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IELTS Speaking: pronunciation

💥In the IELTS speaking test, 25% of your score is for pronunciation. Many students confuse 'pronunciation' with 'accent'. These are not the same thing!

Nobody expects you to speak with a perfect British English accent. In fact, the examiner will not judge your accent at all.

Your pronunciation score is based on these things:

➖clarity (speaking clearly)
➖speed (not too fast, not too slow)
➖word stress
➖sentence stress
➖intonation (the rise and fall of your voice)

❗️It's not easy to improve these things quickly or through deliberate practice. Good pronunciation is usually the result of lots of listening and copying. My tip is: stop worrying about your accent, and focus on speaking clearly.

Are these memes funny? Yes.
Are they true? NO.

I see people trying to use the most complicated English for IELTS, and there is really no reason for it. You don't need to use long words or sentences that are 100 words long, and you don't need to use ridiculous idioms that have no place in daily life.

I can't say this often enough: IELTS is a test of your ENGLISH SKILLS. There are no magical shortcuts, no tricks, and no way to cheat the examiner into giving you a higher score because you used some really, really long words.

One finds preferential the nocturnal habits of engrossing oneself in yarns printed upon papyrus between hardback covers due to the transcendent poignancy of the experience.

Translation: I like reading books in the evening because it is fun.

Please stop using words like "plethora" or "ameliorate" in your Writing, and certainly stop saying "knee-high to a grasshopper" in your Speaking.

Learning English takes time and effort. You can't just do it as quick as a dog can lick a dish 😂. So, don't fall for the lies of people or education centers who promise you a certain band within certain amount of time.

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📌 IELTS Advice:Time problem ⏳

💎 'Not having enough time' is the biggest problem for most people taking the reading test. Here are some tips for dealing with this problem:
📎Go straight to the first question. Don't waste time reading the full passage or the first sentence of each paragraph, and don't read any of the other questions.
📎Do 'paragraph' questions last. Questions that ask you to match headings or statements with paragraphs are much easier if you are already familiar with the passage.
📎Don't get stuck on one question. As soon as you realise that you are having difficulties with a question, leave it and move to the next one. Return to difficult questions later if you have time.
📎Remember that the answers to most question sections are in order in the passage. You don't need to go back to the beginning of the passage to search for each answer.
📎Only skim or scan for numbers and names. Otherwise, read at normal speed.
📎Work with an alarm. You can't do this in an exam, but at home you could set the alarm (on your phone) for 2 minutes and try to do each question within this time.
By Simon



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