IELTS Preparation Tips: 7 Ways to Be Successful

#1 Find out a teacher / join a coaching class who trains you effectively to be fluent in English

IELTS is a test for English. There are no predefined tips and strategies which would help you to score well. You have to learn good English for yourself. Therefore, in order to start from scratch, you need to find a good English teacher who has a good command over the language and fair understanding of the IELTS test, or better still, join the best IELTS coaching center in your town

#2 Practice will make you perfect

We learn from our mistakes. Don’t we? Therefore, it is quite evident and expected to make a lot of mistakes while the learning procedure happens. But, always try to avoid repeating the same mistakes every time you encounter one. Therefore,

1. Find out a teacher who would guide you throughout. Also, make a checklist of mistakes in order to not repeat it going forward.
2. Practice every day! Read, write, speak and listen. Listening plays a very effective role in learning a new language. Therefore, jot down all possible mediums via which you could listen and learn the new language. Take periodic mock tests and correct it by your own. Check for the mistakes and re-take the test again. Observe the pattern and time on how you’re progressing.

#3 The only mantra to score better in the test is to answer the questions properly

There are oodles of advises and tips & tricks available on the websites, books, magazines, periodicals, etc. But nothing really works when it comes to appearing for the final examination. All you have to understand is answering the questions properly by reading and listening to the questions again and again in a short span of time. Therefore, gear-up your time management skills and make a habit of reading and listening.

#4 Never fall under the trap of false promises

IELTS is a simple test. But one may find it difficult based on his/ her fluency in English. People with better command over English would always get it right within a shorter span of time, say 2-3 weeks. And that’s the reason they would start seeing the results by improving their bands to the highest level. On the other hand, people with a poor understanding of English may take more time. But, always be aware of the fact that every individual has its own pros and cons, you could never generalize and so never fall under the trap of fake promises by any institutional entities – be it a book, website, coaching centre. Always do a self-analysis and look for the best option available to you. And make the best out of it.

#5 In order to crack the IELTS test, improvise on your skills

Sometimes less could be more. Therefore, improvising on language skills is the smart way to fetch better scores than blindly practicing the examination questions. Candidates with better efficiency in writing paragraphs would succeed rapidly than the ones who only writes essays – much like the story of the hare and the tortoise.

#6 Learn for the sake of Learning and not just to crack the IELTS test

When you truly start learning, you would emerge much more than simply learning for the sake of cracking the exam. Learning happens with sheer dedication and belief of internalizing the content of the course. Therefore, do not hurry up. Because, examiners would quickly figure out that you’re not using your own language which maximizes your chances of getting rejected. Also, memorizing the answers would be a disaster. Because, you may encounter somewhat similar questions, but it would be risky, as you may land up making more mistakes, then that would up to a straightaway rejection. Therefore, never use shortcuts. Learn for the sake of learning.

#7 Be passionate to learn English more than anything else

Yes. It’s true. There are 2 types of people – one who only learns for the IELTS tests and get often bored to grab the whole of it. The second lot, who have a knack for the language and tend to fall back on the people sharing the same passion. For these people, learning is not an orientation, but passion.

Hence, learning good English is the crux of scoring high comparatively in the IELTS tests.