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IELTS Results competition winners in January 2019

2019 is well underway, and it’s a great time to check where we are with those New Year’s resolutions! Edith Lovejoy Pierce, a poet, once wrote “We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year’s Day.” But this isn’t just a quote – we know of 6 people who did exactly that! They channeled their lives into a new direction by acing their IELTS exams in the very beginning of 2019!

We are delighted to announce the best IELTS results (and their proud owners!) in January 2019:

Academic Module – 1st placeBand 9 in IELTS

  • Nikita Gidwani from India, Band 8
  • Muntasir Dihan from Bangladesh, Band 8

Academic Module – 2nd place

  • Aalok Chaudhary from Nepal, Band 7.5
  • Mrinali Pardiwala from India, Band 7.5

Academic Module – 3rd place

  • Parisa Bagheri from Iran, Band 7

General Training Module – 1st place

  • Susmita Chakraborty from India, Band 7.5

Congratulations to the winners! This is a day to remember, so we are sending your certificates of achievement to your emails. Winning IELTS results will be displayed in the IELTS-Blog hall of fame – so if you won, please feel free to show them off to your friends!

We’re very happy to report that one of the winners (Susmita, Band 7.5) used our IELTS practice tests to prepare for the exam. She found them helpful, and even left this awesome feedback on Amazon:

Band 7.5 in IELTS

As for the rest of the winners, we’d love to find out what IELTS books they used, how they prepared and studied, and what helped them achieve success in IELTS. Anything they wish to share will be posted on IELTS-Blog without delay, so everyone can use the same technique and get a better score in their own exam this month.

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

IELTS test in Alexandria, Egypt – January 2019 (General Training)

S took the IELTS test in Egypt and remembered the following Writing and Speaking questions:

Writing testIELTS test in Egypt

Writing task 1 (a letter)

You have recently used a moving company to move your household items to a new place and they have been damaged in transfer. Write a letter to the company’s manager and say

– When and where did it take place?
– What is your complaint?
– Suggest a reasonable solution.

Writing Task 2 (an essay)

Nowadays online education has become popular as more institutes and companies are offering courses online. However, many people prefer the traditional, classroom training or study. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of both methods.

Speaking test

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– What do you do?
– Describe your hometown, please.
– Where do you stay now?
– Describe your accommodation.
– What kind of relationships do you have with your neighbors?

Cue Card

Talk about a teacher, who you have been impressed by. Please say

– Who is he/she?
– When did you met him/her?
– Why were you impressed so much?

Discussion

– Are you still in touch with him/her?
– Would you use the same methods to teach your children?