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IELTS Test Results competition

Exam preparation tips from Roopa (IELTS veteran)

A winner of IELTS results competition, Roopa Siju Haridas from India who got Band 8 in the test, shared the following tips:

Band 8 in IELTS“My advice to other IELTS candidates is this – please stop the practice of learning by heart ready-made essays for the writing section. I update my IELTS result every two years and I have seen many candidates who come with prepared notes. They try to learn by heart the essays in their notes.This is of no use as the topics differ in each exam.They are just wasting their precious time.

Check out the time available for each section and learn to manage your time accordingly before you attend the test, as time management is a vital part of writing the IELTS exam.

While doing the listening and reading section, your gaze should fall only on the paper in front of you. If you try to see what others are doing, you will lose track of the text or the recording and will not be able to find the following answers.

In the writing section check the main topic – write the introductory paragraph, the first sentence of the remaining paragraphs should contain one main point and the remaining sentences should elaborate on that point. Write the last paragraph with your conclusion on the topic.

There are no shortcuts to mastering a language. It comes to you naturally if you read books regularly.

All the best to the future IELTS candidates!”

IELTS Results competition winners in September 2012

If you’ve looked at the latest report on test taker performance released by the IELTS organization, you’ve noticed that most countries’ mean band score is floating somewhere around Band 6. This fact highlights the achievement of the 10 people whose names I am about to reveal even more – because they received scores ranging from Band 7.5 to Band 8.5 in their IELTS exams, and won in our monthly IELTS results competition.

The winners in September 2012 are:

Academic Module – 1st placeBand 8 in IELTS

  • Bahar Ranjbaran from Iran, Band 8.5 (with Band 9 in both Listening and Reading)

Academic Module – 2nd place

  • Chirag Anil Patil from India, Band 8
  • Congita Melcure from India, Band 8
  • Roopa Siju Haridas from India, Band 8
  • Anvar Samandarov from Uzbekistan, Band 8

Academic Module – 3rd place

  • Ngog Thuy Pham from Vietnam, Band 7.5
  • Asif Ali from India, Band 7.5
  • Indu Narasappa from India, Band 7.5

General Training Module – 1st place

  • Sachin Vijayachandran from India, Band 8

General Training Module – 2nd place

  • Hazem Abdelmaksoud from Egypt, Band 7.5

Congratulations to the winners! To mark this special occasion we are sending your certificates of achievement to your emails, and your IELTS results will be displayed in the IELTS-Blog hall of fame.

And now, dear winners, I’d like to ask for your help – would you please tell us how you were able to do so well in the test? What were your methods of exam preparation? Your answers can help many other test takers do better in their exams.

Any suggestions from the winners will be shared right here on IELTS-Blog, and anyone subscribed to our daily updates will receive them via email.

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