IELTS IMPORTANT TIPS

OPINION: Saying if something is Good or Bad, Useful or not useful. Just because someone says I think doesn't mean it is opinion. I think can also be used in the Ideas kind of Question. (Eg.: I think the pollution problem can be solved in two ways. what, how, why? mostly are Ideas type questions. And Do you agree? which is better? etc. is Opinion type questions.)

IELTS LISTENING TESTS:

Questions keep getting harder with the increase in sections. 

1. Read The Instruction and Understand the Questions. 

2. Then Read the Questions where the Question Marks or Number is Given. No. is given in Options also, but focus on Questions. Guess what could be the answer and either it is an adjective or verb or noun. Know what you are looking for.

3. Then partially skim through the Options. 

4. Listen Carefully. 

5. Whenever you are listening for Question No. 1 for example, Know what Question No. 2 is, so if even by mistake you miss answer for Question 1, you will catch up with Question 2.

6. If the Fill in blanks is closer to each other, you need to focus more. Because answers are closer and need to listen carefully and recognize the keyword unlike when the blanks are farther. 

7. Try to read and make the sentence cloths, so it becomes easier to search for Answers. 

8. For Maps, Don't Read Questions. Look at the map and look for a reference whose name is already given. 

9. Remember, they will definitely spend some time giving information. So, if you listen carefully, you won't definitely miss it. 

MATCHING HEADINGS

1. Read Paragraph. And Look for Headings. Read the Next paragraph and Look for Headings. Look for keywords.

2. First Look for Keywords. Look First and Last Sentence of the Paragraph. Also, Look for Contrast Words within Paragraphs. Know why the paragraph is written? What does it want to say?

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTIONS.

3. Try to match all the keywords in the fill-in-the-blanks question in the Passage in single sentences. If it is impossible, then only try to find it in other sentences.

4. Make sure all keywords match the answers.

5. In case of True False and Not Given, True is applied if statement is given and is not assumed. It is false, if the statement given is assumed. If the statement is not given, Simply assumption is not good. It should be available in the essay. 

6. For True False Questions, Write true or false to questions which are easy and for remaining which you left, focus in between the two questions Answers. Know, the Questions is in order of the paragraph.

7. For matching Headings, Go through Other kinds of Questions and try to understand the order of paragraph, which will make it easier to look for the answers. 

WRITING SECTION ✍︎ 

1. Don't use Emotional Words, Informal Words, or dramatic words. Use Academic Words. 

1st paragraph: Write the Main topic Eg. if the question is Gap year is important some people say and some people don't agree. (eg: While Gap year is increasingly popular (Explaining the current situation or explaining why the topic is written), it is widely debated (indicating it is discussion-type questions as two kinds of people has a different opinion.) today as its result is hard to quantify. Both have their valid opinions which I will outline now. 

2. Know when to give your opinions. In opinion > Personal Viewpoint type essay, your opinion is all paragraphs except the last in which you also acknowledge the Opposing viewpoint (Mention though opposing viewpoint has some valid argument, however, it would be unwise to …considering the current situations.)

3. Don't give your opinions in the ideas type essay.  (Remember means telling either good or bad, useful or not useful. 

4. Look for extreme words like only, never, and always and try to balance them (Example: If the question says Sports should be compulsory like study. You should balance by saying not all children are interested and fit for the sport. Also, other activities are also important. So, need to be able to choose from them although the sport has greater benefits. It should have a range of options. Not forcefully)

5. Look at the questions carefully. what solutions can be given by the government and authorities? You should know that the solution should be from the government's viewpoint. 

6. Conditional Validity

1.     As long as they are...
2.     Provided that...
3.     Given that...
4.     Only if...
5.     On Condition that...

7. Avoiding Personal viewpoint

1.     It seems that...
2.     Apparently, It seems...
3.     It appears that...

8. Some of the important sentences for writing sections are:

    Acknowledging the opposing viewpoint

1.     I do understand the opposing view which is (Statement), Nevertheless, I feel that...
2.     Of course, It is true in certain cases that...
3.     This is not to say that (Opposing View) is entirely Bad,
4.     I do appreciate some people think differently, saying...
5.     Admittedly, It is true that...
6.     I would not wish to underestimate the potential benefits of the (Opposing view). However,...
7.      I don't deny that...

9. Important Sentences

1.     A further reason to be wary of the Idea
2.     Most Educators would Agree (Support the positive view)
3.     I will outline two risks and also two possible counter- Measures.
4.     It would be unwise to force...
5.     This is as long as... (good quality is maintained.)
6.     The positive effect outweighs the negatives.

    

IELTS WRITING TASK 1

1. Compare with the time period for the same Items. 
2. Compare with Other Items.
3. Look For: 

• Highest
• Lowest
• changing (Increasing Or Decreasing)
• Steady
• Fluctuating

IELTS SPEAKING 🎤

SECTION 1

STEPS: A. MAIN ANSWER: B. ELABORATE ANSWERS C. TELL WHAT YOU FEEL ABOUT IT. OR CONCLUSION PARAPHRASING THE QUESTIONS.

Eg: Where are you living?

        At the moment, I am renting an apartment with two other students because we want to be close to campus and the area in this is really quite expensive. I am pleased with the location because it is very convenient and it's quiet at night.

     pay attention to the Tense in the Question.

Don't Extend Answer unnecessarily. This section is used to ask as many question as possible. So, try to limit to the above format.

SECTION 2

IELTS CUE CARD QUESTIONS

1. Start With what I am going to talk about...

2.  paraphrase the questions if you need some time to think "who did I travel there with? well,..."

3. Like in part 1, for each question give 2 or three answers for each question and tell how you feel about it each question. Remember there are 4/5 questions in the Cue card. Answer in similar ways for each. 

SECTION 3

1. Opinion Type (Personal Opinion But example should not be your personal Experience) Describe both Sides and give your balanced view on that) and Ideas type ( give personal Opinions about society in general but not personal Experience-it is more related to the general people) Question.
2. Similar to Section -1 but 4-5 sentences Long. 
3. Two or three main reasons with examples for each.

Example: 

Opinion Type Questions

Do you think that teachers should use the internet as part of school lessons?

I think that this can be useful, for example, to show the pupils videos or media reports on subjects they are studying. This helps bring a subject to life. On the other hand, though, I wouldn't want a teacher to be constantly searching or referring to internet materials during lessons, because it would be distracting or confusing. So I think that well-chosen internet resources can be a benefit if used carefully. 

Ideas type Questions:

Why do some people want to become teachers?

I imagine the biggest reason is having an interest in helping children to develop, by teaching them useful knowledge and skills. There is probably, also a desire to share an interest in a specific subject, and to expand the knowledge of this subject in society generally. For example, music teachers are very enthusiastic about music and they want more people to appreciate it. And finally, I think that for some people there is also a third reason, which is an urge to be a positive role model for Youngsters,