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2019

IELTS Results competition winners in December 2018

George Orwell once said “The quickest way of ending a war is to lose it”, and guess what – we are just about to introduce 13 people who certainly DID NOT choose the quickest way in their battle with IELTS. Instead, these warriors gave their all studying for the exam, and today we are celebrating their victory! It’s not just a great IELTS score and a place in our IELTS results competition that they won – it’s the opportunity to leave IELTS behind in 2018, and start a new life in 2019!

We are delighted to announce the best IELTS results in December 2018:

Academic Module – 1st placeBand 9 in IELTS

  • Thanh Tam Nguyen from Vietnam, Band 8.5

Academic Module – 2nd place

  • Hoang Le from Vietnam, Band 7.5
  • Radnika Pillai from India, Band 7.5
  • Sanket Shah from India, Band 7.5

Academic Module – 3rd place

  • Saika Sharmin from Bangladesh, Band 7
  • Shankar Rana from India, Band 7
  • Nancy Govindani from India, Band 7

General Training Module – 1st place

  • Rajeswari Muthu from India, Band 8
  • Pournima Balasubramanian from India, Band 8
  • Malobika Bose from India, Band 8
  • Krishnakanth Allika from India, Band 8
  • Ashish Shah from India, Band 8

General Training Module – 2nd place

  • Joby John from India, Band 7

Congratulations to the winners! As a token of our appreciation 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 (Ashish Shah, Band 8) used our writing correction service while preparing for the exam. As for the rest, 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 Uzbekistan – January 2019 (Academic Module)

Thanks to good memory of D from Uzbekistan we can share the following IELTS test questions from a recent exam in her country:

Reading testIELTS test in Uzbekistan

Passage 1. About a song and its lyrics.

Passage 2. About solar power and sailboats.

Passage 3. Don’t remember.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given a table showing water distribution in four countries. We had to summarise and describe it.

Writing Task 2 (an essay)

While recruiting a new employee, the employer should pay more attention to their personal qualities, rather than qualifications and experience. To what extent do you agree or disagree? Give your opinion and include relevant examples.

Speaking test

Interview

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Where do you live now?
– Do you work or study?
– What are the advantages and disadvantages of your hometown?
– Why do you think so?
– What is your favourite colour?
– What colour would you use on your bedroom walls?
– Did you wear bright coloured clothing as a child?
– Do you know your neighbours well?
– Do you meet them often?
– When did you go to a park or a garden last time?
– What do you prefer, to visit outdoor or indoor gardens?

Cue Card

Describe a skill that took you a long time to master. Please say

– What is it?
– Who helped you to master it?
– How long did it take?

Discussion

– How did you feel after learning it?
– Most people think new skills are difficult to learn. Why do they think so?
– What jobs require one to be patient?