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IELTS Test Results competition

IELTS Results competition winners in September 2010

It is my pleasure to announce the winners of the IELTS results competition in September. Apparently, in September we’ve done even better than before, because there are … wait for it … 11 winners!

Don’t let me say anything else before I present:

Academic Module – 1st place

  • Anithadevi Manikandan from India, Band 8.5

Academic Module – 2nd place

  • Charissa Maniti from the Philippines, Band 8.0
  • Trisita Saha from Bangladesh, Band 8.0
  • Juan Manuel Calero Rodrigues from Spain, Band 8.0
  • Nessette Alicante from the Philippines, Band 8.0

Academic Module – 3rd place

  • Timur Timirkhanov from Kazakhstan, Band 7.5
  • Rahul Naik from India, Band 7.5
  • Safy Saeed from Pakistan, Band 7.5

General Training Module – 1st place

  • Kamran Jamil from Pakistan, Band 8.5
  • Roger Peralta from the Philippines, Band 8.5

Our winners come from all over the world, but have one thing in common – their hard work resulted in a score one can be proud of.

The details of how they did it I am hoping to get later on, although I do know that Timur Timirkhanov (Band 7.5) has a hearing disability, which is probably the only reason why he got Band 7.5 – otherwise he would have gotten Band 8 or 8.5.

To congratulate the winners properly I am arranging for their special certificates to be sent via email, and their results will be displayed in the IELTS-Blog hall of fame.

We would love it if you, dear winners, shared your methods of studying that enabled you to achieve these remarkable Band scores. Please send me an email to simone[at]IELTS-Blog.com and share.

IELTS preparation tips from Gayatri – Band 8 in reading and speaking

Every time I meet someone who got a high score in IELTS I ask how they did it. Here is the answer of Gayatri, who received the overall score of 7.5 with Band 8 for reading and speaking.

“Frankly speaking I didn’t study much for the exam, but the one thing I did religiously every day was check the IELTS-blog . It was my mantra for the day, the book and study material from British Council was very helpful, especially the CDs which helped me get a good score in the listening section.

I would advise everyone to read, read and read some more for the reading section. One can use newspapers, magazines, books for this purpose. Don’t forget we are not getting evaluated on our knowledge, but on how fast we can focus and answer the question within the time limit.

Another piece of advice is to practice the exam pattern, and solve IELTS-like exams regularly.

Since the writing section is quite unpredictable, it’s always better to be ready with some common topics, and practice writing your views on paper. One must always time oneself since this is the most exhaustive section of them all.

For the speaking section which is my favorite the golden rule is “Don’t look at the recording device” during the exam, just speak your heart out and the rest will fall in place.”