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IELTS Results competition winners in January 2022

Can you imagine a better start to the New Year than getting Band 8.5 in IELTS? How about Band 8, would that still make you happy? Today we are celebrating 8 test takers who worked really hard and were rewarded with scores ranging from IELTS Band 8.5 to Band 7.

Forming this diverse group are people from Taiwan, Philippines, Italy, Nigeria, Iran, Sri Lanka and India, so it looks like happiness will be spreading across the entire globe today! Put your hands together and give them a round of applause.

IELTS results competition winners of January 2022

Academic Module

  • 1st place – Angelica Carballo from the Philipines, Band 8
  • 2nd place – Samuel Diduyemi from Nigeria, Band 7.5
  • 2nd place – Bridget Adejayan from Nigeria, Band 7.5
  • 2nd place – Leonardo Giontella from Italy, Band 7.5
  • 3rd place – Sogol Zahedi from Iran, Band 7

General Training Module

  • 1st place – Hui An Huang from Taiwan, Band 8.5
  • 2nd place – Ahamed Imthikab from Sri Lanka, Band 8
  • 2nd place – Sakshi Jain from India, Band 8

Congratulations, everyone! To mark this happy occasion we are sending certificates of achievement to the winners’ email addresses. Winning IELTS results will also be displayed in the IELTS-Blog hall of fame – so if you won, please feel free to show them off to your friends!

How did they score so well?

We’re always trying to find out from the winners how they did it. So far we have discovered that Hui An Huang (Band 8.5) used our writing correction and speaking assessment services. Angelica Carballo (Band 8) and Leonardo Giontella used our recommended book ‘Target Band 7’ and did lots of practice tests from the “High Scorer’s Choice” series. Being able to contribute to their success feels amazing!

As for the other winners – we would love to hear from you! Please be kind to the test takers who are still preparing for their IELTS exams. Do share your stories and tell us how you studied, and what helped you do so well in IELTS. Any useful tips will be shared on IELTS-Blog.com, so everyone can use the same technique and get a better score in their own exam this month.

Did you know? IELTS results competition runs every month, and everyone is welcome to participate. Learn how to enroll here.

Successful IELTS candidate from Nigeria shares his strategies for Band 7.5

If you need Band 7.5 in IELTS, Promise has some advice for you. When we announced the winners of our monthly IELTS results competition and invited them to share their best tips, he was quick to tell us how he scored Band 7.5 – and how YOU can, too. Promise said,

“First things first, I would like to express my intense gratitude to Simone Braverman and the entire IELTS-Blog.com team for granting me the opportunity to hold my head high along with the other IELTS results competition winners.

In my opinion, this exam is more of a game than an exam, and if you have the right set of strategies, you will excel. I came across IELTS-Blog.com website some days prior to my exam, and I decided to follow their tips and strategies. It would be a burden on my conscience if I didn’t recommend their books to the other candidates.

For the Reading module: read the questions before moving on to the passage in order to get a quick glimpse of the passage, skim and scan as quickly as you can, however, don’t waste too much time on any particular question. Try to complete as much Cambridge past exams as you can, and lastly, be optimistic from the start of the module to the end.

For the Writing module: write as much as you can before the test date! Always plan your answer before you start writing. Ensure that you have a paragraph for every main point and always provide some supporting details to back up your main points. Do not forget to write your conclusion in every essay. Also, never forget to write your thesis statement so that the examiner won’t find it hard to go through your work.

For the Listening module: my biggest advice to all candidates is to conquer their fears of the accent the speaker might have! Listen to popular English radio stations like BBC, CNN and so on. Try to go over as many listening practice tests as you can. Never fall prey to the speaker, because sometimes they correct themselves!

Lastly, the Speaking module: I, for one, used to be petrified at the thought of having a one-on-one conversation with a native speaker, up until I came across this blog. When speaking to yourself, always speak in English! Watch a lot of foreign movies, and try to imitate their way of speaking. On the test day, make sure you ponder over your answer before responding to the examiner, to avoid confusion during your speech. Don’t be nervous, instead see the examiner as a close friend you’re communicating with.

I may not be perfect, but I hope this helps someone whose test date is pending!’

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