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How To Clear IELTS In First Attempt – Part 3

Last updated on May 22nd, 2019

This is going to be a long post, so please stay with me till the end. After going through a dizzying array of exercises, assignments, mock tests, interviews, blogs, YouTube videos and basically anything related to IELTS, my tutor finally gave his nod of approval to go ahead and book an exam slot.

That’s right! I didn’t book it in the first place like many others. First of all, I didn’t want to waste my time and money on something I was not prepared for. I wanted to give it my best shot as I was sure I won’t be able to maintain the same level of energy and confidence the next time. So it was not until I started scoring consistently high in all the mock exams that my tutor felt that I will do well in the real exam.

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How To Clear IELTS In First Attempt – Part 2

Last updated on May 25th, 2019

You won’t appreciate the efforts one has to take to prepare for IELTS unless you have been through the ride yourself. It was a gruelling experience for me. Being the father of a newborn daughter, I was helping my wife during the post-maternity period, juggling between job and IELTS coaching, keeping up with ACS formalities and trying to keep sanity intact during all this. It was one hell of a ride. In this instalment, I am going to share some of the tips I found useful to successfully clear IELTS.

Listening

Once I went through a couple of lessons, it was clear that I had good ears. Listening was not a problem for me. Throughout the mock tests and assignments, I scored more than 34 out of 40 consistently. Few of the tricks about doing well in the Listening module are:

  • Read the questions first – Before the start of every section,

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How To Clear IELTS In First Attempt – Part 1

Last updated on May 22nd, 2019

What the Joker is to The Batman is what an English skills assessment is to a skilled visa. It’s evil, it’s pain in the butt and yet its role cannot simply be dismissed in your successful migration. It’s a decisive milestone, one that will literally change your fate. In fact, it is so crucial and yet so scary that many people want to tackle it first and then proceed ahead with a skills assessment.

Why it is important?

Well because you need those valuable 10 points (or 20 points, yum!), but even more importantly it tests one of the most important skills you will need to live happily in Australia – English language.

The Horror of IELTS

When I finished gathering documents for skills assessment, I had no idea how deadly my next opponent was – IELTS.

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