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IELTS Preparation tips

The best ways to study for the four IELTS sub-tests: Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking

IELTS Test Dates for 2009 (January – June)

Here are the official IELTS test dates for the first half of 2009:

January 2009:
General Training test: 15th, 17th
Academic test: 10th, 15th, 17th, 31st

February 2009 :
General Training test: 7th, 21st
Academic test: 7th, 12th, 21st, 28th

March 2009:
General Training test: 7th, 21st
Academic test: 5th, 7th, 14th, 21st

April 2009:
General Training test: 18th, 30th
Academic test: 4th, 18th, 25th, 30th

May 2009:
General Training test: 9th, 30th
Academic test: 9th, 16th, 21st, 30th

June 2009:
General Training test: 11th, 13th
Academic test: 11th, 13th, 20th, 27th

Good luck, people!

Things about the IELTS test people fear the most

Many students are writing to me and sharing their worst fears about the IELTS exam, and guess what – there are several things about IELTS that scare almost everyone. Being afraid of an exam is anything but productive, which is why we need to deal with it and make that fear go away.

Basically there are 5 things people are afraid of the most:

1) Missing answers in the Listening Module

2) Not having enough time in the Reading or the Writing sections

3) Having no ideas for an essay

4) Saying the wrong thing

5) Having nothing to say when the examiner is asking a question

I have a guest article published in IELTS section of Examenglish.com where I explain in detail how to deal with each and every one of those fears. Read it (click here) and learn how to get them out of the way of your success.

Good luck to everyone!