5 tips to improve your IELTS score

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IELTS or the International English Language Testing System is an important test for those who want to go abroad for higher study. The test has also other purposes. A good IELTS score will tell your employer that you can fluently communicate in English. This test is also necessary for immigration.

Many Bangladeshi students struggle to secure a good score as the pattern of this test is different from the test Bangladeshi students take in their schools and colleges. However, some techniques can help you secure a good score. Here are five tips that can be helpful for your next IELTS test.

Practice, practice and practice:  It might seem a cliché tip but it is really difficult to improve your score without a great deal of practice. Particularly for speaking and listening, you just can’t advance your level if you do not spend a good time on practicing. Even if your English is good, you need practice for speaking and writing task. For speaking task, some of your friends can form a group and try to practice speaking every day.

Improve your vocabulary: A good stock of vocabulary is needed for all four tasks of IELTS. Particularly for reading and writing tasks, you must improve your vocabulary to get a band score of 7 or above. It is better to have a notebook for new words where you can note down all the new words you face every day and practice.

Time management: Many say IELTS is all about time management. Particularly in reading and writing section, you have to be very careful about time. If you spend half an hour for the first comprehension and fail to answer questions for the last comprehension, you will not get good score. In writing also, time management is very important. You have to distribute your one hour time in two writing tasks.

Watch movie and listen to music, news:

For many IELTS takers, the hardest part in the test is the listening section. As we are not used to listening to English conversation, we find it difficult to go with the conversation and collect information simultaneously. This problem can be solved if you develop a habit of watching movie regularly. This will also help you in speaking task. Also, it is good if you listen to music and the news of BBC and CNN.