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IELTS Results competition winners in December 2014

Everyone loves happy endings, and looking at these people’s IELTS results we just think – no one could ask for a better way to close a year. Can you imagine what it feels like to start 2015 with an IELTS Band 8 under your belt? Interestingly, in December we had a much bigger list of winners compared to any of the previous months. Looks like everyone wanted to be done with IELTS and start a new life in the New Year!

I am delighted to announce the best IELTS results in December 2014:

Academic Module – 1st placeBand 9 in IELTS

  • Tony Thomas Thampy from India, Band 8.5
  • Alina Budhwani from India, Band 8.5

Academic Module – 2nd place

  • Ancy Kurian from India, Band 8
  • Priyanika Jesrani from Pakistan, Band 8
  • Gokul Raj Pullagura from India, Band 8
  • Karol Estefany Hermoza Loyola from Peru, Band 8
  • Gerald Chikuse from Zimbabwe, Band 8
  • Luisa Signorelli from Italy, Band 8
  • Ankush Mala Chalise from Nepal, Band 8
  • Preetinder Kaur Jassal from India, Band 8
  • Mina Wagih Amin Gendy from Egypt, Band 8

Academic Module – 3rd place

  • Roopam Mehta from India, Band 7.5
  • Zarina Khaldarova from Uzbekistan, Band 7.5
  • Joseph Antwi from Ghana, Band 7.5

General Training Module – 1st place

  • Vivek Sharma from India, Band 8.5

General Training Module – 2nd place

  • Udayan Mukherjee from India, Band 8
  • Emilia Dorota Skiba from Poland, Band 8
  • Akinola Akinrele from Nigeria, Band 8
  • Kamran Afshar from Iran, Band 8
  • Inderpal Singh Sinduria from India, Band 8

General Training Module – 3rd place

  • Ruta Agarwal from India, Band 7.5
  • Theresa Aigbebemen Ogboghodo from Nigeria, Band 7.5
  • Abimbola Akinrele from Nigeria, Band 7.5

Congratulations to the winners! As a token of our appreciation we are sending your certificates of achievement to your emails. Winning IELTS results will be displayed in the IELTS-Blog hall of fame – so if you won, please feel free to show them off to your friends!

I’m very happy to report that some of the winners used our IELTS materials and services to prepare for the exam: Vivek Sharma, Abimbola and Akinola Akinrele, and Theresa Ogboghodo used Ace the IELTS, and Gerald Chikuse used our Writing Correction service. We are going to share their testimonials later on the blog.

Meanwhile, we hope to hear from the other winners the stories of how they prepared and studied, and what helped them achieve success in IELTS. Anything they wish to share will be posted on IELTS-Blog without delay, so everyone can use the same technique 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.

Alex shares the story behind his Band 7.5

Alex Umeanozie is a 26 year-old man from Nigeria who took the IELTS test and got a 7.5 Overall Band Score. He didn’t have much time to prepare, only two weeks, because taking the exam was required for his scholarship application. As one of the winners of our monthly IELTS results competition, we asked Alex to share some tips with future test takers. Here is what he said:

Band 7.5 in IELTS“Speaking Test

I thought the Speaking Test would be the most challenging for me, as I am quite a shy guy. But before the test I got to know all about the speaking part and what was expected from the candidate. It is important to keep in mind that the examiner only cares about how you communicate in English and not whether your answers are right or wrong. This gave me a lot of confidence. So I spoke to the examiner as I would speak to a colleague in an everyday scenario. I scored 7.5 in the speaking test.

Listening Test

The listening test was by far the most comfortable for me. It requires a lot of practice, in a way of doing some listening exercises. Answer the questions as you listen, as the recording won’t be repeated a second time. If you miss a part of the recording, don’t panic, move on with the conversation and answer the next questions accordingly. My score in the listening test was 8.0.

Reading Test

The reading test consists of some passages. You don’t have to read the whole passage. My technique is to go to the question first, then look for the answer in the passage. The first sentence in each paragraph is the topic sentence and tells what the whole paragraph is about. My score in the reading test was 7.0.

Writing Test

I think writing was the most challenging for me. There are two tasks, the first has to do with how well you are able to analyse a given chart, diagram, table, etc and it carries less marks than the second task. You should study the chart carefully and build your paragraphs clearly. Ensure you know what is required for each question to avoid deviating from the topic.”