Keep in mind my scholar Baina? She made an unimaginable leap in her IELTS scores, and I simply needed to share her story with you!
Baina elevated her Listening rating from a Band 4.5 to a powerful 7.5! Her Writing rating additionally jumped from a Band 6 to six.5 – in only a month. This can be a exceptional achievement, and I do know many take a look at takers are striving for comparable success.
I lately interviewed Baina to uncover her methods and insights so you may apply them to your individual preparation. Right here’s what she needed to say:
My IELTS Journey to a Band 7
“I began getting ready once more after my take a look at after I didn’t get the rating I wanted. I later purchased two very fashionable IELTS programs, none of which helped me, as a result of anytime I emailed them that I’m listening to impaired and wanted their assist, they at all times instructed me they haven’t any answer for listening to impaired college students. I turned pissed off and almost gave up when your e-mail popped up in my inbox asking if writing wasn’t my solely drawback. I made a decision to message you although I believed the reply would be the identical like the opposite IELTS academics, so I wasn’t anticipating something good. However you replied to me and I used to be actually glad. That was when my actual IELTS journey started.
I began training with Cambridge IELTS books and official Cambridge information to IELTS. I later purchased “Goal Band 7” and educational observe exams from you. Your books the place actually useful as a result of I used the transcript from every listening take a look at.
For Studying, every time I learn one paragraph, I’d undergo the set of questions and reply each query that may be present in that specific paragraph earlier than shifting onto the subsequent paragraph. That saved me a lot of time.
For Talking I couldn’t observe a lot as a result of I at all times talk in English wherever I am going, that was the one preparation I did in the direction of the talking take a look at. I simply learn different matters I wasn’t accustomed to and easy methods to go about answering the half two cue card. I simply made certain to talk all through the take a look at.
For Writing, I give all of the credit score to you as a result of with out “Goal Band 7”, and your recommendation of not giving up, I wouldn’t even be near the 6.5 band within the first place. Your writing corrections have been actually useful and so I began training throughout the time allocation and below exams situation.
I began to supply an essay inside 50 minutes, after which decreased the time to 45 minutes and additional to 40 minutes. Lastly, I managed to supply an essay in half-hour, and proofread and even plan earlier than writing. It was actually nice.
Two Weeks Earlier than The Check
Two weeks earlier than my examination, I printed out the writing reply sheets and began training on them in order that I can know the variety of phrases that may match onto the paper. That helped me on exams day as a result of I knew how my 250-270 phrases would seem like on the reply sheet, so I didn’t even hassle to depend my phrases as a result of I knew it was 250 or extra.
The identical applies to the duty 1 writing. I’m a mom of two boys, a 5- and 3-year olds. So I at all times await them to fall sleep earlier than I begin my observe take a look at. However one month earlier than the examination, I took an element go away from work in order that I might absolutely think about my exams. So when my youngsters go away for college, my husband and I’d observe the listening take a look at collectively after which go over it to see the place my weak areas have been. We’d then observe these areas effectively to ensure I grasp these kinds of questions. The identical goes for the studying too, and we at all times practiced below timed situations.
On The Check Day
On the take a look at day, I actually took time to put in writing my essay and report utilizing my very own English with none memorised phrases and solutions. So I used to be in a position to comfortably convey my message throughout as a result of it was my very own writing and never memorised. The grammar errors and vocabulary have been on my thoughts all through the writing take a look at, so I attempted to not repeat phrases unnecessarily whereas writing. Additionally, in job 1, after studying the query, I wrote on prime of the reply sheets ‘previous and current’, to remind myself that I wanted to put in writing the report utilizing the previous and current tenses as a result of that was that sort of diagram.
The talking element was the simplest, and I had a sense I’d rating round band 8, however I ended up with a Band 7. For the writing, I wanted a band 6.5 however I at all times tried to attain a Band 7, considering that even when I couldn’t attain a 7, I’d get no less than a 6.5.
I at all times practiced having in thoughts that I wanted above band 7 in all elements, in order that I get used to that. These makes an attempt actually helped me to get the Band 7. I made certain to observe each single day and below timed situation, with none breaks.”
In the event you’re battling the IELTS, use Baina’s recommendation to optimise your individual preparation, and you could obtain a rating like hers:
