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c) I don't really like reading, but I did read a book once. I'll tell you the story. It was set in the 1960's in London.
It was about a poor family who were just trying hard to make ends meet as they had so little money. If followed the
life of the boy in the family from when he was young until he grew up. The first part of the book was about growing
up with his family and his school life...(candidate continues the story)
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Hometown
Id just like to ask you some questions about your hometown or city.
1. What type of place is it?
2. What was it like growing up there?
3. Has it changed much since you were a child?
Studies
Id just like to ask you some questions about your studies.
1. What are you studying?
2. Why did you choose that particular course?
3. What job would you like when you have completed all your studies?
Work
Id just like to ask you some questions about your work.
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Id like to move on and ask you some questions about your free time
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Id like to move on and ask you some questions about your family.
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Food
Moving to a new topic, Id like to discuss cooking and meals with you.
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Dreams
Id now like to discuss your night time dreams with you.
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Humour
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How are the eating habits now in your country different from eating habits in the past?
Are the types of leisure activities that are popular today the same as those that were popular when your parents were
young?
How have shopping habits changed over recent years?
Have the types of transport people use changed much over the last few decades?
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"Thirty years ago, the streets were much quieter than now.
I think that reading was much more popular in the past.
The streets have become much noisier. (Notice, a time is not needed)
Reading is much less popular than it was in the past.
Speculation
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Im not sure but, perhaps, they might have studied less science thirty years ago
Possibly, in my fathers day, people could have played more sport.
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The person Im going to talk about today is my teacher from high school. (who) Her name was Miss Sabina and she
taught quite a few subjects at the school. She had been working there for quite a few years when I met her I
think. (where) We met for the first time in my English class. (more about who) I remember this well because she
was quite young compared to most of the other teachers in the school so I was surprised that she was a teacher! In
fact she looked more like she could be one of the older students!
(How long) So I met her when I was 15, and that was 10 years ago. I dont actually know her anymore as we lost
contact soon after I left the school, but I still remember her very well for several reasons. (What qualities) Firstly,
she was very kind. She always treated all the students very well in the class, and I cant remember her ever shouting
at anyone. Also, she had a really good sense of humour. She would make jokes in the class which most of the other
teachers never did. The other teachers were very serious all the time. And she made the classes a lot of fun and very
interesting, something that I think is very important otherwise you start to get bored. Oh, and also she explained things
very well and very clearly. Often teachers are not able to do this in a way that students can understand, especially
when it's complicated subjects.
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So those are the qualities that she had. (why such an influence) The reason she had such an important influence on
me is because I was quite a shy person at school and not very confident, but she helped me to change this. (tell a
story) Each year, there was a school play that would be held in front of all the parents, and that year, when I was 15,
Miss Chadwick was organizing and directing the play. I really didn't want to be in it because I was so shy, but Miss
Chadwick insisted that I take one of the roles, and it was one of the main roles which meant that I would have to do
a lot of speaking! I was so nervous. Anyway, I went ahead and did it, and on the night I did really well and really
enjoyed it. And that really boosted my confidence and this has helped me to this day.
So my teacher Miss Chadwick is the person who has influenced my life and I will never forget her.
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By Rayhan Chowdhury on Sunday, November 9, 2014 at 10:52pm
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Secret of English speaking! (Speaking:1)
By Rayhan Chowdhury on Thursday, July 10, 2014 at 2:12pm
English is not just grammar rules and words. Lets look at a different example. Lets look at losing weight. If you
want to lose weight, you dont study about exercise and you dont study about different kinds of diets. If you want to
lose weight, the answer isnt study. The answer is to eat less and move more. Its that simple. Stop studying and get
to work!
The same goes for improving your English listening and speaking. Studying more words and grammar rules isnt the
answer. The best way to become a better listener and better speaker is to listen more and to speak more. Easy right?
Wait a minute! Easier said than done!
Easier said than done is a common English expression. It means that something is easy to talk about, but not so
easy to do.
Lets look at some examples:
The secret to losing weight is to eat less and move more. Easier said than done.
The secret to becoming a better English speaker and listener is to speak more and listen more. Easier said than done.
Maybe you dont have a lot of chances to use English. So how do you do it?
Lets start with listening first and we will look at speaking tomorrow. There are three key points you should know:
Lets look at the first point. As you know, you can find many ways to listen to English on the internet, such as on
YouTube or searching through Google. Also, you can rent movies at a video store, or watch English TV.
Unfortunately, many of these listening sources are too difficult for most learners. If listening is too difficult, then you
cant understand enough. You cant make progress. If the listening is too hard, you just wont do it.
So the first key point when it comes to listening in the Deep English method is: Listening Should Be Easy. Thats
right, it should be easy so that you understand most of the words and phrases spoken. That way, you can relax and
focus on the big picture. Then you start learning faster.
The second key point is: Listening Should Be Enjoyable. The content should be interesting, fun, and stimulating. If
it is boring, then listening becomes work.
The third key point is: You Need to Listen a Lot. The more you listen, the better. Find something that interests you,
and start listening to it as much as possible. Again, you need interesting content to keep yourself interested.
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Some experts believe that it is better for children to begin learning a foreign language at primary school
rather than secondary school. Do the advantages of thisoutweigh the disadvantages?
From our underlined words, we can understand that this is an advantages and disadvantages style essay. But is the
question asking for
a) the advantages and disadvantages of learning a foreign language as a child?
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b) the advantages and disadvantages of beginning a foreign language at primary school rather than secondary school?
Its b. And we know that because we underlined the words primary school and secondary school. Do not make the
mistake of discussing a completely different topic. Now we know the key words and are focused on the task question,
we can move to stage 2.
2. Paraphrase the statement.
Very often in Task 2, you will not just receive a question, but also a statement that comes before the question. The
question asks you to reflect upon the statement and make an argument based on it. Look at the statement for nouns,
verbs and adjectives and think about their synonyms and word order. Then write the statement again using these
synonyms. Break the sentence into two if you need to. For example:
Some experts believe that it is better for children to begin learning a foreign language at primary school rather than
secondary school. -> Nowadays, most children must wait until secondary school to start their foreign
language education. However, a number of specialists say that primary school is the best time to start studying
a foreign language.
This takes practice. The best way to get good at paraphrasing is to practice re-writing exam statements again and
again, until you can do it really quickly. If you can get these sentences checked by a tutor or friend, even better.
Its also a good idea to have a list of synonyms ready for advantages and disadvantages i.e. pros and cons, benefits
and drawbacks
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3. Write what you are going to write about
This sentence is key, because its really easy and can improve your score in Coherence and Cohesion without much
effort. Dont confuse yourself and the examiner by trying to make this sentence too academic or intelligent. You must
be coherent above all else.
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In this essay, I will be looking at the benefits and drawbacks of starting foreign language studies in primary
school, and will attempt to draw some conclusions regarding my observations.
Simple. Just remember those two bolded phrases. You dont really need to confuse yourself with any more; these will
do. They are good enough to score the highest marks possible with almost any Task 2 question.
So, how do they look when put together?
Some experts believe that it is better for children to begin learning a foreign language at primary
school rather than secondary school. Do the advantages of this outweigh the disadvantages?
Nowadays, most children must wait until secondary school to start their foreign language education. However, a
number of specialists say that primary school is the best time to start studying a foreign language. In this essay, I will
be looking at the benefits and drawbacks of starting foreign language studies in primary school, and will attempt to
draw some conclusions regarding my observations.
Some people think women should be allowed to join the army, the navy and the air force just like men.
To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Using a computer every day can have more negative than positive effects on your children.
Do you agree or disagree?
Right, rite or write (a faltu post for ielts task 2 so please read it) (Writing:3)
By Rayhan Chowdhury on Tuesday, November 11, 2014 at 9:29pm
By Rayhan Chowdhury on Monday, September 22, 2014 at 4:18am
Right, rite or write (a faltu post for ielts task 2 so please read it)!
I have explored many IELTS books so far but never seen a complete manual for IELTS writing task 2...So, here I am
your Ieltsologist(lol) to show you right(write) path!!!! Follow steps and reach your zenith though its not a shortcut
way...(success needs a lot of devotion)
Learning Brain+Storming: Yes we have to come up with some basic ideas to answer our ielts questions
effetively....It is really vital to learn thinking in exam situation which is often a daunting task for us..As it seems that
exam halls are not right place for Brain hurricaning sorry Brain storming(though hurricane seems more powerful than
storm)....idea generation strategies are well learnt by going through a lot of essays..read essays from good sources
and definitely explore dominics ielts, simon ielts websites! ...some simple ideas are required to elevate your score but
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they really need to be relevant!!!! After reading each essay take few minutes break then let your brain to think and
prompt to make a note of main ideas discussed in body paragraphs of that essay and this is simply fueling your brain
for next typhooning sorry hurricaning oh no for brain storming session...By doing so, you and your brain will be able
to beat up scary exam conditions....Just some simple but relevant ideas are necessary to fully answer your task 2...So
guys think simple and be smart!
Just Break
it: After understading ielts task essays its time to make your hand dirty....At first, learn writing introduction of different
essays..yes only intro just be lazy....practice writing good introductios within few lines..Above mentioned websites
are best source for understading and writing a precise and quality introduction for your essay. Then move to writing
body paragraphs...dont attempt to eat full apple together...just bite it slowly...One thing always remember, just learn
writing only 250 words full essay so break it into pieces and after introduction get ready for your body
paragraphs....taugt yourself about examples, connective devices etc...So, its time to explore IELTS BUDDY, another
great website to give you some practical ideas about body paragraphs..Finally, end your journey with exploring a best
conclusion for your essay! So just simply break it into pieces and learn slowly but
smartly...
Sewing up: Its your time to bring your
pieces together and meshing them up with one another. instead concentrating on just writing few lines be ready to
write full essays..motivate yourself to write full essays and just write 250-260 not more than that(quality matters really
not quantity)....Keep writing with ideas and vocabularies you have learnt so far and keep your brain alive for next
brain
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Finally, Read a
lot of examples essay+ make notes of main ideas+Be lazy(write only intro then body then conclusion)+ Make your
hand dirty(write full essays)=Best of luck and happy ielts task 2learning...
(Writing:2)
By Rayhan Chowdhury on Tuesday, November 11, 2014 at 9:36pm
By Rayhan Chowdhury on Friday, March 28, 2014 at 2:01am
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What are the advantages and disadvantages of taking a year off between school and university?
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Every day, animals are becoming extinct throughout the world. What do you think the causes of this area? What
solutions can you suggest?
Students should be trained on how to cope with the change in the modern world. How far do you agree or disagree?
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(Writing:1)
By Rayhan Chowdhury on Tuesday, November 11, 2014 at 11:08pm
By Rayhan Chowdhury on Wednesday, March 19, 2014 at 3:08am
Simple sentence
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Here again, the dependent clause that he was guilty acts as the object of
the verb admitted.
Exercise
Combine the following simple sentences into complex sentences.
1. Where does he live? That is a mystery.
2. We will have a good monsoon this year. The meteorologists expect this.
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Listening
By Rayhan Chowdhury on Wednesday, November 5, 2014 at 1:07am
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Categorise
IELTS exam writers select a range of specific types of texts. Learning to recognise the type of text you are reading
can help you predict its structure and therefore understand it more quickly. There are four types of IELTS texts a)
analytic texts, which discuss the reasons why something happened or make recommendations or explain a concept b)
descriptive texts, which describe a situation, explain how something is done or categorise something c) discursive
texts, in which different opinions are expressed about an issue and d) narrative texts, which explain a chronological
sequence of events.
Skim
Develop your ability to skim. Skimming is reading quickly by skipping over unimportant words like prepositions and
ignoring difficult words that you dont need to understand. Do this to get a general idea about a text or a paragraph or
to intensively search for the answer to a question.
Scan
Learn to scan. Scanning is what you do when you look for a price in an advertising text or a name in a telephone book.
When you scan you do not actually need to read the text but move your eyes quickly over it. You can scan from left
to right or right to left, from top to bottom or bottom to top. Do this to find the location of answers in the texts looking
out for easy to spot words like numbers, dates and words beginning with capital letters such as place names.
Structure
Learn to recognise paragraph structure. This often involves spotting the relationship between the main ideas and
supporting ideas in a paragraph. Paragraphs are most frequently descending, i.e. they begin with the main idea
somewhere near the start and develop from there, although some, frequently the first and last paragraphs of a text, are
ascending the main idea is located towards the end. This can be particularly helpful when matching headings to
paragraphs.
Overview
Get an overview of a text before dealing with the questions. Do this by reading the title and subtitle as well as focusing
on the beginnings and ends (but not JUST the first and last sentences) of paragraphs. This helps you process the
information in a text (and thereby answer the questions) more quickly.
Parallel Phrases
Learn to spot parallel phrases. These are different ways of expressing the same thing, such as, I like to ski and
skiing is enjoyable. Many questions, e.g. YES NO NOT GIVEN questions and gap fills, test your ability to match
up a similar phrase in the task with its equivalent in the text.
Don't Panic
Dont panic when you encounter an unknown or difficult word. IELTS texts are packed with highly specialised
vocabulary. Skip over difficult words which are not essential for your understanding of the text. For words you do
need to understand, practise trying to guess their meaning using the overall context of the text and sentence as well
as the form of the word e.g. is it a noun or verb.
Manage Your Time
Time manage in the exam. Most IELTS candidates run out of time in the third reading section. Each text should take
you roughly 20 minutes (the examiners will tell you after 20 minutes have passed). Never spend too long on a single
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question guess the answer or leave it to return to later. Also if you feel you are running out of time, tackle questions
like gap-fills before doing easy to guess tasks like YES NO NOT GIVEN questions. Dont forget you also have to
have all your answers on your mark sheet by the end of the test. A good tip is to write them on the mark sheet in
pencil as you go, correcting where necessary at the end.
Well,after few months again gone through the Saifur's reading book and scored 25 on cambridge reading test!Then,i
have solved at least 20 reading tests from cambridge books and scored around 30 on all of them.I had a strategy to
solve the mock tests within 50 mintues instead of an hour.
Now, i would like to tell you my real exam experience: from the very first minute started to find out the answers from
passage and solved the first passage only in 12 minutes time.Then, for two other passages i spent 48 minutes.I strongly
believe that, reading is not anything to be scared of and to get a high score just stay focused and take it as a challange.
So, no real techniques, just being a good reader and also learning the reading exam techniques could help you to get
a high band score. To know more watch my videos at Shikkhok.com or at HSA website...
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This is a really simple technique that I have used in the past. If your goal is to get a Band 8 in IELTS you decide to
take 5 action steps towards that goal every day. For example, one step could be to directly copy a Band 9 essay, use
a pen and paper and write it down word for word. Then -depending on your level- try and reproduce it.
LOOK, COVER, WRITE
Another possible step could be the famous, look, cover, write, technique, whereby you look at a sentence, cover it
up with a piece of paper, then write it. Going through a whole essay like that will definitely help you, and save you
some cash in the process.
NO MORE PREPOSITION PROBLEMS
Another possible technique is to go search for CLOZE TEST CREATOR.You can ruthlessly practice
your prepositions, articles etc for free. You just copy paste some text then it automatically removes certain words,
then you have to fill them in. Like a gap fill exercise, but you choose the difficulty. The advantages here are that its
free and you have the answers.
A PRACTICE TEST A DAY?
An even bigger step would be to do a practice test a day (scribd.com orAmazon), download some reading tests
torrents, any reading test will do. Your main focus is improving comprehension skills.
FOCUSED STUDY TECHNIQUE
Another piece of advice is to study in 50 minutes blocks, switch of the phone, use a timer and do a solid 50 minutes.
After 50 minutes the brain usually wonders and a re-set is needed, in this case go for a walk, drink a cup of tea, then
get back to another 50 minute session.
For the speaking, you could do a mock test by your self, listen to theprevious podcasts and try and simulate what you
would say.
TAKE MASSIVE ACTION
The main point is to take action, TAKE MASSIVE ACTION. Without even deciding that youre going to take this
step its difficult. So write it down in your diary. MASSIVE ACTION TO PASS IELTS. Then start with doing 5 tasks
a day.
HABITS
A word of advice here is that it is better on focusing on habits rather than discipline. Why?
Well discipline is extremely difficult, whereas if you get habits under control they become automatic and most
importantly, repetitive. And we all know that language learning is based on repetition. So to install a habit, it is usually
best to start with a small objective, for example: For the next three days Ill do the 5 a day rule. This way it is easy to
commit to. After three days, extend by another three, then to ten days and so on. Incidentally, if you are writing
everyday then the Sentence Guide can work with you because you get your essay corrected and back to you in 24
hours.Awesome.
100% = 100%
Once under way and momentum has been built, you can adopt the 100% rule. This is basically saying the tasks will
be done 100% of the time. If you decide on 100% then there is no excuse, it has to be done, no debate. 100% is 100%.
THE END. Let go of every excuse.
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Compare that to saying Ill spend the next 3 months studying IELTS, all day every day. This goal is ambitious but
its easy to fall off because there are no numbers, no tick boxes, no guarantees, also its tricky to get into momentum,
unlike the objective of gaining a habit.
VISUALISE
Visualise getting the Band 7, jumping online and logging in to your IELTs account, and seeing all your band 7s and
7.5s.
But you have to visualise a lot for it to work, and actually get so obsessed that you start working like crazy to attain
it.
To do this effectively, Id recommend at least three months of rock solid no excuses preparation.
Another useful tool for getting motivated is actually seeing yourself preparing, try and see your self sitting down at
the desk and working. This technique is great for jump starting a long working session.
Right, rite or wright (a faltu post for ielts task 2 so please dont read it)
By Rayhan Chowdhury on Monday, September 22, 2014 at 9:18am
Right, rite or wright (a faltu post for ielts task 2 so please dont read it)!
I have explored many IELTS books so far but never seen a complete manual for IELTS writing task 2...So, here I am
your Ieltsologist(lol) to show you right(write) path!!!! Follow steps and reach your zenith though its not a shortcut
way...(success needs a lot of devotion)
Learning Brain+Storming: Yes we have to come up with some basic ideas to answer your ielts questions
effetively....It is really vital to learn thinking in exam situation which is often a daunting task for us..As it seems that
exam halls are not right place for Brain hurricaning sorry Brain storming(though hurricane seems more powerful than
storm)....idea generation strategies are well learnt by going through a lot of essays..read essays from good sources
and definitely explore dominics ielts, simon ielts websites! ...some simple ideas are required to elevate your score but
they really need to be relevant!!!! After reading each essay take few minutes break then let your brain to think and
prompt to make a note of main ideas discussed in body paragraphs of that essay and this is simply fueling your brain
for next typhooning sorry hurricaning oh no for brain storming session...By doing so, you and your brain will be able
to beat up scary exam conditions....Just some simple but relevant ideas are necessary to fully answer your task 2...So
guys think simple and be smart!
Just Break
it: After understading ielts task essays its time to make your hand dirty....At first, learn writing introduction of different
essays..yes only intro just be lazy....practice writing good introductios within few lines..Above mentioned websites
are best source for understading and writing a precise and quality introduction for your essay. Then move to writing
body paragraphs...dont attempt to eat full apple together...just bite it slowly...One thing always remember, just learn
writing only 250 words full essay so break it into pieces and after introduction get ready for your body
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paragraphs....taugt yourself about examples, connective devices etc...So, its time to explore IELTS BUDDY, another
great website to give you some practical ideas about body paragraphs..Finally, end your journey with exploring a best
conclusion for your essay! So just simply break it into pieces and learn slowly but
smartly...
Sewing up: Its your time to bring your
pieces together and meshing them with one another. instead concentrating on just writing few lines be ready to write
full essays..motivate yourself to write full essays and just write 250-260 not more than that(quality matters really not
quantity)....Keep writing with ideas and vocabularies you have learnt so far and keep your brain alive for next brain
storming
session
and
indeed
for
your
exam...
Finally, Read a
lot of examples essay+ make notes of main ideas+Be lazy(write only intro then body then conclusion)+ Make your
hand dirty(write full essays)=Best of luck and happy ielts task 2learning...
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Actually practise writing essays with no time limit, then gradually aim for 40 minutes. Take a few hours to get
everything in order, perfect the process, separate the reading, the thinking, the planning and the writing. Speed should
be the final skill to perfect.
Revise again what you wrote
The reality of exam essays is that you only have one chance to get it right. You dont have time to write it once and
then improve it as you would with a piece of real academic writing. So it is important to check what you write. When
you check, look for YOUR PERSONAL MISTAKES i.e., mistakes you have made in previous essays. The most
common are:
- Articles (the / a) -this is the number one pain point for students.
- Third person singular (S).
- Plural singular agreement (is / are).
Don't write more or less words than you need to
Writing too many words takes too much time, increases the possibility of making mistakes. Writing too few will
cause you to lose marks. The ideal is to aim for between 260 280 words in the essay and 160-180 words in Task 1.
Dont repeat the Question
In the essay, don't repeat major chunks of the question in your answer.Underline the keywords from the essay task,
think of the synonyms of the keywords. Use new words in the introduction of essays. Also, learn lots of synonyms,
for example students we can say: young learner, learner, pupil, alumni, university education goer, etc.
An IELTS Answer page is just an average A4-sized piece of paper. A full page has about 20 lines; so if your average
number of words per line is usually 10, you would write about 200 words on a full page.
Use collocations
the habitual juxtaposition of a particular word with another word or words with a frequency greater than chance.
Collocations are your best friend because:
- They make your writing sound natural.
- They are good chunks to memorise (2 words for the price of 1).
Here are some examples:
become widespread
brief discussion
educational opportunity
educational provision
effective implementation
environmental changes
make progress
a major cause
market forces
information society
social issues
provides information
cultural diversity
Check out a full academic list here:
http://pearsonpte.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/AcademicCollocationList.pdf
http://www.scribd.com/doc/180485556/Pearson-Academic-Collocation-List-pdf
Grammatical Range Here is an easy structure to incorporate today
To score a high a wide grammatical range is necessary, if you memorise this structure and employ it correctly you
will pick up points.
IT + MODAL + BE + Past form = Points!!!
It should be INTRODUCED
It should be FORGOTTEN
It must be NEGLECTED
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IELTS BOOKS
By Rayhan Chowdhury on Wednesday, September 3, 2014 at 11:12pm
Today i am going to discuss about IELTS books and resources as recently i have seen many students asking about it.
Its my own opinion about IELTS books and wish it will be helpful. First thing first, watch my free online video course
at Shikkhok.com or Higherstudyabroad.com.
***One more thing, IELTS is not a test which merely examine vocabulary
so dont need to memorise any list of vocabularies like GRE ! If you think your vocabulary is not good then just make
a good habit of English reading and trust me it does work and indeed worked for me personally!
* You dont need to buy Cambridge series at the first place of your preparation instead buy books which will give
you general idea about IELTS test and if you have internet at home then just google it and you would be able to know
a lot and for more information you can watch my videos on our website(http://vimeo.com/user18652618).
* But, if you are really like paperback or e-books then personally I like
-Insight into IELTS, Target Band 7,
-Action plan for IELTS for all four sections,
-How to get Band 9 i Writing (2 e books)(Ryan Higgins)(check file section of Rayhan's IELTS group)!
-And, for listening I recommend to practice online just listen anything in English for few days. Just not only movies
also watch documentares,interviews,BBC hard talk, TED talk and so on.
* After that, if you want to explore a more.... then here you are:
-IELTS speaking(Mat Clerk)
-Common mistakes at IELTS intermediate and advanced,
-Writing E book made by Sumon Dutta, My speaking e book available on HSA ielts Toefl group (check file section)
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* Also, if you need to brush up your grammar skills then just buy any grammar books and again go through some
important topics like Sentence structure, Voice change, Subject-Verb agreement,Tense, Parts of speech and so on.
* So, now you are really ready to buy Cambridge series as they are just designed to evaluate your skills and simply
they are mock test papers.
* Then, If you have adequate time then buy other test papers such as: IELTS trainer, IELTS test plus series, Ielts
testbuilder and so on.
***Well, If you feel confident about your English then only buy Cambridge Series or other test papers and just start
practising.
* Thus, you can skip whole process of buying basic IELTS books if you feel you are already good in English.
* Now, To understand your English level watch some clips from BBC news and if you understand it then you are
ready for practising cambridge. For reading, pick a magazine or English newspaper and try to read it if you can
understand it though you don't need to know the meaning of everything then you are okay.
***If you are okay with your reading and listening then generally speaking you are ready to buy test papers.
Happy IELTS Learning :D
Rayhan Chowdhury. To keep you up to date join my group Rayhan's IELTS!!!!
http://vimeo.com/user18652618
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Correct spelling of the word, right forms of the verb and tense etc are very essential for this section.
Always there are some time (about 30 seconds or more) given before the starting of the section 1 and 2 and 3 and 4.
Here I utilized the time (that was given between two sections) to read the questions before listening the tape. I used
to underline the keywords of the question and then during listening to the tape, I used to be more conscious when I
heard of these keywords.
It is essential to be aware of the content of the next question while listening to the answer of the current question. So,
while I was listening to the answer of the current question, I was also conscious of hearing the information of the next
question. Therefore it helped me to understand when the speaker is turning to the answer of the next question. Marker
words or phrases likeId like now to move on to, One more thingetc are also noticeable as they indicate the
changes in the speakers inflection.
For listening section, there are some times before the starting of the section 1.I utilized that time to read as many
questions I can. I used to read through the questions and mark the keywords. Then when section 1 starts in the audio
I used to get back to that section and read the questions given in this part. I tried to understand what the question is
actually expecting. What could be in the gap a noun/ verb/ adjective etc.
It is comparatively much easier to score good in part 1. So, correct answer of all the questions in this part can ensure
a good score.
Multiple choice questions were the most challenging tasks for me; here I used the tricks of reading all the answer
choices before the starting of the tape. I tried to understand the topics of the talk while reading the questions,
underlined the keywords of the question and the possible answer choices.
Time is the worst enemy in IELTS exam, so time should be utilized properly so that one can read all the questions
before hearing the tape. In fact there are sufficient times available in the IELTS to read all the questions. Coolness of
mind and perseverance is very essential for listening section.
Reading:
Skimming and scanning are the most essential techniques that are needed in the IELTS exam. I did not read the whole
passage thoroughly. I just read the whole question, underlined the key words and then searched the passage for these
keywords or their synonyms
For heading matching questions, I used to read all the given headings first, to get an idea of what the passage is about.
Then, at first I read the first two lines of a paragraph and the last line. Most of the time I found the correct answer that
matches with the given headings. If I found two headings that match with one paragraph, then I marked both of them
and read the paragraph again; this time thoroughly, to find the actual match.
After reading the first and last sentences, I already got an overall idea of what the passage is about. Then I went back
to the headings and crossed the unmatched ones first. This way I finally selected a single heading that matches most.
For true/false/Not given questions (where I always used to be confused!!) I used to ask myself whether it is exactly
stated in the passage or not. If it is clearly stated in the passage then it would be true, if the exactly opposite information
is given in the passage then its false, and if nothing is clearly discussed about the question statement, then its not
given. I was always careful about the words like never, sometimes, most of the etc.
If sometimes I failed to find the information given in the questions; instead of wasting my time in searching this
information, I used to move to the next question. Because if I solve all the questions of the passage then I would have
an overall idea of the passage and may be during solving the other questions I might find the answer of the one I did
not answer earlier.
Writing:
For writing task 1, I practiced the strategy of writing from Simons IELTS, IELTS buddy and dc IELTS. I practiced
all the different types of graphs/tables/map etc. actually I tried to pick up the sentence pattern and useful vocabulary
and linking words from these sources.
For writing task 2, I followed Simons IELTS mostly, as I found it as a simpler one. Then dcielts. I followed the
vocabulary on different common topics
And of course the pdf of how to write at a level 9 by Ryan Higgins. And the classes of Rayhan vai.
** I used to write down the essays that I read in these sites, as much as I can. During my practice, I tried to limit
myself in the given time. That is 20 minutes for task 1 and 40 minutes for task 2.
Speaking:
For speaking I mainly followed the speaking book of Rayhan vai.
I used to practice speaking for 2 minutes. (most of the time I couldnt :P )
I practiced speaking on different topics whatever I like to speak on.
About mistake: making a mistake is not a curse actually, but mistake can be corrected while speaking.
Materials that I used:
1. The books of Cambridge series2. Classes of Rayhan Chowdhury in HSA. 3. Finally I practiced some tests from
IELTS builder, practice plus 3, IELTS trainer.4. I also bought the book of khans IELTS for writing section, but I did
not use it because I did not feel comfortable with that style.
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Do you think any new national celebrations will come into being in the future?
How do you think the internet will change people's buying habits in the future?
Do you think it will be more or less important to have a good education in the future?
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will
definitely
Education will be more important in the future because as populations increase, there will be greater competition
for jobs.
will definitely
'maybe', 'perhaps', 'possibly', 'probably' and likely ,
Education will definitely be more important in the future because as populations increase.
Education will probably be more important in the future because as populations increase, there will be greater
competition for jobs.
Going To:
going to IELTS Speaking Test
predict evidence
The sky is very black (the evidence we can see). I think its going to rain. (not an IELTS example)
The internet is getting much easier to use and safer (the evidence), so I think its going tobe very popular for buying
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may/might
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tense ,
Think education may become more important in the future, but it really depends on what happens to the job market.
The climate might get cooler in the future if we manage to restrict CO2 emissions.
Our president is meeting the president of the USA next year, so hopefully they will discuss the problems of our
country.
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How do you think the internet will change people's buying habits in the future?
Buying from the internet is becoming more and more popular. For example, weve seen many book shops close down
because people can buy online at cheaper prices from sites such as Amazon. It makes life much easier if products can
be delivered direct to our door, especially with our busy modern lifestyles. I think this will only increase in the future
as more people feel safe to buy online and online shops make it easier to purchase this way. Also, I think our lives are
only going to become busier, so more people will choose to shop this way.
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