101 Helpful Hints

 1.     Choose a realistic and achievable goal

2.     Follow a regular study plan

3.     Increase your personal speed

4.     Increase your sentence reading speed

5.     Develop a memory for English

During The Test

6.     Manage your time carefully

7.     The Golden rule of IELTS: Always give the monkey exactly what he wants.

a.     Know the type of information the test asks you to give

b.     Know what you have to do with the information

8.     Use question keywords/phases to find the answers:

Before or after answer

Signpost keywordsàdestination key phraseà the answer

Similar words

Always work out the important keywords and phrases before you listen or search for the answer

9.     Read the instruction carefully, quickly, accurately: topic?, what to do, what kind of answer to give, when to answer (L)

10.                        Always look at the example

a.     tells you how to give answer to the questions

b.     gives information about the listening and reading passage

c.     tells you when to start listening or where to start reading to find answer.

CHECK BEFORE THE END OF THE TEST

11.                        Do not forget to guess and make logical guesses

12.                        Check your answers are grammatically correct

13.                        Give one answer only

14.                        Check your spelling

15.                        Make sure your answer easy to read