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Tips for Speaking!!

Reading tips!!!!

Always remember to follow:
1. Read the text

2. Focus on the text first understand both text and questions

3. Categorising: IELTS exam writers select a range of specific types of texts. Learning to recognise the type of text you are reading can help you predict its structure and therefore understand it more quickly.
There are four types of IELTS texts

a) analytic texts, which discuss the reasons why something happened or make recommendations or explain a concept

b) descriptive texts, which describe a situation, explain how something is done or categorise something

c) discursive texts, in which different opinions are expressed about an issue and

d) narrative texts, which explain a chronological sequence of events.

4. SKIM and SCAN.

5. Structure: Learn to recognise paragraph structure. This often involves spotting the relationship between the main ideas and supporting ideas in a paragraph. Paragraphs are most frequently descending, i.e. they begin with the main idea somewhere near the start and develop from there, although some, frequently the first and last paragraphs of a text, are ascending – the main idea is located towards the end. This can be particularly helpful when matching headings to paragraphs.

6. Overview the text

7. Parallel phrases: Learn to spot parallel phrases. These are different ways of expressing the same thing, such as, “I like to ski” and “skiing is enjoyable”. Many questions, e.g. YES NO NOT GIVEN questions and gap fills, test your ability to match up a similar phrase in the task with its equivalent in the text.

8. Don't Panic if you come across with difficult terms/words.

9. Time Management!!!

A few helpful tips for students to use while writing letters:-

Begin the letter by explaining why you are writing:

I am writing with regard to...
I am writing to inform you that...
I am writing to bring to your attention some issues with...

Requesting or suggesting something:

I have decided that I would like you to...
I am entitled to ask for...
I was wondering if it would be possible (for me) to...
I hope that you will...
I would like to suggest that...

Ending the letter with a request for action:

I look forward to receiving your response.
I await your prompt response.

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