IELTS

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IELTS

• Pwint Nee Aung

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Content

• Introduction
• My IELTS Progress
• How I prepared for IELTS
• Tips (or) test strategies
• Listening
• Reading
• Writing
• Speaking
• Final Words
• QA

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Introduction

• Pwint Nee Aung
• Government school
• GCE O A Levels
• Taken IELTS 3 times (not TOEFL)
• 2007
• 2012
• 2015

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My IELTS Progress
Oct 2012 8 Aug 2015
Listening 8.0 9.0
Reading 8.5 9.0
Writing 7.0 8.0
Speaking 8.5 8.5
Overall 8.0 8.5
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How I prepared for IELTS

• 2012 ? IELTS Preparation class
• Recent ? Independent Study
• IELTS Book 10
• Focus on Writing
• Look for IELTS Band 8 or 9 sample answers on
  Google
• Learn structure for Academic Writing
• Timing is important

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Listening

• Every second counts ? Read ahead as much as
  possible
• Check answers transfer ? 10 minutes at the end
• When to read questions?
• Beginning of the test
• "You have some time to look at question to "
• "You now have half a minute to check your answer.

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Listening

• How to read?

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Listening

• How to read?
• Predict answers ? write them down near the blanks
  
• Underline key words in Questions as well as
  Answers
• How to Listen?
• 90 of my attention ? Listening
• 10 of my attention ? Tracing question note
  taking
• Its okay to be messy

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Listening

• Note taking skill
• Write down key words/main points that you hear

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Listening

• Benefits of note-taking
• aid your memory.
• help you check answers at the end of the test
  when you have 10 mins.

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Reading

• Reading skills
• Speed
• Skimming (Main idea)
• Scanning (Looking for names, numbers, or specific
  word)
• Reading for details
• Understanding Synonyms
• Skim by reading Heading, First paragraph, first
  last sentence of body paragraphs.
• Read Questions, underline key words ? Scan
  paragraph to locate answer ? Identify synonyms.

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Writing - Task 2

• Most challenging to get higher marks
• Read ? not just anything. Look for Band 8/9 IELTS
  essays online
• Write ? Practice as much as I can
• Write Task 2 first
• Always take 3 to 5 minutes to plan (mind map)

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Writing (Sample Band 9)

• Thesis statement (yellow)
• Topic sentence (green)

Short Intro
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Writing Task 2

• Academic Writing Structure
• INTRODUCTION ? Thesis Statement
• TWO BODY Paragraphs ? Topic Sentences
• Conclusion ? Paraphrase thesis statement own
  opinion
• At least one example in each paragraph
• At least 10 impressive vocabularies
• Signaling words

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Writing Task 2
Signaling Words
Example
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Task 1

• Checklist

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Task 1 (Report Format)

• Introduction (2 sentences)
• Sentence 1 What is the graph about?
• Sentence 2 Overall trend of the graph.
• Body
• Details highlight the significant facts only
• Comparison between facts
• Conclusion (1 sentence)
• Summary (or) Prediction

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Speaking

• No special strategy
• Attend speaking classes (in addition to IELTS
  Preparation class)
• Read sample answers
• Key is to extend your answers as long as possible

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Final Words

• Good foundation (e.g. Grammar, certain degree of
  fluency)
• Know your weakness and work on it
• Do not ignore your strengths
• As much practice as possible (Classroom hour is
  not enough)

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Thank youQA