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August 2013

IELTS Results competition winners in July 2013

Today we’re happy to announce the 13 winners of our monthly IELTS results competition in July. These hard-working people managed to get very impressive scores, including Band 9(!) – have a look:

Academic Module – 1st placeBand 8 in IELTS

  • Dharani Devi Salitoray from Malaysia, Overall Band 9

Academic Module – 2nd place

  • Nipaporn Asawaphat from Thailand, Overall Band 8.5
  • Rujuta Shirish Yande from India, Overall Band 8.5

Academic Module – 3rd place

  • Bukhosi Robi from Zimbabwe, Overall Band 8
  • Xue Yen Daphne Choo from Singapore, Overall Band 8
  • Jovelyn Tan from the Philippines, Overall Band 8

General Training Module – 1st place

  • Amit Purohit from India, Overall Band 8
  • Alka Arora from India, Overall Band 8
  • Ravinder Jeet Singh from India, Overall Band 8
  • Sheila Emmanuel from India, Overall Band 8
  • Bagmi Sahoo from India, Overall Band 8

General Training Module – 2nd place

  • Sathiyaseelan Velayutham from India, Overall Band 7.5

General Training Module – 3rd place

  • Emmanuel Bobby Joseph from India, Overall Band 7

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.

We, of course, would love to learn what helped these lovely people in their exam preparation – so please share your 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.

IELTS Speaking test in Australia – July 2013

Thanks to C who took the IELTS test in Australia we have these Speaking questions:

Speaking testIELTS test in Australia

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Do you work or do you study?
– What do you do at work?
– Does your name have a meaning?
– Is your name popular in your country?
– What are the common names in your country?

Cue card

Talk about one of the occasions when you used public transport. Please say:

– Where did you go?
– Why did you use public transport?
– Describe your experience.

Discussion

– Do you think people should use public transport more often than driving their own car?
– What do you think the government should do to encourage people to take public transport more often?
– What environmentally-friendly public transport solutions do you think the government should invest in?
– What do you think the government should do to discourage people from buying private cars?