Dear Friends,

Today I am very pleased by receiving my IELTS result and with the grace of Almighty Allah I got overall band 7.5 .

It was a great experience, found some difficulties but did managed those at the end. Please accept my Thanks for everyone who supported me and who shared their IELTS materials on this forum.

My advice to future IELTS candidates is to practice alot. Practice is the real key to success in IELTS. In my point of view IELTS is not only an English ability test but its rather more technical than only a language test. And the key of earning good band is to put great focus on listening and reading cause you can prepare for these modules quickly and if you do well in these modules, u'll earn good overall band. Writing and speaking are also equally important and needs equal attention but these modules will expose you in real exam. I think speaking and writing is an art and takes some time for preparation.

Anyways, best of luck to future candidates and thanks for supporting.

Cheers,
Rana Abdul Wahab
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Hi,
From the time that I have gotten familiar with English language, the Business
World has been opened on me and I can look through to it more clearly. It may be said that without knowledge of the English language there is no possibility for achievements to be done in the business world. I seriously started English studies 4 years ago. Meanwhile, I have enjoyed in my classes every Friday morning and I suppose that my level is intermediate.
My name is Sa `eed Khorzani and I am Managing Director of Sorna Co.; Agent of YAMAHA in field of musical instruments in Iran.

IELTS: General Info

IELTS Initial Sample testing

IELTS GT Writing –Task 01
General Info
Sample questions
Sample Letter
Letter Chunks:
· Letter of Appreciation
· Letter of Complaint
· Letter of Acknowledgment
· Letter of Adjustment
· Letter of Inquiry
· Letter of Refusal
· Letter of resignation
(Outline, Transition, Punctuation, Grammar, Vocab)

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IELTS GT Writing – Task 02

General Info
Sample Questions
Sample Essay Answers
5 Paragraph Essay:
Outline
Thesis Statement
Introductory Paragraph
Body
Topic Sentence
Supporting Ideas
Transitions
Conclusion
Pattern Taking
(Punctuation, Grammar, Vocab)

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IELTS GT Speaking
General Info
Chunks: Starters
General Talks

Speaking 01
Sample questions
Two-Minute Talk
Chunks: Hesitating
Chunks: Asking for repetition

Speaking02
Sample questions
Direct & Indirect Speech
Transitions
Long Talk (Presentation)
Chunks: Expressing Interests& Enjoyment& Disinterest
Chunks: Satisfaction& Dissatisfaction

Speaking03:
Sample Questions
Panel Discussion
Direct & Indirect Questions
Chunks: Agreement & Disagreement
Chunks: Suggestions and Rejections
Chunks: Talk of Obligations
Chunks: Talk of Hopes and wishes
Chunk: Talk of possibilities
(Vocab, Grammar, Chunks)

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IELTS GT READING
General Info
Proof Reading
Key Points
Skimming
Scanning
Tips: eye span, auditory reader,regression,thought units, words configuration

Question Types:
· Summery Completion
· Multiple Choices
· Multiple Matching
· Short-answer Questions
· Sentence Completion
· Notes/Diagrams/Table/Flow-chart Completion
· Choosing a heading
· Understanding the Writer’s view
· Classification
· Matching
· TipsSample
(Macmillan IELTS Preparation)
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IELTS GT Listening
General Info
Key Points
Short Talk
CBT
Long Talk
CBT
Listening for General Idea
Precision Listening (Transcribing)
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IELTS Grammar:

Tenses
Connectors
Passive
Relative Clauses
Objective& Subjective Adjective
Must, should, have to
Will, going to
Used to
Must be
Modals
Adverbs of Degree
Adverbs of Frequency
Conditionals
Reported Speech
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IELTS Vocab:
504
2000 Essential Words
IELTS STUFF & CHUNKS

IELTS is the International English Language Testing System. It measures ability to communicate in English across all four language skills – listening, reading, writing and speaking – for people who intend to study or work where English is the language of communication.

Since 1989, IELTS has been proven and trusted worldwide to provide a secure, global, authentic and customer-focused test which measures true to life ability to communicate in English. Over 3800 educational institutions, government agencies and professional organisations across 120 countries around the world recognise IELTS scores as a trusted and valid indicator of ability to communicate in English.

With over 500,000 tests taken every year, IELTS is one of the fastest growing English language tests in the world, and sets the standard in integrity, research and innovation.
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An Overview of IELTS General Training Writing

Module format
IELTS General Training Writing lasts a total of 60 minutes. The paper consists of 2 tasks (Writing Task 1 and Writing Task 2) and candidates must answer BOTH tasks.

Answer format
Candidates write their answers in pen or pencil on Answer Sheets provided.

Timing
Students are advised to spend 20 minutes on Task 1 and 40 minutes on Task 2. They must complete both tasks in one hour.

Task 1
Candidates are asked to write a personal informal, semi-formal or formal letter, responding to a given problem or situation. Input to Task 1 includes a brief description of the problem or situation followed by 3 bullet points which tell the candidate what information is required in the letter. Candidates must write at least 150 words for this task.

Writing Task 1 is assessed based on the following criteria:
1) Task Achievement
2) Coherence and Cohesion
3) Lexical Resource
4) Grammatical Range and Accuracy

Task 2

The input to Task 2 consists of a statement of a point of view, argument or problem about a specific topic. This is followed by instructions asking candidates to discuss the topic by providing general factual information, outlining and/or presenting a solution, justifying an opinion, or evaluating ideas and evidence. Candidates are expected to produce a discursive piece of writing. Candidates must write at least 250 words for this task.

Writing Task 2 is assessed based on the following criteria:

1) Task Response
2) Coherence and Cohesion
3) Lexical Resource
4) Grammatical Range and Accuracy

Each of the tasks is assessed separately by a trained and qualified examiner and given a score. Writing Task 2 is worth more marks than Writing Task 1 so candidates should be sure to leave plenty of time to complete Writing Task 2. There are no half bands in IELTS Writing so all writing scores are reported in whole bands.