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December 2011

IELTS Speaking test in Bulgaria – November 2011

The questions below were shared by our friend G who took her exam in Sofia, Bulgaria. The rest of the topics were just like in the exam in Spain.

Speaking test IELTS test in Bulgaria

Interview

– What is your full name?
– May I see you ID card?
– Do you live in a city, a town or a village?
– Is it a nice place to live?
– Is it good for young people?

Cue Card

Talk about a program you watched on TV and learned something from. Please say:

– When and where did you watch it?
– What was it about?
– Why did you watch it?
– What did you learn from the program?

Discussion

– Do you watch TV often?
– Are there programs you can learn something from?
– How does a person become famous?
– What about the people who participate in reality shows? How do they become famous?

IELTS Results competition winners in November 2011

Today I am happy to announce the 12 winners who achieved the best IELTS results in November. Getting the score of your dreams is the ultimate best reward, isn’t it? Without any further introduction I give you the people with the highest scores:

Academic Module – 1st place Band 8 in IELTS

  • Adrei Florea from Romania, Band 8.5
  • Saptarshi Sanyal from India, Band 8.5

Academic Module – 2nd place

  • Shabnam Saadat from Iran, Band 8
  • Mihaela Druga from Romania, Band 8
  • Farzad Rashidi from Iran, Band 8
  • Cindy Akpaenyi from Nigeria, Band 8
  • Annisa Rahmani Qastarin from Indonesia, Band 8

Academic Module – 3rd place

  • Mrugen Adevadia from India, Band 7.5
  • Berly Jacob from India, Band 7.5
  • Sayma Monir from Bangladesh, Band 7.5

General Training Module – 1st place

  • Meybel Martirez from the Philippines, Band 8

General Training Module – 2nd place

  • Lin Dong from China, Band 7.5

On behalf of the whole IELTS-Blog team I would like to congratulate the winners. You all have done a terrific job, and your success is a source of inspiration for many other test-takers, going through their IELTS books right now.

According to our tradition, the winners’ special certificates are being sent to their emails, and their names are joining the IELTS-Blog hall of fame.

If you’re wondering how these people were able to score so well, here’s what we know:

  • Shabnam Saadat was using the tips from IELTS-Blog.com, and had her writing tasks checked by English teachers
  • Mihaela Druga was visiting IELTS-Blog.com to get the latest exam topics for exam preparation
  • Lin Dong used “Ace the IELTS” book and had writing tasks checked by IELTS-Blog writing correction team
  • Meybel Martirez was using IELTS-Blog.com extensively in the exam preparation
  • But of course the best way to learn how our winners achieved these great results is to ask them 🙂 That’s why we are hoping the winners will write back and share their methods of preparation, tips and advice.

    So, dear winners – don’t be shy, please reply and we promise to share your tips with the whole world.

    P.S. Our competition runs every month, and everyone is welcome to participate. Learn how to enroll here.