http://www.urch.com/forums IELTS (International English Language Testing System) here. en Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:46:45 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.urch.com/forums/tm_images/misc/rss.jpg http://www.urch.com/forums http://www.urch.com/forums/ielts/128983-how-approach-academic-writing-task-1-a.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:51:05 GMT You're likely to know that the essay task is twice as important as the report task for the simple reason that it carries twice the marks. Despite that you still need to prepare for task 1 in the right way if you want to get your required score.

Many candidates make a fundamental mistake here. They concentrate almost entirely on the language of trends (the increase/decrease language). This is a mistake for at least 3 reasons:

trend language is only appropriate if you get a graph/chart based on time. If you have top describe a pie chart, a process or another graph with no time element that language doesn't apply
if you are looking at language to learn here. I would suggest that the language of comparison and contrast is even more fundamental - as in almost any task 1 you will need to compare and contrast. What you need to do is learn how to use a range of comparing structures: unless you do this, you are very likely to use the same "more than" structure each time. That is not going to impress the examiner.
most essentially, what you need to train for is how to analyse the graph/chart/diagram. This means learning to identify what are main features and what are necessary supporting details. If you do that, then you will be able to organise your report. This matters because this is a task largely of organisation and coherence. ]]> IELTS teacherdominic http://www.urch.com/forums/ielts/128983-how-approach-academic-writing-task-1-a.html http://www.urch.com/forums/ielts/128213-i-am-confused-please-help.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:05:24 GMT Hi,

The IELTS requirement of my university is below:

" If you elect to take the IELTS rather than the TOEFL, the score achieved must equal 6.5; no minimum test area scores are required. "


I am a little bit confused. Would you please explain for me the meaning of this. Do I need to be at least 6.5 for each skill (that mean all the skills must be higher than 6.5) or I just need to get the average of 6.5 ?


Thank you very much. ]]> IELTS LoveMom http://www.urch.com/forums/ielts/128213-i-am-confused-please-help.html http://www.urch.com/forums/ielts/128170-please-advise.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:11:05 GMT Hi everyone, I must finish my GMAT exam in November and I have just _only 1 month_ for my IELTS exam preparation. I nned to be at least 6.5 for the minimum requirement. I have downloaded many materials from the website. Would you please advise me some useful materials which I need to focus? I am... Hi everyone,

I must finish my GMAT exam in November and I have just only 1 month for my IELTS exam preparation. I nned to be at least 6.5 for the minimum requirement.

I have downloaded many materials from the website. Would you please advise me some useful materials which I need to focus?

I am in rush. Please help me.

Thank you very much. ]]> IELTS LoveMom http://www.urch.com/forums/ielts/128170-please-advise.html http://www.urch.com/forums/ielts/128150-ielts-expert-here.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:02:10 GMT Hi Dear Friends, If you need any help regarding ur IELTS program you can contact me at _alireza.ramedani at gmail_. My area of expertise is writing but I can offer valuable advice on other skills as well Hi Dear Friends,
If you need any help regarding thy IELTS program you can contact me at alireza.ramedani at gmail.
My area of expertise is writing but I can offer valuable advice on other skills as well ]]> IELTS alirezaramedani http://www.urch.com/forums/ielts/128150-ielts-expert-here.html http://www.urch.com/forums/ielts/128066-please-need-your-advise.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:22:33 GMT Hello everyone; I am considering to take the IELTS, as i have taken the TOEFL twice and i am really dissapointed with it. First time i got 113 out of 120, (r29,l28,s27,w29), and i just needed one more point for the speaking part, but Ontario college of teachers did not accept my scores. Second... Hello everyone;
I am considering to take the IELTS, as i have taken the TOEFL twice and i am really dissapointed with it. First time i got 113 out of 120, (r29,l28,s27,w29), and i just needed one more point for the speaking part, but Ontario college of teachers did not accept my scores.
Second time i got 104 (r27,l26,s29,w25)and i really practiced a lot and this time i did less on the writing part.
Ontario College of Teachers require total 103 (read24, listen 24, speak 28 and writ 28). They have one of the highest requirements!
I don;t know what the equivilant is to the Ielts, but i really wanted to ask you what do u think, is it better if i took the Ielts instead?

These are OCT IELTS requirements:

The College requires proof of an overall score of at least 7 on the IELTS (academic test only), with scores of at least 6.5 in reading and listening and scores of at least 7 in writing and speaking.

I think the TOEFL is very demanding and too long! What are your experiences? i also want to hear from someone that had taken the TOEFL too and thier thoughts.

Thank you in advance;

Kierra ]]> IELTS Kierra http://www.urch.com/forums/ielts/128066-please-need-your-advise.html http://www.urch.com/forums/ielts/127990-ielts-speaking-partner-female.html Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:49:48 GMT Hi, I am looking for IELT speaking partner to paractice for about 1 hr daily. My IELT exam is going to held by 5 December. (Females are prefferd). Else any one interested plz contact me. Thx Hi,

I am looking for IELT speaking partner to paractice for about 1 hr daily. My IELT exam is going to held by 5 December. (Females are prefferd). Else any one interested por favor, El Señor contact me.

Thx ]]> IELTS pakilahori81 http://www.urch.com/forums/ielts/127990-ielts-speaking-partner-female.html http://www.urch.com/forums/ielts/127931-ielts-toefl-ibt.html Sun, 01 Nov 2009 22:46:49 GMT Hey,

could you tell me whether it's harder to get a 6 in IELTS or to get about 95-100 points in TOEFL ibt?

Thank you very much! ]]> IELTS marc2 http://www.urch.com/forums/ielts/127931-ielts-toefl-ibt.html http://www.urch.com/forums/ielts/127614-i-got-7-5-a.html Wed, 28 Oct 2009 04:12:24 GMT Hi everyone!
I'm LeNoir (nickname), from Indonesia.
This is my first time posting something here because I usually downloaded something useful (e.g. ebooks) from this forum without giving any comments.. :D

I sat for the IELTS exam on Oct 8, 2009. I took the test because I'm required to get at least 7 overall band score in IELTS in order to be able to study in Canada. I was agonizing with my preparation because I knew that getting 7 in IELTS is not an easy thing.
I collected my result on Oct 21 and I was so surprised because I got more than 7 :)!
For each section:
Listening : 7.5
Reading : 8.5 :tup:
Writing : 7
Speaking: 7
Overall: 7.5

Personally, I was quite sure that I could get at least 7.5 for both Listening and Reading because they were so easy. I wish I could get 8 for the Listening but I couldn't because I made 6 mistakes :doh:. For the Reading part, I believe that I can get 8 because I was able to do the task only in 50 minutes. The reading passages were so comprehensible and I was familiar with the test format as well.

Thanks for those here who have shared the links of many IELTS preparation books. If you have questions, just feel free to ask me.

Cheers,
LeNoir ]]> IELTS LeNoir09 http://www.urch.com/forums/ielts/127614-i-got-7-5-a.html http://www.urch.com/forums/ielts/127483-ielts-writing-topic-24-10-09-a.html Sun, 25 Oct 2009 19:38:59 GMT Anyone who took this test pls tell me the excat topic of writing test task 2 pls. I remember sth like university education system prepares for employment, wat is the second part of it? Pls reply me quick! Anyone who took this test pls tell me the excat topic of writing test task 2 pls. I remember sth like university education system prepares for employment, what is the second part of it? Pls reply me quick! ]]> IELTS britbeck http://www.urch.com/forums/ielts/127483-ielts-writing-topic-24-10-09-a.html http://www.urch.com/forums/ielts/127317-use-such-sentence.html Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:50:02 GMT Hello there,

I can't understand whether the sentence below and the use of "as such" there is correct or not. Is anybody here to make me understand as I'm very weak in English grammer?

"Released by the Government today, it illustrates a rise in global average temperature of four degrees Centigrade by 2060, and as such represents a dramatic acceleration of previous forecasts made as recently as 2007 by the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)." ]]> IELTS sharifhs http://www.urch.com/forums/ielts/127317-use-such-sentence.html