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if the articles are not required grammatically, then don't use them

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Hi Habali, The trial version is good for limited time - this is why it's asking for password. You can also read "IELTS Target Band 7" via Google books, here is the link: Target Band 7 - How to Maximize Your ... - Google Book Search Oh, and there is no tape, all the tests are online.

Hi Salmanucit, Wow that's a lot of questions! I've got the answers to some of them, so here goes: In the Listening test there can be several versions of accepted answers, so "6am-10pm" or "6am to 10pm" will be equally correct (just keep the am/pm). The same goes for Y/N or Yes/No and T/F or True/False. If you need to list 3 words in your answer, separate them with commas. Articles "a" and "the" - if you're completing a sentence (filling in the gaps or the like) it needs to be grammatically correct and if that requires an article - yes, use it otherwise you'll loose marks. Not too sure about the capital letters - if you can copy the way it's in the text - do it.

Hi Habali, Ok, here are some tips you can use: first, download this free book here - it has a lot of Listening tips. Do as it says and you will avoid making mistakes most people make in IELTS, it will make you more efficient and you won't miss as many answers in the Listening test as you used to. Here is the link: Download Free Test Tips For Academic Or General IELTS Exam Next, if you need practice materials, here you can find some links to pdf files you can download: Speaking exercises with answers Free Speaking samples, with answers! | IELTS-Blog Reading exercises Academic module Free reading samples (Academic Module) | IELTS-Blog Reading exercises General module Free Reading samples (General Training) | IELTS-Blog I hope that helps, good luck!

Hi Habali, What is your weakest skill? What are you most afraid of, which section: Listening, Reading, Writing or Speaking?

Hi Devang UAE, To get Band 5 in Listening you need to get 20-22 correct answers, and in Listening 25 - 29 correct answers. To give you an idea what Band 5 essay looks like, have a look here IELTS Essays - Band 5 | IELTS-Blog - there are samples of Band 5 essays with comments and everything.

You don't have to include quotation, but if you do - make sure it's the correct one. I mean don't write something like "never judge a book for its cover" when the correct version is "never judge a book by its cover". Another mistake many people make is translating a saying from their own language into English, when in fact the native speakers won't have a clue what you're talking about.

Hi guys, Here is some REAL help - you can find great collection of free samples here: Academic Reading Sample Academic Writing Sample General Training Reading Sample General Training Writing Sample Speaking Sample And here are some tips ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In general, when you practice in Reading or Listening and check your answers versus the correct ones, pay special attention to those you did WRONG. There always will be a chance to congratulate yourself later for those you’ve got right. When you are going over the wrong questions one by one, try to understand why your answer is wrong, why the answer from the answer key is correct, and most importantly - why you made that mistake. Remember it and make sure you never make it again. In the Reading section the many people think that True/False/Not Given questions are the hardest. Here's some tips how to solve this kind of questions Tips for True/False/Not Given questions: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ # If the statement clearly appears in text - it is True # If the text clearly says the opposite of statement - it is False # If you didn’t find the statement to be True or False - it is Not Given For example: “Smoking is dangerous and can lead to cancer” - T, F, NG 1) If the text clearly says that “smoking is dangerous and leads to cancer” than the answer is T. 2) If the text says that “No research showed evidence that smoking is dangerous and leads to cancer” than the answer is F. 3) If the text says “The research included smoking people of both genders of ages 30 to 45″ and nothing else about smoking - your answer is NG.

Hi there hhhsss, You should probably start by getting some test papers and practicing, do just one full test. Then, in Reading and Listening sections, count your correct answers and see what are your weakest skill, Reading or Listening - so that you could concentrate on it. You can download some free Listening tips here: Download Free Test Tips For Academic Or General IELTS Exam For Writing you need to write as much as you can, essays and letters (or reports, if you're sitting for Academic Module. Speaking - get familiar with the structure of Speaking section and start practicing first on the Interview (it should be relatively easy), and then on Card monologue. Good luck!

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Hi, Ester! I am an IELTS teacher, if you've got any questions - ask me, email to info@IELTS-blog.com and there are good tips for IELTS Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking on my site. Best luck!

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Hi, I have a lot of IELTS Writing tips on my site. It explains the structure of essay, what to do, what NOT to do, how to write a letter of any kind (business, personal, complaint, application) and I also have links to free IELTS Writing exercises. See you there!