
There are the two formats of IELTS, i e. The IELTS Academic test and The IELTS General Training test, having four components: Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking. It is observed that the candidates face most obstacles in attaining higher band in the writing test, as it is the toughest of the four.
If you are going to appear for the IELTS examination, you have to begin your preparation well ahead of the exam. If you are from a non-English speaking country, at first you will have to learn the basic English Grammar, listen to lots of English audios, practice ‘spoken English ‘with your friends or a teacher, also you will have to write a lot of English essays and letters and get them corrected by an IELTS certified trainers.
You will have to improve your horizon of knowledge for coming at standard level, from where you can start your preparation for the IELTS exam by following the different methods.
At the initial stage of your preparation, you should take the help of the internet. A stock of the IELTS exam materials is available on our website (www.ieltscareerzone.in). Now, when it arrives to final preparation for the IELTS exam you must take admission in a ‘Reputed professional Institute ‘ where experts and well-experienced teachers teach the candidates for obtaining higher bands. Besides teaching, the institute takes a series of mock tests which is a replica of original tests.
These tests prepare candidates deeply for cracking the actual test. Through the normal method of preparation, any test-taker can achieve a band score of 6 to7. However, when it comes to get a band score of 8 or more, it needs some extra hardwork, efforts and some additional intelligence as well. Attempting mock tests on a weekly basis, through this, teacher can identify the weak areas of the candidates, and make them work extra hard for mastering on those areas.
Starting your preparation at least 2 months before the test is a wise decision.
Ok, let’s have discussion about the Listening module.
Firstly, commencing with listening, download free sample audio tests from the internet, listen again and again, so that you can have the grip of the English accent of native-English speaker. Be specific at first, on what type of audios you should listen. Suppose you are opting for the Australia and you are going to take IELTS Academic test. You should download conversations of Australian speakers. Listen to the audios frequently to make yourself familiar with the Australian accent.
Now, what should be done during the test?
• Scoring high in the Listening test requires a great level of concentration to listen the audio and write the answers at the same time, you just cannot afford to lose your concentration even for a fraction of a second.
• Utilise the time you get before the audio commences, by skimming through the blanks that you need to fill, try to guess the probable questions.
• Listen to the audio with full attention, when it’s played and questions are asked.
• Seek for the important and striking keywords in the question booklet and underline them, as they will be handy if you get confused or lost in between the conversations.
• Use your common sense, in case you missed your answer by remembering the best of the audio.
• If you asked to write answer in 2 words and you are writing in 3 words, you get no marks, So be accurate.
• Be much careful about the spelling errors and singular or plural forms as well..
• If you have gone through lots of mock tests with extreme sincerity, you won’t have to confront troubles in the real test.
How to get Band 8 in the IELTS Reading test:
By hearing the name of Reading, majority of the candidates feel bored and don’t show much interest in IELTS reading. There are a plethora of IELTS Reading sample papers available on the internet. Download them and practice according to the given instructions.
For the best preparation expert guider or teacher and an institute is must. The IELTS Reading test is the easiest of the four parts and the time you will get is good enough to perform the job. To get decent scores, here are some tips and tricks:-
• Before starting answering take a brief and thorough look at the questions to gain a general idea of the content.
• You will be able to save your time for answering, if you remember which paragraph includes what…..
• Understand the demand of the question so that you can give answer perfectly and efficiently.
• Pay attention to the number of words which you have to fill. Writing fewer words or more according to the instructions will bring no score at all.
• Identify which questions belong to which Paragraphs.
• Give first preference to the easy question afterwards the difficult ones.
• After attempting the easy ones in the lesser time, there is no need to worry and you can attempt the hard question with a calm mind.
• Never get confused about the (Yes/True, No/False). If you have a great preparation, hopefully you don’t. Hence, must read the instructions.
• When you find a phrase as ‘False ‘ find the accurate opposite in the text. Be ensure if it is not there, then it’s NG (not given).
• Try to guess, incase you are uncertain with any answer. A well-prepared student has a higher possibility of guessing an accurate answer.
• You can make the mistake of thinking again about your answers. Usually, the right answer pop up in the mind first.
• Never mix up your answers. Just go with the sequence.
So, by following these handy tips, you will definitely get assistance in the preparation of Listening and Reading.
Next time, we will come with some new techniques which will be conducive to hit the IELTS examination with plausible band scores.
THANK YOU 🙂
Superior ways to score 8 or more bands
Superior ways to score 8 or more bands