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alexwest
Joined: 21 Jan 2007 Posts: 8
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Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2007 10:54 pm Post subject: Hello, good advice for IELTS Practice |
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Hello,
I wanted to share some advice that recently helped me to do very well on my IELTS test. My English was fairly good in terms of writing and reading, but my listening and speaking was poor for a long time. I haven't had much of an opportunity to talk with native speakers and my use of slang was terrible.
I have found what really helps is listening to podcasts (downloadable mp3 files that you can put on an ipod, other mp3 player, or listen to on your computer) Many free English learning podcasts are available and are totally free and you can get written material to go along with the podcasts with the key words and phrases often. My favourite one is from
http://www.china232.com Two brothers make this one and I think it is funny. They also offer a blog and a business English section http://www.china232.com/business_english/ This one is great for slang and real spoken English.
Also the one through this website is good
http://www.englishmeeting.com. Good for learning about topics.
Alex |
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EnglishRaven
Joined: 04 Jan 2008 Posts: 71 Location: Changwon Korea and Melbourne Australia
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Corey
Joined: 23 Mar 2003 Posts: 445 Location: Costa Rica
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Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2008 11:35 am Post subject: |
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I have used china 232 podcast for some classes - I like them in general however i find they tend to say "um" and "uh" and laugh a bit too much. They also go off topic frequently.
But that's just my 2c
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PeterAlex
Joined: 31 Dec 2013 Posts: 52 Location: USA
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Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2014 7:02 am Post subject: |
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How to prepare for the IELTS test
IELTS measures your reading, writing, listening and speaking skills, and assesses your ability to communicate for work, study or life in an English-speaking country.
The first step is to make sure you understand the IELTS test format. You need to know what will be expected of you on test day.
Understand the IELTS test format
Study the test format to make sure that you know what to expect.
Look carefully at the content of each part of the IELTS test: listening, reading, writing and speaking.
Get to know the different types of questions that you may be asked in each part. |
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