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IELTS Magazine – Issue No.06
Prepare yourself for the IELTS exam with our free IELTS Magazine IELTS Magazine on our official website (ieltsmaterial.com) is designed to meet the needs of IELTS learners preparing to sit the IELTS (International English Language Testing System). Each issue offers an intensive collection of IELTS books, tips, strategies, practice tests, sample answers and other useful materials and resources to help develop 4 IELTS skills. We sincerely hope that this series of IELTS magazines can provide comprehensive preparation for IELTS students and practice of the complete range of skills tested in the IELTS. This week, our IELTS magazine covers IELTS Writing Actual Test, Oxford...
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IELTS Magazine – Week 4 (PDF)
IELTS Magazine is our brand new project on our official IELTS blog (ieltsmaterial.com), which is electronically published on a weekly basis. This non-profit project aims to keep IELTS candidates abreast with current trends in IELTS studies and provide IELTS learners with the latest IELTS lessons/news on our official website and from British Council, IDP: IELTS Australia, and Cambridge English Language Assessment. It has been an honour and pleasure building this community and this vision with each of you. Thank you to all of our readers and subscribers for taking a chance on our IELTS Magazine. And thank you, too, to...
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IELTS Magazine – Week 3 (PDF)
IELTS Magazine is our brand new project on our official IELTS blog (ieltsmaterial.com), which is electronically published on a weekly basis. This non-profit project aims to keep IELTS candidates abreast with current trends in IELTS studies, and provide IELTS learners with the latest IELTS lessons/news on our official website and from British Council, IDP: IELTS Australia, and Cambridge English Language Assessment. It has been an honor and a pleasure building this community and this vision with each of you. Thank you to all of our readers and subscribers for taking a chance on our IELTS Magazine. And thank you, too, to all of...
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IELTS Magazine – Week 2 (PDF)
IELTS Magazine is our brand new project on our official IELTS blog (ieltsmaterial.com), which is electronically published on a weekly basis. This non-profit project aims to keep IELTS candidates abreast with current trends in IELTS studies, and provide IELTS learners with the latest IELTS lessons/news on our official website and from British Council, IDP: IELTS Australia, and Cambridge English Language Assessment. For Week 2, IELTS Magazine covers the following content: IELTS Writing Actual Test in May & Sample Answers IELTS Speaking Actual Tests & Suggested Answers (June – August 2017) English Collocations in Use (Ebook) How to Achieve Band 8.0 in IELTS Writing Task...
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Best IELTS Online Courses 2021
International English Language Testing System, also known as IELTS, is an internationally recognized test. Students who are keen to study, work or live in countries where English is the primary language must take this exam. There are two types of IELTS – Academic and General. The IELTS Academic module is for people who want to study or register for a course in English speaking countries. IELTS General module is for people who want to work, train or migrate to English-speaking countries. The test is designed to evaluate all four language skills – Speaking, Writing, Reading, and Listening. Some countries where...
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IELTS Exam Tips for Listening, Reading, Speaking and Writing
Listening Tip When you have to answer multiple choice questions, remember that the information might be expressed in different ways in the recording. Listen for ideas, not particular words and phrases. Reading Tip Remember that skimming and scanning are important exam skills. Skimming is the quickest way of finding out what a text, or part of a text is about, and once you know the general subject, it’s easier to read for detail. Scanning is the most efficient way of locating the information you need to answer exam questions. It’s important to underline or highlight key words or phrases in...
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IELTS Exam Tip 3
Listening Tip When you have to complete a flow chart, remember to listen for sequencing words such asthen and next as they help you understand the stages of the process. Reading Tip True, False, Not Given questions False means that the information in the question is factually wrong. Not Given means that the information in the statement is impossible to check because it is not mentioned in the text. Use the questions to help guide you through the reading passage. Look for clues in the questions to find the correct part of the passage then read this section carefully. Writing...
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IELTS Exam Tip 4
Listening Tip You will have time at the start of each listening section to Look at the questions. Read all of the information carefully. For notes completion questions you should check how many words you need to write. You should also use the information in the questions to help you predict the type of word you need to listen for (e.g. a number, a date, or a name). Reading Tip When you have to match paragraph headings to paragraphs, skim each paragraph in turn. Decide what the main point of the paragraph is, then find a heading that means the...
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IELTS Exam Tip 6
Listening Tip In IELTS Listening exam, when you have to complete sentences, make sure that the word or phrase you write is correct both in terms of meaning and in terms of its grammar. If it doesn’t fit grammatically, it’s the wrong answer. Reading Tip It is easy to forget the meaning of new words. Try to work with new words you come across: look at the different related meanings, look up the different word forms and use them in a sentence about yourself. The more you do with a word when you first come across it, the more likely...
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IELTS Exam Tip 5
Listening Tip In Section 1 of the IELTS listening exam, you may have to complete a form. Normally, each answer is one or two words. In Section 1, the information is factual; for example, dates, telephone numbers and places. Reading Tip In IELTS Reading exam, follow the instructions carefully. In tasks that ask you to summarize, the following instructions apply: 1) You are told how many words you can use in your answer. 2) Numbers can be written using words or figures. A number or symbol counts as one word. 3) Hyphenated words count as single words. Writing Tip In...
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IELTS Exam Tip 2
Listening Tip When you have to complete short-answer questions, remember that the questions are in the same order as the information in the recording. Remember to stick to the word limit. Reading Tip Locating information and Matching headings tasks are similar. In both, you have to match information to sections of a text. The difference is that headings generally summarise information in a section while locating information questions usually pick out a key point. Writing Tip Make sure you complete your essay by writing a conclusion, even if this consists of only one sentence. If you are running short of...
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