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IELTS Test Results competition

IELTS Results competition winners in March 2010

Today we are announcing the winners of our Best IELTS Score competition in March. There were quite a few people who submitted their results, but not as many as I’d like to see.

It would be absolutely wonderful to have more people participate, so here is an open invitation for all the readers of IELTS-Blog: if you’ve received an IELTS result that you are happy with, scan and send it over to us – we will be happy for you to win this month!

Meanwhile, allow me to introduce our winners in March:

Wael Alghouti from Palestine, Band 6.5 in General module

Daria Kurokhtina from Russia, Band 8.0 in Academic module

Congratulations to the winners! Your special certificates – the evidence of your success – are on their way to your emails, and as always, your results will be displayed in IELTS-Blog hall of fame.

And now all eyes are on you – how did you do it? What are your tips for other IELTS test takers? Your answers will be published to give everyone a chance to learn from the high achievers.

IELTS Preparation tips from Band 8.5 achievers

Today I have some tips for you, coming from the IELTS results competition winners. Here is what Deeksha and Rishi, who achieved Band 8.5 in Academic IELTS test, wanted to share:

“The best advice for students preparing for IELTS, especially for the speaking section, would be to be yourself and keep it simple. If you try to learn your answers beforehand, you will lose marks as the examiners pick that up immediately. Speaking in short simple sentences does the trick. Speak slowly so that you are well understood. This is very important as we may have very different accents. Practice speaking with friends to get the natural flow.

Reading, Writing and Listening skills can be practiced with the help of IELTS materials available online. There are a lot of websites providing free samples which are worth going through.

Last but not the least, believe in yourself and have a good rest before the exam. It will be hard to concentrate especially on the listening part if your mind is not fresh.

Good Luck everyone!”

And here is what Aqrar Khan, Band 8.5 in General Training module, said when I asked him how he got this beautiful score:

“It was a result of thorough understanding of the format of the test, practice and advice and sharing of “lessons learnt” through IELTS-blog.

I would recommend that all the potential IELTS test takers get the speaking tests samples analyzed by your experts.

I would advise all potential IELTS test takers not to to take the test “lightly” and invest some time in preparation through self-study books, IELTS-blog, etc.”