Improving Reading Skill then Achieve a Better Reading Score in IELTS

When we talk about reading IELTS, we talk about the use of some techniques used in answering questions. However, it seems that these techniques are just not enough for upgrading test taker score. So, is there any other actions that test taker can do to improve his or her score? Well, test taker could also take some other actions to support his or her effort to up grade reading score through improving his or her reading skill.

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.

IELTS Writing Tips: Be Tricky to Pick a Word and Relax

It is better to write in regular, not very sophisticated English, than to use phrases or structures you don’t fully understand. If you need Band 6 – no need for complex sentence structure. If your goal is Band 7 – then show advanced sentence structure, language and vocabulary. Don’t write more than 260-265 words in IELTS Writing 2 task. Why? Not because you will get a lower mark, but because of these 2 reasons:

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.

List of Expressions in IELTS Writing

Are you a "beginner" in writing English text, but you need to take IELTS test ?

Here are some keywords and expression that can help your writing makes sense. Of course, you won't need to use all of the expressions on the IELTS. Ideally, you should be comfortable using at least three or four expressions from each group below.

IELTS Writing Test – Chart Types

A chart is a graphical representation of data, in which "the data is represented by symbols, such as bars in a bar chart, lines in a line chart, or slices in a pie chart". A chart can represent tabular numeric data, functions or some kinds of qualitative structures. 

Charts are often used to ease understanding of large quantities of data and the relationships between parts of the data. Charts can usually be read more quickly than the raw data that they are produced from.Certain types of charts are more useful for presenting a given data set than others. For example, data that presents percentages in different groups (such as "satisfied, not satisfied, unsure") are often displayed in a pie chart, but may be more easily understood when presented in a horizontal bar chart. On the other hand, data that represents numbers that change over a period of time (such as "annual revenue from 1990 to 2000") might be best shown as a line chart.

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.