Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Common Mistakes At IELTS Intermediate

Common Mistakes at IELTS Intermediate is a invaluable little book highlights the real mistakes that students make in the real ielts exam and shows how to avoid them during IELTS test. Based on analysis of thousands of original IELTS exam papers, each unit targets a key problem area.Clear explanations and exercises help students to use the language accurately.Regular tests offer students a further opportunity to check and consolidate what they have learn.
Common Mistakes At IELTS Intermediate
FEATURES OF COMMON MISTAKES ON IELTS INTERMEDIATE
  • Highlights common mistakes that learners really make.
  • Based on analysis of thousands of exam scripts.
  • Short, snappy explanations focus on key problem areas.
  • Includes exam-style exercises.
  • Monitor your progress through regular tests. 

TIPS FOR HIGHER SCORE IN IELTS READING

You can Gain High score in IELTS Reading as well in Complete IELTS if you overcome on the following mistakes.
ielts reading tips
  1. Answer all the question by instruction.For Example if any questions required "Answer any three with four words" you should not answer the questions with five words.
  2. Never work with more than one passage at a time.No one will tell you to stop working on the current task and to move forward to next one.So, in worst case scenario, you could spend all the time working on just one passage, when there are 3 more to go.
  3. Never waste valuable time with one hard question.Waste a lot of time on one hard question .All IELTS questions are of different difficulty.It is wrong to assume that every next question will be harder than previous one.This is why getting stuck on one hard question is a bad idea.By moving forward to some easier questions you could win points,which otherwise would be lost.
  4. Reading whole words of passages.Read the whole passage first in Reading section.Those passages are not meant to be read.It is enough to scan through the text, noticing what the text is about and what the purpose of each paragraph is.After getting familiar with the passage, it is the time to read questions and look for answers.
  5. Never Assume that you know the answer before reading passage.For example, the question is "Does smoking cause cancer" and your mind say "Yes" but the passage says "No", then "No" is the correct answer.
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Sunday, May 9, 2010

CAMBRIDGE INSTANT IELTS-READY-TO-USE-TASK AND ACTITVITIES

Cambridge Instant IELTS Ready to use Task and Activities Published by Cambridge University Press which is  Photocopied resource packed with a range of ready-to-use IELTS exam practice activities. The lively discussions and role plays that accompany them turn each IELTS task-type into a stimulating Lesson. The Book is organized by paper type, giving teachers a flexible resource that they can tailor to their students specific needs. Instant IELTS is a Cambridge Copy Collection title.
Cambridge instant ielts


IELTS ESSAY TOPIC-PARENTS SHOULD MAKE IMPORTANT DECESIONS FOR CHILDEREN

IELTS ESSAY TOPIC:"Parents or other adult relatives should make important decisions for their (15 to 18 year-old) teenage children".

Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion.
• You should write at least 250 words.
• You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.  

Parents are in most cases our first teachers and friends. From my everyday experience, I have to agree with the statement that important decisions should be made by our parents or adult relatives. In the following paragraphs I will give my reasons to support this statement.First of all, teenage children have the tendency to live in their own fantasies. They do not clearly understand the rules of a real life. When I was 18 years old I thought that the world was perfect and everything seemed to be simple. Teenagers are basically inexperienced; they aspire for independence and try to make their first steps towards freedom. I think that it is like starting to walk when a baby needs its parents for support. An independent life is a big and significant part in a person's life. So, my point is that it is very important to make this step right.Secondly, I think that parents have right to interfere in their children's lives. They need to know what kind of friends their children have and how children spend their spare time. For example I had an eighteen years old friend who got really angry with his parents when they prohibited him to be friends with a young man. Somehow his parents found out that that young man was occasionally taking drugs. That man was dead in a year because of drug abuse. After that accident my friend thanked his parents for that interference.Finally, I think teenage children should be more open-minded with their parents. It will help them to make the right choice and avoid many mistakes.To sum up, I believe that young people should trust their parents because they wish their children only the best.

Teacher Comments:  Need to emphasize on grammar.Overall Look like 7 Band Essay.

LONGMAN IELTS PRACTICE TEST PLUS 2

Longman IELTS Practice Test Plus2 by Morgan Tery & Judith Wilson provides essential practice in all four modules of the IELTS Examination: Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking. It Include Six Complete Practice Tests incorporating the 2005 modifications to the Writing Module.The Book Contain additional reading and writing Modules for General Training Candidates.
longman ielts practice test plus 2
LOGNGMAN IELTS PRACTICE TEST PLUS 2 FEATURES
  • full description of the exam
  • Strategy boxes training key sub-skills for each module
  • Sections for assessing your writing and academic vocabulary
  • Annotated answer key, analyzing correct and incorrect answers
  • Sample answers to writing tasks
  • Complete audio scripts, with answers marked

IELTS PRACTICE TEST-PETER MAY

IELTS Practice Test by Peter May contain four practice tests with Exam Skills Training and Practice.It also include detailed Explanations of Answers.Detailed exam 'Strategies' and 'Improve your skills' tasks. Answers explained in detail.This Book is very useful as part of an IELTS Preparation Course and also for student preparing at Home.IELTS Practice Tests is for students hoping to study at an English Speaking University and Planning to take IELTS.
ielts practice test-peter may
KEY FEATURES OF IELTS PRACTICE TEST-PETER MAY
  •  Detailed exam fact file.
  •  Strategies with the correct Procedure for all tasks.
  •  Improve your Skills tasks to focus Learners on the right approach.
  •  Four complete IELTS exams with Academic Reading and Writing Modules.
  •  Detailed explanatory key with sample writing.