TIPS for IELTS by Sam McCarter

Contents

Reading summary - page 5

Golden rules - page 5

Techniques to increase your speed - page 6

Skimming - page 7

Scanning - page 9

Matching headings to paragraphs - page 12

Matching sentences/phrases to paragraphs - page 14

Completing summaries with and without a wordlist - page 14

Answering multiple-choice questions - page 15

Completing sentences - page 17

Completing tables, flowcharts and diagrams - page 18

Matching names/dates to ideas - page 18

Matching stems to sentences - page 19

Matching questions to sentences - page 19

Answering True, False, Not Given questions - page 19

Answering Yes, No, Not Given questions - page 21

Writing summary - page 22

Task 1 Golden rules - page 23

Graphs - page 24

How to compare and contrast - page 26

Bar charts - page 27

Pie charts - page 28

Tables - page 29

Processes - page 29

Tenses and voice - page 30

Maps - page 30

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Task 2 Golden rules - page 32

How to write the introduction - page 34

How to write a paragraph - page 34

How to organize a paragraph - page 35

How to speed up your writing and make it more flexible - page 36

Common mini sequences of functions - page 36

How to express your opinion - page 38

How to link your sentences - page 38

Listening summary - page 42

Golden rules - page 42

Develop your skills - page 43

Types of questions - page 46

Speaking summary - page 53

Golden rules - page 53

Part 1: Introduction and interview - page 54

Part 2: Individual long turn - page 55

Part 3: Two-way discussion - page 59

Developing ideas - page 60

Breathing - page 61

Tips for IELTS Skills Checklists - page 62-64

Reading

Exam summary

• The academic reading module takes 60 minutes.

• There are three reading texts with a total 01 1500-2500 wards.

- The texts can be an a range 01 dillerenttapics.

- At least one a1the texts will contain a detailed logical argument.

- The texts became progressively more difficult to understand.

• There are usually 40 questions. These questions become progressively mare difficult.

• The reading component is weighted. The standard is the same on each test day. However, to reach a specific bond, the number of correct answers required is different in each exam.

Golden rules

• Answer the questions quickly and accurately. If you can't do a question quickly, leave it and come back to it later.

• As the passages are long, you don't have to read them in detail. Skim and scan them to find the relevant information.

• The level, the texts and the tasks become progressively more difficult. Therefore, do the earlier questions as quickly as possible, to give yourself more time far the difficult questions.

• You have roughly one and a half minutes for each question.

• Do not panic if you can only do maybe three questions out of seven. Go through them again and again, but quickly.

• When you finish one passage, check your answers and try to fill any gaps.

• The questions generally follow the arder of the information in the text. However, the questions in one section can overlap another and they may be jumbled.

• The questions are usually paraphrases of the text so look for the meaning in the text, not the exact wards.

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