Now it is time to reveal my secrets and give you tips about ielts academic reading.
I am gonna start with the simplest rules that almost every teacher says like Learn vocab, enrich ur lexical resource as much as u can, because believe or not ielts reading is made especially to check ur vocabulary.
Secondly, work on your mistakes. Even if you do 100 reading tests a day, u will get no improvement at the end of a day, trust me! Because, unlike listening, it is all about the quality of the work that u have done, but not the quantity! So the thing u have to do is analyze ur mistakes after u have finished the test with someone whose reading skills are better than u, probably ur teacher)))
Third, if ur exam is coming, work on the specific types of questions like multiple choice, true false etc. u can find them on Google just using English language and a number of clicks……
Fourth, and most importantly, when you have an exam or just a mock test, try to READ at least one passage by translating it ideally, pay attention read, do not do the questions.
Fifth, pay special attention to choosing a book, try to do the level which is higher than your current one, and in the exam it will feel easier, don’t restrict urself with Cambridge books and embrace out of format books as well.
Sixth, don’t rush. I have several times seen some guys who have perfect translating ability but can’t get more than 30 due mainly to hurrying when trying to get the correct answer, particularly with multiple choice and heading questions. As well as don't register until u feel u r totally ready.
Seventh, be ready for everything, no one can know what kind of reading questions are waiting for them on the exam, it might be easy, it might be difficult, or u might have done it already. Just as a tip, don’t panic and lose urself when you see something you haven’t waited for.
I am gonna start with the simplest rules that almost every teacher says like Learn vocab, enrich ur lexical resource as much as u can, because believe or not ielts reading is made especially to check ur vocabulary.
Secondly, work on your mistakes. Even if you do 100 reading tests a day, u will get no improvement at the end of a day, trust me! Because, unlike listening, it is all about the quality of the work that u have done, but not the quantity! So the thing u have to do is analyze ur mistakes after u have finished the test with someone whose reading skills are better than u, probably ur teacher)))
Third, if ur exam is coming, work on the specific types of questions like multiple choice, true false etc. u can find them on Google just using English language and a number of clicks……
Fourth, and most importantly, when you have an exam or just a mock test, try to READ at least one passage by translating it ideally, pay attention read, do not do the questions.
Fifth, pay special attention to choosing a book, try to do the level which is higher than your current one, and in the exam it will feel easier, don’t restrict urself with Cambridge books and embrace out of format books as well.
Sixth, don’t rush. I have several times seen some guys who have perfect translating ability but can’t get more than 30 due mainly to hurrying when trying to get the correct answer, particularly with multiple choice and heading questions. As well as don't register until u feel u r totally ready.
Seventh, be ready for everything, no one can know what kind of reading questions are waiting for them on the exam, it might be easy, it might be difficult, or u might have done it already. Just as a tip, don’t panic and lose urself when you see something you haven’t waited for.