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7 Steps to a 7 or Higher on IELTS

7 Steps to a 7 or Higher on IELTS

Step 1: Research
Go to a library/bookstore, test prep section.Look at practice test books. Get to know test format and language level.Look at online practice tests.
Step 2: Be Honest About Your Timeline
Make a list of your strengths in English (Speaking, Writing, Listening, Reading).Make a list of your weaknesses in English.Pre-intermediate/intermediate level (IELTS 5-6) = 6 months of preparation.Intermediate or above (IELTS 6+) = 2-3 months of preparation.
Step 3: Book a Test Date
Look at dates 2-6 months ahead in your city and book a test date.You MUST have a test date, a deadline, for motivation!
Step 4: Make a Balanced Study Plan
Make a balanced study plan of 2-3 hours a day. You need English skills AND IELTS
strategy skills.
Half of the time should strengthen your general English ability, such as watching
movies and reading newspapers.
The other half of your practice should be devoted to strengthening your testing
skills, such as essay structures for writing and skimming/scanning skills for
reading.

Step 5: Find an IELTS professional or online course with a step-by-step strategy
system
You can’t teach yourself what you don’t know. Don’t prepare alone.Find a course taught by an IELTS professional who knows the test and can teach
you the IELTS strategies and systems that will get you results.
Learn the testing strategies in order to finish all tasks and find all the answers in a
short amount of time allowed on the test.
The IELTS professional must teach you what the examiner wants in the speaking
or writing test.
Don’t waste your time and money! Research the course and the instructor well.
Choose a motivating course that will not make you bored.


Step 6: Put in the WorkComplete the hours of study every day.Learn the strategies and practice, practice, practice them. You must know the
test strategies very well, so you have no problems on test day.
Challenge yourself. Chat with native speakers and watch movies without
subtitles.


Step 7: Make a plan for test dayKnow EXACTLY what happens on test day, so you are not surprised or ill
prepared. What time do you have to be there? What are you allowed to bring?
Plan everything ahead of time.o What will you wear?o How will you get there?o What will you eat for breakfast?Make a plan for the time before the afternoon Speaking test.o Where will you eat lunch?o Where can you take a relaxing/energising walk? Bring movies/music to
entertain yourself. You might have to wait hours between the morning
and afternoon sessions.