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How Raj raised his IELTS score from 6.5 to 7.5

How Raj raised his IELTS score from 6.5 to 7.5

Today we are happy to share the success story of Raj, a young man in his 20s from India. Raj is a native Tamil speaker, who needed to pass IELTS with at least Band 7 for his immigration application. In his previous attempt Raj couldn’t score higher than Band 6.5, and so he began searching for help online. He found www.IELTS-Blog.com, purchased our e-book Ace the IELTS in the end of November, began studying and 3 weeks later took the test again, this time scoring Band 7.5 Overall, with an 8 in the Listening section.

Here’s what he wrote to us right after receiving his IELTS results:

“Hi IELTS-Blog Team,Band 7.5 in IELTS

I’m extremely happy to inform you guys that I got the required score in IELTS today.

Listening 8, Reading 7.5, Writing 7, Speaking 7, Overall Band Score 7.5

I needed 7 in each sub test to support my Immigration application. In my previous attempt, I scored 6.5 only in each module. With the help of your materials and tips given by the writing correction team, I got to know my mistakes and corrected them in my last attempt.

I would like to thank you all once again for all your help. After seeing the care and support you show to test takers, I must say that you guys are doing a service, not business.

Please keep it up and help others. Thanks.”

No wonder that will such a good score Raj became one of the winners in our monthly results competition. When we asked him what would be his advice to other test takers, he said:

“I strongly believe that practice is the key to success in IELTS. Before sitting the IELTS exam, I assessed myself and did more than 20 sample tests.

I subscribed to the Writing correction service at IELTS-Blog.com and found out my most frequent mistakes. Also I read “Learn from the Examiner” materials provided by IELTS-blog.com and tuned my way of presentation.

I would suggest to test takers to practice at least 10-15 sample tests and read all the materials provided by IELTS-Blog.com”

IELTS Speaking test in Israel – January 2014

These Speaking questions were shared by M (thanks!) who took the IELTS test in Israel:

Speaking testIELTS test in Israel

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– Where do you live now?
– Is it a city or a town?
– Do you think it is important to be punctual?
– Do you always manage to be on time for all your arrangements?
– How can you improve and be there on time?
– Do you think it is possible to manage time better?
– What is important for you to remember?

Cue Card

Describe a situation when you forgot about an important meeting. Please say

– What meeting was it?
– When was it?
– What did you do about it?
– How did you feel later?

Discussion

– Is human memory important nowadays?
– Can electronic devices such as smart phones replace human memory?