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1. hi IELTS-Blog!
   i am meesh.
   good thing i found this website!
   i am doing a self review and i am kinda mixed up when it comes to what books am i going to study..
   may you please recommend a good books? for me to study in a month..
   i am soo looking forward for your reply.
   thank you so much!
   godbless!

   Comment by meesh — May 15, 2009 @ 9:54 pm

2. Hi Meesh,

   I can actually recommend a good book (which I wrote especially for people to prepare in as little as 3 weeks). Have a look at Target band 7 here, you can download a free trial version and decide whether you like it or not. People are telling me it does wonders for their IELTS score.

   Cheers,
   Simone

   Comment by admin — May 17, 2009 @ 5:59 am

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   Your Sincerely,
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   Comment by johnsmith9854 — July 3, 2009 @ 10:29 am

4. Hi,

   Could someone tell me how useful will be my TOEFL study for taking IELTS? Should I take full course of study or I may skip some parts?

   Comment by dkakalov — October 20, 2009 @ 10:34 am

5. I do really love this blog. it has a lot of iellts stuffs for anyone who r preparing for the test! Special Thanks 4 Simone

   Comment by ieltsthai — November 17, 2009 @ 8:11 pm

6. Really appreciate all the great iellts information. Thanks.

   Comment by tom — December 26, 2009 @ 7:43 pm

7. I really wanted to comment on the post about the dangers of relying on internet information. As fabulous as it is (“the world’s biggest library at our fingertips”), it’s difficult to know if some item you’ve found is the current best understanding on the topic. You cant go by the copyright date at the bottom of the screen as that may be controlled by a script that auto-updates each year.

   Cheers,
   Gary

   Comment by Online-High-School — January 8, 2010 @ 1:13 am

8. Well in this website you can rely on the dates – they are in the titles of the posts and are never changed by any automatic software. I hope it reassures you.

   Comment by admin — January 8, 2010 @ 4:21 am

9. I really love this Blog and I recommend every one who is taking IELTS exam must read and make a habit to visit this site. I bought the book “Ace the IELTS” just couple week before the exam and I read only once. I did excellent in my Exam.
   Thanks Simone

   Comment by ziakmm — February 24, 2010 @ 12:33 pm

10. Thank you for sharing! I’m glad the book helped and that your exam was a success.

    Comment by admin — February 24, 2010 @ 4:14 pm

11. This is a good website

    Comment by Vinita Patel — March 8, 2010 @ 3:23 am

12. Hello,IELTS-Blog!

    Firs I’d like to thank you for your existence 🙂 unfortunately i failed at my first IELTS exam but without you it would have been a lot worse.
    And second i have a question, I really suck at essay writing, and there is nothing I can do about it 🙁
    The help of private professionals is really good but kind of expensive, that can you recommend, cos I’m really desperate.

    Comment by dager — March 16, 2010 @ 4:35 am

13. Hi Dager,

    What private professionals do you mean, and what do they charge to check your work?

    Comment by admin — March 16, 2010 @ 7:43 pm

14. thank for sharing information

    Comment by kaka89 — April 19, 2010 @ 1:40 am

15. Hi
    I wrote my ielts test last year i was quite disappointed with my writing section i got only 6.5 howeevr my target was minimum of 7 and still i am not confident about it but i have to write the test as soon as possible and score indivisual 7 in all 4 of them which is not as easy as we say!!!i want to knoe if i sent my essay for correction with you guys does it count as task 1 n task 2 as 1 or as a different ??n wat about the task questionaires do you provide us or do we have to manage with the other provided in the website.
    i would be very grateful to you if you help me solve my quiery?
    thanxs a lot xx.

    Comment by sibyl — September 14, 2010 @ 7:53 am

16. Hi Sibyl, our teachers will be happy to help you. Every task, an essay or a letter or a report is counted as one task, and we do send out task questions for people to practice on. I hope this helps, send us an email if you have any questions.

    – Simone

    Comment by admin — September 14, 2010 @ 3:06 pm

17. The IELTS can be difficult for some and this information on your site is very helpful. I have read many other sites that are free and that is where I would direct my time on, I would never pay for it since there are a ton of resources online.

    Comment by William Tingle Real Estate — January 17, 2011 @ 2:07 am

18. Hi
    Iam very happy because I get band 7.5 inmy first attempts, and I am very delighted for it. thank you for everybody who helped me to tackle this problrm. IELTS blog is very excellent site. I never attend in any class, I just use books and videos from library and sites.

    Comment by dolatgol — August 30, 2011 @ 5:53 pm

19. 15.Hi
    I wrote my ielts test last year i was quite disappointed with my writing section i got only 6.5 howeevr my target was minimum of 7 and still i am not confident about it but i have to write the test as soon as possible and score indivisual 7 in all 4 of them which is not as easy as we say!!!i want to knoe if i sent my essay for correction with you guys does it count as task 1 n task 2 as 1 or as a different ??n wat about the task questionaires do you provide us or do we have to manage with the other provided in the website.
    i would be very grateful to you if you help me solve my quiery?

    Comment by english-test — September 20, 2011 @ 9:44 pm

20. Hi there, thanks for your comment, english-test. We count task 1 and task 2 as 2 separate tasks, and yes you do get lots of topics to practice on when you sign up to use our writing correction service.

    Comment by admin — September 21, 2011 @ 4:53 am

21. hi all. i given my ielts exam yesterday, i hope to get good score, ielts target band 7 buk helped a lot.

    Comment by raman — October 8, 2011 @ 10:09 pm

22. Thank you for sharing iellts information. I really need this

    Comment by sirayub — October 31, 2011 @ 9:18 am

23. Starting trial tomorrow! Thanks for the chance to evaluate the book for free!

    Comment by QriS — November 6, 2011 @ 5:25 pm

24. I have no much knowledge about IELTS. I have master degree and i am proficient in English speaking and reading. But not proficient in writing. I want to Increase my writing skills. How it is possible?

    Comment by iftijafar — November 18, 2011 @ 1:08 am

25. Hi iftijafar, you should receive an email from us soon with the answer. Won’t be long.

    Comment by admin — November 18, 2011 @ 2:04 am

26. Hello all Specially “IELTS-BLOG”,
    I want to get IELTS minimum 8 Bands but I am from non english country, so I am feeling maybe due to grammer/spelling mistakes as well as axcent I am fail to get. I need your guidlines what to do & how to do????
    I didnt correct my mistakes by spell check, because you get to know my level of english.

    I have tomuch time to appear in exams but I want ASAP.
    Please help me.

    regards
    Ali Mukhtar

    Comment by alimukhtar786 — November 20, 2011 @ 2:07 am

27. Hi Ali,
    we’re sending you an email with suggestions on how to study. You’ll receive it shortly.
    Cheers,
    Simone

    Comment by admin — November 20, 2011 @ 1:55 pm

28. Hi I did the IELTS on 17th November and scored 7-Reading, 8.5-Listening, 8-Speaking, 8-Writing. I needed perfect 8s in all the sections. Will a re-mark improve the 7 because I’m wondering why it’s the only 7 yet reading is relatively simpler than the rest

    Comment by onyangoliech — December 8, 2011 @ 12:37 am

29. Sorry to tell you this, but the chance re-marking will improve the reading score is not big. Writing and Speaking are sort of subjective skills and sometimes it will help to get the work re-marked by another examiner. Reading and Listening are clerically marked, there is no examiner’s judgement involved – the answer is ether correct or it’s not.

    Comment by admin — December 8, 2011 @ 4:23 am

30. Hi folks! I´ve just received my academic test score. I got an overall score of 7, which I must say it´s great for me. Well, thanks to all your contributions!!
    CU!
    Gustavo.

    Comment by gustavo — December 16, 2011 @ 5:50 am

31. Hello Simone,
    First I would like to say thank you for this great website and the book Target Band 7. I used it intensively and my first attempt was over all-7 (7L, 7R, 7W, 7.5S), while second time improved to 7.5 (8L, 8R, 6.5W, 7.5S). As you can see, for the second time although overall score was higher, writing was reduced to 6.5 which is quite minimum. My question is which result I shall submit to university application. Even though the first result is lower, it shows evenly over 7 in all sections, which may give a better impression than having writing 6.5 even other sections resulted in better scores. Some schools require 7 in each section, so there is no question, but question remains for those requiring only overall 6.5. Thank you for your advices.

    Comment by Malgretout — December 16, 2011 @ 10:39 am

32. Hi Malgretout,
    Congratulations on getting these excellent scores!
    In regard to your question, I think you should send the score that meets the university requirements.
    Some places rule out 6.5 and in that case you should send the result where you have 7+ in all skills.
    Well done! Good luck with your application.
    Simone

    Comment by admin — December 16, 2011 @ 2:38 pm

33. Hi Gustavo,
    Great result! Congratulations. I am happy IELTS-Blog.com was able to help.
    Cheers,
    Simone

    Comment by admin — December 16, 2011 @ 2:40 pm

34. Dear Admin, How can I submit a sample of writing in the blog

    Comment by Amin — April 30, 2012 @ 2:37 am

35. Thank you for the job that you do for IELTS students. The book you published is really useful!

    It would be great if you post several IELTS Speaking model answers with different bands.

    Cheers!

    Comment by dmitry — May 9, 2012 @ 12:48 pm

36. Hi Dmitry,

    as a matter of fact we do have what you’re looking for – go here to listen to speaking samples and see what teachers say: https://www.ielts-blog.com/ielts-speaking-samples/

    Comment by admin — May 9, 2012 @ 5:55 pm

37. Hi there

    Please tell how i can submit a sample of essay

    Thank you in advance

    Comment by sky — May 12, 2012 @ 3:01 am

38. i want to get a clarification on Point System on Age.
    Now im 32 years and 2 months.
    So how much i get under age category ?
    is it 30 or 25 ?

    please help me . thanks in advance

    Comment by Kumara — December 14, 2012 @ 10:58 am

39. I have few queries if anyone can help:
    Does striking words or subscripting/superscriting while reviewing writing task 1 or task 2 attracts penalty?It would be great help if some one can suggest me how self review of writing Task 2 to be done? how can the mistakes be corrected while final review?
    Thanks in advance 🙂

    Comment by Ruchi — July 3, 2013 @ 7:05 am

40. I have few queries related to writing task if you can help:
    > Does striking words or subscripting/superscriting while reviewing
    > writing task 1 or task 2 attracts penalty?It would be great help if
    > some one can suggest me how self review of writing Task 2 to be done?
    > how can the mistakes be corrected while final review?
    > Thanks in advance 🙂

    Comment by Ruchi — July 4, 2013 @ 7:10 am

41. Hi,
    I have been following this website for quite a while. This blog has definitely helped me in my preparation for the exam.I have recently given my Ielts academic test in Australia.

    Writing

    Task1

    They have given two pie charts, they represent the different kinds of energy produced in the years 1983 and 2003.

    Task 2

    Some people believe that trade and cultural relationship between the counties is development. While others think opposite.
    Please explain both the views and your opinion.

    Speaking
    Do you stay in a apartment or a house?
    Which is the favourite room in your house?
    Are you planning to move house in the future?
    Cue card: Talk about your childhood friend
    Do you think children need friends?
    Is it good to have multicultural friend for a child, in what way?
    Explain the advantages of using technology for teenagers?

    Comment by Amuktha — June 30, 2018 @ 2:32 pm

42. Thank you Amuktha! Your update will help all our readers prepare for IELTS better. Hope you get a great IELTS score in your exam!

    Comment by Simone Braverman — June 30, 2018 @ 3:31 pm

43. Want to get daily mail

    Comment by Krishna — July 5, 2018 @ 4:22 am

44. Hi Krishna, to get our daily emails just enter your name and email address in the form at the top of this page, and we will start sending you IELTS tips, materials, updates and more, absolutely free.

    Comment by Simone Braverman — July 5, 2018 @ 7:44 pm

45. thank you

    Comment by jalood — July 14, 2018 @ 6:49 am

46. Plz help me my writing is so weak I want to get good score in ielts n i am so nervous about exam

    Comment by Sajina — July 29, 2018 @ 5:46 am

47. Hi Sajina, sorry to hear you’re nervous about the exam, but it’s completely normal – everyone is. The best medicine to cure that feeling is to prepare well and feel in control of the exam material. If your writing isn’t good enough now to get the score you need, you can use the most recent writing topics we post daily on our website. Train to quickly come up with ideas on what to write about for each topic, and train to write according to IELTS format (read more about that here). If you need someone to check your writing, we have a team of experienced IELTS teachers to help you.

    Comment by Simone Braverman — July 29, 2018 @ 8:13 pm

48. I have already subscribed your website but I hove not received any email regarding ilets material

    Comment by Surinder Singh — August 6, 2018 @ 7:41 am

49. Hii, am manpreet
    My exam date is 25th august nd i want some suggestions, how i scored 8 bands in writing as well as speaking. Plzzz help me.. I have alot of problems in that modules. Thanks

    Comment by manpreet kaur — August 7, 2018 @ 7:51 pm

50. Hi Surinder, we can see your subscription is active and you received and opened two of our emails. You can expect an email from us every weekday, and it may include IELTS questions, materials, resources, tips or sample answers.

    Comment by Simone Braverman — August 8, 2018 @ 6:52 am

51. Hi Manpreet, without discouraging you I have to be honest, 2 weeks may not be enough to raise your score to Band 8. Reading your comment I can see some spelling and grammatical errors, Band 8 candidates need to be good at grammar and spelling. This book can help you raise your level to Band 8 – but it will take more than 2 weeks. If you can, consider postponing your exam date to allow you to study the book first, and once you are scoring Band 8 at home reliably doing practice tests under exam conditions, you can book a real test.

    Comment by Simone Braverman — August 8, 2018 @ 7:00 am

52. hello sir..I had written ielts exam several times and Iam stucked with my writing.Iam very much worried and sometimes I doubt about the test reliability.what will I do to improve my writing score

    Comment by sherin — August 9, 2018 @ 1:16 am

53. Hi Sherin, IELTS is quite reliable in terms of assessing your writing. If your score is consistently low, it’s probably not because there’s something wrong with the test. Our writing correction service can help you understand what mistakes are causing your score to remain low.

    Comment by Simone Braverman — August 9, 2018 @ 8:56 am

54. Thanks for all the information.
    Gill Sir

    Comment by Gill Sir — August 11, 2018 @ 12:13 am

55. Helllo sir I’m facing problem of emails I’m not getting emails of recent exams from twice month

    Comment by Gurvinder singh — August 23, 2018 @ 12:29 am

56. Hi Gurvinder, check your Spam folder and if you see our emails there, please mark them as Not Spam. Alternatively, subscribe through a more reliable email provider such as Gmail – our newsletters are delivered to Gmail users without an issue.

    Comment by Simone Braverman — August 23, 2018 @ 2:48 am

57. Hi Simone!
    I scored 6.5 band overall but I need to score 7.5 and band 8in listening. Request you to please suggest the path and material for IELTS retake. Thank you

    Comment by RS — August 25, 2018 @ 3:51 am

58. Hi RS, thanks for the message – can you email us your detailed scores in all sub-tests to info@ielts-blog.com and also say what your biggest problems are in each section, we will send you some suggestions how to improve.

    Comment by Simone Braverman — August 25, 2018 @ 5:08 am

59. Want latest exam topics for ielts

    Comment by Nagma — September 5, 2018 @ 4:44 am

60. Now that I have purchased the Ielts Success formula, do i still need ‘Ace the Ielts’ book?

    Comment by Olatunde — September 5, 2018 @ 7:38 am

61. Hi Olatunde, IELTS Success Formula has everything Ace the IELTS has and more, there are additional resources in it for Writing and Speaking in particular, this is because it aims to prepare test takers for scoring Band 8 or higher in IELTS.

    Comment by Simone Braverman — September 5, 2018 @ 5:33 pm

62. Of course – please go here and subscribe to the latest IELTS questions, topics and tips. You will start receiving them daily to your email.

    Comment by Simone Braverman — September 5, 2018 @ 5:36 pm

63. Hi Simone hope you doing well.I need to sit in ISLPR do you have some information regarding this.
    Thnx

    Comment by Jagjit — September 11, 2018 @ 5:46 am

64. Hi Jagjit, sorry – I specialise in IELTS, and don’t have much information on ISLPR.

    Comment by Simone Braverman — September 13, 2018 @ 5:44 pm

65. Hi Simone,

    Thank you so much for all of the resources you’ve provided. I’ve used many of the model 8 papers with my students. Fantastic resources!

    Comment by Dustin Stevens — September 15, 2018 @ 1:23 pm

66. That’s wonderful, thanks for the comment, Dustin!

    Comment by Simone Braverman — September 16, 2018 @ 12:48 am

67. Good to given us information

    Comment by Jaipreet kaur — September 19, 2018 @ 5:49 am

68. Hye,
    I am looking for essay corrections.If I send 8 tasks together will I get them corrected in three days Please Explain and one more question,are you an Ex-Ielts examiner.

    Comment by Shaheen — September 19, 2018 @ 11:14 pm

69. HI I recently took the IELTS advanced test. The first time I was not satisfied with my writing results but didn’t get it remarked. The second time I received a 6.5 in speaking. (I am Canadian) I have perfect English. So I got it remarked and received an 8.5. How is a difference that big possible? I would advise Everyone who is not satisfied with their results and takes the exam in Bulgaria to get an EOR. Clearly they’re failing people on purpose or just don’t know English.

    Comment by Unhappy person — September 20, 2018 @ 8:34 am

70. Hi Shaheen, thanks for your comment – yes, you can send 8 essays in one day, and get them back corrected 3 days later. Just make sure each essay goes to us in a separate email message – but we will send you detailed instructions how to submit them, so don’t worry. The IELTS teachers checking essays on our writing correction team have a great deal of experience, they would have checked thousands of tasks, you can trust them with checking yours.

    Comment by Simone Braverman — September 20, 2018 @ 7:04 pm

71. Ielts four mdule material for exam prepration

    Comment by Simarjit kaur — September 21, 2018 @ 6:50 am

72. Please help me how to find the exact answer in true false and matching the headings.

    Comment by Mamta thapa — September 23, 2018 @ 2:42 am

73. Whether additional sheets are provided for Task 1(Letter) also

    Comment by Shankari — September 23, 2018 @ 10:16 pm

74. Hi
    I would like to know…if I apply for reevaluation…is there any chance of getting lower score than the existing one. What is fee for ….they charge for per paper or same for any no of papers.

    Comment by Namrata Patnaik — September 23, 2018 @ 10:18 pm

75. Outstanding

    Comment by Malkit singh — September 25, 2018 @ 3:36 am

76. Hi, after purchase the IELTS success forma thinking that I could print it, I discovered that the format ia totally incompatible with any other sistem but kindle. What do I need to do in order to print it? I really like the book, but I think it would be more useful for me in a phisic format. Kind regards and thanks.

    Comment by Fabiola — September 28, 2018 @ 8:34 am

77. Hi Fabilola, I am guessing you purchased the Kindle edition of IELTS Success Formula on Amazon. If you can forward your receipt to us, we will be happy to send you a download link to the book in PDF format which you can easily print. Just email us to info@ielts-blog.com and either me or another IELTS support team member will be happy to help.

    Comment by Simone Braverman — September 28, 2018 @ 9:00 pm

78. Hi can u help me for ielts preparation for general test,bcos i hav never done before.so,what should i learn for general.

    Comment by Jamyang — September 30, 2018 @ 1:22 am

79. Hi Jamyang, if you sign up to our daily IELTS emails (enter your name and email address at the top of this page) we will start sending you detailed info how you can prepare for the exam, on your own, in the privacy of your home.

    Comment by Simone Braverman — October 2, 2018 @ 1:45 am

80. It’s very helpful, I started learning IELTS two days ago from ABE Overseas in Delhi. Can you help me to find the more practice mock test?

    Comment by Toni Gomat — October 8, 2018 @ 11:57 pm

81. Can you give sample question answer for speaking whatever asked in past kelta exams in different countries?

    Comment by Priyanka — October 9, 2018 @ 5:16 am

82. Hi Toni, certainly, you can use these online free practice tests here, and when you need some more to simulate the real exam, you can get these downloadable practice tests. They aren’t free but very affordable and close to the level of difficulty of the real exam.

    Comment by Simone Braverman — October 9, 2018 @ 5:33 pm

83. I am unable to subscribe to your blog.

    Comment by Aashin Singla — October 20, 2018 @ 3:43 am

84. Hi Aashin, we added you manually to our subscribers list, you would have received an activation email – can you please click on the link in it, to start your free subscription.

    Comment by Simone Braverman — October 22, 2018 @ 2:59 pm

85. I am unable to score more than 6.5 bands in my writing test of general paper.. please give me some tips and sample essays that will help me in this regard

    Comment by Sarah — November 22, 2018 @ 12:47 pm

86. Hi Sarah, welcome to IELTS-Blog.com! We’re always happy to help. You can find tips on writing an essay here, and sample essays are here. Also, if you subscribe to our daily IELTS emails here, you will receive lots of useful tips, techniques and materials straight to your Inbox. You can always email us and ask any questions, just write to info@ielts-blog.com .

    Comment by Simone Braverman — November 22, 2018 @ 5:38 pm

87. good one

    Comment by bhomesh patel — November 29, 2018 @ 8:04 pm

88. I am not quite happy with my IELTS results and would like to apply for revaluation. Is there a chance that my marks get actually decreased if I file a EOR form?

    Comment by Tammy1705 — December 16, 2018 @ 6:08 pm

89. Hi Tammy, yes there is a chance your score can go down, just as well as go up or remain unchanged. What you can do is ask to remark only the sub-test(s) you’re not happy with (Listening, Reading, Writing or Speaking). Assuming the current scores in those sub-tests don’t help you and you’d have to retake the test if remarking doesn’t increase your score, it seems you have nothing to lose, right?

    Comment by Simone Braverman — December 16, 2018 @ 7:27 pm

90. Hello..
    I have the one book…
    Practice tests for ielts
    Set 1+2+3(15 tests) general training
    Plz any body have these books listening audio… I have book but don’t found audio…

    Comment by Vimmi — January 9, 2019 @ 9:51 pm

91. Hi Vimmi, if you purchased your books on our website, or on Amazon, please look at the first page of any Listening test. At the top of the page there is a box with web address, that you need to type in your browser. That will take you to the page where you can download all the audio recordings for your books.

    Comment by Simone Braverman — January 10, 2019 @ 5:15 pm

92. Hi Simone
    I am trying to study for IELTS but my grammar isn’t better and I have not a lot of synonym words.If I want to speak or write something,I can get only one sentence to say or write.

    Comment by Noreen — January 13, 2019 @ 5:11 am

93. Hi Noreen, it may help if you read high-scoring IELTS essays,letters and reports that other people wrote, because you can learn new types of sentences, synonyms and expressions you can use in your own writing.

    Comment by Simone Braverman — January 13, 2019 @ 3:51 pm

94. How much writing correction

    Comment by Rehan — January 22, 2019 @ 5:22 pm

95. Hi Rehan, you can find the pricing of our writing correction service here. You can purchase any package on that webpage as well.

    Comment by Simone Braverman — January 22, 2019 @ 5:42 pm

96. I got 5.5 in writing, but want 6.5, so what I have to do?

    Comment by Karan Chhotala — February 1, 2019 @ 5:02 am

97. Hi Karan, I recommend that you send your writing to our teachers, to get their feedback and suggestions what you need to improve to get a higher score. Visit this page to choose a writing correction package, make a payment and start emailing your essays to our teachers. They will mark them and return to you, with feedback and an estimated IELTS score.

    Comment by Simone Braverman — February 5, 2019 @ 9:42 pm

98. Hi Simone,

    I’ve just come across your website this morning. I sit an Academic IELTS exam 10 years ago and got 6.5. This time I am aiming for an General Training IELTS score of 8.5. If I buy your book and find it unhelpful, please tell me what is the return process?
    I’m very sorry if my question make you feel uncomfortable.

    Thank you for your time,
    Khanh

    Comment by Khanh — February 5, 2019 @ 11:23 pm

99. Hi Khanh, this is a totally reasonable question, and a very good one to ask! If you find that any of our books or practice tests aren’t right for you, for any reason, just email us to let us know, and your money will be refunded straight away. I must say this very rarely happens – but in case you don’t benefit from our materials, we would never keep your money.

    Comment by Simone Braverman — February 6, 2019 @ 7:50 pm