STUDYING IELTS

By: Ridwan Sa’at Taking an exam course really requires mental readiness and good time-management. This is the same situation when taking IELTS exam. To be successful in taking IELTS exam, what do we need to do? Here are some tips to do two weeks prior to the exam: 1. Review the general grammar points or structures. This is important as you are going to apply them in all sections of the IELTS, especially when it comes to reading and writing. Understanding a text of some 700 to 900 words in multiple kinds of sentences needs you to be equipped with at least intermediate to upper-intermediate grammar skill. Not to mention that there are three texts to deal with in IELTS reading section. If you know that your grammar knowledge is below intermediate level, it is wise to take a preparation course a month or two before the exam. Writing that is composed of two tasks also presses you to understand better grammar and sentence sense. You need to organize your responses in su...

By: Ridwan Sa'at You have learned what composes a good paragraph, however it is a good idea to refresh again from the very beginning what are in a paragraph.  A paragraph consists of topic sentence, supporting sentences (two or more sentences) and concluding sentence.  Similar to a paragraph, an essay also has parts that are called introduction, body and conclusion. In other words, an essay is a big picture of a paragraph. So, if you know how to make a good paragraph, then you should also be able to compose an essay.  In an IELTS response to Writing Task 2 question, it is adviced that the candidate writes 4 good paragraphs. This is considered the time given is only 40 minutes which are just enough for planning, composing and reviewing. Thus, they are one introduction paragraph, two body paragraphs, and one concluding paragraph.  An opinion essay is a very common essay the candidate faces during IELTS exam. The following is samples of questions o...