The very first step before you register to be a student in
university, you have to pass the qualification test that university requires
and of course you need an IELTS
score. As we are Thai students, English is not our native language so we have
to take an IELTS exam to show that we are able to study in English.
First, get to know IELTS?
IELTS exam or The International English Language
Testing System helps measure student's ability listening, reading, writing, and
speaking. People who want to study or work overseas need to get the score first
before they apply. I am the one who need a high score on IELTS exam for
university that I want to apply. There are six IELTS center; IDP Education
Service Bangkok, British Council Bangkok, British Council Chiangmai, IDP
chiangmai, IDP Khon Kaen, and IDP Songkla.The exam costs 6,300. I got the
overall score of 6 for the first time and 6.5 for the second time but I want to
get an overall score of 7 so I decided to study hard for the third time. I took exam at British Council because it
is the nearest centre. First when you arrive the center, you have to queue to
get to room. You have to deposit your bag and you are not allowed to bring
anything to the exam room. The exam will start at 9am. Please arrive the center
around 8.30am. You can test that does your handset is not brok Ien. The handset
is for your listening exam. (IDP does not provide you a handset). This makes
British Council different from IDP. You can concentrate more on listening exam.
You can go to toilet anytime that you want but that’s mean you will lose your
time for the exam.
In the listening
part, a listening test is 30 minutes long and extra 10 minutes to transfer you
answer to the answer sheet. You will hear four recorded monologues and
conversations with 40 questions. Each monologues and conversion will increase
speed of speech consecutively. Try to catch up what the record said and try not
to miss it. You must write your answer on your answer sheet because the answer
in the question paper will not be count. The best way to answer is to write
capital letter because sometimes you cannot sure that word capital which
letter. In
the reading part, an academic
reading test is 60 minutes long. It has three sections with 40 questions. I
hate this part the most because I have never get good score on it. You have to practice
reading as much as you can. First take glance on the question and find the key
words that you need then look into the text and highlight the key words that you
have found. Don’t forget that time is limited so don’t waste your time by
reading word by word. In the writing
part, an academic writing part test is 60 minutes long. It has two writing task
of 150 words and 250 words. This is the hardest part to get higher score. This part depends on your
basic grammar and vocabulary. You need to use different word if you use the
same word over and over again, you will not get high score. Try to use simple
sentence and keep it short to express idea more. The most important thing is to
keep practice in writing and get used to the structure and pattern of the exam.
In the speaking part, you have a conversation with certified
Examiner. This part can help increase your score a lot. It is close to your real-life
situation. You need to speak right to the point when you get the topic.
Answer the question that you are asked. When they give time to prepare you need
to use it efficiently. You will get 5 minutes to prepare the answer. Write in
bullet point about what you want to say. Ask your friend who had done the exam
before about the topic and practice with that topic. Speak as normal as you can,
like when you talk to your friends or family. Don’t be nervous! Nervous will
make your speaking even worse. Therefore, relax as much as you can while you
are speaking.
Let's check IELTS exam timetable....
I hope that this can be useful for you
when you are preparing on IELTS exam.
REMEMBER, practicing is the best way to
achieve higher score.
GOOD LUCK :)
