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IELTS Writing Tips for Your Practice

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IELTS writing tips are neccessary for you to have well prepared to get high score for your IELTS test Work with a teacher. Write several sample essays and have them corrected by a teacher. You cannot prepare for the writing section of the IELTS alone, as you have no way of receiving feedback on your errors. If you are short on money, at least invest in a teacher or class to prepare for the writing and speaking sections of the IELTS, and then do the listening and reading sections on your own by working with a good preparatory IELTS guidebook. Read the questions very carefully.  Often the question will ask you to do three or four different things, aside from the main question. Jot them down and make sure you address all of them in your answer. The IELTS examiner will be checking for this. Practice writing tasks within the given time limits. It really doesn't matter if you can write a beautiful answer in two hours. Always recreate the conditions of the exam as closely as possib

IELTS Speaking Topics & Questions: Part 1

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On the following pages you will find examples of IELTS speaking questions and topics from part 1, part 2, and part 3 of the speaking test. Try practising the questions with a friend, and remember to extend your answers. Don't give one word answers. You can get further tips for answering questions in part 1 of the speaking test test here. Example IELTS Speaking Topics & Questions  Hometown I’d just like to ask you some questions about your hometown or city. What type of place is it? What was it like growing up there? Has it changed much since you were a child? Studies I’d just like to ask you some questions about your studies. What are you studying? Why did you choose that particular course? What job would you like when you have completed all your studies? Work I’d just like to ask you some questions about your work. What work do you do? What do you enjoy most about your work? What are your main duties? Is there any other work you would like to do

IELTS Test Sample Papers

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Free IELTS test sample  you are offered to practice IELTS to get high score Prepare for IELTS with these free practice tests and answers. Time yourself and develop your exam technique. The practice tests in this section offer you the opportunity to: get to know the test format experience the types of tasks you will be asked to undertake test yourself under timed conditions review your answers and compare them with model answers. Remember, you will take the Listening, Reading and Writing tests all on one day with no breaks in between, so it is important to do the practice tests under similar conditions. If you prefer to practise offline, download the tests, blank answer sheets, transcripts and answers from the following pages.Listening practice test 1 IELTS Listening test The Listening test is 30 minutes long (plus 10 minutes transfer time) and is four separate recordings. The Listening test is the same for both Academic and General Training tests. Test Parts: There are 4 secti

IELTS Listening Tips - Các dạng câu hỏi

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Trong bài này, các bạn sẽ được tìm hiểu các dạng câu hỏi và bí quyết thi nghe IELTS - IELTS Listening tips từ các tips tổng hợp dưới đây. Các bạn sẽ tự hỏi tại sao việc hiểu các dạng câu hỏi lại quan trọng đến thế? Biết về các dạng câu hỏi bạn sẽ gặp trong đề thi sẽ giúp bạn thêm sẵn sàng và không bị hoảng trong kì thi. Như đã nói, phần nghe của IELTS có nhiều dạng câu hỏi hơn bất kì các phần khác. Nghe có vẻ khó khăn nhưng với sự chuẩn bị kĩ càng khi luyện thi ielts thì bạn sẽ có thể trả lời các câu hỏi dễ dàng hơn! Bây giờ, hãy nghiên cứu các dạng câu hỏi cùng các bí quyết nghe IELTS - IELTS listening tips / mẹo làm phần Nghe IELTS sẽ tiếp tục với các dạng câu hỏi thường gặp. Dạng câu hỏi 7: Trắc nghiệm Dưới đây là hai dạng câu hỏi trắc nghiệm. Bạn có thể chỉ gặp một dạng hoặc cả hai trong cùng một bài thi. Dạng 1: một câu hỏi với ba phương án: Ví dụ: How was the project funded? A) by the government B) by the university C) by raising money Dạng 2: một câu nói chưa đầy đủ với 3 cá

IELTS Speaking Test Structure

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With  IELTS speaking test ,  you deserve a fair chance to do your best. That’s why, unlike other tests, IELTS gives you a quiet room for the Speaking test with no distractions or interruptions. Speaking tests may be held a few days before or after the Test Date (Listening/Reading/Writing Test) Test confirmation details will be forwarded to you via email 5 days before the test date and an SMS is sent 3-5 days prior to your Speaking Test. Please note that we are NOT able to provide a personal preference for Speaking Test dates and times. IELTS Speaking Test Structure 11 to 14 minutes (The IELTS speaking test is the same for both IELTS Academic and IELTS General Training.) The Speaking component assesses your use of spoken English, and takes between 11 and 14 minutes to complete. Every test is recorded. *The Speaking component is the same for both Academic and General Training versions. Part 1: You will be asked to answer general questions about yourself and a range of fami

Gợi ý đề thi thử ielts

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Điểm qua các dạng câu hỏi trong đề thi thử IELTS, nhằm đáp ứng nhu cầu chuẩn bị cho kỳ thi IELTS quan trọng. Dạng câu hỏi trong đề thi thử IELTS ( dạng đề thứ 1) IELTS Listening test Section 1. A conversation about booking a room. Section 2. Telephone inquiry about volunteer wk.  Questions: filling in blanks, multiple choice. Section 3. A conversation between two students about their project. Section 4. Facts about bee fly. Reading test Passage1. About a tour to honey bees farm. Passage 2. Photography. Passage 3. Salinity levels in Australia. IELTS Writing test Task 1 There were two diagrams describing architectural plans f the town of Medway between 2000 and 2015, when it will host an international spts competition. The first diagram was showing shoe and furniture facty and a garage. All of them were located next the main road and wild grass was surrounding the area. There was also a railway nearby. The second diagram, after changes were made: the railway was replac

Những điều cần biết về Road To IELTS

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Sau khi đã hoàn tất thủ tục đăng ký thi IELTS với Hội đồng Anh, mỗi thí sinh sẽ nhận được 1 tài khoản và mật khẩu riêng biệt để đăng nhập vào hệ thống luyện IELTS online: Road to IELTS Online Portal. Đây chính là phần miềm luyện thi trực tuyến hữu ích giúp bạn tự học IELTS đạt điểm cao. Các câu hỏi liên quan đến tài khoản truy cập  Làm thế nào để được sử dụng khoá học trực tuyến “Road to IELTS”? Sau khi thí sinh hoàn tất thủ tục đăng ký thi IELTS. Hội đồng Anh sẽ cung cấp cho mỗi thí sinh 1 tài khoản đăng nhập và mật khẩu riêng biệt. Ngay lần đầu tiên đăng nhập vào trang mạng “Road to IELTS”, thí sinh được yêu cầu thay đổi thông tin cá nhân (như tên truy cập, mật khẩu) và phải khai báo ngày thi IELTS chính thức của thí sinh vào hệ thống.  Tôi phải làm gì trong trường hợp quên thông tin đăng nhập?  Thí sinh vào trang đăng nhập chính http://www.ieltspractice.com/Clarity/RoadToIELTS/login.php.  Tại đây thí sinh có thể yêu cầu gửi lại mật khẩu và thông tin đăng nhập. 

Chia sẻ kinh nghiệm thực tế chọn chỗ học IELTS ở TPHCM

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Dành cho những ai thích môi trường thân thiện và vui vẻ giống như mình. Hiện tại mình đang là một sinh viên năm 2 đại học, tất nhiên việc học tiếng Anh với sinh viên hiện tại là vô cùng quan trọng. Có một điều khốn khổ cho mấy đứa sinh viên như mình là không biết nên chọn trung tâm hay địa chỉ nào  học IELTS ở TPHCM  cho tốt. Nói thật, mang tiếng học tiếng Anh hơn 8 năm nhưng trình độ nói và viết của mình quá tệ. Nên ngay từ năm nhất đại học, mình đã chinh chiến đi tìm hiểu khá nhiều trung tâm ở TP HCM để cải thiện trình độ và theo kịp bạn bè. Note này là một note tổng hợp những nhìn nhận của mình về những trung tâm mình đã kinh qua (cũng khá nổi tiếng ở Sài Gòn), mong có thể giúp các bạn tham khảo và lên kế hoạch cho việc học IELTS của mình. 1/ ILA: Lúc bắt đầu lên kế hoach học Tiếng Anh, mình lựa một trung tâm có vẻ có uy tín và hoành tráng một chút: ILA. Ấn tượng đầu tiên về trung tâm là thái độ làm việc “quá sức” chuyên nghiệp của mấy anh chị tư vấn. Ấn tượng thứ 2 là mức

IELTS Writing Tips & Strategies

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The IELTS writing module is the third part of the IELTS exam. This module, like its name suggests, tests the candidate's skill in written English. You have two tasks to attempt -- a letter / graph and an essay, Following is some IELTS writing tips and some quetions for you to clarify Is writing module same for all the candidates? No. Task I is different for the Academic and General modules. Those giving the Academic module will attempt a graph, while those attempting the General module will attempt a letter. The essays are also different for each module. Is there a word limit on these tasks? Yes. For Task I, the word limit is 150-180. The limit for the essay is 250-280 words. Be careful about the number of words you use while attempting each task. Exceeding the word limit may fetch you a low score What about the time limit? You have 20 minutes to complete Task I and 40 minutes to complete Task II. Can I write on the question paper? Sure. You won't be provided

IELTS Listening Practice #3

Exam Tip 1. BC is used in the Christian calendar to refer to the time before the birth of Jesus Christ. 2. AD is used to refer to the time after Christ was born. 3. Circa is used to mean about or approximately and is sometimes written simply c. 4. We do not use an apostrophe to talk about decades: the 1970s NOT the 1970’s. IELTS Listening Practice Test Complete the sentences below, using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer. >>>  Click here to listen  The Iron Age and La Téne Art 1. The La Téne style of Celtic art was named after a site in ..................... 2. The style was influenced heavily by .................... designs of classical art of the ....................world. 3. The La Téne Art showed a particular preference for the use of .................... in designs that were often laid out using a ..................... 4. In Ireland, decoration in the La Téne style is applied to ...................., stonework and..................... 5. During t

IELTS Listening Practice test online #2

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IELTS Listening Tip In the IELTS Listening exam, Try to identity the type of information you need before you listen (e.g. for question 1 you need to listen for a date). Pay careful attention to the word limit and check your spelling at the end. IELTS listening practice test Complete the sentences below, using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer. >>>  Click here to listen Einstein’s Blackboard 1. Einstein's blackboard was used in a lecture in Oxford on ..................... 2. Einstein’s theories of relativity were being combined with .................... to explain the shifts towards the red in the spectra of ..................... 3. The last four lines contain ...................., giving values for .................... of the universe. 4. According to the last line, the age of the universe is about .................... years. 5. Einstein’s blackboard deals with some of the most .................... in cosmology. IELTS Listening - Answer 1.

IELTS Listening Test Online #1

IELTS Listening Tip In the IELTS Listening exam, before you listen, try and predict what the answer will be. This will help you focus your mind as you read the questions before you hear the recording and enable you to make better guesses. Ask yourself the following questions: 1) What is the subject of the answer? For example, is it a name, a date, a country? 2) What word fits grammatically? Is it a noun, a verb, an adjective or an adverb? 3) What is the function of the answer? For example, is it a comparison, a list, an instruction, a label, a question? IELTS listening test online Complete the sentences below, using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer. >>>  Click here to listen Museum of the History of Science 1. The building of the museum of the History of Science was built in ..................... 2. The building originally contained a .................... in the basement, and lecture space for...................., what we today might call ‘Science’. 3. The ......

IELTS Listening Practice Test 1 - Section 4 - IELTS Listening Test Online

IELTS listening test online In IELTS listening when you have to complete short-answer questions, remember that the questions are in the same order as the information in the recording. Remember to stick to the word limit.  >>>  Click here to listen Questions 31-37 Answer the questions below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer. 31 Which elephants stay together all their life? a) 32 What are elephant family groups known as? a) 33 When scientists tracked groups of elephants, which feature of behaviour did they notice? a) 34 Which sense do elephants probably use to communicate over long distances? a) 35 What did American scientists do with a recording of elephant calls? a) 36 What did the elephants in the experiment rush to find? a) 37 What were scientists unable to do with the recording they had made? a) Questions 38-40 What does the lecturer say about each type of elephant call? Choose your answers fro

IELTS Listening Practice Test 1 - Section 3 - IELTS Listening Test Online

IELTS Listening Tip In IELTS listening when you have to complete answer multiple choice questions, remember that the information might be expressed in different ways in the recording. Listen for ideas, not particular words and phrases.  IELTS Listening Practice Test >>>  Click here to listen  Questions 21-26 Which company website has the following features? A Hills Cycles website B Wheels Unlimited website C both websites Write the correct letter, A, B, or C next to questions 21–26 . 21 bicycle catalogue .................... 22 price list .................... 23 bicycle accessories .................... 24 company history .................... 25 online ordering .................... 26 moving graphics ....................   Questions 27-30 Choose the correct letter, A , B , or C . 27 According to the tutor, the basic criterion for eval

IELTS Listening Practice Test 1 - Section 2 - IELTS Listening Test Online

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IELTS listening test online In IELTS listening test, you should complete notes, don’t leave any answer blank. Remember you don’t lose marks for a wrong answer, so make a guess if you’re not sure >>>  Click here to listen Questions 11-14 Complete the sentences below, using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer. 11. Dormouse numbers have fallen .................... as well as in the UK. 12. Dormice are about as heavy as two .................... . 13. You are most likely to have seen a dormouse in a .................... . 14. In the UK, dormice probably live in hedges and woods, and next to .................... . Questions 15-17 Label the identification sheet below. Write the correct letter A–E next to questions 5–8 . 15. opened by woodmice .................... 16. opened by voles .................... 17. opened by dormice .................... Questions 18-20 Complete the summary below, using NO MORE THAN ONE WORD in each sp