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IELTS Test Results competition

IELTS Results competition winners in August 2010

It is my pleasure to announce the winners of the IELTS results competition in August. As more and more people participate, the number of winners is also increasing!

Today we have 6 of them to congratulate, and what makes me even happier is the fact that 3 out of the 6 winners were using my book Target Band 7 – to achieve an even higher overall band of 7.5!

Anyone who just became a member at IELTS-Blog should know the reason why we hold this competition every month. Here is how it works: people email us their scanned IELTS results, and every month we pick the best scores. Where did the idea come from? It’s very simple – this is our way to find people who prepared for IELTS successfully on their own and ask them these 2 questions:

“How did you study to get such a high score? What are the secrets of your success?”

And why should you care? Because you can learn from other people, just like you, who achieved a great IELTS score, by studying like they did. This is why I hope that today’s winners will write back to me and share their tips for every test taker’s sake.

And the winners are …

Academic Module – 1st place

  • Dr. Manal Salem from Yemen, Band 8.0

Academic Module – 2nd place

  • Miglena Georgieva from the UK, Band 7.5
  • Annette Heling-Benze from Germany, Band 7.5
  • Radi Ivanov from Bulgaria, Band 7.5

General Training Module – 1st place

  • Srinivasan Ramakrishna from India, Band 8.5

General Training Module – 2nd place

  • Furqan Javaid from Pakistan, Band 8.0

Congratulations to the winners! I am arranging for your special certificates to be sent to your emails, and your results will be displayed in the IELTS-Blog hall of fame.

We would love it if you shared your methods of studying that enabled you to achieve these remarkable Band scores. Please send us an email to IELTS-Blog and share.

Preparation tips from successful IELTS test takers

Today, just in time for those of you taking the test this Saturday, I have some more preparation tips. These came from people who have proven themselves successful, by securing IELTS results of Band 8.

Hoang and Seema, the winners of our IELTS results competition in June and July, wrote and shared their tips for success.

Hoang said:

“In order to get a good result, just practice, practice and practice. Read a lot. In fact, read everything (in English), that is within your reach: newspapers, novels or even leaflets given to you on the streets.

Watch English-speaking programmes whenever you can to improve your Listening skill. Don’t be nervous and you will achieve the best result.”

Seema said:

“I realized that to succeed in IELTS exam or rather any exam there are two requirements, and they are:

1. Sound knowledge of the subject.
2. Sufficient practice.

I owe my English knowledge to strong foundation in school! But yes, the exam was easy for me as I practiced according to the exam pattern for 2 weeks.

For this purpose books and study material by British Council was of immense help and so were vast materials available at various sites, including IELTS-BLOG. My score would have been definitely better if I had practiced more.

My suggestions to score high is practice the IELTS related materials again and again, preferably for a month or two, if English basics are clear.

Do not panic. Stay cool.

Follow the guidelines given especially for the writing module. Writing part is the most difficult one for me, but if approached systematically it becomes easy.

I had done speaking practice for just 2 days, but will advise to do more and practice in front of a mirror or a friend.”

Thank you, Hoang and Seema!