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IELTS Tips shared by Sithu Tun Oo (Overall Band Score 7.5 Achiever)

IELTS Tips shared by Sithu Tun Oo (Overall Band Score 7. 5 Achiever) 265oX
Hi, everyone! Hope you all are doing well and staying safe! My name is Sithu Tun Oo. I have been a student of Blue Sky International since around 2010. I took English proficiency exams, from Movers to IELTS, one after another each year while attending crash courses at Blue Sky International during the summers. I took the IELTS examination in December 2018, after attending a two-month preparatory course and a one-month intensive course at Blue Sky International. Teacher Hla Win May Oo (aka Tr. Wendy) provided me with a good number of full practice tests. To be honest, my grades were mixed; sometimes pretty satisfying, sometimes not. When December arrived, I took the real IELTS examination and I thought I gave my best. I believe an overall band score of 7. 5 is actually a very good score in the IELTS examination for a sixteen-year-old candidate, and I am also quite pleased to have achieved it. However, there is still a thought in the unconscious part of my mind that if I had been more careful, I could have achieved a better overall score. Looking at the score report, I found out that I was particularly weak at Reading and Writing. This led me to recall my test experience. I felt like I did quite well in the Listening section. Fortunately, the score came out good. There are not many tips from me about the Listening section, but the main thing about the Listening section is that if you failed to know what the answer to a question is, just take a guess or just skip that question. Do not drag on to thinking about what could be the correct answer from what you have heard. Since the IELTS Listening section is played just once, you would not want to miss out other questions because you were thinking about a missed one. In practice exams, the Speaking section had always been a challenge for me. I was not very used to speaking English as much back then, and I have something what we call ‘social anxiety or stage fright. ’ This made me nervous in the Speaking sections and caused me to stammer and trip on my own words. Knowing this, I tried to keep calm during the real test, and it worked. Don’t be afraid of the examiner. Some may be friendly and warm; some may not be. Make your conversations as natural as possible. DO NOT study by heart for the Speaking section. Don’t be afraid to make some mistakes while you talk; just try to keep talking naturally and if that is not possible, just say “Sorry” and make your correction. Watching videos on YouTube – cooking videos, short documentaries, films, reviews, etc. – can help you greatly with your Listening and Speaking skills. Honestly, I am not quite sure why my Reading score was a bit lower than what I had expected (Please don’t get me wrong. I do not mean to say this in an arrogant way). For the Reading section, try to give more time to the parts that are important, lengthy, and have more questions. It’s good to have a pencil with you which you can use it to hover along words as you read them. This helped me understand the context quicker and find the answer better. If you see an alien word, don’t get confused. Try to finish reading the whole sentence and you will be able to guess the definition of it. Always be aware of the remaining time while taking the Reading section. The Writing section is where examiners tend to be stingy on giving scores. Try to read articles and watch videos which you find interesting. Learn new words and phrases from them. Examine the way the words and phrases are used. Try not to be repetitive in choosing words. Make sure to deploy a variety of sentence structures as well. Pay attention to your grammar, too! Those are my tips to achieve a great overall band score in the IELTS examination. I suggest you prepare thoroughly before taking the real examination. Take your time if possible. The more you practice, the better you will perform in the test! Make sure to take a lot of full-length practice tests before you take the actual test. Blue Sky International and Teacher Hla Win May Oo (aka Tr. Wendy) are always there to help you! Thank you and stay safe, everyone!
Hi, everyone! Hope you all are doing well and staying safe!

My name is
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Sithu
Tun
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Oo
. I have been a student of
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Blue
Sky
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International
since around 2010. I took English proficiency exams, from Movers to IELTS, one after another each year while attending crash courses at
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Blue
Sky
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International
during the summers.

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I
took the IELTS
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examination
in December 2018, after attending a two-month preparatory course and a one-month intensive course at
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Blue
Sky
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International
. Teacher
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Hla
Win May
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Oo
(aka
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Tr
. Wendy) provided me with a
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good
number of full
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practice
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tests
. To be honest, my grades
were mixed
;
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sometimes
pretty satisfying,
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sometimes
not. When December arrived, I took the real IELTS
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examination
and I
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thought
I gave my best.

I believe an
overall
band
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score
of 7. 5 is actually a
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very
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good
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score
in the IELTS
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examination
for a sixteen-year-
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old
candidate, and I am
also
quite
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pleased
to have achieved it.
However
, there is
still
a
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thought
in the unconscious part of my mind that if I had been more careful, I could have achieved a better
overall
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score
. Looking at the
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score
report, I found out that I was
particularly
weak at
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Reading
and Writing. This led me to recall my
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test
experience.

I felt like I did quite well in the Listening
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section
.
Fortunately
, the
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score
came out
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good
. There are not
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many
tips from me about the Listening
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section
,
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but
the main thing about the Listening
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section
is that if you failed to know what the answer to a
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question
is,
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just
take a guess or
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just
skip that
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question
. Do not drag on to thinking about what could be the correct answer from what you have heard. Since the IELTS Listening
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section
is played
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just
once, you would not want to miss out other
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questions
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because
you were thinking about a missed one.

In
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practice
exams, the Speaking
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section
had always been a challenge for me. I was not
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very
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used
to speaking English as much back then, and I have something what we call ‘social anxiety or stage fright. ’ This made me nervous in the Speaking
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sections
and caused me to stammer and trip on my
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own
words. Knowing this, I tried to
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keep
calm during the real
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test
, and it worked. Don’t be afraid of the examiner.
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Some
may
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be
friendly and warm;
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some
may not be.
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Make
your conversations as natural as possible. DO NOT study by heart for the Speaking
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section
. Don’t be afraid to
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make
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some
mistakes while you talk;
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just
try to
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keep
talking
naturally
and if
that is
not possible,
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just
say “Sorry” and
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make
your correction. Watching videos on YouTube
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–
cooking videos, short documentaries, films, reviews, etc.
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–
can
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help
you
greatly
with your Listening and Speaking
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skills
.

Honestly
, I am not quite sure why my
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Reading
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score
was a bit lower than what I had
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expected
(
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Please
don’t
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get
me
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wrong
. I do not mean to say this
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in an arrogant way
). For the
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Reading
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section
, try to give more time to the parts that are
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important
, lengthy, and have more
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questions
. It’s
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good
to have a pencil with you which you can
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use
it to hover along words as you read them. This
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helped
me understand the context quicker and find the answer better. If you
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see
an alien
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word
, don’t
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get
confused. Try to finish
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reading
the whole sentence and you will be able to guess the definition of it. Always be aware of the remaining time while taking the
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Reading
section.

The Writing
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section
is where examiners tend to be stingy on giving
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scores
. Try to read articles and
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watch
videos which you find interesting. Learn new words and phrases from them. Examine the way the words and phrases are
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used
. Try not to be repetitive in choosing words.
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Make
sure to deploy a variety of sentence structures
as well
. Pay attention to your grammar, too!

Those are my tips to achieve a great
overall
band
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score
in the IELTS
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examination
. I suggest you prepare
thoroughly
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before
taking the real
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examination
. Take your time if possible. The more you
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practice
, the better you will perform in the
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test
!
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Make
sure to take
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a lot of
full-length
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practice
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tests
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before
you take the actual
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test
.
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Blue
Sky
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International
and Teacher
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Hla
Win May
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Oo
(aka
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Tr
. Wendy) are always there to
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help
you!

Thank you and stay safe, everyone!
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IELTS letter IELTS Tips shared by Sithu Tun Oo (Overall Band Score 7. 5 Achiever)

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  American English
10 paragraphs
741 words
5.5
Overall Band Score
Coherence and Cohesion: 6.0
  • Structure your answers in logical paragraphs
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    One main idea per paragraph
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    Include an introduction and conclusion
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    Support main points with an explanation and then an example
  • Use cohesive linking words accurately and appropriately
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    Vary your linking phrases using synonyms
Lexical Resource: 5.0
  • Try to vary your vocabulary using accurate synonyms
  • Use less common question specific words that accurately convey meaning
  • Check your work for spelling and word formation mistakes
Grammatical Range: 6.0
  • Use a variety of complex and simple sentences
  • Check your writing for errors
Task Achievement: 5.0
  • Answer all parts of the question
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    Present relevant ideas
  • Fully explain these ideas
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    Support ideas with relevant, specific examples
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