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NadiaS · 2005 June 30th, 03:35 AM

Hi, everybody.
Is it possible to get 8 for academic IELTS?
I've got 250 for academic TOEFL and 5 for essay, but I cannot get 50 for TSE. I have option to take IELTS. But I need 8. Is IELTS more difficult then TOEFL?
Thank you.

dsrbecky · 2005 June 30th, 11:49 AM

I just did both at the same time.
I had 8 in IELTS (8.5 8.5 7 8) and 280 / 4.5 in TOEFL.

Jalapeno · 2005 June 30th, 09:14 PM

Hi, yeah it's possible.

I scored an overall 8 (7.5, 8.5, 7, 8).

goldpetals · 2005 July 5th, 08:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jalapeno

Hi, yeah it's possible.

I scored an overall 8 (7.5, 8.5, 7, 8).

hi Jalapeno,
its really amazing that you got an overall 8 bands in IELTS.if you please give me some tips about it(specially for writing and speaking) i'll be really thankful to you.i am having my test next month so please if you could reply me as early as possible.
Thanks

kero2005 · 2005 July 6th, 12:08 AM

Hi NadiaS,
I agree with Jalapeno. My TOEFL was 230/4. I took TSE three times..whether I practiced or not , I just got 40. Then I took IELTS..I've got speaking band 7/overall 6.5.. good enough to get my Visascreen!

Good Luck!

sabfra · 2005 July 9th, 12:26 AM

Hi everyone,

You are so nice ,all of you to share your feelings about the TSE/Ielts.I have just received a bad news about my 4th attempt for TSE,I got 45 again.So I definitely decided to give up and focus on Ielts.Your feedback encourage me a lot and help me to persevere.I try to plan the IELTS for the end of August.What do you think?What kind of materials should I use to be competent and pass the exam the first time?
Thanks a lot!

Jalapeno · 2005 July 9th, 11:50 PM

Hi Goldpetals & Sabfra,

My only advice is to do as many practice tests as you can, especially Cambridge IELTS 3 & IELTS Specimen Materials 2003 (or the latest one). If you're not getting good scores (at least 34 in every module, I think), study Insights to IELTS. I worked on 6 IELTS review materials, but found these to be really helpful.

Be confident when you're doing the tests, especially when you do the speaking test. To tell you the truth, I really didn't practice much on speaking. On the day on the speaking test, I practiced a lot at home beforehand. Like if I was given such topic, I would speak about it with zest. And I think that's one of the reasons why I got an 8 on it - I spoke enthusiastically, smiling and making the conversation interesting. The examiner was really helpful too. She was really nice.

With reading - if they're asking for apples, give them apples. Know what I mean? If you're not sure with the answer, find the most obvious one (the same word/context within the text) on the choices of answers. With writing, I just got lucky that during our test, we got to interpret a table and it was much, much easier than having to do bar graphs or pie charts.

But I think Insights to Ielts has good writing section. You should read up on that.

Hope this helps!

sabfra · 2005 July 12th, 06:41 PM

Thank you Jalapeno for your good advice,I plan to schedule the test on September 3rd .I hope that I will be ready for the test.Did you only prepare your test with books ?

Jalapeno · 2005 July 13th, 12:25 AM

Hi Sabfra, that's a long way still - hope you do a lot of practice tests! Yes I only prepared with books, I didn't join IELTS study groups (ones where you have to pay and they'll teach you stuff about the IELTS). OH, try to watch as many English programs as you can to prepare you for the listening.

HiLine · 2005 July 21st, 02:19 AM

One of my friends scored 8 on the IELTS (L9,R8,W7,S7) by taking 2 IELTS preparation courses

2005 June 30th, 03:35 AM	#1 (permalink)
NadiaS Eager! Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 34	8 for academic IELTS Hi, everybody. Is it possible to get 8 for academic IELTS? I've got 250 for academic TOEFL and 5 for essay, but I cannot get 50 for TSE. I have option to take IELTS. But I need 8. Is IELTS more difficult then TOEFL? Thank you.

2005 July 21st, 02:19 AM	#10 (permalink)
HiLine Within my grasp! Join Date: May 2005 Location: Hanoi,Vietnam Posts: 140	One of my friends scored 8 on the IELTS (L9,R8,W7,S7) by taking 2 IELTS preparation courses _ _ _ _ SIG _ _ _ _ Whom will God bless?

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2005 June 30th, 11:49 AM	#2 (permalink)
dsrbecky I JUST got here. Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 3	I just did both at the same time. I had 8 in IELTS (8.5 8.5 7 8) and 280 / 4.5 in TOEFL.

2005 June 30th, 09:14 PM	#3 (permalink)
Jalapeno I JUST got here. Join Date: May 2005 Location: Philippines Posts: 23	Hi, yeah it's possible. I scored an overall 8 (7.5, 8.5, 7, 8).

2005 July 6th, 12:08 AM	#5 (permalink)
kero2005 I JUST got here. Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: USA Posts: 3	Hi NadiaS, I agree with Jalapeno. My TOEFL was 230/4. I took TSE three times..whether I practiced or not , I just got 40. Then I took IELTS..I've got speaking band 7/overall 6.5.. good enough to get my Visascreen! Good Luck!

2005 July 9th, 12:26 AM	#6 (permalink)
sabfra I JUST got here. Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 21	Hi everyone, You are so nice ,all of you to share your feelings about the TSE/Ielts.I have just received a bad news about my 4th attempt for TSE,I got 45 again.So I definitely decided to give up and focus on Ielts.Your feedback encourage me a lot and help me to persevere.I try to plan the IELTS for the end of August.What do you think?What kind of materials should I use to be competent and pass the exam the first time? Thanks a lot!

2005 July 9th, 11:50 PM	#7 (permalink)
Jalapeno I JUST got here. Join Date: May 2005 Location: Philippines Posts: 23	Hi Goldpetals & Sabfra, My only advice is to do as many practice tests as you can, especially Cambridge IELTS 3 & IELTS Specimen Materials 2003 (or the latest one). If you're not getting good scores (at least 34 in every module, I think), study Insights to IELTS. I worked on 6 IELTS review materials, but found these to be really helpful. Be confident when you're doing the tests, especially when you do the speaking test. To tell you the truth, I really didn't practice much on speaking. On the day on the speaking test, I practiced a lot at home beforehand. Like if I was given such topic, I would speak about it with zest. And I think that's one of the reasons why I got an 8 on it - I spoke enthusiastically, smiling and making the conversation interesting. The examiner was really helpful too. She was really nice. With reading - if they're asking for apples, give them apples. Know what I mean? If you're not sure with the answer, find the most obvious one (the same word/context within the text) on the choices of answers. With writing, I just got lucky that during our test, we got to interpret a table and it was much, much easier than having to do bar graphs or pie charts. But I think Insights to Ielts has good writing section. You should read up on that. Hope this helps!

2005 July 12th, 06:41 PM	#8 (permalink)
sabfra I JUST got here. Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 21	Thank you Jalapeno for your good advice,I plan to schedule the test on September 3rd .I hope that I will be ready for the test.Did you only prepare your test with books ?

2005 July 13th, 12:25 AM	#9 (permalink)
Jalapeno I JUST got here. Join Date: May 2005 Location: Philippines Posts: 23	Hi Sabfra, that's a long way still - hope you do a lot of practice tests! Yes I only prepared with books, I didn't join IELTS study groups (ones where you have to pay and they'll teach you stuff about the IELTS). OH, try to watch as many English programs as you can to prepare you for the listening.

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