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May 2006

IELTS results online

Time moves really slowly when you are waiting for your IELTS test results. Did you know that instead of looking for the postman every day, you can check the score online?

IELTS results become available online 13 days after the test, on this webpage – click to check IELTS results online.

All you need to do is visit the link above, and enter your family name, passport or other ID number, date of birth and your test date. The IELTS result, once ready, will remain available online for 28 days. If you try to log in and view an older IELTS score (over 1 month old) it may not be available.

Keep in mind that printouts / screenshots of your score taken from that website are generally not accepted by institutions, colleges and professional organizations – they require the actual Test Report Form that you will get from the IELTS test center in regular mail.

In addition to this global link, a similar service is available in the 3 countries below:

India Iran Nepal

And then there is this British Council site where you can check your results, but they say that it includes IELTS candidates from “selected test centres only” – anyway, try your luck!

Click here to check your IELTS results online

If you know of any other country where IELT results are available online, please let me know and I will add the link here for everyone to enjoy. Write to info@IELTS-Blog.com or just leave a comment on this post.

If you’ve checked your result and happy about it, you have a great chance of winning our monthly IELTS results competition – click here to enroll.

If you’ve checked your result and it’s not what you were hoping for, don’t give up. It is probably because you came across IELTS-Blog too late and didn’t make the most of our great exam tips. I suggest that you download the free IELTS preparation guide here, go through the sample essays here, learn from our high achievers and practice a lot. You would be pleasantly surprised by your next score!

Tips for the Writing Task 1 of the IELTS Academic test

As I promised to many of you, this is what you need to know about the Academic IELTS Test Writing Task 1.

The task here is to describe a graph in a report. The report is intended for a university lecturer, so the language you use should be appropriate.

There are several different graphs you could see in a Writing Task 1:

  • Single line graph – see example
  • Double line graph – see example
  • Bar graph (Single, Double or Triple bar graph) – see example
  • Pie chart – see example
  • Table – see example
  • Process

    • No matter what graph, diagram or table you are describing, you shouldn’t break these rules:

  • Your report must be of at least 150 words written in 20 minutes.
  • You shouldn’t write your opinion or copy words from the task prompt – rephrase and use synonyms instead.
  • Never use bullets, write as if you were writing an essay or a letter.

    • When your Academic Writing Task 1 is graded by IELTS examiners, they look for this structure:

    Introduction
    Overview
    Body

    The Introduction should state what the graph/chart is describing, this is basically the task prompt that has been rephrased to some extent.

    The Overview should talk about the most noticeable features/trends you can see on the graph. Remember that you are describing a graph to someone who can’t see it, so you need to visualise it for them. Don’t mention any particular figures in the overview paragraph, only the trends.

    The Body should describe the most important trends in more detail, while all information is summarised to avoid unnecessary detail. For example, if there is a graph that has 2 peaks, you should mention them; tell when those peaks appeared and what the peak values are. Notice how many distinctive features the diagram has and divide information into paragraphs, one paragraph per feature. You should link the paragraphs by sentences that logically connect them to one another.

    Important! You need to write about all the periods of time and all the subjects of graph. If it shows several years (1992, 1993, 1994) – write about all of them, if it is about men and women – write about both. Remember, summarizing doesn’t mean throwing away information. The secret here is to select what’s important, organize it, compare and contrast.

    The Conclusion should sum up the global trends shown on the graph and compare them if possible.

    And if you need some sample answers, here they are, enjoy.