IELTS update!
English has been an integral part of my life. During my earlier years, my Dad made me watch English cartoons so that I could master the language from a young age. Though I was not the most passionate learner, with my father's courage, I came to be somewhat fluent in the language without having any external assistance.
If we are talking about English, then there is always a spot for IELTS. I took IELTS 3 times. Right after my 8th grade, I took the test with BC and got 6.5. (I did not really care about English at that time, so I was not fully invested anyhow). The second one was in 2022, the end of my first semester in my junior year. I took it with IDP and got an 8. I was happy with the score and I believe it well reflected my 2 months long preparation. The last one happened to be on the last days of December. My previous score expired, and I had to take the exam with fairly zero preparation. I got an 8 overall again. A rather good score, but the speaking examiner must have been in bad mood that morning. I am not trying to evade my underperformance in the sub-test—7 in speaking is surely not bad I suppose—but I am confident that it far poorly reflects my abilities in this skill. (I could surely appeal my score, but I don't think there is any need).
Regardless, here is the insight. Whether you are taking IELTS, SAT, Toefl, or any other standardized test, simply improve your English. It is not some impractical tips and tricks that will save your skin on your test day; it is the pure rigor of your English language.
#yeah
English has been an integral part of my life. During my earlier years, my Dad made me watch English cartoons so that I could master the language from a young age. Though I was not the most passionate learner, with my father's courage, I came to be somewhat fluent in the language without having any external assistance.
If we are talking about English, then there is always a spot for IELTS. I took IELTS 3 times. Right after my 8th grade, I took the test with BC and got 6.5. (I did not really care about English at that time, so I was not fully invested anyhow). The second one was in 2022, the end of my first semester in my junior year. I took it with IDP and got an 8. I was happy with the score and I believe it well reflected my 2 months long preparation. The last one happened to be on the last days of December. My previous score expired, and I had to take the exam with fairly zero preparation. I got an 8 overall again. A rather good score, but the speaking examiner must have been in bad mood that morning. I am not trying to evade my underperformance in the sub-test—7 in speaking is surely not bad I suppose—but I am confident that it far poorly reflects my abilities in this skill. (I could surely appeal my score, but I don't think there is any need).
Regardless, here is the insight. Whether you are taking IELTS, SAT, Toefl, or any other standardized test, simply improve your English. It is not some impractical tips and tricks that will save your skin on your test day; it is the pure rigor of your English language.
#yeah