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IELTS Results competition winners in December 2011

Anyone who thinks that achieving Band 7, or 8, or 9 in IELTS is too hard … get ready, we are about to burst your bubble. The people whose names are shown below are hard proof that we, non-native English speakers, CAN do it.

Meet our “IELTS result of the month” competition winners in December 2011:

Academic Module – 1st placeBand 7 in IELTS

  • Prashanthi Subramaniam from India, Band 9 (yes, 9!)

Academic Module – 2nd place

  • Aziza Askarova from Uzbekistan, Band 8
  • Karishma Singh from India, Band 8
  • Yusuf Khalid Masood from India, Band 8
  • Yomna Hassan from Egypt, Band 8

Academic Module – 3rd place

  • Vidia Chandrawati from Indonesia, Band 7.5
  • Ahmed Kabir Chaion from Bangladesh, Band 7.5
  • Varun Kshatri from India, Band 7.5

General Training Module – 1st place

  • Konstantinos Sakellaridis from Greece, Band 8.5

General Training Module – 2nd place

  • Funto Ayanleke from Nigeria, Band 8

General Training Module – 3rd place

  • Zahid Siddique from Pakistan, Band 7.5
  • Giulia Mangiapane from Italy, Band 7.5
  • Anand Rana from India, Band 7.5
  • Remmy Rajendrababu from India, Band 7.5
  • Venkatesh Neelakantan from India, Band 7.5

Congratulations to the owners of these terrific results! We are sending your special winners’ certificates to your emails, and your IELTS results will be displayed in the IELTS-Blog hall of fame.

But I guess what everyone would like to know is HOW the winners achieved their scores. And, in my experience, almost always the high achievers are able to find time in their busy day to share their tips and methods that helped them get great results in IELTS.

As soon as we hear from them – expect to see another post on the blog, or if you’re subscribed to daily updates – in your mailbox, telling you exactly how people manage to get a high score in IELTS.

P.S. IELTS results competition runs every month, and everyone is welcome to participate. Learn how to enroll here.

IELTS test in Turkey – December 2011 (Academic Module)

The following topics were shared by E who recently had an IELTS exam in Turkey:

Listening test IELTS test in Turkey

In general very similar to Cambridge books, don’t remember in detail.

Reading test

Passage 1. About art and museums.

Passage 2. About pollution that is caused by private cars.

Passage 3. About brain cells.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given 5 diagrams showing how to recycle waste into organic compost.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Some people think that design of newly constructed buildings in big cities should be controlled by governments. Do you agree or disagree?

Speaking test

Interview

– What do you do?
– Where are you from?
– What kind of a child were you?
– Which activities did you like the most?
– Do you like dancing?
– Where did you learn to dance?
– How do local people dance?
– On what occasions do they dance?

Cue Card

Talk about a musical event in a foreign place that you have attended.

Discussion

– Why do people like music?
– Why do you think music is important?
– Should parents force their children to play some instrument?
– Why do you think parents want their children to get involved in music?
– In some shopping centers or business places there is always music playing, why?