Hello,
I am originally from the U.K. and English is my first language. I am an Australian trained registered nurse which is were my problem lies. For me to return home and register with the UK nurses board I must have 7's on the Ielts.
After months of planning to relocate my family and sit the test, it all went to bits this afternoon when I received my results. Overall I suppose it's not the worst marks but still gut wrenching to know I didn't get what I need to gain an income and register with the nurses board.
I got an 8.5 in speaking, 8 in listening, 7 in reading and a 6 in writing!! After the test my intuition told me that I may not have made the word count. Can someone please give me some advice as to how I can make 250 words or a quick way of knowing on test day if I have made the count!?! I find the time frame is my down fall
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Re: New member
Hi NurseM,
Quite the story. I'm sorry to hear about the 6. Assuming your grammar was OK, it's likely that structure, tone and/or a misunderstood question caused the poor performance. If you recall your Task 1 and 2 questions, please share them here.
You may be interested to listen to a conversation I had with Nancy. As a native English speaker, her situation was quite similar to yours:
http://ieltsielts.com/ieltscast/IELTS%2 ... riting.mp3
Quite the story. I'm sorry to hear about the 6. Assuming your grammar was OK, it's likely that structure, tone and/or a misunderstood question caused the poor performance. If you recall your Task 1 and 2 questions, please share them here.
You may be interested to listen to a conversation I had with Nancy. As a native English speaker, her situation was quite similar to yours:
http://ieltsielts.com/ieltscast/IELTS%2 ... riting.mp3
Re: New member
Hitting 250 words really isn't that difficult if you have a solid structure in mind. Here are a few videos that can help:
Argument essay structure:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gypxjrvfmjc
Discussion essay structure:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrdSCPXJhkA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yGYmI0TQsY
Argument essay structure:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gypxjrvfmjc
Discussion essay structure:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrdSCPXJhkA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yGYmI0TQsY