IELTS - What book is best??
Dec 20th 2009, 3:56 am
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Ah, I didn't realise it was the academic test. Big difference. In this case I highly recommend some practice, particularly in the reading section. It is more challenging than you might think. The book that Jen has recommended is one I got too (even though I only did the general test) and that might be a good idea.
Defo revise!
Good luck!
Dec 20th 2009, 4:29 am
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Dec 20th 2009, 6:29 am
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Ah, I didn't realise it was the academic test. Big difference. In this case I highly recommend some practice, particularly in the reading section. It is more challenging than you might think. The book that Jen has recommended is one I got too (even though I only did the general test) and that might be a good idea.
Dec 22nd 2009, 6:00 pm
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You can try the cambridge series that comes with listening practice too.
Dec 22nd 2009, 9:28 pm
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any recommendations for speaking part ?
Dec 22nd 2009, 9:41 pm
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For speaking and listening, you can try:
http://www.englishcentral.com/en/videos
This is an excellent website. You can see the demo to get an idea how it works. It's actually free.
It allows you to speak and it will evaluate the correctness of your speech.
http://www.englishcentral.com/en/videos
This is an excellent website. You can see the demo to get an idea how it works. It's actually free.
It allows you to speak and it will evaluate the correctness of your speech.
Dec 22nd 2009, 11:27 pm
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For speaking and listening, you can try:
http://www.englishcentral.com/en/videos
This is an excellent website. You can see the demo to get an idea how it works. It's actually free.
It allows you to speak and it will evaluate the correctness of your speech.
http://www.englishcentral.com/en/videos
This is an excellent website. You can see the demo to get an idea how it works. It's actually free.
It allows you to speak and it will evaluate the correctness of your speech.
It seems biased towards an American accent too, the guy pronounces "letting" as "ledding" so I did this once deliberately and got a A perfect..grrrrrrr...
Edit: I just deliberately completely mispronounced some things and still got a B!
Dec 23rd 2009, 12:21 am
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Good system. I just thought I would evaluate it as a native English speaker. I mainly get B's (!!) and some A's so it is pretty strict.
It seems biased towards an American accent too, the guy pronounces "letting" as "ledding" so I did this once deliberately and got a A perfect..grrrrrrr...
Edit: I just deliberately completely mispronounced some things and still got a B!
IELTS official website has speaking & writing band descripters. Check on that too..
Originally Posted by Bermudashorts
For speaking and listening, you can try:
http://www.englishcentral.com/en/videos
This is an excellent website. You can see the demo to get an idea how it works. It's actually free.
It allows you to speak and it will evaluate the correctness of your speech.
http://www.englishcentral.com/en/videos
This is an excellent website. You can see the demo to get an idea how it works. It's actually free.
It allows you to speak and it will evaluate the correctness of your speech.
It seems biased towards an American accent too, the guy pronounces "letting" as "ledding" so I did this once deliberately and got a A perfect..grrrrrrr...
Edit: I just deliberately completely mispronounced some things and still got a B!
Jan 1st 2010, 7:56 am
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Just purchased Peter May IELTS book, now the studying begins!!!
Hope everyone had a good xmas and that this year we see a few visas getting chucked in our direction!!!
Hope everyone had a good xmas and that this year we see a few visas getting chucked in our direction!!!
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Jan 1st 2010, 8:03 am
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Jan 1st 2010, 8:36 am
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Lots of luck to you all taking your IELTS in the near future.
Practice, practice, practice!
Karen
Practice, practice, practice!
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Jan 1st 2010, 9:29 am
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Karen I noticed you did the Academic test, how did u find it? I am really bad at exams not because I'm thick (sure my OH would disagree) but I get really nervous and everything seems to fall out of my head on the way into the exam room!!!!
) but I get really nervous and everything seems to fall out of my head on the way into the exam room!!!!
Jan 1st 2010, 7:11 pm
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Rescue Remedy is meant to be very good, a few drops under the tongue. Personally I am TERRIFIED of exams, but because I'd done the Peter May practice papers loads the week prior, it put me at ease as I knew exactly what to expect.
Jan 1st 2010, 8:41 pm
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TBH I was really nervous too because I knew if I failed it would result in a delay in my visa being processed, so it was real pressure.
On the day, I was absolutely fine because I had spent 3 weeks revising. I went to the library and picked up a mixture of books from there and I also ordered the Peter May book on Jen's recommendation. All the books were so different and approached the exam with different learning techniques.
During the exam I knew I had mucked up the reading part. There was a diagram that needed to be labelled from the information in the text, and I had struggled with this during the practice tests.
With regards to the writing part, I found this hardest to revise because there is no right or wrong answer. I drew myself a spider diagram and it helped me assemble my thoughts and ensure that I covered all the pros and cons. They are really looking for grammar and spelling though I think.
Lots of luck and please let us know how you get on
Karen
Jan 1st 2010, 11:07 pm
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Thanks Jen, I am terrified although i don't know why its not for our visas just so I can register with the QNC (Nursing Council) so if the worst happens I'll just have to sit it again The book is on its way to me now and it will be my best friend from now til 23rd
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The book is on its way to me now and it will be my best friend from now til 23rdL
