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IELTS Test Results competition

IELTS Results competition winners in July 2016

Today we’re happy to announce the winners of IELTS Results competition in July. These 19 bright people have a very good reason to celebrate – the great IELTS scores they are obviously proud of, and now we’re about to give them another reason to party, party, party!

Have you ever had doubts about passing IELTS with the score you need? The good news is – it’s not out of reach, it’s definitely possible. Look at these test takers, they made it, and so will you!

Academic Module – 1st placeBand 8 in IELTS

  • Javid Bunyadzade from Azerbaijan, Band 8.5
  • Chow Ching Jim from Taiwan, Band 8.5

Academic Module – 2nd place

  • Nerissa Bhat from Singapore, Band 8
  • Karan Anil Sinha from India, Band 8
  • Nelson Gonzabato from Uganda, Band 8
  • Fara Azwin Binti Adam from Malaysia, Band 8
  • Manoj Sonne Gowda from India, Band 8
  • Afshan Nayab Joseph from Pakistan, Band 8
  • Abdul Aziz Mavlyanov from Uzbekistan, Band 8
  • Vijaya Meenakshi Inthulan from India, Band 8

Academic Module – 3rd place

  • Angela Maria Nino Echeverry from Colombia, Band 7.5
  • Aayush Dhakal from Nepal, Band 7.5
  • Morina Singh from India, Band 7.5
  • Parmjot Singh from India, Band 7.5

General Training Module – 1st place

  • Neelima V from India, Band 8.5
  • Haider Zulfiqar from Pakistan, Band 8.5

General Training Module – 2nd place

  • Pradeep Pandian from India, Band 8

General Training Module – 3rd place

  • Sunil Razdan from India, Band 7.5
  • Hassan Ahmari from Iran, Band 7.5

Congratulations to the winners! A day like this shouldn’t go unnoticed – and so we are sending your certificates of achievement to your emails. Your IELTS results will be displayed in the IELTS-Blog hall of fame – please feel free to show off to your family and friends!

I’m sure everyone is wondering how these lovely people were able to score so well. At the moment we only know that Fara Adam (Band 8) prepared using our book “Target Band 7”, Pradeep Pandian (Band 8) was using ‘Ace the IELTS’ and Vijaya Inthulan (Band 8) sent her essays to our teachers for checking and correction. However, we’d like to hear from the other winners, too.

This is why we’re asking all the winners to share their stories of 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.

Rizwana’s recommendations for IELTS test takers aiming at Band 8

Today we’d like to share with you some IELTS tips that helped Rizwana achieve IELTS Band 8 overall, with the perfect 9 in Speaking. Rizwana lives in India, her first language is Hindi, and here are a few things she did to get Band 8 in her IELTS exam:

Band 8 in IELTS“Listening – I got band 8 in this section. For scoring well in listening section, CONCENTRATION is the primary skill. There will be many distractions around you in the examination hall but just do your own thing. For this section, the moment your mind or eyes wander, you miss one or two questions for sure. That is a personal experience. And if you are not a native English speaker, the best strategy to improve your listening skills would be to watch English movies. Honestly guys, this helped me a lot.

Reading – I scored a 9 here. The two main reasons behind this are, I maintained a good pace from the beginning to stop missing out on any portion of the test due to time restraint and I tried to maintain 100% accuracy by reading the passage carefully and simultaneously viewing the questions. I double checked every answer as I moved forward in the test and didn’t leave checking of the answers until after completing the test, because we may not have enough time then.

Writing – I scored band 7 here. Although I had gone through some of the common writing topics given in IELTS official guide, the topic that I got during my exam was a surprise. As we have to write our essay in support of or against the given Statement (Topic), we should be sure that whatever side we take we should have enough points to form a strong and logical argument. So, I started with noting down the points that I could use while agreeing or disagreeing with the given Statement. And based on the number of strong points and reasoning, I moved ahead with my essay.

Speaking – I scored band 8 in this section. The speaking test was just a sort of usual conversation for me. I had practiced speaking on some suggested topics for a few times in front of mirror. Besides working on my tone, I also practiced adding better vocabulary to my conversations. The thing to remember while during your Speaking test is to agree or disagree with the assessor. That is, even if you do not agree with them on some point, present your own views politely and acknowledge their point of view as well. Never be too defensive or strong in your speech. Take it lightly.

Finally, the thing about IELTS is that if you are calm and focused during the test, you will do your best.
All the Best!”