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IELTS Test Results competition

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.

What helped Dona get Band 8.5 in IELTS

Today I am happy to share the tips we received from Dona, a Sri-Lankan IELTS candidate, who won our IELTS results competition in July with an amazing Band 8.5 (her Reading and Listening were both Band 9!)

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And now back to Dona’s IELTS preparation tips:

“Just a few tips I would like to share.Dona, Band 8.5 in IELTS

For reading, I found it very helpful to read practice articles, those in past papers or even from other sources such as newspapers and textbooks. A lot of consistent reading and understanding any given articles goes a long way.

For listening, I think it is helpful to listen to a few recordings to practice and get into the flow and speed of the speaker. Keep an ear out for key words in the questions that would help you identify the answer.

For speaking, the most helpful thing to do is to keep speaking and interacting with people in English. Try to speak in a consistent flow, adding more complex words often. Try not to break your sentences and pause to think or hesitate. Keep speaking.

For writing, try to plan your essay. Allocate a certain number of words to each paragraph you plan on writing and have an idea of what the main idea of each paragraph will be.”