Let's talk IELTS

Congratulations to all of our students who took the March 20 IELTS exam in Davao.  It indeed is raining 9s, 8.5s and 8s at our center. Below is the list of our top scorers.  Congratulations TSAA!                                                 MARCH 20 TOP SCORERS                                                   Top Scorers:           L        R         W       S        OBS      Ramos, Margarita Carla          9.0      9.0       7.0    9.0        8.5      Ruelo, Ernesto III                      9.0       9.0      7.5     8.0       8.5      Tonel, Jefferson Mark              9.0      9.0       7.0    9.0        8.5      Yeo, Kristine Ann                      9.0      8.5       7.0    8.5        8.5      Lim, Elmer                                  8.5      9.0       8.0    8.5        8.5      OBS of 8.0    6 students      OBS of 7.5    20 students     Highest scores per component:         Listening     9.0    5 students     Reading      9.0    5 students     Writing         8.0 

After having studied the actual speaking test questions that came out in the last five months and after having my one-to-one practices with my co-teachers,  I also took notice of the following tips, without which I could not have gotten a 9.0 in the speaking component of the IELTS. Please pay attention to the following tips and with confidence be ready to see a 9.0 in your speaking test report form. 1.  Don't be nervous.  Smile! 2.  Always explain your answer. 3.  Don't forget to cite examples.. 4.  Vary your opening lines in answering the different questions. 5.  Use discourse markers. 6.  Emphasize important words. 7.  Be creative in the 2nd part of the interview. 8.  Use complicated sentence structures. 9.  Use idiomatic expressions. 10.Minimize hand gestures. 11.Pronounce the words properly. 12.Intonate properly. Let me hear about what you think about the tips! Robert

This is the first of the many blogs TSAA students will look forward to having. This aims to provide our students an open avenue to post comments about our review program, effective tips for the IELTS test and specific questions that came out in the actual IELTS.