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Advice and tips to pass IELTS with band scores 7 and above

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The lazy way to IELTS success – hint: most failing candidates don’t use this method

by Caroline McQueen

IELTS PreparationAre you looking for an easy, hassle-free way to ace your IELTS exam? Then look no further… Just follow these simple tips, to help get you on your way to IELTS success, without the stress.

When you go on a date, it’s natural to feel more confident if you feel that you look your best. Putting on a spritz of perfume or aftershave and donning best suit or a slinky new dress are all essential parts of getting ready for meeting a new date.

It’s exactly the same with your IELTS exams.

If you’ve got the vocabulary sorted out and are feeling happy with your level of fluency then you’re set for success.

How many times do you want to take the IELTS Exam?

Remember the saying “fail to prepare, prepare to fail”? This popular dictum is particularly applicable to your IELTS exams. If you’re looking to achieve a particular band, you’ll need to make sure you do the work to give yourself the best chance of going into your exam feeling confident and ready to go.

Prepare Properly

There are plenty of IELTS preparation materials out there, so make sure that you get hold of as many different revision notes and practice papers as possible, so you can gauge your current level and identify areas for improvement. Looking at example materials will also help you to build your vocabulary, as you’re bound to pick up plenty of new words along the way. Looking through practice reading papers and doing writing exercises might not sound lazy, but it’ll seriously increase your chances of doing well in your exams, saving you last minute stress and helping you avoid the need to resit.

Speaking is one area where many candidates fall down, whether or not they’ve been lazy in the weeks and months leading up to the IELTS exams. When you have your speaking test, you’ll be expected to demonstrate a good understanding of the questions being asked and you’ll need to be able to show off your excellent vocabulary, impressive grammar skills and fabulous levels of fluency. There is no short-cut to spoken fluency. The only way to score a top band in your IELTS speaking exam is to practise, practise, practise.

Working with a coach or tutor is a really good idea, as it should help motivate you to develop a strategy and put in the necessary work well in advance of the exams. Essentially, the lazy approach to doing well in your IELTS exams is not a question of doing minimal work, it’s all about breaking the work down into small, manageable chunks.

If you do a little bit every day, dividing your time between the various components of the exam, and paying particular attention to those areas you find more difficult, you should achieve a lot without feeling like you’re always working.

Or you will be preparing again!

While this lazy approach might sound like hard work, it pays to remember that in IELTS, as in many things, slow and steady wins the race. Avoid last-minute cramming by starting your preparation early and do a little bit every day, so you can go into your exams feeling in control and ready to face those exams head on.

Who said reaching the highest bands in IELTS had to be stressful?

 

About Caroline McQueen

Caroline McQueen is CELTA-qualified EFL teacher with many years’ experience teaching and coaching English to speakers of other languages. With a background in Modern Languages, she has taught at Oxford University and has an in-depth knowledge of the requirements for English for Academic Purposes both in the UK and in the US.

Comments

  1. Mary Benjamin says

    November 6, 2013 at 7:38 PM

    Hello James,
    I am mary, I had done my Ielts exam 3-4 times last year. I felt some difficulties in writing and reading. Could you please help me with some tips and materials. Thanks.

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  2. Mary Benjamin says

    November 7, 2013 at 12:07 AM

    Hai James,
    I am Mary Benjamin. I had done IELTS exam 3-4 times, and I felt difficulties in reading and writing. Could you please help me with tips and how can I score 7 band for each modules.thanks.

    Reply
    • James England says

      December 31, 2013 at 1:04 PM

      Hello Mary, I apologise for not responding sooner. We’ve been recording some IELTS Test prepcasts which will provide free lessons for everyone who is studying for the IELTS Test. They will go live in January 2014 and if you’d like to sign up to be notified about them please click here. I think they will help you a lot. Regards,

      James

      Reply
  3. Ayoma says

    December 31, 2013 at 8:22 AM

    I need to get 7 in each. I always get 5.5 in reading which is my weakest part. Any suggestions to score higher. Pls help exam on the 9/1/14

    Reply
    • James England says

      December 31, 2013 at 12:42 PM

      Hi Ayoma, At this late stage I would consider purchasing Andrea Price’s ebook from amazon which explains the Cambridge IELTS 7 Reading test answers. We recently published a post from Andrea here about the book. Take a look at the post. It should help you.

      Regards, James

      Reply

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