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Simone Braverman

Simone Braverman is the founder of IELTS-Blog.com and the author of several renowned IELTS preparation books, including Ace the IELTS, Target Band 7, the High Scorer's Choice practice test series, and IELTS Success Formula. Since 2005, Simone has been committed to making IELTS preparation accessible and effective through her books and online resources. Her work has helped 100,000's of students worldwide achieve their target scores and live their dream lives. When Simone isn't working on her next IELTS book, video lesson, or coaching, she enjoys playing the guitar or rollerblading.

IELTS Speaking test in Nigeria – February 2022

Our kind friend G.N. took the IELTS test in Nigeria and remembered the writing topics being the same as in this recent exam in Sri Lanka. His Speaking questions were different though:

Speaking test

Part 1 (Interview)

– What is your full name?
– May I see your ID?
– Tell me about your hometown.
– Do you think your hometown is a good place for kids to grow up?
– Do you have apps on your mobile phone or tablet?
– What apps are those, and how are they of benefit to you?
– Which application have you recently downloaded?
– How does it work?

Part 2 (Cue Card)

Describe a situation when you had a problem and someone offered a clever solution. You should say:

– who the person was
– what he/she did
– what solution he/she offered
– and explain why you think it was a clever solution.

Part 3 (Discussion)

– How often do you do clever things?
– What do you think of human intelligence?
– How about artificial intelligence?
– What are the advantages of artificial intelligence?
– How does human intelligence compare to artificial intelligence?

IELTS Results competition winners in January 2022

Can you imagine a better start to the New Year than getting Band 8.5 in IELTS? How about Band 8, would that still make you happy? Today we are celebrating 8 test takers who worked really hard and were rewarded with scores ranging from IELTS Band 8.5 to Band 7.

Forming this diverse group are people from Taiwan, Philippines, Italy, Nigeria, Iran, Sri Lanka and India, so it looks like happiness will be spreading across the entire globe today! Put your hands together and give them a round of applause.

IELTS results competition winners of January 2022

Academic Module

  • 1st place – Angelica Carballo from the Philipines, Band 8
  • 2nd place – Samuel Diduyemi from Nigeria, Band 7.5
  • 2nd place – Bridget Adejayan from Nigeria, Band 7.5
  • 2nd place – Leonardo Giontella from Italy, Band 7.5
  • 3rd place – Sogol Zahedi from Iran, Band 7

General Training Module

  • 1st place – Hui An Huang from Taiwan, Band 8.5
  • 2nd place – Ahamed Imthikab from Sri Lanka, Band 8
  • 2nd place – Sakshi Jain from India, Band 8

Congratulations, everyone! To mark this happy occasion we are sending certificates of achievement to the winners’ email addresses. Winning IELTS results will also be displayed in the IELTS-Blog hall of fame – so if you won, please feel free to show them off to your friends!

How did they score so well?

We’re always trying to find out from the winners how they did it. So far we have discovered that Hui An Huang (Band 8.5) used our writing correction and speaking assessment services. Angelica Carballo (Band 8) and Leonardo Giontella used our recommended book ‘Target Band 7’ and did lots of practice tests from the “High Scorer’s Choice” series. Being able to contribute to their success feels amazing!

As for the other winners – we would love to hear from you! Please be kind to the test takers who are still preparing for their IELTS exams. Do share your stories and tell us how you studied, and what helped you do so well in IELTS. Any useful tips will be shared on IELTS-Blog.com, so everyone can use the same technique and get a better score in their own exam this month.

Did you know? IELTS results competition runs every month, and everyone is welcome to participate. Learn how to enroll here.