A WELCOME NOTE
- Prashant Nannaparaju
- Sep 12, 2019
- 1 min read
Updated: Sep 14, 2019
I would like to welcome all the teachers and trainers of IELTS to the blog, "Writing for IELTS". This blog, "Writing for IELTS" would serve as a platform for the teachers and trainers of IELTS to express their views and suggestions about IELTS General Training
and Academic.
I have been teaching English for the last 23 years, and my experience in IELTS is limited
to teaching and providing the necessary guidance to the aspirants of IELTS. The four day workshop, Masterclass for IELTS Trainers which I attended at the British Council Center,
Calcutta in August, made me understand the essentials of IELTS and how the trainer can help the IELTS students to score the best band in all the skills. Hope to share them with you soon.
IELTS Listening Test - 3 Changes from January 2020 Test
The IELTS Listening Test is to see three little changes from January 2020.
These changes will apply only to the paper based test and not computer based
test.
First change: Instead of using the word "Section" the word "Part" will be used.
So, the "Section-1" will be replaced by "Part 1." So, instead of Four Sections,
the IELTS Listening test has Four Parts.
Second change: There will be no reference to Page Numbers. So the audio will not say refer to Page Number...or in Print it will be mentioned as refer Page Number
Third change: No "example question." It means that you will see an example question and answer. However,…
Importance of Grammar in IELTS
Grammar or Syntax refers to proper arrangement of words to complete the sentence structure and making the sentence meaningful. Two grammatical units are very important for creating error free sentences. Your knowledge of Nouns and the Noun-Verb agreement drives a promising scope to score high in the IELTS exam.
As understood, Noun is a naming word. There are different Nouns such as Proper Noun (names), Common Nouns, Countable, Uncountable, and Abstract Nouns. From the IELTS perspective, the Countable and Uncountable Nouns are important. The difference is that, countable Nouns have singular and plural forms, uncountable Nouns have only singular form.
Some uncountable Nouns are Milk, Music, Furniture, Rice, Literature, Research, Shoppings etc. Some countable Nouns…
How to get Band 9 in IELTS Listening Test?
Getting Band 9 in IELTS Listening is a no possibility for some, while for few others it can be achieved with a properly laid-out approach. We generally listen to speak, and seldom to understand. So, the first step to score Band 9 in the Listening test will be to focus on improving your listening and comprehension skills.
The more you focus on practicing listening; the better will be your performance in the listening test. Start listening to Radio, TV shows and speeches, which will definitely help in improving your listening skills. In the IELTS Listening test, the introduction is everything. If you listen carefully, in the introductory words itself the messag…
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What is the objective of IELTS Listening Test?
According to Stephan R Covey, “Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.” In-a-nutshell, this quote summarizes the importance and expectation of IELTS' Listening Test. When we miss the message, we miss the opportunity to understand. When we don't understand, we cannot reply accurately, and so miss the point, and scores.
Before we go into the details of the IELTS Listening Test, we need to understand the basics of listening. We humans have the power to communicate our ideas, feelings and needs with organized sounds, which we call as language. Each idea or object is associated with a language unit we call morpheme,…