How to Improve your IELTS Band Score.

I have only 1 month to prepare. Please suggest me the ways to get the score. In India, i haven't seen anybody getting 8. Also, i find Reading very tough my weakest subject , am poor in locating answers, especially match the heading, sentence completion and multiple choice question.

Also, what should i focus 1st on, accuracy or time management? Click here to add your own comments. Join in and write your own page! It's easy to do. I have 8, 9, 9 and 9, 8, 8 scores for reading, speaking and listening respectively in the two times I sat for the exam. I need to score 8 on the writing component as well, as I need band 8 on each component to achieve my desired result. What should I do to increase my score on writing? I'm not too sure as to what I'm missing in my writing either.

Would be really grateful for some help or pointers to assist me in my score. I'm an English teacher who loves. I'm an English teacher and here's a Task 1 tip that a colleague shared with me. It's so simple and easy that I'm surprised I don't see it more. The listening and speaking are the same, but the readings are completely different. In the writing, you st…. Those kinds of scores mean that you are completely fluent in English 9 or very nearly fluent 8.

But whatever score you want, unfortunately it's really not possible to tell someone in one forum post how to increase all all their IELTS scores. As you will have seen from looking through this site there are many different tips and strategies. So there would really be too much to go through. The other issue is that to get advice tailored towards your specific needs you'd really need to have some kind of assessment to find out where your weaknesses are. You'd also need to see a tutor if you want a specific plan to suit your needs as they will need to assess you.

For example you ask about focusing on accuracy or time management, but that really depends on what module you are referring to and again your personal abilities. What you are wanting to achieve in terms of individual band scores is quite possible because for most you only say you want to improve by around half a band. But you may still find that takes more than a month as even half a band can be quite an improvement, especially if it is in every module. But you have said overall you want 8. That is a big jump from some of your current scores as to get say 8. Going from writing band 7 to band 8 is a very big step and will take time.

If you have tried websites, are really stuck at your current level, and want to improve very quickly then you really would need to think about some kind of personal or group tuition, because apart from that I will only be able to advise you to keep looking through my site and others. One advice is of course that you focus on your reading as that is quite a low score and will bring all the others down. Dear Liz Also wanted to know if in reading one has to read all the passage throughly?????

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What do you mean actually by skimming and scanning????? Having not read the passage fully, is it still possible to reply to the questions accurately and in the required time? Skimming means reviewing the whole passage not reading in detail in order to know the topic and layout. You will also notice key words when you do that. Skimming should take no more than 2 mins. Then you go to the questions.

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Spend time preparing the first one and then locate the answer. Scanning means to look for not to understand.

The actually aim of IELTS is to be able to locate information in a passage and then understand that information in detail understand the sentences containing the answer not to understand the whole passage. This is a points system — find answers and win points. Dear Liz Thanks for your amazing site. The answer given to this ques is NG. This confuses me a lot. I know there exists a thin line between these but just want to understand it. Always make sure you have a very clear understand of the FALSE meaning of the statement before you look for an answer.

Generally I am reading all passage to understand, moreover It is hard for me to find key words I can find key words only such as names, addresses.

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What kind of words can be key words? How i can distinct them? Skim reading is to read a passage to learn the topic and general layout, not to understand.

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It should take 2 mins or less. Key words are found in the questions first and they help you locate answers. To go from 5. Band score 7 means that you can produce complex sentences with FEW errors. Band score 5 means that you make frequent errors. You really need to review your level of English and how accurate you are. For detailed lessons on writing task 2, you can see my online course lessons: Good morning teacher, I found that Your site is very useful.

But most of the times I am not achieving enough score for reading. I have 8 times attempted the test, but always I get 6 for reading and writing. What can I do? Also please give me some tips for multiple choices questions? How many months practice required before test? Have you learned the techniques for all types of questions? Are you sure you know which questions have answers that come in order and which do not? For writing, I can only suggest you seek training.

Each student is different. If I get scores like this below: If I get Speaking: Hlo liz My score is L5, S5: This result probably reflects your level of English. You scored similarly in each skill. Therefore, you really need to work on developing your English and making it more accurate. You need to know how to use it, the collocations, the limitations etc. For reading in particular, you will need to work through all the aspects listed above in this lesson to find your weakness.

Only you can do this. Hi Liz, Hope your doing well. I got scores like L: I expected 8 in reading but i got negative results. Can I write Reading answers in all capital letters? Your blog helped me lot for writing thanks for your posts. Yes, you can use all capitals for reading and listening and even for writing if you want.

I think it is high time I knew where I am standing in terms of Proficiency. Reading module si really horrid. My only tip would be to learn as much as you can about the band scores for writing and speaking. The more you understand about how the examiner assesses your English, the better you will do. This is the failing of most students. I just put up more tips on my blog over time. Start practicing and see how your score is in practice tests then think about where you need to improve.

A friend of mine recommended your blog and I found it very useful. My Reading exam was a lil complex in terms of length and complex content. I guess the content was not that difficult, but reading all the paras in the time slot was very difficult for me.

I just panicked and went blank for a minute. Somehow I managed to re-read and tried to answer questions. My confidence has deterred a lil bit. I need 7 in all bands. I am gonna practice more in all the modules, but I require your help especially in reading. Could you please help me here? I will really appreciate it. You might be trying to understand the passage too deeply. Your task is to locate answers not to understand all the paragraphs. See this page for tips: With the little time I had to prepare for my exams I came across some very useful tips videos of yours that helped me to a great extent.

I am writing this to express my gratitude and thank you with all my heart. Those tips of yours are simply very effective. Hi liz , Honestly you are the best since you teach us lots of things which are constructive and crucial. Thanks for all your tips. Appreciate if you could have those as well. Cause Solution are types of essay questions not relating to reading.

Gap fill questions are called sentence completion questions in IELTS, you can find lots of practice of those types of questions in my listening and reading sections: How to improve my skills in scanning and skimming? I find it difficult whenever I encountered long passages. Skimming is the ability to read quickly to get an idea of the content not to understand. This is a simple technique which just requires you to aim for general content rather than understanding. Scanning is the ability to locate words or information in a passage. Only practice will help.

Thank you for your lessons they have been so helpful.. Most universities accept overall band 6. However, you must check the requirements for each university for the particular degree course you want to do. Each university will state their band score requirements. All question types in the GT reading test are the same as the academic test. So, any reading book will help and all my lessons on this blog will help.

Always use the words you learn — practice writing sentences using them. At the end of each week, spend one day only reviewing words you learned before. It is important to do lots of review and use the new vocabulary to make the words stick in your mind. Hi Liz, Would you please let me know how many answers should be correct for 6 bands in general reading test?? Notify me of follow-up comments by email.

Notify me of new posts by email. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. Writing task 2 lessons for a high score. Hi, my name is Elizabeth Liz. How can I improve my score May 4, by Liz Comments. November 19, at Dear Liz, This was most helpful. August 17, at Need a Speaking Partner. July 18, at 7: June 21, at 7: June 21, at June 5, at 8: June 6, at 1: March 20, at 5: March 20, at 7: Jedo Awad Younes says: May 17, at 8: June 14, at 3: June 14, at 4: February 3, at Hi Liz, Thanks for all the great tips and strategies.

January 30, at 8: Hi Liz Thanks for your efforts. January 31, at 9: January 30, at January 19, at 4: I recommend using all capital letters for reading and listening. January 11, at Hi Liz, Thank you for your blog, it has proven to be amazingly helpful. November 25, at 3: November 25, at 6: November 9, at 2: November 9, at 8: Start reviewing all common and recent topics for speaking — fast! November 12, at 7: November 24, at 6: November 8, at 9: November 8, at January 28, at You are perfect Liz!! November 4, at October 29, at 6: October 29, at 8: October 30, at 3: October 30, at 7: October 22, at Liz , How i understand that my english level is match with my expect score?

October 22, at 1: October 12, at Your aim is to locate and decide answers — nothing more. Stick to the aim. October 12, at 7: October 10, at 4: October 10, at September 26, at 9: September 26, at 3: September 4, at 2: September 4, at 6: August 31, at Hi Liz, Is it ok to have erasures and corrections on your answer sheet?

August 29, at September 30, at 7: January 3, at 1: July 14, at 3: July 12, at 1: July 10, at Hello Liz, Your blog is very informative.

July 10, at 2: July 2, at 9: July 2, at I would need to see the passage to comment. January 13, at 2: June 22, at 3: June 22, at 9: May 21, at 3: May 21, at 9: Mohammad Imran Khan says: April 12, at 5: Hi LIZ It is really wonderful to see your lesson are very much interesting and more over they are very well structured.

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April 12, at March 22, at 9: March 22, at March 23, at March 25, at 7: March 18, at 5: Bina saru thapa says: March 18, at 3: Hello teacher Is it all right to write answer of reading in block letter? You can choose to use capital letters in reading or listening. March 4, at 1: Thank You in advance! March 4, at 3: January 31, at 5: January 31, at 7: December 18, at 5: December 3, at December 4, at October 7, at 6: October 7, at October 4, at October 1, at 4: October 2, at September 5, at 6: September 5, at July 13, at 5: Hi Liz, I have one question.

July 13, at August 24, at 5: June 8, at 3: July 1, at 8: July 5, at June 30, at Hello Mam, Thank you so much. June 29, at 4: June 29, at 3: June 6, at June 8, at 9: June 11, at June 12, at You can get them on amazon or a local educational book shop. September 3, at May 28, at May 30, at 8: May 27, at 4: June 3, at 5: May 13, at 8: Hi Liz, I am doing Reding practice General Training daily and unfortunately, I still have not skilled myself to finish task within the stipulated time. May 13, at May 12, at May 13, at 9: May 7, at 6: May 7, at 9: April 19, at April 17, at April 22, at 6: April 23, at April 9, at 7: April 9, at 9: April 6, at February 22, at 6: February 14, at 6: February 14, at 7: January 19, at January 25, at 2: Ansu Susan Ipe says: December 27, at 9: January 3, at 2: December 8, at 2: December 12, at November 16, at 5: November 5, at 4: Awaiting for your response as I would be giving my exam on this weekend.

November 6, at November 6, at 1: May 28, at 3: November 1, at Making notes is the best way to learn. October 18, at Any special advice to get band score 8 Regards Ravindra. October 19, at 1: October 17, at