IELTS English test

[ode]

Did someone of you take the IELTS English test?
My test is in less than a month, I start to panic! help!

[Rachel]

Hi Ode, I have never had to take it and I don't know anyone who has. I understand what it is though and wish you the best of luck :)

[miss kiki]

what kind of test is that actually?! hope you do great on it! :)

[ode]

It s an English test for migrants to be able to work or study in Australia.
In the test there is listening, reading, writing and speaking in the same day.
the listening test is in one hour where you listen to a conversation and answer to 40 to 50 questions.
1 hour to read 3 texts and answer 40 to 50 questions.
1 hour to write 2 paragraphes of 150 words and 250 words.
14 mn to speak with someone.
to pass it you need to get the score of 7/9.
it doesn t just test your skills in the language but your concentration and how you manage your time...

[Mad Old Cow]

good luck ode I am sure you will do very well

[Stormy]

I'm sure you'll do well ode....I work and study with a lot of migrants and they all passed the test first time when they took it. Good luck for the exam....you still have a month so I wouldn't be panicking yet or you'll be a nervous wreck by the time you actually do the test. :D

[miss kiki]

oh i see. my grandfather had to do something similar when he took the american citizenship test. i helped him learn to write a few sentences and whatnot and he still hardly speaks english! i'm sure you'll do great! :) good luck!

[kimba]

I am sure u will b fine:)U seem to have a good grasp on the language so would not worry too much:)

[ode]

Hi everyone, My English test is in one week. Wish me good luck.
I am fine in the reading, listening and speaking but some troubles in writing!

[susiq]

Hi Ode - from what I can see your writing is fine! Good luck!

[Naomi]

Good luck Ode! I hope the test goes well :) How quickly will you find out your results?

[Heather]

Good Luck....just take your time and don't try to put more in your answers than is necessary....looking forward to hearing from you later.

[miss kiki]

good luck on the test! i'm sure you'll do excellent! :)

[ode]

Thanks for you all.
I ll take the test next Saturday and the result will be within 13 days later.
The test is very important because without it I can not do what I like most and what makes me happy " TEACHING MATHEMATICS" I taught for many years where I came from in a secondry school And I miss it very much besides earning money!

[Patricia]

Good Luck with it all and with teaching mathematics in the future..please be sure to come back and let us know how you get on...:)

[Stormy]

I'll keep my fingers crossed for you :fx: Good luck! :D

[sehyang]

Ode, yes I have to agree with the ladies, from what I have seen of your writing you will do very well. You have a good grasp on the english language, and from what I've seen from what you have written in here you won't have any problems at all. Good luck and I hope you can go back to teaching.

[ode]

Hi ladies,
I took my English test yesterday, It was not bad but not as good as I wanted.The first test was listening, 40 questions, I think that I had 4 wrong maximum. Then straight away we took the reading test, there was 3 long texts, 40 quetions overall and 1 hour to finish it. I was relaxed then as time passed, I started to panic, I had just 10mn to read the last and longer text, I just guessed for the 10 last questions. After that, no break, we had the writing.

2 tasks to finish in 1 hour! The first one was describing and comparing 2 graphs each with 2 trends. The second task was to discuss the arguments that university education is just to get a better job or the aim of university is wider for the benifict of the individual and the society.

They adviced us to do the first task in 20 mn and the second in 40 mn, to write 150 words at least for the first and 250 for the second, I described the graphs in 30 mn and did not have enough time for the other, I did not use the technics I have learnt to write a good essay such as brainstorming and outlining, I just wrote what came in my mind.

We finished at 12:00, My speaking test was until 15:00. You can not imagine how much I was tired and wanted to sleep, I did not have a good night sleep as the baby was sick.

The examinator asked me some personal question then we spoke about giving and receiving gifts, a sort of presents to give a child,hand made gift...

Voila.

The results in 21/12.

[miss kiki]

what a test! i hope you get a great result!

[ode]

Thanks KiKi, you are adorable.

[Rachel]

Hi Ode :) Sounds like you have done well. It must be a relief to have completed it now :)

[Heather]

Make sure you let us know how you went....if your past posts are anything to go by, you should be fine.

[Naomi]

Wow, that sounds so full on. I hope you get a nice Christmas surprise with your test results :fx: Good luck! (well, more than luck, I hope all your hard work is well rewarded!).

[ode]

I have my test result.
7,5/9 in listening
7,5/9 in writing
6/9 in reading
5,5/9 in speaking
with an overall of 6,5/9
to teach I need 7/9 in each module and an overall of 7/9
Bad luck take it again. Cost 280 $ force majeur.

[Heather]

What a disappointment....wish we could help you out with speaking.....do you know anybody who speaks English well and could you practise with them?

[miss kiki]

so close and yet so far. sorry! but overall you did a pretty good job! don't be too hard on yourself. maybe buy one of those english tapes that you can help you speak? hope you have a great xmas!

[ode]

Yes heather, you are right I need to practice with someone who speaks good English.
My husband does, he lived in England for 4 years and studied there engineering and her in Australia since 1983.
But I don t speak with him in English.

[miss kiki]

maybe he should start speaking in english that way you catch on faster and won't have a problem the next time you take the test..he can be a BIG help for you. :)

[susiq]

Oh Ode, you got so close. Definitely some more speaking practive would be a great help. Maybe do some singing in the shower!

You could even read out aloud 5-10 minutes a day. My DS goes to speech therapy and the key is practice, practice, practice. So, any chance you get just give it a go.

Good luck for the next time!

[Stormy]

You got pretty close though hey, well done for your first attempt :) I would suggest starting to talk to your husband solely in English - it will be good practice for the next one :fx:

[Rachel]

You got so close Ode, well done for your first test :) Are you able to get a job doing something like working in a shop where you are dealing with English speaking customers? That way you would be practicing your English until you can resit the test. Or perhaps even doing some volunteer work in the teaching field around English speaking teachers and students?