Using AI for IELTS
There are now lots of IELTS providers using AI to assess your IELTS writing and speaking. They are cheap, yes, but they are cheap for a very important reason. They aren’t very good. AI is not good enough yet. These IELTS providers are using AI to generate example answers and to check your writing/speaking. This is not helping you. Why? Well, let’s look at an example questions from the speaking exam. A Part 1...
How to do IELTS speaking
This post came about from a post in our private Facebook group. Feel free to join and speak to IELTS examiners. “Can you explain the format of the IELTS speaking test and provide some tips for preparation” One of the IELTS speaking examiners gave us these tips on how to do the IELTS speaking test. Here are some ideas. One thing I would recommend though is that you do an IELTS speaking test with me online. I can show you exactly what you...
Is IELTS easier in different countries?
One of the IELTS examiners that works here answers this one. Yes, but only when it comes to the speaking exam. It’s important to say that IELTS is administered in exactly the same way all round the world. The reason I say it is more difficult outside your home country is that the examiners live in the country where they examine. So, if you come from Japan and you do the exam in Japan, the examiner lives there too. How does this benefit...
IELTS and memorizing answers
We got this question from a member of our private Facebook group IELTS writing and speaking support (Feel free to join). "How can I prepare for the IELTS speaking? I’ve seen the website saying memorizing answers lowers the score. Is that true? How should I refer to model answers on the web?" An IELTS speaking and writing examiner answers this one. What you have seen is correct. Memorizing phrases is a very silly way of preparing and they’re very easy to spot. What...
How can you effectively study for the IELTS speaking module by yourself?
An IELTS examiner from the UK answers this quesiton. Self-studying for any speaking exam is possible, but you are making the whole process much more difficult. If you are paying 150+ USD for the exam, why would you not give yourself every opportunity to do well and not have to pay another 150 + USD to do the exam again? Lots of people complain about having to do IELTS again and again and 90% of the time it’s because people self-study. So,...EOR and IELTS. All you need to know
With the new breakdowns of scores being available, before you apply for EOR, you can now see what you got in the writing/speaking and make a more informed decision on whether to pay for EOR or not. If you don't know how to get a breakdown of your IELTS score, then you need to read this post. Let’s look at an example Dipesh got these results and overall, 6.5 in writing. He needs Band 7. Before going for EOR he asks for a...
Did you get 6 in speaking and writing and need 7? This is what you can do.
This is what happened to one of the members in our private Facebook group (Feel free to join!) This person got in touch and asked this question I really need IELTS help. I got 6 in speaking and writing and I need 7. What can I do? One of the IELTS examiners working here answered this one This happens a lot. At upmyielts, we can generally increase your speaking/writing score by 1 Band score. However, it depends on certain things. For some you, your...
What are the most common IELTS writing and speaking topics?
So, this question came from a member of our private Facebook group (Feel free to join) We asked the IELTS speaking and writing examiners that work at upmyielts.com and this is the list they came up with. This is not all the topics, but it is the most common 10 that they could think of. THE TOP 10 IELTS SPEAKING/WRITING TOPICS Health Environment Education Development Globalisation Public Transport Criminal Justice Youth Crime Technology Government Spending So, how can you prepare for these when...