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Excellent news! Thank you for sharing your experience and study strategies. I particularly liked this little bit: I think by the time I took the test I should have done 125-150 listening tasks and over 100 reading tasks! :shock: (I don't think anyone will argue that you don't deserve that band 8!) I...

Hi All, The popularity of mobile phones among young people is growing rapidly. Is it a good or a bad development? Give your own opinion and relevant examples from experience. Current trends reveal that holding an elegant and captivating gadgets (<--Watch your plurals.) is common among youngsters. A...

I hope those of you that celebrated had a wonderful holiday!

I see the list is growing, Bunni. How helpful have you found the strategy thus far? I suppose the main advantage to this is that it allows people to align time zones.

Hi guys,

Kumar, your experience is a little unique in that you are struggling with the reading section. Typically, it is writing or perhaps speaking that hold test takers back. How are you preparing? Are you engaging practice tests regularly?

(Please excuse the delay. I've been so swamped with work/life.) Hi npr, Your essay looks quite solid in most areas. There are a few grammatical issues, which I'm sure you will pick out on closer inspection. I would like to address your introduction paragraph: Globally, the argument about when a pers...

Hi abcd,

Those responses look pretty good. Of course, the deciding factor is how well you deliver them as spoken language. Why don't you record an MP3 of yourself and post it to the speaking forum on this website?

I'm happy to hear that. Thank you for the feedback.

Hi Ryan, I am kumar and i am taking IELTS exam to migrate to Australia. Very SAD... thing about me is i have attempted for 5 times and i was never able to score 7 in each band. I know that it's my mistake that every time, i givemy exam without any minimal preparation .I am not trying do defend myse...

Hi guys,

Very nice to meet you both. Welcome to the forum.

(To the community: I'm sorry I have not been around more. I'm trying to develop new listening, speaking and reading posts for the blog. Balancing this with a career is taking up ALL of my time! I will make an effort to be on this forum more.) Hi Yash, Your overall approach is good. You have split th...

Allow me to amplify:

Penny did 60 practice reading tests! Endurance + discipline + planning = success!

Congratulations, Penny! Those are some incredible marks.

Thank you for sharing your study strategy. Those are indeed some creative preparation tips!

It must feel great having the burden of the exam off your shoulders. Good luck with your future endeavors.

Hi Ryan, Im domingo from Al Ain, UAE. I am working here in UAE for 9 years now and I wanted to migrate which prompt me to take the IELTS examination. I’m not sure if you still remember me but I emailed you last oct 2012 inquiring your ebook. I have been following your youtube vids since Feb 2010 an...

Thanks, ashftc. Yes, it looks like a very thorough resource of vocabulary. Great find!

Hi Michaljhon,

Nice to meet you. What subject do you teach?

There are two versions of this exercise. The first is a complete audio version of a band 9 speaking exam. The second is a version with pauses to allow you to mimic the intonation you hear. Here is version 1 (you only need to listen): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0EhXD23nhA If the above doesn't wo...

Hi Ashftc, Thank you for the kind words about my work. As Vidit and Toby point out, do all other question types before any match the headings. If you do a T/F/NG prior to a match the headings (for example), the T/F/NG will teach you key bits about the passage, and this will greatly aid you in labeli...

Hi Ryan, I am going through your IELTS videos and they are very helpful. I just want to ask you that should I use personal pronounce if essay is asked like do you agree or disagree or give your opinion? In my practice I have been writing in thesis sentence like I agree, I believe, I support viewpoi...

Hi JohnSmith,

It doesn't matter whether you write uppercase or lowercase letters. Just be sure to write legibly.

Awesome work, Srikumar. I am very happy to hear of your success. Thank you for taking the time to share the experience with everyone here.

Good luck with your future endeavors!

Hi myplace,

Thank you for sharing. Where did you get this sample essay?

Hi Raghu,

Nice to meet you. I know you are a little disappointed with your last performance, but at least your scores are in the ballpark. Good luck next attempt.

Ryan

Hi Indre,

It is a pleasure to meet you. I hope you are able to find some speaking partners here.

Good luck,
Ryan

hi sir, this is sankeerth. i have completed my graduation in india. i am planing to do my M.B.A in abroad.so, i need to complete IELTS. i need a ''day plan'' to overcome this test. please share your day plan with me. i had only 20 days(9 nov 13) left. i con't decide how to plan the 4 modules. could...