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IELTS Test Results competition

IELTS Results competition winners in October 2013

Today with great pleasure I give you the 13 people whose excellent IELTS results placed them on top of our student list. Here they are, our winners in October 2013:

Academic Module – 1st placeBand 9 in IELTS

  • Amritha Hariharam from India, Band 8.5 (with 9 in Listening)
  • Alena Kengchon from Thailand, Band 8.5 (with 9 in Listening and Reading)
  • Tarun Penmetsa from the USA, Band 8.5 (with 9 in Reading)
  • Nisha Mallya from the UK, Band 8.5
  • Fozia Hussain from Pakistan, Band 8.5

Academic Module – 2nd place

  • Stefanie Ertzinger from Germany, Band 8
  • Nilesh Abhinav from India, Band 8

Academic Module – 3rd place

  • Mohammadali Shahriari from Iran, Band 7.5

General Training Module – 1st place

  • Milan Saxena from India, Band 8.5 (with 9 in Reading)
  • Kejal Gandhi from India, Band 8.5 (with 9 in Listening and Reading)

General Training Module – 2nd place

  • Jaison Jacob from India, Band 8 (with 9 in Speaking)
  • Ratnesh Nagori from India, Band 8

General Training Module – 3rd place

  • Amandeep from India, Band 7.5

Congratulations to the winners – such scores are definitely a reason for a celebration! To mark this special occasion we are sending your certificates of achievement to your emails, and your IELTS results will be displayed in the IELTS-Blog hall of fame.

I was delighted to learn that at least two of the winners used my books to prepare for the exam: Mohammadali Shahriari used ‘Target Band 7’, and Ratnesh Nagori used ‘Ace the IELTS’.

And now I’d like to appeal to the other winners’ generosity. Please use your experience to help future test takers and share your exam stories. Tell us how you prepared and studied, and what helped you achieve success in IELTS. Anything you can share will be posted on IELTS-Blog without delay, so everyone can learn from you and get a better score in their own exam this month.

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

Daphne from Singapore shares simple but practical tips for Band 8

Daphne is a 26 year old lady from Singapore who took the IELTS exam and scored Overall Band 8 with a perfect 9 in Reading. As a winner of our monthly results competition she shared her tips. Here is what helped her, and may help you, get a great IELTS score:

ListeningBand 8 in IELTS

Make use of the free resources on the web and keep practising. Try to get hold of past years exam papers. This will help to be familiar with the various listening scenarios. Focus only on the particular set of questions before each scenario is played so that you will know what to look out for.

Reading

Try to do speed reading. Also, reading the questions through before attempting the paper might help. Practise and practise so that you will get the hang of it and time yourself throughout the paper. As the passage gets more difficult, allocate more time accordingly.

Writing

I did not practise writing during my revision. However, my tip is to read different sample essays/reports, as many as you can. Be familiar with the format and structure of writing the essay/report. Learn some useful vocabulary and sentence connectors.

Speaking

Listen to past recordings. Practise speaking based on previous years questions. Time yourself during practice so that you know if you speak too fast. Do it in front of a mirror or with someone so that you can receive feedback. Give a smile, feel confident and stay relaxed during the test.

Hope it helps!