Easy to Apply Strategies for Getting Higher Writing Score in IELTS!

The key point of getting high score in writing IELTS is having more practices. Test taker may not forget to use time limitation for creating a test-like situation. It is okay if test taker gives more practices on one of the tasks which is more difficult for the test taker. However, it is important for the test taker to have both kinds of writing before taking the real test. Remember that practice makes perfect!

Reading IELTS: Is it True, False, or Not Given?

Another form of True/ False/ Not Given is Yes/ No/ Not Given. The difference is on the basic of these options. True/ False/ Not Given is based on fact. Meanwhile, Yes/ No/ Not Given is based on opinion.

In this kind of question, test taker has to pay attention on how to interpret the passage and the question. Usually, test taker finds it difficult to differentiate the use of ‘not given’ and ‘false’.

5 Common Myths in IELTS

There are much false information given about IELTS, or we simply called it myths. Here are some of them.

Artikel IELTS Kampung Inggris Pare: Discursive Writing

From Kampung Inggris Pare...

When dealing with the IELTS writing, I use the type of Discursive Writing, etymologically: "back and forth", to deal with. Here is the Importance of Discursive Writing:
· research and learn more about issues or subjects
· learn more about the different views that other people have on these issues and subjects
· learn why people hold the views and opinions they do
· discover our own view on these issues and subjects
· learn to distinguish between valid and false arguments
· learn to express our own views in a reasoned and reasonable way
· learn how to construct an argument that is well argued and which draws on appropriate and relevant evidence.


Although those bullets have covered organizations in your IELTS writing, there is more likely to take a closer look.
Good luck :)

IELTS is the Key to Unlock the World

IELTS, International English Language Testing System, consists of four modules: Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing and takes two hours and 45 minutes to complete. Here are IELTS details:

Fourth Strategy in Reading IELTS: Eliminate Choices and Look at the Opposites

The way to apply eliminating choice in IELTS is not so complicated. First, you need to have a look at the choices then eliminate it quickly. For example, in one of the choice, it is stated “Ary Prihayati studied there”. Make sure that you check whether Ary Prihayati is mentioned in the passage or not. If not, quickly eliminate it.

Third Strategy in Reading IELTS: Contextual Clues

What is contextual clue? Context clues are words or phrases in sentences that can help you to find the meaning of an unfamiliar word. More than likely, you can figure out the meaning of new or unfamiliar vocabulary by looking at the surrounding language.

Second Strategy in Reading IELTS: Paragraph Focus

The second strategy that you can apply in reading section is having “paragraph focus”. What is meant by paragraph focus here is that you are expected to get the right paragraph to get the answer. You will be able to save your time if you jump straight to the paragraph. So, what you need to do are as follow.

First Strategy in Reading IELTS: The Application of “Skimming”

In reading IELTS, you deal with 40 questions which follow three different passages, with a total of 2,000 until 2,750 words. To answer those questions, we can use ‘skimming’ appropriately. So, what should we do to use it appropriately?

What We Should Know about Reading IELTS

Reading is the second skill tested in IELTS series of test. After finishing listening section, test taker gets 60 minutes to finish three sections in reading IELTS with 13 until 14 questions for each section. A total question in this section is 40. The detail time arrangement for reading IELTS is:

• 17 minutes on section
• 20 minutes on section 
• 23 minutes in section 

In IELTS, test taker has to realize that he or she is going to deal with a three long passages. The passages are taken from academic sources. These passages can be categorized as an advanced text.  These three passages will be given started from the easiest until the most difficult one.

Passages in IELTS reading section are followed by some different kinds of question. There are 11 types of question that test taker meets in completing this section. The lists are:

1. Multiple choice
2. Multiple matching
3. Short-answer
4. Sentence completion
5. Tables, diagrams, flow charts
6. Summary completion
7. Paragraph headings
8. Locating information
9. Identifying writer’s views or claims
10. Classification
11. Matching

As test taker can see, there are many kinds of questions that test taker should deal with. Therefore, test taker needs to try each type of question to find out the most difficult type for him or her. Focus exercise on the most difficult type of question will contribute a lot in improving reading IELTS score.

Test taker can also apply another strategy in finishing this section by giving mark on the difficult question, moving from that question then coming back later when he or she has completed all questions. Test taker also needs to prepare some time for correcting his or her works.

In saving more time in doing this section, test taker should do three reading techniques, which should be matched with kind of question test taker are dealing with. The techniques are:

• Skimming
• Scanning
• Reading for detail

Besides applying the techniques above, test taker could also do some other efforts such as adding his or her bank of vocabulary by reading newspaper, books, and magazines. Test taker could improve his or her skill and speed in reading as well by taking more reading resources, especially from authentic materials.

Ref. http://www.aippg.com/ielts/reading-tips-ielts.html, http://www.examenglish.com/IELTS/cbIELTS_reading.htm, http://www.goodluckielts.com/2-1-1-IELTS_reading_overview.html