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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 Results competition winners in January 2010

Before we get to announcing the winners, there is something I want you to know. I am a little bit worried. We used to get many people participating in our monthly results competitions in 2009, in fact the number of winners grew every month.

Now we’re at the beginning of 2010 and I don’t see as many people sending me their test report forms. I know that everyone is busy and has a million things to do, we all work very hard, but let me tell you this – if successful IELTS test-takers don’t continue this tradition of winning the competition and then sharing their tips and advice, we all lose. The winners lose their “15 minutes of fame” and everybody else loses the chance of getting valuable advice from the high achievers.

So what do you say, will you help me get this going again?

If you’ve taken the IELTS exam (no matter when), send me your test report form to info[at]ielts-blog.com and be included in the monthly results competition.

And now, finally, the winners of January 2010 are:

Gagandeep Oberoi from India, Band 7.5 in General module

Nargess Mottaghi from Iran, Band 8.0 in Academic module

Lean Heong Foo from Malaysia, Band 8.0 in Academic module

Congratulations to the winners! Your very own special certificates are on their way to your emails, and as always, your results will be displayed in IELTS-Blog hall of fame very soon.

And by our tradition that goes way back, I am asking the winners to share their best tips, that are responsible for their success.

Please send me an email and answer this question: “What does it take to get a high score in IELTS?”. Your answers will be published to give everyone a chance to learn from the high achievers.

IELTS test in Indonesia – February 2010 (Academic Module)

IELTS test in Indonesia was collectively shared by E. and A.(thank you very much!), who remembered the following details:

Listening test

Section 1: About a market, there was a map, which contained some locations and one of them should have been chosen.
Sections 2-4: Don’t remember.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)
There was a comparison of favorite subjects of the students from 2 different schools. It is presented as a bar chart.

Writing task 2 (an essay)
Some people prefer to watch movies at the cinema, others like watching their movies at home, as home theaters become more popular. Discuss, what is your opinion?

Speaking test

Interview

– What’s your name?
– What are you doing at the moment?
– What qualification does your job require?
– Do you like flowers?
– On what occasions in your country people give flower to one another?
– What was the last time you gave someone a bouquet of flowers?

Cue card

Talk about an important letter that you received, you should say:
– Who it was from,
– When you received the letter,
– What it was about,
– Why it was important for you.

Discussion

– What is the impact of illiteracy on your country?
– How could we encourage people to learn how to read and write?
– Why it is important that we begin learning how to write at school?
– Is it important to not have any illiteracy in the society?