IELTS Commentry: July 2021

Thursday 29 July 2021

He got Band 8.5, she got 7.5, and YOU get to learn from their experience!

If there is ONE great shortcut that can help you in IELTS, it is learning from other test takers’ experience. Today we have two of our IELTS Results Competition winners, sharing what worked for them and contributed to their scores. Their experience can become yours – have a read, and then go and try their tips in action!

Nader Arvand from Iran, Band 8.5 in Academic IELTS

“My speaking practice covered common questions on your website, over quite a long period though, maybe a year or so. The videos on how to approach the questions in every part were another contributing factor that helped me organize my performance and ideas throughout the speaking test.

Reading is my everyday pastime, I am dealing with academic texts about various topics daily. This helped me a lot to manage my time, as I could skim through the main ideas and find the parts for detailed questions efficiently. By the way, how to improve READING? By doing so!

The story of my full score in the IELTS listening is more like what I did with the reading skill. Consistency in practice with reliable material, the full analysis of my mistakes, and also Simone’s tips on how to conquer different question types, all left me with no surprises on the test day.

I think other candidates would share the difficulty I had getting 7+ in writing. What are coherence and cohesion, good vocabulary, task response, and grammar? Although I had studied, and of course taken the test with no more than 6.5 in writing, for almost two years, it was not before I read Simone’s writing samples that I realized how those criteria work in practice. I would then highly recommend every IELTS candidate, at any proficiency level, to read those samples meticulously, attempt common topics, and have their writing assessed regularly to move up to the 7+ echelon.

I hope my experience could help other candidates, and once again THANK YOU!”

Chien-Yu from Taiwan, Band 7.5 in Academic IELTS.

“I got much support and practice when I used the writing correction service from IELTS-BLOG.com. I think it is a very useful and authentic correction service online.

In addition, there are a lot of free materials on your website, I read every exam update you sent via email and collected the latest questions from the exams worldwide. I used these questions to practice by myself and my Speaking teachers. If I had enough time, I would try to use your Speaking evaluation service!”

If YOU got a high score in IELTS, no matter when – this month, last month, a few months ago – we want to hear from you! We would like to extend our warm invitation to everyone who is happy with their IELTS score. Take part in our IELTS results competition today, and share your IELTS tips when you win!

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Wednesday 28 July 2021

IELTS test in Iran – July 2021 (Academic Module)

Thanks to our kind friend M.D. we are sharing the IELTS questions from his recent exam in Iran:

Listening test

Part 1. A phone conversation with a health centre.
Part 2. A description of a tour and a tourist camp.
Part 3. A discussion between a tutor and a student about a wind energy project.
Part 4. A lecturer explained how to create a new website.

Reading test

Passage 1. The history of written alphabets.
Passage 2. About family businesses in Australia.
Passage 3. A story about Sherlock Holmes.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given a table showing the total household expenditure in 2003, 2008 and 2013, and a graph showing percentages for different categories of expenditure for the same respective years.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

Many researches show that overeating can have negative effects and people believe that advertising of certain foods should be banned, in the same way that some countries banned advertising of cigarettes. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?

Speaking test

Part 1 (Interview)

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– What do you do for work / what did you study at university?
– Do you like to read?
– Where do you prefer to read?
– What is a good place for you to read?
– Let’s talk about agriculture and farms.
– When was the last time you were on a farm?
– Would you like to live and work on a farm?
– Is agriculture important in your country?
– Are you interested in agriculture?
– Do you know how plants grow?

Part 2 (Cue Card)

Talk about an occasion when you persuaded someone to do or not to do something. Please say

– Who was the person?
– When and where was it?
– What happened eventually?
– How did he/she respond to your recommendation?

Part 3 (Discussion)

– How important is it to persuade someone?
– Can someone learn to be persuasive?
– Is there a possibility that being persuasive leads to negative consequences?
– How can an employer persuade employees to work better?
– Is money the most important factor to do so?
– What other factors can be helpful?
– Do you think praising is a good way to encourage employees?

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Tuesday 27 July 2021

IELTS test in Egypt – July 2021 (Academic Module)

When M.O. and T.K. took their IELTS exams in Egypt, they got these topics/questions:

Listening test

Part 1. About a car repair service.
Part 2. Description of jobs available at a restaurant.
Part 3. Two students discussed their presentation.
Part 4. About monkeys, their body language and gestures.

Reading test

Passage 1. About ancient Roman palaces.
Passage 2. About different animal species.
Passage 3. Facts about specific plants in the forest.

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a report)

We were given two maps of a school, one from 1985 and the other of the school today. We had to compare the maps and describe the differences.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

In some countries it is illegal to refuse people applying for jobs because of their age. Is it a positive or a negative development, in your opinion?

Speaking test

Part 1 (Interview)

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– What are you doing? Do you work or study?
– What kinds of technology do you use in your work?
– Do you wear different clothes on special occasions?
– Have you ever worn traditional clothes?
– When you were a child, did you ever wear special clothes?

Part 2 (Cue Card)

Talk about an occasion when you saw many people smile. Please say

– When it happened
– What happened to make people smile
– Who was there with you
– And explain why many people were smiling.

Part 3 (Discussion)

– What makes people smile?
– Do you think women smile more than men?
– Why do people smile when they have their photo taken?
– Do you think it is better to hide your real feelings?
– Do you think people like a person more, if they don’t show their real feelings?

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Sunday 25 July 2021

IELTS test in Dubai, UAE – July 2021 (General Training)

Thanks to the generosity of A.H. we know this much about a recent IELTS exam that he took in Dubai, UAE:

Writing test

Writing task 1 (a letter)

You know that a building company is planning to build new houses in immediate proximity to your house. Write a letter to the manager of the company.
In your letter

– Say how you found out about their plan
– Describe how you feel about it
– Explain what you hope that they do about it.

Writing task 2 (an essay)

These days many people do little or no exercise at all, and they have health problems as a result. Why don’t many people get enough exercise? What can be done about it?

Speaking test

Part 1 (Interview)

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– Where are you from?
– Do you work or study?
– What do you do?
– Do you use technology at your work?
– Let’s speak about wildlife (animals and plants).
– Where do you usually see plants and animals?
– Do you think it is important to know about wildlife?
– Are you interested in visiting places with wild animals?
– Let’s talk about vacations.
– Do you like vacations?
– What kinds of vacations are you interested in?
– Why do people like vacations?
– What did you do on your last vacation?

Part 2 (Cue Card)

Describe a city that you want to visit. Pleas say

– What is it and where is it located?
– How did you know about it?
– Why do you want to visit it?
– What do you know about this city?

Part 3 (Discussion)

– Do you think you will live there one day?
– What makes people visit places?
– Do you think in the future people will live in different locations, such as under the sea or on the moon?
– Do you think that big cities affect the environment around them?

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Thursday 22 July 2021

IELTS Letter, topic: Asking your friend to accompany you on a holiday

This is a model response to a Writing Task 1 topic from High Scorer’s Choice IELTS Practice Tests book series (reprinted with permission). This answer is close to IELTS Band 9.

Set 1 General Training book, Practice Test 5

Writing Task 1

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

You have decided to go on a holiday to a foreign country for 2 weeks, and you want one of your friends to go with you.

Write a letter to your friend asking him to accompany you. In your letter,

– explain where and when you want to go
– give details of the travel, dates and costs involved
– describe some of the things you want to do

You should write at least 150 words.

You do NOT need to write any addresses. Begin your letter as follows:

Dear John,

Sample Band 9 Letter

Dear John,

I have recently been given a trip to France as a reward for my hard work at my company, and I may choose someone to come with me.

As you studied French at university and are therefore not only familiar with the language, but also the culture, I’d love it if you could come with me. I’m sure you’ll enjoy the holiday, as you do not just have to translate, but you can also appreciate the beauties of France with me.

We will leave Toronto on the third of September and will fly back on the nineteenth. In France we will arrive in Paris, we will stay there for four days and then take a bus to see the Provence region for around three days. From there, we will take the train to Marseille and Cannes, as these are the most popular cities in the south. Finally, one of my colleagues will take us back to Paris by car, as he is going there on a business trip. We will only need to have spending money as flights, other travel and accommodation are all included.

There are a few things I’d like to see, for example the Louvre museum in Paris, the Chateau of Versailles and the Picasso Museum in the south of France. I hope you’ll have some ideas as well.

Please tell me if you are interested in this trip. I would really appreciate having you as company and I look forward to hearing back from you!

Best wishes,

Dave

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Wednesday 21 July 2021

IELTS Speaking test in India – July 2021

Our kind friend A. shared the questions he was asked in a recent IELTS Speaking test in India:

Speaking test

Part 1 (Interview)

– What is your full name?
– Can I see your ID?
– What shall I call you?
– Where do you live?
– Do you live in a house or an apartment?
– What does your house look like?
– What can you see from the windows of your house?
– How do you celebrate the New Year?
– When was your best New Year celebration?

Part 2 (Cue Card)

Talk about a time when you got lost in a town/city. Please say

– When and where was it?
– Why did you get lost?
– What did you do?
– And explain how you felt at the time.

Part 3 (Discussion)

– What kinds of transportation do people prefer?
– Was transportation better in the past?
– Is a proper road system necessary?
– What kind of decisions do people make in their lives?
– Is culture an important factor that affects decision-making?

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IELTS Results competition winners in June 2021

Tom Peters once said, “Celebrate what you want to see more of”, and we want to see more test takers get great scores in IELTS – so today we are celebrating 6 very proud owners of some great IELTS results.

Their experience proves that Band 8.5 in IELTS is possible and Band 7.5 is within your reach. Some of them even got perfect 9’s in Listening and Reading, and that, by all means, is no easy feat!

Let’s give a round of applause to…

Academic Module – 1st place

Nader Arvand from Iran, Band 8.5

Academic Module – 2nd place

Sara Shaimerdenova from Kazakhstan, Band 8

Academic Module – 3rd place

Chien-Yu Yeh from Taiwan, Band 7.5
Saleemuddin Mohammad from India, Band 7.5
Pichaya Amornrak from Thailand, Band 7.5

General Training Module – 1st place

Olga Ishutina from Russia, Band 8

Congratulations! Head over to our Instagram where we celebrate six success stories, and show them your appreciation! Winners will also receive their special certificates of achievement via email, and winning IELTS results will be displayed in the IELTS-Blog hall of fame – so if you won, please feel free to show them off to your friends!

How did they score so well?

We would LOVE to find out! We do know that Olga, Chien-Yu and Pichaya used our Writing Correction service to improve their writing. Sara used our Speaking Evaluation service and practice tests. To get as much info as possible, we contacted all the winners and hopefully they will be able to share their best exam tips with everyone. Learning from their experience would be an amazing opportunity, because this is one of the rare shortcuts available to you.

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IELTS Commentry

Thursday 29 July 2021

He got Band 8.5, she got 7.5, and YOU get to learn from their experience!

Wednesday 28 July 2021

IELTS test in Iran – July 2021 (Academic Module)

Tuesday 27 July 2021

IELTS test in Egypt – July 2021 (Academic Module)

Sunday 25 July 2021

IELTS test in Dubai, UAE – July 2021 (General Training)

Thursday 22 July 2021

IELTS Letter, topic: Asking your friend to accompany you on a holiday

Wednesday 21 July 2021

IELTS Speaking test in India – July 2021

IELTS Results competition winners in June 2021

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