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- Fri Nov 08, 2013 6:56 am
- Forum: Post your success story
- Topic: Yes! I have achieved the desired score.
- Replies: 1
- Views: 9322
Yes! I have achieved the desired score.
I took the test on 26th October. I needed overall band score of 7 with no less than 6.5 in any one area and I am elated to tell you all that I have got an overall score of 8! :D Individually, I got 8 in Listening, 8.5 in Reading, and 7.5 in both Writing and Speaking sections. I registered for the te...
- Sat Oct 26, 2013 4:09 pm
- Forum: Latest IELTS questions
- Topic: IELTS Questions
- Replies: 5
- Views: 10734
IELTS Questions
I took the test today. Here are some points from memory. Writing Task 2 : In some countries it is illegal for companies to reject job applicants for their age. Is it positive or negative? Writing Task 1 : It was a bar graph depicting three different methods of waste disposal during a 4 year period. ...
- Wed Oct 16, 2013 4:54 am
- Forum: Post your writing
- Topic: Please correct my essay. Topic: Natural talent vs training
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4848
Re: Please correct my essay. Topic: Natural talent vs traini
You have discussed both sides of the argument but as a reader I am not convinced why you are favouring natural talent over training. Why? Beacause your essay gives me the impression you find merit in both sides of the argument. However you chose one over the other without giving enough reasons for i...
- Tue Oct 15, 2013 7:41 pm
- Forum: IELTS preparation resources
- Topic: Improve your IELTS Writing Skills
- Replies: 5
- Views: 16754
Improve your IELTS Writing Skills
Improve your IELTS Writing Skills by Sam McCarter & Norman Whitby (Publisher: Macmillan). It has separate exercises for skills required for task 1 & task 2 writing. For instance, understanding trends, comparing information, describing changes, etc for task 1; and planning essays, developing ...
- Tue Oct 15, 2013 7:18 pm
- Forum: Post your writing
- Topic: Please evaluate this essay.
- Replies: 0
- Views: 7229
Please evaluate this essay.
It is important for travellers and business people to understand the cultures they come in contact with, however briefly. What are the main advantages of doing so? What do you think is the main disadvantage of not doing so? Business and travel allows many us to come in contact with people from diffe...
- Tue Oct 15, 2013 5:05 pm
- Forum: IELTS related discussion
- Topic: Nice to meet you!
- Replies: 73
- Views: 26133
Re: Nice to meet you!
No, this will be my first time. I feel reasonably confident about listening & reading sections. I am solving test papers for the last two weeks now, and I am able to answer about 34 questions correctly in each of these sections. However I am concerned about writing, especially task 2. I kind of ...
- Sun Oct 13, 2013 8:14 pm
- Forum: IELTS preparation resources
- Topic: Punctuation
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1743
Punctuation
Fellow test takers, if you are unsure about use of punctuation (like me ), visit this website http://oxforddictionaries.com/words/punctuation
- Sun Oct 13, 2013 7:35 pm
- Forum: IELTS related discussion
- Topic: Nice to meet you!
- Replies: 73
- Views: 26133
Re: Nice to meet you!
Hi Ryan,
Thank you for this wonderful forum and your YouTube videos. My test is on 26th October. I wish I could discover this forum bit early! I need a band score of 7 overall and no less than 6.5 in any one section. I hope I will be able to pull it off.
Thank you for this wonderful forum and your YouTube videos. My test is on 26th October. I wish I could discover this forum bit early! I need a band score of 7 overall and no less than 6.5 in any one section. I hope I will be able to pull it off.