With the availability of information on the internet, public libraries are no longer necessary. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?

I

finally

hit my target with a desired Band 8.0

score

. Listening Band 8.5 Reading Band 8.5 Writing Band 7.5 Speaking Band 8.0 Here I want to share my experience and tips with many of my friends, who always ask as to how to prepare best for

IELTS

. Honest advice

practice

thoroughly, there is no shortcut or back door. I will outline how I prepared for each

section

. Before you start

IELTS

prep, you need to ask yourself two questions. What is my Basic English skill like? Am I

a

have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)

am

fluent speaker or I lack in my knowledge of the English language? Someone with poor basic grammar and language skills will not reach a band of 8 or 8.5 if they prepare for a short duration. They might have to work on their basic skills

first

and

then

prepare for

IELTS

. The

second

question you need to be clear about is what is the

score

is aiming at? Do I need a 7 or 8? It's always good to aim for a

score

of 0.5 or 1 band higher than what you need. I aimed for 8.5 and got an overall 8.

Also

, remember, even if your Basic English skill is adequate if you don'

t

practice

or aren'

t

thorough about

IELTS

techniques and fine nuances. I think there is no real quick way to learn English truly. It is a slow process where you adopt a language in your daily life. If

one

is solely looking for a good

score

in

IELTS

(Band 8.0 and above), the following can be done: 1.

Practice

– it makes

one

perfect (at least 2-3 hours daily for 60 days). It helps you to tune yourself to the format of the

test

. 2. Read – get into a habit of reading (newspapers, novels, etc.).

This

helps with absorbing English faster.

This

was the teacher suggested that helped me prepare for the exam. 3. Think – Start thinking in English, talk to yourself in English. I think the

score

also

depends on the current mastery of English, the

practice

efforts the student can make and a mix of analytical (for Listening and Reading modules) capabilities and interest (for Writing and speaking modules) that

one

shows. Speaking – You must make the necessary effort to speak out in public regularly to improve your speaking.

This

is

one

area where most lack and by far it is the easiest

section

of

IELTS

.

This

would be the best idea to speak English with family and friends

in

Suggestion

on

during

the day to day life.

This

improves fluency, and you can learn to speak without hesitation to me,

this

part of the

test

was the most relaxing. Think of

this

as a casual conversation with a fellow human being. Do not try to memorize things and blurt them out during the

test

. Examiners have ways of finding out if candidates have memorized parts of their speeches. Remember to speak as naturally as possible.

Also

, don’

t

worry if the examiner interrupts you while you are speaking.

This

is just part of the proceedings. Writing –

This

is by far the most dreaded part of the

test

, especially if you are not a scholar in English or a good writer. The key is to

practice

over and over using some known topics the only issue with writing is you have to have an outside evaluation.

This

is the most important thing, to get your writing checked by someone. Without complete professional guidelines or knowledge hard to achieve

such

a

score

beside

this

, I read lots of model essays. I utilized it to read several sample essays and letters

Also

, Writing correction service was the best as I got to know my weaknesses and

hence

got a chance to convert them into my strengths In writing, spelling is important so make sure that spelling errors won’

t

occur.

Moreover

, don’

t

repeat the words that you have already used in writing. Always try to write synonyms

instead

of using the same word again use.

write

Suggestion

Write

a variety of sentences in complex or compound forms. Reading

–.

Accept space

-.

One

way to improve reading skills Works on your reading speed. Use correct techniques or strategies for reading. Don'

t

read your

IELTS

passage like you read the newspaper.

First

, read the questions and

then

read the passage from the perspective of finding answers. Match the headings, and true-false not given are two tricky sections where I struggled. For the match, the headings don'

t

jump at the

first

guess or

first

option

u

second person pronoun; the person addressed

you

think is right. Skim all passages and select the best fit. Read the question carefully. For true-false and NG. There is a fine line between false and NG. When you read the question and think you have found the answer, ask yourself again, is

this

the same information given in the passage.

because

Suggestion

Because

sometimes when u rethinks, you will realize it's not given. Listening –

This

section

requires a lot of concentration as you need to listen carefully and note down the answers as you hear the recording and it is really quick. I believe, apart from watching English movies without subtitles,

practice

is the best way to

score

well in

this

section

.

This

helped me a great deal to improve my focus while listening. I used to miss information at the

beginning but

Accept comma addition

beginning, but

gradually I could catch up and improved. My advice is, choose your own medium of interest. But

this

exercise is definitely a confidence booster.

Finally

,

this

is pretty much all the advice I have. Rest, dedicated efforts and organized studying will pay off. I wish all the future

IELTS

test

takers the very best of luck!