The English proficiency test IELTS is segregated into four different modules such as listening (30 minutes), reading (60 minutes), writing (60 minutes) and speaking (11-14 minutes). An IELTS aspirant has to struggle hard for each section to get desirable band score. One of the most challenging task here is managing time during your IELTS test where an increasing count of students are lacking. Effective time management allows students to prioritize task, allocate resources efficiently, and meet their targets with more productivity and less stress.
Now, let’s learn time management during IELTS exam:
Listening: It becomes the easiest task for the individuals if they are cleared with all the tips and tricks of attempting IELTS listening. You as a student need to familiarize yourself with the IELTS listening test structure by getting to know first, this module consists of four sections/recordings. Start enhancing your ability to grab the main points or keywords by keeping in mind at one go, which are the exact answers of the questions or will definitely help you to recognize the correct answers out of many options. Apart from this, start making notes of symbols or initials swiftly as per the audio which give you hints choosing your correct answer out of many and also save your precious time otherwise there are chances of the further questions to be skipped. Lastly, work on relevancy, try not to pay attention towards all the irrelevant content, it will be done definitely when you are focused enough for 30 minutes.
Reading: Here, you are given 3 passages for 60 minutes and you are tested to understand the comprehension paragraphs. What you have to do first, start reading the written text quickly so that you get a general idea about the written text that is skimming and look for specific information that is scanning as per the demand of the question. Majority of the IELTS reading questions come in sequence so as soon as you come up with the answer of first questions, you easily get the second question after that only and it goes in a flow. By giving 20 minutes to each paragraph under the guidance of well qualified of IELTS trainers, you will manager your time easily.
Writing: Demand of IELTS writing module is expressing your ideas related to the given topic clearly and coherently within 60 minutes. You are given two tasks here, task 1 is of 20 minutes for writing at least 150 words and task 2 of 40 minutes for writing not less than 250 words. Plan your both tasks first, write keywords which you will use make topic sentences, explain properly with example, organize your ideas carefully by using connectors, finish your task before actual time, save some extra minutes so that you can proofread whatever you have written and find out any grammatical errors, repetitive words, spelling mistakes if have.
Speaking:Unlike IELTS writing module, now you have to share your thoughts with the examiner orally which takes 11-14 minutes. IELTS speaking section contains 3 parts: part 1, 2 and 3. In part 2, when you are given a cue card topic to prepare for 1 minute and speak for 2 minutes, manage your time in a way that you can write all the main points on the piece of page given by the examiner in 1 minute. This will be done for sure when you get in habit doing this on daily basis before you appear in your real exam. You need to fulfil the demand of all the questions by maintaining fluency with coherence, effective pronunciation, no grammatical mistakes and wide range of vocabulary. Each and every question needs to be answered by wearing a smile on your face which makes you feel comfortable in front of examiner.
Don’t forget practice is the key to success so regular practice will give you success in time management and also in IELTS exam.