IELTS Task 1 and the Band 4 cut-off points in Task Achievement
So many people get affected by this and they have no idea. They go into the exam, think that they did really well and then get awarded 6 or 6.5. One of the main reasons for this is the cut-off points in Task Achievement. No idea what they are? Keep reading. Something that a lot of IELTS candidates don’t know is about cut-off points. There are parts of the criteria that stop you getting higher marks. These are highlighted in the...
IELTS remarking. When to do it and when not to.
In IELTS, if you don’t think your writing or speaking result is accurate, you can ask for an EOR (Enquiry of Results). Your writing or speaking will then be checked by another examiner (in some cases a senior examiner but not always) to see whether your result is accurate or not. You have to pay for this and the fee differs depending on the country you did the test in. However, if your score is changed (up or down), you...
How do I improve my IELTS writing and speaking?
This is a question that we often get asked and it is an easy one to answer. One of the IELTS examiners at upmyielts explains. First things first, you need to find where you are at the moment. If you need Band 7.0 in speaking and writing, then you need to know what you would get if you did the exam tomorrow. It may be the case that your speaking is already at Band 7+ level but your writing is not. ...
I spoke for less than a minute in Part 2 of the IELTS speaking exam. How will this affect my score?
We received this question from someone in our private Facebook group (Feel free to join) and one of the examiners that works for us has this to say. Less than a minute in Part 2 is very short. If this happens then the examiner will point to some of the prompts and say “Can you tell me more about this?” to try and get you to speak for longer. If you cannot continue for whatever reason, you can still do ok...