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Answer: I speak two languages. My first language is Chinese and I speak English too. Ive been learning English since I was 10. I started learning it when I was in primary school. Be aware, however, that very long answers are not always a good idea. It is possible that you will go off topic and lose coherence.
This has several benefits. It is good communication. It allows you a little time to think. It should also make you answer the question and not the general topic.
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Writing essays
Writing introductions
The thing is if you just look for problems in general, you are likely not to find anything much error correction exercises are hard and in exam terms you may simply be wasting your time. If, however, you look for a particular problem, my experience (19 years and counting) is that you have every chance of finding what is wrong. Thats time well spent. The practical advice is this. Make a list of the types of mistakes you make I mean really write them out on a piece of paper. The when you check, see if you have made those mistakes again. This will not just improve the writing score, it is an important step in learning the language the only corrections that really matter are not when a teacher corrects a student, but when a student corrects him/herself. Using essay models
you and try and answer that question as fully as you can. Dont try and repeat an essay you have written before. Clarity, coherence and concision
Clarity for introductions focus on the question and your point of view Coherence for the main body your main ideas are developed and fit the structure of the essay Concision for the conclusion try to restate your position from the intro and the main points from your body para in a few words.
This is one of the main ideas behind my series of lessons on the process of writing an exam essay. At each stage you focus on something slightly different.
Reading
Skimming
If you chose the paragraph option, I suggest you work on your skimming skills. All this is the skill of reading a text QUICKLY for meaning. If you learn to do this, then you should be able to choose immediately which para has the answer for each question. If you dont, then you will waste time scanning the whole article for key words. You may think you are saving time by not QUICKLY reading the whole text, but in the end you will spend more time looking for key words. Scanning and skimming again
wont find words in the question in the text. In contrast, with False you will be able to find info answering that question in the text but the other way around if you see what I mean. One tip is to read the whole question and think about its meaning and dont just focus on individual words. This is where key words advice may very well make you go wrong it is a very, very dangerous strategy if you use it wrongly. To repeat myself read the WHOLE question sometimes the little words make all the difference. Another tip is to make sure you dont spend too long on any one T/F/NG question. It is after all only one question and you may be looking for something that isnt there if the answer is NG. Dont waste too much time. This brings me back to my first comment, you do have a one in three chance (which is better than most question types), give yourself a bit of time, then guess intelligently. A final tip is to invest in a Cambridge exam book and go through the answers carefully. See how the examiners set the questions and what F and NG really mean. Once you have done a few questions of this type, you will soon get the idea.
Speaking
Opinions
When you get to the exam, a top tip is to try and visualise this means try to see pictures in your head. You will do this better if you have first practised with your own photos. Eye contact
The exam
Read the question
Task one
Which tense?
to use that time in your writing. So if it refers to 1998, you need a past, but if it refers to 2050, then you need a future. For some charts/graphs there is no time element in this case you should aim to use the present simple- and this is almost always the case for when you have to describe a process. Id add that you cannot choose the time only by looking at the form of chart/graph. Some bar charts are static and have no time element and some pie charts do refer to a particular time. The only way to decide is to READ THE QUESTION and LOOK AT THE AXES/INFORMATION PROVIDED Clarity before complexity
Many candidates make the mistake of producing lists of information and/or treat it as a vocabulary exercise for trend language. To do it well the key is to read the rubric: write a summary by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant In practice this means you should aim to write organised paragraphs grouped around one main idea boring old topic sentences! Task 1 is not that different really. Good writing is good writing. This excellent tip I should say comes courtesy of Jingjing in China a successful IELTS candidate. Yesterday I published some more tips from her with some book recommendations. If you missed it, do check it out the tips are first class.
How to study
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Is it better to learn one IELTS skill at a time? Or should I practise them all together? Most/many traditional IELTS coursebooks look at all 4 skills together. Sometimes I find this frustrating in class as I think it can be confusing to skip from task 1 to writing task 2 to reading etc. So very often I study the skills in a modular approach one at a time this allows my students to become expert in one skill before they move on. That can be a touch boring though variety can be the spice of life and there is a lot to be said for doing different things to keep your mind stimulated. And it can help to see the connections between the different skills. So to recap, I dont have any particular answer to this question . But I do think its something worth thinking about. The solution you choose needs to depend on who you are, what your needs are and what time you have.
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Part 1 (Interview)
Part 1 of the IELTS Speaking test lasts between 4 and 5 minutes. The examiner will ask some simple 'getting-to-know-you' questions which will help the examiner find out a little about you and help put you at ease. These will be general questions such as about your family, your studies, where you come from or what your interests are. Example Questions Q: Where are you from? Q: Why are you studying English? Q: Have you visited any English speaking countries?
Tips!
Giving full, relevant answers to the examiner's questions will help get the interview off to a good start.
1) Avoid giving short, uncommunicative replies. Q: Where are you from? A: I'm from Hoorn in the Netherlands. (Don't stop there!) It's about 35 kilometers north of Amsterdam. It's a modern city but with a lot of history and a lovely place to live. 2) Avoid short, 'yes', 'no' answers to closed questions. (These are questions beginning 'Have you ...', 'Do you ...', 'Is it ...' etc which can be answered simply with a yes or no answer). Q: Have you visited any English speaking countries? A: Yes. (Don't stop there!) I went to England last year and spent two weeks seeing the sights. A couple of years ago I went to New York with my parents and had a great time. Q: Do you play any sports? A: No. (Don't stop there!) I'm not really interested in playing sports. I like watching sport on TV and I really enjoyed keeping up with the Olympics recently. 3) Offer examples to help you explain a statement. Q: Why are you preparing for the IELTS exam? A: Because I need it for my studies. (Don't stop there!) I've been offered a place at a university in England to study on an MBA but I need to show my level of English is good enough.
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1. Use your 1 minute preparation time wisely and make notes of the points you'd like to make. 2. The question will help you with the structure of your talk. The introduction can include the item itself and maybe a brief description. The main body of your talk could describe the situation when you acquired the object and go on to explain when you use it. You can then end with an explanation of why the object is so important. 3. Try to avoid giving a very dry, unimaginative introduction such as 'The object I'm going to describe is ....'. Get your talk off to a memorable start with something on the lines of: 'If I was about to lose everything and could only save one thing it would be my ...', or 'I've got several things that mean a lot to me but the one that really stands out is my ...' 4. If you're concerned about not having enough to talk about for 1 to 2 minutes or running out of time before you've finished, the answer is to practise as often as possible. Time yourself and ask a friend for feedback.
Tips! 1. If you need time to collect your thoughts use expressions (sparingly) like: 'That's a good question.', 'Well, let me think ...'.
2. Don't forget to avoid short, 'yes', 'no' answers. Try to offer examples to back up a statement. 3. Help make your contributions memorable. Try explaining a point using a short, personal anecdote. 4. If the examiner asks a question that you don't understand, take control of the situation with questions such as those that appear below. Responding like this will show evidence of your communication skills. A) If the examiner uses a word or phrase that you don't understand, say something like: "Sorry but could you explain what you mean by ........" or "I haven't come across that word/expression before. Could you explain what you mean?" B) If you simply didn't hear something that was asked, respond with: "Excuse me, I didn't quite catch that. Could you say that again?" "I'm sorry, but would you mind repeating that?" C) If you want to make sure you've understood what the examiner has asked you could say: "Do you mean ........" "When you say ........, do you mean/are you asking ........?
try to talk as much as you can talk as fluently as possible and be spontaneous relax, be confident and enjoy using your English develop your answers speak more than the examiner ask for clarification if necessary do not learn prepared answers; the examiner is trained to spot this and will change the question express your opinions; you will be assessed on your ability to communicate the examiners questions tend to be fairly predictable; practise at home and record yourself
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