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Jumat, 05 April 2013

Karakter IELTS Speaking Test

Sejak 1 Juli 2001, bagian Speaking test telah dirubah. Kini terdiri dari tiga bagian. Pada bagian yang pertama, kandidat diminta menjawab pertanyaan umum tentang diri sendiri, keluarga, pekerjaan/studi, ketertarikan, dan topik-topik lain yang serupa. Bagian ini berlangsung selama kurang lebih empat sampai lima menit.

Rabu, 03 April 2013

“Lembar Jawaban IELTS”

Apa yang anda pikirkan tentang lembar jawaban ketika anda mengikuti tes, terutama tes IELTS? Lembar jawaban dalam sebuah tes adalah bagian yang sangat penting, dan harus diperhatikan isi di dalamnya oleh setiap peserta ujian.

Selasa, 02 April 2013

Kesalahan disaat Tes IELTS

Seringkali, tanpa disadarinya banya peserta IELTS yang melakukan kesalahan fatal dan berakhir dengan hasil yang mengecewakan. Semoga peringatan kecil ini dapat menjaga kita dari melakukan kesalahan yang sama.

Sabtu, 16 Maret 2013

The Differences between IELTS and PTE Academic

For people who are still confused about the differences between PTE Academic and IELTS, here we have short explanation about it. IELTS usually tests the language skills such as listening, speaking, reading, and also writing separately whereas PTE Academic is always known as integrated skills test so there would be connection between those four skills and you are not just take those four skills tests at the same time but one skill and the other would be connected. Simply put, you would answer the questions that would likely evaluate more than one skill at that time and there also would not be section for each skill. For instance, you would be asked to read a text and then summarize it (reading skills and speaking skills).

Tips on How to Increase the Scores on IELTS

One important thing you need to do when you are taking your test for IELTS, never leave a single question unanswered because it will also help you to get better score rather than getting none at all. This is like a gambling but a good gambling. You need to use your instincts and background knowledge to answer all the questions of the test. And by making sure that you have already answered all the questions, it will give you better chance to get good scores because you will never know whether your guessing is correct or incorrect because anything could happen.

How to Stay Focus on Your Test

Every candidate of IELTS test takers always has the common problem when they have to face the test. The main problem that they have to face is to focus on the test and the test alone. Actually, it is not only applied on this test but also other things that we have to do in regular basis. Trying to focus on something will be a hard task if you do not commit to it in the first place so if you want to get good scores in your IELTS and do not want to waste your money, your time, or even your energy and your emotion, you defiantly need to prepare yourself very well to face the test on the day that have been decided.

Sample Test for IELTS

People said that if you want to sign up for students exchange or want to study abroad; you have to pass your IELTS English-language exam first and so do when you have to get the validation for your emigration process. It is one of the many requirements you have to go through. And if you get good scores on the exam, it is also very good for you because you would have greater chances as emigrants and also as international student candidates because the institutions will certainly look over the results of your IELTS so it would also be a certain consideration for them.

Minggu, 10 Maret 2013

Assumptions you shouldn't make about IELTS

Assumption # 1
People assumed that Task 1 in the Academic IELTS will be a chart or a graph – and when they were given a diagram, it came as a complete shock. As a result, it took them longer to get their heads around the task and they spent over 30 minutes only thinking what they are going to write in their reports. Then it’s a chain accident – if the first task takes you longer, you don’t have enough time for your essay and you are stressed, so the performance goes down the drain.

Kamis, 28 Februari 2013

Secret of IELTS: Is There Any?

Some of my friends have ever asked me the same question as the title of this article. To be honest, there is no secret exist in being successful of this test. What can be learnt here is what we call as strategy. In IELTS, there are some strategies that can be applied to maximize the achievement itself.
Discussing those strategies will take some times as well. So, I am going to try to jot down those strategies one by one.

Significance of IELTS for Study Abroad (and scholarship) ?

One of the essential requirement for international students seeking to study abroad in UK or Australia is IELTS. They need IELTS with particular score to get admission in a university abroad. Many students consider IELTS as the single utmost obstacle that they face. Over that time, IELTS band scores become things to express candidates’ abilities in Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking, making the examination even more challenging – and maybe frightening for some students.

Minggu, 24 Februari 2013

Penobatan Caroline Clapham IELTS Masters Award

The IELTS Research Committee, yaitu perwakilan dari the British Council, IDP Australia, dan University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations, dengan bangga mengumumkan Caroline Clapham IELTS Masters Award untuk tahun 2012 jatuh pada Veronika Timpe, untuk disertasinya di Lancaster University yang berjudul “Strategic decoding of sociopragmatic utterances: A think-aloud validation study.” 

Jumat, 22 Februari 2013

IELTS: General Training versus Academic

If we talk about IELTS, there are two kinds of test appear as the choices. They are general training and academic. So, what makes these two test different each other?

Before Test Day of IELTS

Taking IELTS means knowing the consequence that test taker might not be successful to achieve the target score that he or she expects to get. “Be ready” is not easily translated by test taker. Well, it can be fully understood because this kind of test is not so easy to master. In order to cope this kind of situation, there are some activities that can be some great options for test taker.

How to Choose Dictionary: Oxford vs Longman

It is important to have a dictionary for helping you learn vocabularies. Take one anywhere you go, and you will be able to open it whenever you need. The two favorite dictionaries among TOEFL and and IELTS test taker (especially in Indonesia) are Longman Handy Learner's Dictionary and Oxford Learner's Pocket Dictionary.

IELTS Tips from British Council Part 2

Taken from the "source" of IELTS, British Council, here are some tips to improve your performance in IELTS. In this article we will share success tips on writing and speaking, for listening and reading  please see part 1.

IELTS Tips from British Council Part 1


Taken from the "source" of IELTS, British Council, here are some tips to improve your performance in IELTS. In this article we will share success tips on listening and reading, for writing and speaking please see part 2

IELTS Tips - Keep Brain Healthy

Before we do the IELTS test, of course we should study hard and keep our body healthy so we can do the test on perfect condition. But did you know if its also important to keep our brain healthy? Neuroscientist Matthew Stanford, professor of psychology, neuroscience and biomedical studies at Baylor University wrote about some ways to keep our brain healthy.

Which is Better for Me? IELTS or TOEFL ?

So now you have some understanding of TOEFL and IELTS in this article from the content of the test. We will add some differences on the other things related to those two popular English proficiency test.

IELTS: Facts that Many People Don't Know

There are many aspects in IELTS that people find surprising, usually when it hits them hard. It is quite a paradox – the information is right there, available to everyone, yet people are still in the dark. Allow me to draw your attention to several facts you don’t want to be surprised about.

IELTS History : The Beginning

It is appropriate that, before we take the IELTS test, we have to know the progress of the test itself. Also history of IELTS. That's because, in addition to increasing public knowledge, we will also understand our purpose to follow the test.