Featured Success Story: Step by Step to IELTS Band 7
Bear in mind my scholar Baina? She made an unbelievable leap in her IELTS scores, and I simply needed to share her story with you!
Baina elevated her Listening rating from a Band 4.5 to a formidable 7.5! Her Writing rating additionally jumped from a Band 6 to six.5 – in only a month. This can be a outstanding achievement, and I do know many take a look at takers are striving for comparable success.
I lately interviewed Baina to uncover her methods and insights so you possibly can apply them to your individual preparation. Right here’s what she needed to say:
My IELTS Journey to a Band 7
“I began making ready once more after my take a look at after I didn’t get the rating I wanted. I later purchased two very talked-about IELTS programs, none of which helped me, as a result of anytime I emailed them that I’m listening to impaired and wanted their assist, they at all times advised me they don’t have any answer for listening to impaired college students. I grew to become annoyed and practically gave up when your e mail popped up in my inbox asking if writing wasn’t my solely downside. I made a decision to message you though I assumed the reply would be the similar like the opposite IELTS lecturers, so I wasn’t anticipating something good. However you replied to me and I used to be actually glad. That was when my actual IELTS journey started.
I began training with Cambridge IELTS books and official Cambridge information to IELTS. I later purchased “Goal Band 7” and tutorial apply exams from you. Your books the place actually useful as a result of I used the transcript from every listening take a look at.
For Studying, at any time when I learn one paragraph, I might undergo the set of questions and reply each query that may be present in that exact paragraph earlier than transferring onto the following paragraph. That saved me a number of time.
For Talking I couldn’t apply a lot as a result of I at all times talk in English wherever I am going, that was the one preparation I did in direction of the talking take a look at. I simply learn different matters I wasn’t accustomed to and the way to go about answering the half two cue card. I simply made certain to talk all through the take a look at.
For Writing, I give all of the credit score to you as a result of with out “Goal Band 7”, and your recommendation of not giving up, I wouldn’t even be near the 6.5 band within the first place. Your writing corrections have been actually useful and so I began training inside the time allocation and underneath exams situation.
I began to supply an essay inside 50 minutes, after which lowered the time to 45 minutes and additional to 40 minutes. Lastly, I managed to supply an essay in half-hour, and proofread and even plan earlier than writing. It was actually nice.
Two Weeks Earlier than The Check
Two weeks earlier than my examination, I printed out the writing reply sheets and began training on them in order that I can know the variety of phrases that may match onto the paper. That helped me on exams day as a result of I knew how my 250-270 phrases would appear like on the reply sheet, so I didn’t even trouble to rely my phrases as a result of I knew it was 250 or extra.
The identical applies to the duty 1 writing. I’m a mom of two boys, a 5- and 3-year olds. So I at all times anticipate them to fall sleep earlier than I begin my apply take a look at. However one month earlier than the examination, I took a component depart from work in order that I might totally consider my exams. So when my youngsters depart for college, my husband and I might apply the listening take a look at collectively after which go over it to see the place my weak areas have been. We might then apply these areas effectively to ensure I grasp these forms of questions. The identical goes for the studying too, and we at all times practiced underneath timed circumstances.
On The Check Day
On the take a look at day, I actually took time to put in writing my essay and report utilizing my very own English with none memorised phrases and solutions. So I used to be capable of comfortably convey my message throughout as a result of it was my very own writing and never memorised. The grammar errors and vocabulary have been on my thoughts all through the writing take a look at, so I attempted to not repeat phrases unnecessarily whereas writing. Additionally, in process 1, after studying the query, I wrote on high of the reply sheets ‘previous and current’, to remind myself that I wanted to put in writing the report utilizing the previous and current tenses as a result of that was that sort of diagram.
The talking part was the simplest, and I had a sense I might rating round band 8, however I ended up with a Band 7. For the writing, I wanted a band 6.5 however I at all times tried to attain a Band 7, considering that even when I couldn’t attain a 7, I might get a minimum of a 6.5.
I at all times practiced having in thoughts that I wanted above band 7 in all parts, in order that I get used to that. These makes an attempt actually helped me to get the Band 7. I made certain to apply each single day and underneath timed situation, with none breaks.”
If you happen to’re scuffling with the IELTS, use Baina’s recommendation to optimise your individual preparation, and you might obtain a rating like hers:
