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IELTS Test Results competition

IELTS Results competition winners in May 2014

May brought us 12 winners who received great IELTS results ranging from Band 7.5 to Band 8.5. With great pleasure and pride we present the successful test takers:

Academic Module – 1st placeBand 9 in IELTS

  • Egiya Erica Safari-Omoigui from Nigeria, Band 8.5 (with a 9 in Listening)

Academic Module – 2nd place

  • Wen Ling Ho from Malaysia, Band 8
  • Andrew Dionisio from Singapore, Band 8

Academic Module – 3rd place

  • Benet Babu George from India, Band 7.5
  • Kaushal Pareshkumar Patel from India, Band 7.5
  • Payel Saha from India, Band 7.5
  • Yuen Han Sandy Lau from Hong Kong, Band 7.5
  • Lili Teodorova Chaneva from Bulgaria, Band 7.5
  • Kamesh Orugantivenkata Sai Phani from India, Band 7.5

General Training Module – 1st place

  • Tiju Mathew Thomas from India, Band 8.5 (with a 9 in Reading)

General Training Module – 2nd place

  • Aruna Koride from India, Band 8

General Training Module – 3rd place

  • Abdul Muqtadar Syed from India, Band 7.5

Congratulations to the winners! A day like this should be remembered – and so we are sending your certificates of achievement to your emails. Your IELTS results will be displayed in the IELTS-Blog hall of fame – please feel free to show off to your friends!

The big question on everyone’s mind now is “How did they do it?”, but only our winners can answer it. All we know at the moment is that Wen Ling Ho ( Band 8 ) and Yuen Han Sandy Lau (Band 7.5) were using our book “Target Band 7”. But we definitely need more information!

We look forward to hearing from the winners their 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.

Monagelle got Band 7.5 in IELTS with these easy techniques

Monagelle Toledo is a 23 year-old lady from the Philippines and one of our IELTS results competition winners. Just like you, she had to take the IELTS test and while preparing she used a few easy techniques that helped her reach her target score – Band 7.5. Here is what Monagelle had to say about her IELTS preparation – try these simple techniques to improve your own performance in the upcoming exam:

Band 8 in IELTS“First of all, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to Simone Braverman and her entire team. You have played a major role in my success, through the tips given in your book Target Band 7 and through your complete practice exercises.

Here are my techniques that I would like to share with the other IELTS candidates:

1. Have a Time Table.

Know your goals that you want to achieve in a specific period of time. For instance, do 2 listening exercises every day for 1 week, then reading exercises for the next week and so on. Try also to practice all 4 sections without a break, just like in a mock exam.

2. Identify your strengths and weaknesses.

Be attentive to your common mistakes and address them. Try to identify or experiment with your own strategies on how to rectify the problem. In my case, I had trouble in the Reading section until I found out that it is easier to read all the questions first which are related to the first paragraph or passage of the article and answer them before moving on to the next group of questions.

3. Practice.

Never stop until you nail it. Spare no effort.

4. Relax and conquer the exam.

Congratulate yourself on a job well done. Good luck and congratulations in advance!