How
to
get
a
high
score
in
IELTS
Lis
tening
-‐
Reading
By
Hang
Mu
n
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ook.com/ie
ltshangmu
n
About
me
• 3+
years
experience
in
training
students
for
IELTS
• CELTA
certiDicate
from
University
of
Cambridge
• Many
students
got
their
desired
IELTS
score
(6.0
–
8.0)
• IELTS
score
of
8.0
Hello!
My
name
is
IELTS!!!
Are
you
scared?
No
way!!!
3P
Practice
Persistence
Patience
It
is
POSSIBLE
to
get
a
high
score
for
IELTS,
and
to
achieve
your
dreams,
you
HAVE
TO
get
it!
HOW
TO
TURN
THE
MONSTER
INTO
YOUR
LOVER?
General
strategies
Maximize
your
exposure
to
English
Set
out
a
certain
amount
of
time
everyday
for
English
&
IELTS
Create
an
IELTS
community
around
you
Plan
ahead
Listening
Test
Overview
How
many
Qs?
Any
other
notes?
How
many
Q
types?
•
How
many
parts?
How
long?
•
•
Time
is
given
before
each
section
to
read
the
questions,
and
after
to
check
your
answers.
You
only
get
to
listen
once
Answers
come
in
order
(i.e.
#3
after
#2
after
#1)
Listening
Test
Part
One:
2
speakers
in
an
everyday
social
situation,
asking
questions
and
getting
information
• e.g.
Dinding
out
about
travel
services
Part
Two:
1
speaker
in
an
everyday
social
situation,
giving
information
• e.g.
giving
a
speech
about
some
new
facilities
or
giving
information
about
a
tour
or
event
Part
Three:
2-‐4
speakers
in
an
educational
situation,
discussing
• e.g.
students
talking
about
a
lecture
they
attended
Part
Four:
1
speaker
in
an
educational
situation,
giving
information
• e.g.
a
university
lecture
Reading
Test
Overview
How
many
Qs?
Any
other
notes?
How
many
Q
types?
How
many
parts?
How
long?
Listening
&
reading
• Get
yourself
familiar
with
all
the
question
types
• Read
instructions
carefully
• Underline
key
words
in
the
questions
• Predict
answer
pattern
• Never
leave
any
answer
blank
• After
listening:
transfer
answers
&
check
for
spelling,
grammar,
order
of
answers.
Stay
focused!
Look
at
your
test
paper
only.
Never
check
answers.
Keep
looking
forward
Listen
for
the
STRESSED
words.
Don’t
panic
if
you
miss
an
answer
-‐>
you
can
go
back
and
guess
at
the
end.
Answer
may
come
quickly
one
after
another.
Reading
Listening
Listening
&
Reading
Read
questions
Dirst,
passage
later.
Ignore
new
words.
Focus
on
what
you
know.
Spend
max
2
minutes
for
any
difDicult
question
After
you’ve
found
an
answer
move
to
the
next
part
of
the
text
-‐
answers
usually
come
in
order
Time
management:
~
20
minutes/passage.
On
the
test
day
• Sleep
early
the
night
before
the
test
day.
• Listen
to
1
test
before
going
to
the
test
center.
• Eat
a
healthy
breakfast.
• Bring
a
non-‐label
water
bottle.
Drink
bit
by
bit.
• And
let
British
Council
do
all
other
things
J
Listening
–
Vocabulary
building
0 Form
Dilling
questions/
Section
1
0 Spelling
0 Numbers
0 Letters
0 Name
of
street
0 Date,
time
0 Occupation
Listening
–
Vocabulary
building
v Map
labelling
questions
v Section
3:
vocabulary
related
to
assignments,
lectures,
report
writing…
Reading
-‐
Neglecting
new
words
v No
need
to
know
all
the
words
v 570
academic
word
list
v www.facebook.com/ieltshangmun
v Grammar
structures
Reading
–
Grammar
structures
v Question:
The
main
difDiculty
associated
with
using
the
laser
equipment
is
related
to
its….
v Text:
However,
there
is
still
a
big
stumbling
block…
Diels
is
trying
to
cut
down
the
size
and
says
that
a
laser
around
the
size
of
a
small
table
is
in
the
offering.
Reading
–
Grammar
structures
v Question:
Biosilk
has
already
replaced
nylon
in
parachute
manufacture.
(True/
False/
Not
given)
v Text:
Army
scientists
are
already
looking
at
the
possibilities
of
using
it
(biosilk)
for
lightweight,
bullet-‐proof
vests
and
parachutes.
Reading
–
Grammar
structures
v Text:
Hypnosis
has
been
shown
through
a
number
of
rigorously
controlled
studies
to
reduce
pain,
control
blood
pressure,
and
even
make
warts
go
away.
But
because
very
few
studies
have
attempted
to
deDine
the
actual
processes
involved,
most
scientists
are
skeptical
of
its
power
and
uses.
That
skepticism
has
driven
David
Spiegel,
a
professor
of
psychiatry
of
Stanford
University
School
of
Medicine,
USA,
and
other
researchers
to
take
a
hard
look
at
what
happens
in
the
brain
during
hypnosis.
Among
researchers
there
are
two
schools
of
thought.
One
claim
that
hypnosis
fundamentally
alters
subjects’
state
of
mind.
The
other
belives
that
hypnosis
is
simply
a
matter
of
suggestibility
and
relaxation.
Reading
–
Grammar
structures
0 Headings:
i. An
experiment
using
people
who
are
receiving
medical
treatment
ii. The
experiment
that
convinced
all
the
researchers
iii. Medical
beneDits
of
hypnosis
make
scientiDic
proof
less
important
iv. Lack
of
data
leads
to
opposing
views
of
hypnotism
v. The
effects
of
hypnosis
on
parts
of
the
brain
involved
in
vision
vi. Inducing
pain
through
the
use
of
hypnotism
vii. Experiments
used
to
support
conDlicting
views
Good
online
sources
to
learn
IELTS
• IELTS
preparation
websites
from
British
Council
• http://ielts-‐simon.com/
• ts-‐blog.com/
•