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October 2012

IELTS Results competition winners in September 2012

If you’ve looked at the latest report on test taker performance released by the IELTS organization, you’ve noticed that most countries’ mean band score is floating somewhere around Band 6. This fact highlights the achievement of the 10 people whose names I am about to reveal even more – because they received scores ranging from Band 7.5 to Band 8.5 in their IELTS exams, and won in our monthly IELTS results competition.

The winners in September 2012 are:

Academic Module – 1st placeBand 8 in IELTS

  • Bahar Ranjbaran from Iran, Band 8.5 (with Band 9 in both Listening and Reading)

Academic Module – 2nd place

  • Chirag Anil Patil from India, Band 8
  • Congita Melcure from India, Band 8
  • Roopa Siju Haridas from India, Band 8
  • Anvar Samandarov from Uzbekistan, Band 8

Academic Module – 3rd place

  • Ngog Thuy Pham from Vietnam, Band 7.5
  • Asif Ali from India, Band 7.5
  • Indu Narasappa from India, Band 7.5

General Training Module – 1st place

  • Sachin Vijayachandran from India, Band 8

General Training Module – 2nd place

  • Hazem Abdelmaksoud from Egypt, Band 7.5

Congratulations to the winners! 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.

And now, dear winners, I’d like to ask for your help – would you please tell us how you were able to do so well in the test? What were your methods of exam preparation? Your answers can help many other test takers do better in their exams.

Any suggestions from the winners will be shared right here on IELTS-Blog, and anyone subscribed to our daily updates will receive them via email.

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

IELTS Speaking test in Hungary – September 2012

Our friend S shared the questions he was asked in a recent IELTS exam in Hungary.

Speaking testIELTS test in Hungary

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Do you have a nickname?
– Do you work or study?
– What kind of work do you like?
– Do you enjoy your present job?
– Do you use a car?
– What type of car do you want to buy?
– What do you think about traveling by car?

Cue Card

Describe a subject in the secondary school or high school which influenced your life. Please say

– What kind of subject was it?
– When and where did you hear about it firstly?
– Do you like this subject?

Discussion

– Who uses this subject more: men or women? Why?
– Does this subject contribute something special to our life? In what way?