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10 top tips for improving IELTS Scores

Having done a lot of work with IELTS students (in fact eons ago I administered the Davies Test which was a

pre-cursor of IELTS!!) I felt it might be useful to pass on a few ideas I give my own students who are preparing

for this test.

In the next 3 posts I plan to give an overview of the way to approach the tests and then look in more detail at

Reading and Writing and then Speaking and Listening.

Most of the students I work with need to achieve a band score of 7 or 8 and in some cases they require a band

7 in each part of the test. This is no easy task and in order to be successful you need to be prepared for not

only hard, but also smart work.

If you are preparing for this test:

How do you feel about it?

What is your experience?

Please share your thoughts on IELTS in the comments box below.

I am sure that much of what I say in this overview you will have heard before but it is tried and tested and

should be given consideration.

Three Golden rules for IELTS:

1. Remember it is a test of your English language ability.

2. The better your English language skills, the easier it will be to approach the test.

3. Concentrating on IELTS books and IELTS practice tests alone is not the best way to prepare for the exam.

This may sound obvious, but the emphasis should be on improving your language skills not practising for test.

The test is a means to an end not an end in itself and the danger of only concentrating on the test is that you are

not seeing the wood for the trees!

ie: You may be lucky enough to pass the IELTS with the score you need but you will not be adequately prepared

for what comes after it – your course, your job etc…

How do you feel about this advice? Do you agree?

7 more things you can do to make you better prepared for IELTS:

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1. Use the language around you. If you are in an English speaking country then this is easy. If not then use

the internet.

2. I you have the chance, join an English speaking club where you can practise your speaking regularly (this

could be a book club, cultural exchange or a hobby club) – or start one yourself with other ‘IELTS’ friends

and have one rule – ‘English only’! See if you can invite native speakers to give short talks at your

meetings. The value is in the speaking and trying to improve fluency.

3. Do one English activity every day – listen to the radio, watch a film, read a magazine or newspaper article,

have a conversation in English. Make it something that you are interested in and then ENJOY it!

4. Volunteer to do something where you have to speak English – read to the children at your local primary

school, help some high school students with their English etc… (if you live in an English-speaking country

there are many opportunities – go to your local library to find out.)

5. Join an online community. There are several to choose from, try out a few and see which you like. My

own is Gapfillers, everybody welcome!!

6. Practise little and often. Choose one activity at a time – for example reading, and really concentrate on

that during your daily practice.

7. Make sure you understand why things are wrong, go over any mistakes and learn from them. If you have

a lot of mistakes then do the exercise again.

If you have other tips that you can add here please share them with us.

Here are some other posts that might be useful:

10 ways to increase your vocabulary

An A to Z of effective language practice

Thinking in English, how to make it happen

Here are some exercises you might like:

3D Films– a news video with short questionsSee if you can correct these sentences

People in Conversation – Ferhat- a listening exercise

In my next post we will look at ways of approaching the IELTS Reading and Writing tasks.

Why not subscribe to the rss feed on the right of this page so you don’t miss any posts on IELTS.

Do you need help with your IELTS exam?

As a former IELTS examiner and with over 15 years of experience preparing and coaching people for the exam

especially at Bands 7 and 8 I know what it takes to achieve these scores.

I work a lot with professionals (especially doctors) who need high band scores to move on with their careers.

Using my own Advanced English training site, Gapfillers and my own expertise in IELTS I can help you to get

the score you are looking for.

Join my free IELTS Group in Gapfillers and get regular updates about preparing for the exam and also the

chance to join in my teleseminars and seminars and all the other IELTS training opportunities I offer.

Joining is easy; follow this link, register (it’s absolutely free), (don’t forget to tick the IELTS group button) and

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that’s it!

As soon as you register you will have access to my free 1-hour presentation THE TROUBLE WITH IELTS – the

link is on the welcome page. Watch or download it, it’s your choice.

I hope to see you there

Sincerely,

Berni Gapfillers

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buy dsi r4 on January 23, 2010 at 12:33 pm

Hello

Those are really nice and useful tips for improving IELTS scores.I am just preparing for IELTS exam and

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rliberni on January 23, 2010 at 4:02 pm

Thank you for your comment. Do look at the tips for Reading and Writing and my next post will be

on Speaking and Listening. I hope you will come back and read these to help you with your exam

preparation.

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homestayuk on January 25, 2010 at 11:45 pm

Thanks, great tips as always.

Will be sharing this with our IELTS students.

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rliberni on January 26, 2010 at 7:57 am

Thank you Lorna, let me know what they think.

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SHAHID on April 2, 2010 at 12:02 pm

Hi,

great pleasure to see such a nice collection of tips, my ielts target is 7.0 band in each module and i am

going to appear second time.

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rliberni on April 2, 2010 at 3:57 pm

Dear Shahid,

thank you for your comment. I hope that the ideas will help you. 7 in each part is no easy task!

Keep practising and more importantly try to get as much exposure to English as you can

(especially speaking and listening). I wish you the best in your exam and let me know if I can help

you at all.

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SHAHID on April 3, 2010 at 5:13 am

Hi,

thanks for your reply, in fact i have appeared in both Modules General & Academic and scored in both

6.o Band. However, it is not an easy task to get 7.0 in each module, specially for me ,when it comes

towards reading

Sincerely,

Shahid

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I think the main things about the reading is to spend more time on analysing the questions andpropose some answers (you won’t really have time to read the passages) and then skim over the

reading passages to confirm your responses see my post on how to do this.

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Prasad on June 23, 2010 at 3:19 pm

Dear sir i worked hard for reading i got 3-5Band and Listening 5 and Writing 4-5 speaking 6 over all 5

Band agen i am writing my IELTS please give me tips in 20 Days can i improve and get a band at list 6-5i require plz reply to [email protected]

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rliberni on June 23, 2010 at 4:14 pm

Dear Prasad, don’t give up you have to keep trying. Have you done any of these things (in the 10-

tips?) You need now to look at your scores and see where you have to improve – reading is a

priority and writing too. Are you just doing the tests? If so you need to get online and find thingsoutside the tests to listen to and read.

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ielts on August 29, 2010 at 10:16 pm

I like your posts. Great. Keep going…

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PrepIELTS on November 23, 2010 at 7:24 pm

these are very useful tips. i hope it helps our students. good luck everyone going to take the test!

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rliberni on November 25, 2010 at 8:13 am

Thank you for your comment and good luck too!

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preet on December 17, 2010 at 2:05 pm

hi mam i want some tips from you related with my l/r/w. i did ielts in academic module with 5.5

band.my aim is 6.5 .how can i improve

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rliberni on December 17, 2010 at 5:47 pm

Hello Gundeep, can you email me? [email protected] and tell me what you got in

each part and I’ll see if I can help. Berni

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mohamed on April 29, 2011 at 7:49 pm

i am just wondering of ielts is getting harder than the past bec i sat for it soon and found it harder than

my first time.do i need new materiasl?

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Hi Mohamed it is a good idea to keep an eye on the latest news for IELTS but as far as I know there

haven’t been any recent changes. The most important aspect of IELTS is your English language

level. If you have done the exam you know the format but you can always improve your English

and the better this is the more you should be able to bring to the exam. Watch TV, listen to the

radio, read the newspaper – keep up with the news and latest current affairs and keep improving

your English skills then spend a little time on the exam format. Also, you do need people to help

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you especially with writing ( and speaking) without anybody to mark this and give you advice every

essay will remain the about the same level. I hope this helps – it’s difficult to give specific advice

without knowing your experience of the exam and your current level of English.

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tiger on July 29, 2011 at 5:14 pm

hi, i have gone through all very intresting comments on ielts. Some of them are the best tips, but can u

please help me out to get more imformation that how to apply these skimming formula in reading

please, as well as basics of achiving target in writing

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rliberni on July 29, 2011 at 6:01 pm

Hi Tiger,thank you for your comment. This is a big subject to answer here. I suggest you email me:

[email protected] and then I can give you more information about how to get the

IELTS band score that you want to achieve.

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John on September 23, 2011 at 7:53 am

I find these tips applicable to mu preparation for IELTS (academic) test in November 2011. I need

overall band 8 with minimum of of 7 in each module. How effectively can i prepare on self study? It’s my

first time taking this test.

John

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rliberni on September 23, 2011 at 9:49 am

Hi John thank you for your message. This is a high score and not easy to do. However, with

focused practice in both IELTS techniques and English language generally it is achievable. It is

important not to neglect your exposure to English every day because if your general language

ability is strong your performance in the test is more assured. It will be easier for me to give you

better advice via email as a lot depends on where you are now and what your deadlines are.

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ejaz hussain on December 10, 2011 at 9:55 am

sir / madam i have required 7 bands in each module .

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rliberni on December 14, 2011 at 9:11 am

Hi Ejaz thank you for your comment. Getting 7 in each part is tough but not by any means

impossible you just need to make sure that your prectice is very focused and your language ability

is in alignment with your goal.

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Ashok on January 10, 2012 at 7:55 am

I got only 5.5 in IELTS exam. Plz give me Important tips to get 6.5 score in IElTS. I would wounder if u

supported me to get 6.5 in IELTS in exam.

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HI Ashok. It is hard to be specific here as I need to find out more about your exam, your

preparation and your goal. The best thing is for me to send you an email and then you can let me

know more about your goals.

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ezzah on January 27, 2012 at 3:24 am

This coming 4 February is my 10th attempt in two years. I need to achieve at least 7.0 in all components

with overall 8.0. I constantly got 7.5 and my writing or my speaking will alternately at 6.5. I am giving up

because I enrolled into several courses and online tutorials but I still failed. Really looking forward if you

could help me in this very limited time-frame.

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Hello Ezza thank you for your comment. This is a very high band and it is a pity that you keep

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missing it. I think the best thing is for us to have a chat on Skype then I can see what it is that is

stopping you from getting the 8.0. I’ll email you:-)

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Hi Ezza I thought there was an email address here for you but I don’t see one. If you would

like to have a chat on Skype about your exam then email me – berni.wall@language-

tuition.co.uk

kali on March 15, 2012 at 10:59 am

Hi, I wrote Ielts exam on January, i got 5 bands but i want 6.5 bands for my higher study. I got less

marks in all sessions, i want to improve my self can you please suggest me to improve my score and i

have less time.

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rliberni on March 15, 2012 at 11:49 am

Hello Kali, Thank you for your comment. With th right focus and Engish practice you can move

your band. I think the best thing is for me to send you an email aboout some steps you can take

and how I may be able to help you.

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Javeria on April 19, 2012 at 1:56 pm

Slaam! All the tips are awesome! I’ve very short time for the test and i’m trying my best but reading

seems to me a tension headache:( and i also need a native speaker to improve my speaking:p

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Thank you Javeria, I think we are due to speak soon so we can go through some of these

‘headaches’ in our call

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rliberni on May 11, 2012 at 9:29 am

Dear tehmina thank you for your coment. You do not say what band you need in each module. I

think it is probably best for you to find an IELTS course to follow with a teacher (not just a course

book or test book).

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VEDHNA on May 13, 2012 at 5:02 pm

Hi Berni. I have written ielts twice and have achieved scores for listening – 6, reading- 5.5 and 4.5 and

writng 6.5 both times. My speaking I achieved 8.5 and 8. How can I achieve scores of 7 and above in the

reading, listening and writing?

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Hello Vedhna,

Without speaking to you and finding out what the problems are it is difficult to advise. Your

speaking is obviously way ahead of your other skills which suggests that you are not preparing

well for the other parts of the test. Again just going through the test again and again is not the best

way to prepare. You need to get your listening, reading and writing up to a good level before you

start to do test practice.

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Anil Gurung on May 19, 2012 at 5:20 am

hi,m anil,last time i appeared in the ielts for academic module but unfortunately i got 5.0 overall which

wasn’t enough good for me.I wanted to get 6.5 or moreover for my further abroad studies.I’m appearing

for ielts test again.I have got limited time for the preparation.So m expecting some more improving tips

to get good bands from you and request you to kindly help me.Looking forward for your +ve response in

this limited time..Have a good day

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thammawitz on May 23, 2012 at 5:54 am

hi, my name is thammawit.

I took the test for 5 times in America,my traget is 7.0 I got 6.0,6.0,6.0,6.0,6.5 overall. espectcially my

reading I got 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.5 5.5. see!!! there is nothing improve. I ‘m so frustratated because I read

everyday but when it comes to test, I didn’t do well on the test.

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Belal on June 5, 2012 at 12:49 pm

Hello, first of all thanks a lor for your highly apprecited efforts helping test takers to reach and get the

bands the are looking for;

I need to get 6 in all bands I did the exam twice and got on first time (7 S, L 6.5, R 5, W 5) the second

time I got (5.5 S, 6.5 L, 5.5 W, 5 R)

can you help please.

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I find that there are two things that stop people from getting what they want in IELTS. The first and

most important is that their own English language level is NOT in alignment with the band score

that is desired. This is a test of English you need to have really good English skills. Secondly,

preparation and practice is not focused on the areas that need improvment. Many people just keep

going through test practice after test practice without looking at the specific areas that need

improving. When you want to develop skills it’s important that you practice the things that are

holding you back and not just keep doing everything every day.

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noyrin akther on June 8, 2012 at 5:23 pm

its very good tips. i m from bangladesh.if i wrote task 2 can u check me my writing. what type of

mistaking i m doing.please

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Hello Noyrin,

Thank you for your comment. I am happy you found the article useful. It is possible to send writing

from my online English site Gapfillers there is a small charge for this. We will correct the writing

thoroughly and give you a possible band score and suggestions on how you can improve.

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dear mam i am a graduate in nursing,i wrote the ielts on may 26th for the first time i got l-8,r-8,s-7,w-

6.my problem as u could see is writing.could u pls help me to tackle ielts writing,and help me get atleast

individual 7score.

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The only way to improve writing is to do it and get it checked. Also less is more if you write 3

essays all at once the chances are that they will have the same errors. You need to know what you

have to do to improve and it is very hard to assess your own writing effectively. My advice is to

have an IELTS teacher check it for you and tell you what to do and what not to do to improve.

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Adiw We on June 21, 2012 at 5:22 am

dear mam, sorry before if My english is not good enough.

I have participated on TOEFL test, what is the main difference between TOEFL and IELTS?

How to force my score on “at least” 6.5 in a “non-english used” country like mine (Indonesia).

Best Regards

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Terima kasih atas pertanyaan ini!! There are many differences in the tests themselves but the

similarity is that they are both exams that you can use to study or move overseas. I used to live in

Medan many years ago and unless things have changed, I think there are some opportunities to

practice English and prepare for IELTS. Firstly, I hope you read the Jakarta Post. Try and read it

regularly. Use websites like the BBC to get podcasts for listening practice (don’t rely on movies

alone they are too visual though fine also). Get speaking practice if you join my site you can find

study partener to speak on Skype with (http://www.gapfillers.co.uk). That leaves writing practice

try finding a site where you can ‘publish’ your writing or get people to comment on your blog etc..As you approach the exam then you will need to have your writing checked to make sure that it is

at the band level you want. The difference between getting a good score and not is your overall

English level which should be in alignment with the score that you want and your abilty to apply

your English well to the tasks.

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ramdass on July 21, 2012 at 12:08 pm

i want to know how to score well in reading

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lakhwinder singh on July 24, 2012 at 4:43 pm

I m agree with u because thts a good oppurtunities for everyone

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krishankumar on August 17, 2012 at 4:39 am

Hi kris here i want to know how to increase my score because i got 5 band ( L5.5- W4.5-R 4.5 S 5.5)

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rliberni on August 18, 2012 at 8:47 am

Hi kris sorry to be so long in replying. You don’t say what band you are looking for but in every

case the key to improving scores is improving your English. Get out and practise. Find friends who

will speak with you or find online speaking partners (you can do this on my site Gapfillers) use the

internet to listen to podcasts, news programmes etc.. get someone to help you with your writing

(on Gapfillers you can write and get others to comment on your work or send us your writing for asmall fee to correct). Once you are confident about your English skills then the IELTS will not be a

big hurdle.

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Suby Mathews on August 18, 2012 at 7:21 am

Hi Madam

I am Suby. I appeared for IELTS thrice and and my score is overall 7,7.5 &7. But in writing module I

scored only 6. Will u please advice me to get 7 in writing. what to do for getting 7 score

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Suby Mathews on August 18, 2012 at 8:26 am

will u please suggest for a tutor for getting 7 score in writing module

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rliberni on August 18, 2012 at 8:41 am

Hi Suby and thank you for your comment. Writing is the test that most people struggle with so you

are not alone. Basically it takes time to improve and also if you don’t get your writing checked you

are in danger of learning and reinforcing mistakes. Your other scores are really good so there is

something going on here which needs diagnosing. I’ll email you and then you can tell me more.

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Drkirpalsingh on August 24, 2012 at 2:41 pm

Respected sir/madam I need six bands but obtained only five I really work hard please tell. Me tha

technique to obtain my goal

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rliberni on August 27, 2012 at 4:27 pm

Dr. Kirpal thank you for your comment. It is very frustrating when you work very hard and don’t get

the result that you really want (or indeed deserve from all the hard work). Sometimes it’s because

your language skills are not aligned with the desired band score and other times it’s because you

don’t have all the techniques you need to really master the parts of the test. I am about to launch a

progra,mme that will address both of these. I’ll send you more information via email.

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sanjna verma on September 5, 2012 at 2:54 pm

hello sir……..i have joined ielts class but its far away from my home so i am going there 3days in a

week.So will u please suggest me for improving my writting and speaking…

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rliberni on September 10, 2012 at 8:18 am

Dear Sanjina the key thing is to keep practising in-between your lessons. I am sure that your

teacher will give you homework so do this and then if you have more free time you can use this to

do more English practice. For writing you need to get your teacher to check it regularly and then

learn from the mistakes you make. Also look at model essays at the band you want and try to pick

out good phrases and words from these to use yourself. Find a Skype speaking buddy (you can do

this in Gapfillers) and speak as often as you can practising the test but also talking about various

topics and the things you are interested in.

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rliberni on September 13, 2012 at 4:41 pm

Thank yiu for this encouragemnet Tahir. You are quite right aim higher than you need that way you

have room to ‘fall’ and who knows you might get the higher score. Congratulations on amazing

scores. The writing is the one that scuppers everyone it seems. It’s not easy to write well and ittakes a lot of dedicated practice. The two things to remember are firstly make sure that someone

who knows what they are doing checks it and don’t be in a hurry with writing – slow and steady.

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kashif mahmood on October 1, 2012 at 2:21 pm

Dear Sir,

I am doing IELTS 2 times and again and again, I got 5 Band. Now at this time, My Target of IELTS band

is 6. Can you please tell me how can it possible. I have a problem in reading module.

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rliberni on October 26, 2012 at 9:58 am

Dear Kashif

thank you for your comment and question which is a great one and one that I am asked over and

over.

The only magic key to IELTS is your English level. Maybe you are concentrating too much on your

IELTS practice and not enough on getting your English better. Get as much speaking and listening

practice as you can and for reading you need to develop techniques that will help you to get the

correct answers quickly.

Sign up to my English learning site and you will receive information on how to improve your IELTS

score –http://www.gapfillers.com

You need patience to improve and really focused practice.

Berni

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tashi on October 15, 2012 at 5:36 am

Hi,

I have completed the ielts practise material provided. I scored a band in between 6.5 to 7 in all the 5

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tests available in reading. I am not sure how to work on my reading skills because this is exactrly where

I am lagging. I need a band 8 and my exam is on 17th nov 2012. Please advise.

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Dear Tashi,

Band 8 is not easy to get but is possible if your English is at the right level and you focus your

practice on the areas that you need to improve and don’t just go practice the tests. There are many

strategies and techniques for reading which you can practise and these will help you to get more

speed and accuracy into your IELTS Reading.

I have more information about this on my site http://www.gapfillers.com

Berni

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shoukat sheikh on October 20, 2012 at 5:14 am

hi tthis is shoukat ali, i need to know more about ielts,i want vedios ,becaz youtube is band in our

country so any of you all can plz inbox me vedios related ielts speaking,listning,writing,etc

([email protected])

i would be very thankful to you for that….i have to take the test on 8 december…so please help me to

score at least 7 in all,i need to avail scholarship…..thanx alot

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DEar Shoukat,

Thank you for your comment. I am sorry that you are unable to get YouTube videos and yes I have

put some here on my blog. I do have some non-YouTube videos on my site Gapfillers. You will get

access to a free one (join the IELTS Network on the site to access this) when you sign up (sign upis free) and then there are some to purchase and other tips and hints for IELTS too.

I haven’t looked myself but you could also try Vimeo for videos

Berni

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plz provide me ilets material so i need 7 band score.

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Hi Sarjeet I don’t provide IELTS test material I don’t beleive that this is the best way to prepare.

What I do do is to deliver one to one and group training online and provide content that will really

help you to improve your skills and IELTS performance via my site Gapfillers

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Arif on December 31, 2012 at 7:05 am

more than 5 times my IELTS score remained unchanged i.e. 5.5 (R4.5, L5.5, W6,S6), but I don’t know

how to improve it.I need good score for Canadian FSW category.

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Are you still preparing in the same way for each exam you take? If so then it is likely that yiou will

continue to get the same result. It is only by moving forwards and doing things differently that you

will improve your skills. The best thing is to get help and support from an IELTS teacher who can

assess the problems and give you solutions.

You don’t say what score you need but if you want bands 7 then you need to take a new approach.

If you want to contact me ([email protected]) I can see what support I may be

able to give.

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sunil on January 6, 2013 at 11:58 am

I got only 5.5 in IELTS exam. Plz give me Important tips to get 6.0 score in IElTS jeneral. I would

wounder if u supported me to get 6.0 in IELTS in exam,this is my 4 th exam.this jan 12 my exam is

there.can u give me some tips

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takes time to improve. I hope that you had a good result. If it wasn’t what you wanted then contact

me and I’ll see what support I can give.

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Mariam mir on January 21, 2013 at 4:25 pm

Hi dear ,Just read ur blog .. Tips to impr0ve in IELTS..

I have given my 4th attempt this saturday on 19th jan..

Am depress

My writing n reading part of the test are weak… In my 3rd attempt i got 8 in listening , 7 in reading , 6.5 in

writing , 7 in speaking n overall 7 band but not passing enough for GMC.

This time.. I was so scared that i dont knw what i did!

Am not a failure or neither have i lose hope but its just that i cant take it anymore…

Everytime 0.5 is less in reading or writing …

Help me…!I am expecting my result after 11 days now n am having these nightmares that i will fail again in getting

the required band !

What should i do ??

Regards

Mariam

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Dear Mariam,

Thank you for your comment. Firstly, don’t be depressed – with such good results in the other

parts of the exam you can do this but need some support and some focus. The truth is that the

more you sit for the exam the more fearful you will feel – this is natural. It is also quite common

for the reading and writing to be the papers that give the most trouble as they require help (have

you ever had your writing checked? If not then it is not easy to improve). The reading is a matter of

adopting certain strategies and processes that will make sure you get the right answers in the first

instance and get them quickly in the second. The good news is that once you know these

strategies with practice you can overcome these issues.

I suggest that you wait for your result and see how you get on. If the result is not what you want

then perhaps we can have a conversation and see if I can help you with this?

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hi, my name is shivani gajjar.i am basically belongs to india.sir,i am preparing for my last graduation

exam. and I want to give exam of IELTS.my last year exam and IELTS exam both will be come together.i

required 6.5 band in each module.i already given exam in 2009.but now I have to give second time.i got

5.5 band overall.what thing I do to get 6.5 band? I have problem in writing and reading.in writing sation I

goes out of the topic. and I have to give general..please help me what process I should follow?plz guide

me.i m waiting for yr reply…

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rliberni on February 6, 2013 at 12:18 pm

Shivanigajjar,Thank you for your comment. The best way to improve your IELTS score is to work

on your English and then practice what you need for the test. Make sure that you get enough

exposure to speaking and listening (you can do this online) and read newspapers to help with

vocabulary and information on the topics. Writing improves best when you work with a teacher

who can correct and advise you – it is very difficult to do this by yourself. I suggest that you take a

dedicated IELTS course or find a teacher who can help you to improve your score. If your last

exam was 2009 then you will need to make sure that your English level hasn’t dropped since then

– as I’m sure you know if you are not using a language you can easily forget things and the level

will drop.

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sudip bhusal on February 12, 2013 at 3:19 pm

hello sir, i am sudip from nepal. i am trying to do best from my side in ielts and i desire to get overall 6.5and not below 6 in each section. i fell , i am weak in reading than other section, what can i do? please

make me clear…

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Hi Sudip thank you for your comment. Firstly you should make sure that your English in all areas

(reading, writing, listening, speaking, grammar and vocabulary) is at the right level to get the 6.5. If it is then you will not struggle in the exam. So keep improving your English skills. The second thing

is to make sure that you know the strategies you need to improve and get the band you want – this

is especially true in reading as you have a lot of questions and little time. You need to know and

practice these strategies. Unless you practise them you will not be able to do them quickly and

that is key to getting a good score.

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munibkiani on February 17, 2013 at 4:44 pm

good to learn and easy to learn

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rliberni on February 21, 2013 at 11:54 am

thank you for your comment munibkiani, I hope you find them useful

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ALLAM.RAJA SESIDHAR REDDY on February 18, 2013 at 9:22 am

Thank u for the tips that u have told to all the ielts students and these tips are very useful to score good

band.As i am preparing for ielts for first time i need to score 7 band. Is it possible to score.And provide

me some additional tips

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rliberni on February 21, 2013 at 11:54 am

Hello Allam thank you for your comment. I am glad that you have found these useful. I would say

in addition that the best tip is to find out where you get your lowest scores both in which paper and

also in which type of exercises and concentrate on improving these. Also get an IELTS teacher to

check your writing – this is critical to improving your writing skills.

If you want to sign up to Gapfillers (you can do this for free) you can get more tips there in our

monthly newsletters and also receive a ‘word of the day’ all of which are suitable for IELTS

speaking. http://www.gapfillers.com

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Hemal on February 27, 2013 at 11:11 am

I need to improve my reading and writing skill

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Thank you for your comment Hemal. If you want to sign up to my site Gapfillers (you can do this

for free) we have a newsletter which gives you advice on these things and a word of the day every

day. I also run programmes for all ielts skills from the site from time to time.

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Your writing should really be checked in order to improve and reading can be improved with the

right strategies and practice.

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kunhimuhammed on February 28, 2013 at 6:24 pm

pls help me … Send me modules, tips for IELTS and every day 10 vecabularies. My mail [email protected]

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Akash sharma on March 15, 2013 at 9:36 am

I have already appeared in ielts exam. I got 5.5 bands in reading and writing respectively. And 6.5 bands

in speaking and listening modules overall 6.5. Kindly tell me the way to achive 7+ bands in ielts.

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rliberni on March 15, 2013 at 7:12 pm

Thank you Akash for your comment. I can certainly help you to do this. The other posts here will

give you extra help in improving your score.

Or why not sign up to my site Gapfillers you will get access to my free video and a newsletter with

tips and advice for IELTS at band 7 and 8. You can sign up for free.

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Lyimee on March 22, 2013 at 5:15 pm

This post has really motivated me. Certainly one of the best tips I have come across so far.. Hopefully

more posts as such will be continuing even in future..

I am planning to appear for my IELTS and TOEFL exams this year for the first time and I am not taking

any additional coaching as the centers nearby aren’t good, as far as I’ve heard, and too pricey.

Moreover, I am appearing for my Boards this term too. So I was hoping I would get the required

coaching from you. Will gapfillers, your e-learning site, be enough to prepare me for the exams or shall I

need to take up some additional coaching too? Just so you know, I am also practising online these days

on my own from the sites available.

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English Speaking

Hi Lyimee

Thank you for your comment and I’m pleased that you have found the comments of use. Gapfillers

offers lots of language training at the right level for high bands IELTS students. There are also

dedicated IELTS training programmes and coaching available from the Gapfillers site with me. I

see that you have signed up so I hope that we can be in touch quite soon

I apologise that I haven’t written anything here for some time, I have been concentrating on my

IELTS training work and also face to face training. I have more posts to add – soon I hope

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how to improve english speaking on March 27, 2013 at 10:40 am

Wow, a great post full of useful tips for all students, whether doing the IELTS or not. I have also found

that many learners don’t use/ don’t know how to use functional language.

http://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/functional-language.htm

Their speaking seems a little bare as a result. Perhaps another thing I try to help them with is using a

variety of linkers. http://www.english-at-home.com/grammar/linking-words/

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Shamsuddin on April 11, 2013 at 9:04 am

Salam am shamsuddin New here and wana improve ma ielts band score from 4.5to 6.5 or 6 so can any

one tell me how it’s possible

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rliberni on May 7, 2013 at 6:13 pm

HI Shamsuddin thank you for your comment.

Firstly imporve your overall English level – do lots of general English parctice in readung, listening

speaking, grammar and vocabulary. Also practice IELTS material but don’t just go through the test

– practice different types of exercise to train yourself for the test there are lots online and in the

IELTS books.

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Taran thiara on April 11, 2013 at 12:38 pm

Hlo i m taran..Pls give me sm suggestions about the ielts in reading..

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Kashif on April 25, 2013 at 11:03 pm

hi Taran,

Reading tips should be applied, while doing practice IELTS test once have to concentrate on the

mistakes.Once you find the mistakes then please check on it rather its a mistake because of applied reading

technique. If that’s the case then change

your technique and try again unless you find a best suitable technique for you.

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Kashif Hi and thank you for your advice to Taran.The key with reading in my experience is NOT to get the timing right (that will automatically

follow) but to get the answers right however long it takes. Once you can go straight to the

answer then it makes sense that the timing will no longer be an issue. The main strategy to

master is that of identifying key words in the question and then matching these with the

location in the text. However, this is not the end of the process – once you have found the

right place then by sticking to your key words (and not being seduced by other words in the

text) you should be able to pick out exactly what you need for your answer.

The final step is to make sure that your chosen answer fits grammatically (where you have

a gap-fill or short-word answer) or is the best possible fit for other question types.

In my work with students on reading 99/100 mistakes are made by abandoning the key

words or by not reading the question carefully enough (not scrutinising negative sentences

well, misreading words, ignoring prefixes and suffixes etc..).

I hope that this helps

Berni


Hello Taran thank you for your comment. I have written some tips on reading above. I hope they

will help you.

Berni

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Kashif on April 25, 2013 at 10:56 pm

i had score of 6.5, 6.5, 6.5 in listening, reading, speaking while in writing it was 7.

Thought i want to prepare for 7 Each.

Any advise regarding the higher score or to full fill my gap of 0.5 will be appreciated.

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Mensrain on December 27, 2013 at 7:05 pm

Hi Dear

I am living in an English speaking country for nearly four years. I do not know how to improve my ielts

score from 6,5 to 7. Actually I need 7 in each sections. I am going to English language courses I means

advance level from 9 am until 1 pm and then to ielts preparation course from 2 pm to 3.30 pm. When I

come home again do some reading, listing and writing practice. But I am stuck with 6 in writing and 6 or

6,5 in reading.

Could you help me please.

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Budhathoki Bikram on March 9, 2014 at 5:03 pm

hello,

its me bikram i have grammatical problem while speaking and also have a kind of fear during

speaking.What will be their solution?

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Charnjit on March 18, 2014 at 6:10 pm

Dear Berni,

I have done nursing from my country. Now am living in UK from last 4 years. Actually I need 7 band in

each module in academic ielts for my registration. I gave ielts last year I got 5:5 band without any

preparation . I am really upset what should I do.plz help me . My writing is very poor.plz give me advice.

Kind regards

Charnjit

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