Comments on Ankit Arora: How to prepare for IELTS Speaking in 10 days ( Par...

Hy ankit,i’am glad to know some idea about ielts,a...

2011-05-30T10:27:50.162+05:30

Hy ankit,i’am glad to know some idea about ielts,as i know nothing about it.i get difficult in listening ,so how to do it well?
Mohan

Hi Vimal, > your idea is best for spaking test...

2010-02-01T23:56:29.390+05:30

Hi Vimal,

> your idea is best for spaking test
- Thanks you liked it.

> can you help me in reading session its little bit difficult for me my exam is on 11 feb .i treid alot and got not more than 21 out of 40 questions please help me how can i prepare this is very difficult time for me i have to clear my exam this time.

Let me give you an honest answer: You ll need to find why those 19 got incorrect, and also why those 21 got correct. Read explanation for each question. One more tip: Dont get too involved in reading the text. Try to skim it. Try to move fast - but make a mental note of each paragraph.
- Then when you are reading questions, look at the details from paragraph and answer accordingly.

Believe me, if you can skim fast, you ll answer fast and you ll get atleast 35 correct. reading section is really very easy compared to listening and speaking.
I mean i prepared only for listening and speaking. Reg writing, i enjoy blogging, so that was not a big prob for me.
And reg reading, i just skim it when i want to read fast- and it helped me. it can help you too

Be confident and work on your mistakes.

All the very best !
- Ankit

hi ankit i gave my exam last year and i got 6 ba...

2010-02-01T15:43:12.764+05:30

hi ankit

i gave my exam last year and i got 6 bands in speaking and your idea is best for spaking test can you help me in reading session its little bit difficult for me my exam is on 11 feb .i treid alot and got not more than 21 out of 40 questions please help me how can i prepare this is very difficult time for me i have to clear my exam this time my admission letter is on wait because of this exam please help and if u help me please help me in all sessions i am very week in reading seassion
vimal

you can write more than 250 words in task 2 and wi...

2009-11-22T04:32:59.848+05:30

you can write more than 250 words in task 2 and will not lose marks for overlength. however, quality is more important than mere quantity! If your answer is below 240 words you will be marked down on task. this could mean half band difference.

Hi Sudeepthi, I would say, go through all the pos...

2009-11-16T12:26:21.198+05:30

Hi Sudeepthi,

I would say, go through all the posts i have written on IELTS. And do a lot of practice. you ll do well.
You can write to me what areas are you finding difficult..

All the best.
Ankit

Hi Ankit, I am going to write the ielts exa...

2009-11-05T13:10:07.618+05:30

Hi Ankit,
I am going to write the ielts exam in the next.Can u please suggest how can i prepare for that??

Thanks Inadvance...

Sudeepthi

Hi Manisha, my idea is that their are 2 writing a...

2009-09-12T19:11:42.044+05:30

Hi Manisha,

my idea is that their are 2 writing assignments. One with graph for analysis and other which some issue. So for the first one you can write 220 to 250 to 270 words, which is fine.

But for the second one, which carries more marks, and is more important, you can surely write 320 to 350 to 370 words.

The people who are checking your scores are bit relaxed on such limits and would not penalize you in you go above or below word limit by 20/30 words :)

Another thing, you asked about number of paragraphs. Its just that i feel comfortable writing it in 5-6 paragraphs. and dividing the issue. If you feel you can discuss the issue in 4 paragraphs, that's also fine.

Till the structure of your writing is logical and crystal clear, the number of paragraphs would not matter :)

Best wishes for your exam !

Cheers
Ankit

Hi Ankit, Ankit as you explained in Crack book th...

2009-09-12T17:58:38.452+05:30

Hi Ankit,

Ankit as you explained in Crack book that you have got 8 in writing after writing 350 words. But whenever i write above that 250 words my teacher warned me that i'll cut the marks. Also u said 3-4 paragrahs for pros and 3-4 for cons. But here we have option i.e. only 4 paragraphs. 1. intorduction 2. adv. 3. adv. 4.conclusion. So I'm bit confused about this. Wat u suggested me in this case.

I've also so many quesions for ask.

I'll give my exam next month.

Regards!

Bimpey

Hi Rachna, 1 month is enough time for preparation...

2009-09-02T01:11:47.278+05:30

Hi Rachna,

1 month is enough time for preparation.

Nice to know you are done with almost all the sections.

Best way to start speaking:
Use my method: Divide the topic in various areas to generate ideas.

Example: To talk about "role of Cinema in influencing today's generation"

You can start with the fact that cinema plays a very crucial role in infuencing today's generation and keep giving examples.
You can talk about cinema's positive and negative impacts.

In positive, talk about:
1. good social messages
2. movies that motivate/inspire people
3. cinema that helps people unite- generate sense of patriotism etc

One negative side, you can talk about:
1. violence depicted in the cinema.
2. the bad habits of villians etc influencing children.
3. bad habits like excessive drinking, smoking projected in cinema
4. obscenity/vulgarity projected in movies.

Also you can talk about cinema in various countries, influence on people of different age groups, role of cinema in uniting countries. Example a movie which has all indian actors, but pakistani directors and producers, which is made in pak and promotes camaraderie between the two countries.

Just keep thinking and keep speaking and you ll emerge a winner !

Ankit

Hi Ankit, I will be taking up the exam in one mont...

2009-09-01T10:58:13.448+05:30

Hi Ankit,
I will be taking up the exam in one month from now. Have Kind of practised listening,reading and nowadays i m concentrating on the writing part. I wanted to ask you a doubt. Whats the best way to start speaking. Like for an example Explain the role of Cinema in influencing today's generation.. Can u suggest a way in which one can start off brilliantly.

Hey sir, or who ever you are.. thank you for this ...

2009-07-25T15:48:57.506+05:30

Hey sir, or who ever you are.. thank you for this tip :D it really helped me understand a little bit :). i did my writing, listening and reading exam couple of minutes ago probably like an hours or so. Now i got my speaking in an hour and 2 minutes :p. HOPE FOR THE BEST AND THANK YOU AGAIN!!! :D

Hi Jagadish, Thanks for writing. I am sure the sa...

2009-07-15T18:25:50.969+05:30

Hi Jagadish,

Thanks for writing. I am sure the same things would come handy for TOEFL. But frankly i dont have much idea about TOEFL.
I would look into it's test structure and would write about it.

Best wishes,
Ankit

Sir, your post on IELTS has been quite informative...

2009-07-15T16:14:18.103+05:30

Sir, your post on IELTS has been quite informative.
Can similar preparation get me through TOEFL too??