What is the worst thing about preparing for the IELTS test?

[Larry]

What do you hate about preparing for the IELTS? What problems do you have that you can't find help for?

[Chi]

For me, it's hard to gauge my writing - I just don't know if my essays are good enough.

[OnlineEnglishTeacher]

For me, it's hard to gauge my writing - I just don't know if my essays are good enough.

The same for speaking?

[Larry]

For me, it's hard to gauge my writing - I just don't know if my essays are good enough.

Yeah, I can imagine it would be really hard to know what band score your writing is at before taking the test. I think the IELTS does a good job with their band description sheet, but writing will always be a little be subjective.

[OnlineEnglishTeacher]

writing will always be a little be subjective.

Yes - and sometimes regrades might change etc..

[Chi]

It's true that grading writing can be subjective. But I think mostly because when you write, you tend to dive in your way of thinking and it's really hard to see what is wrong with what you've written.