With the rapid advancement in technology, it has become an easier and more convenient task to prepare for the IELTS exam at home. Preparing for the IELTS exam at home is an effective and right approach these days.
Effective Tips to Prepare for IELTS at Home
Let’s get into the depth of the study plan for preparing IELTS exam at home:
1. Comprehensive knowledge of the IELTS exam test format
The IELTS exam contains 4 modules such as:
- Listening: This section includes 4 sections or recordings along with 40 questions that need to be done in 40 minutes. The Listening checks your ability to understand spoken English.
- Reading: The reading module comes up with 3 long passages for academic IELTS and 4 to 5 paragraphs for general training IELTS along with 40 questions that need to be done within 60 minutes. This section checks your ability to understand written English text.
- Writing: The writing part contains 2 parts. First is pictorial representation for academic IELTS and letter for general training IELTS and the second is essay writing, it is the same for both academic and general training IELTS. Writing takes 60 minutes to finish. This test analyzes your writing skills, and how you can generate ideas with accurate grammar and choice of words.
- Speaking: – Speaking part consists of part 1 i.e. questions on familiar topics, part 2 i.e. topic speaking, and part 3 i.e. discussion. The speaking test lasts for 11-14 minutes and checks your speaking skills in front of the examiner.
2. Enhance listening skills
Enhance your listening skills by watching English movies, listening to English music or YouTube channels on a daily basis. Additionally, practice listening tests more and more to understand their way of speaking and work on the mean keywords, which are helpful in marking or writing the correct answer.
Along with this, you can take the help of transcripts after completing the listening audio to understand your mistakes.
3. Betterment of reading skills
For the betterment of reading skills, read English books, and English newspapers or try to read English materials which are of interest so that you can spend more time on those resources. Besides this, practice reading test papers regularly to master reading skills.
The more you do reading practice, there will be more chances of vocabulary enhancement. This automatically improves your reading, writing and speaking skills.
4. Develop writing skills
Keep writing more and more to polish your writing skills. Work on grammar, vocabulary, ideas and coherence to get good enough in the writing section. Although you are practising at home, hire an online tutor, who can give you complete feedback for your written tasks.
5 . Boost speaking skills
Start talking to your friends, siblings and relatives in English to bring perfection in your communication skills. If you don’t have anyone to speak to, practice in front of the mirror to enhance your speaking skills.
Practice all the parts of speaking on a regular basis to present precise and well-elaborated answer as per the demand of questions. There are many applications made for the IELTS speaking practice, you can get yourself enrolled and attend practice sessions while sitting at home.
6. Analyze your level of English
Check key areas such as idea generation, grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, fluency, choice of words and many more. If you work on these areas perfectly and carefully, cracking IELTS is not a troublesome task.
7. Make a time table for studies
Develop a study plan to work on your weak areas, and practice all 4 modules on a regular basis.
8. Sit for the weekly mock tests
Sitting for the mock test once a week will assess your performance and how much effort you have put in the whole week and let you know how close and away you are to your desired band score. There are many online applications available which provide free-of-cost mock tests to the students along with complete feedback.
9. Review sessions
Work on your deficiencies after taking the mock test on a weekly basis or a reality test once a month. The more you work on your weak areas, the more closely you will come to the desirable band score in IELTS. It is of utmost importance to dedicate extra time to your weak zones i.e. listening, reading, writing or speaking, whatever it is.
10. IELTS realty test
After taking many mock tests through online platforms and prior to your final exam, sit for the IELTS reality test, which will provide you real exam environment. This results in no nervousness on the day of real exam of IELTS. You can visit Abroad Gateway, Chandigarh, which conducts the IELTS Reality test every month and thereafter you attend the next class for feedback and discussion.
11. Join Online IELTS Coaching Classes
Prepare for your IELTS exam from the comfort of your home with online IELTS coaching classes. These flexible and convenient classes allow you to study at your own pace, while experienced instructors guide you through each section of the test. With personalized attention, practice materials, and expert tips, you’ll build the skills needed to achieve your desired score. Start today and take the first step toward IELTS success!
All in all, with true guidance and an effective study plan, it is easy to ace the IELTS exam while sitting at home.
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