Raza Smashes the Band 7 Barrier for Writing with a Full band Jump
Medicine Graduate Attempts IELTS Four Times
Raza is a graduate of medicine, continuing his studies in the UK; he is originally from Pakistan. In the course of his studies he has learned to read quickly and effectively; his spoken English is of a high standard and he understands what he hears quite well.
Raza, however, could not get band seven for his writing, not even in four attempts.
Four failed attempts at band 7 is depressing, especially since doctors are expected to diagnose problems and solve them, they’re supposed to be smart, aren’t they?
How could this be happening?
Too Much Information is Confusing!
Google did not have an answer. (Blasphemy?) Opening and reading every page on the subject of IELTS writing just leads to confusion. It’s like having several different guides all taking you to the same place via different routes.
Without a clear plan, he didn’t know what to leave out of his essay, what to put in or where to put it. Raza needed direction, someone to point the way through the maze.
His Cousin Told Him the Answer to Passing…
Fortunately for Raza, his cousin had previously faced the same trouble in making band 7 in writing and had taken advantage of the courses available on Sentence Guide; she happily told him of the success she had enjoyed as a result.
Raza was hesitant, after all, he had already blown 640 pounds (700 usd) on four failed exams and wasn’t keen to add the price of a course to his list of wasted expenses. However a little bit of inductive reasoning told him he had to do something.
He had to give it a try.
Honest Feedback for Fast Improvement
Raza remembers the feedback given him regarding his practice essays; it was never sugar-coated, just straight to the point.
He confesses that if it had not been so direct, he might not have paid enough attention and he wouldn’t have achieved a whole band jump from 6.5 to 7.5.
Now that Raza has successfully vanquished band 7 in all areas, he’s taking the again to prepare to attain 7.5 on all bands. He will need it to practise medicine in the UK and he intends to be fully prepared for this round.
The wisdom of such preparation is not hard to see when you consider that Raza’s successful exam effort could have been another failure; he almost failed his reading because his mind was swimming with thoughts and apprehensions about failing his writing. The next bout will see him more prepared, more confident, and more relaxed. We’ll keep you posted.
IELTS Success!”
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Hi Sir,
Good day, I already took my first exam last October 2016, but I wasn’t able to reach my target band score. I had difficulty in writing and reading as well. I’m planning to take again this coming 11th of February. Can I ask some favor to help me and give some tips on how to improve those subtest where I am weak? Thank you. I’ll be waiting for your soonest response.
Hi Krizz! Thanks for your comment! I would suggest you have your essay corrected so you would know your grammar and vocabulary errors. You will also receive some advice regarding task response and cohesion and coherence. You can check it out here:
Good luck!
Nadyne
Hi Sir
my exam will be on 21January that is why i have to improve my weak points i have serious problem on task-2 my tutor also say that i learn variety of words but i am afraid i can not put them into practise while writing i write elementary sometimes intermeddiate and i realize if i can not find a answer my best score on writing will be 6. Please show me right direction and i need your advices thanks a lot 😀 😀
Hi Nicat!!
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-Nadyne
Hi sir, my name is charanjeet singh and I’m planning to enroll myself for IELTS exam but I don’t feel I can get my desried band because my writing and reading section is weak and I need some tutuor who can review my writing task and direct me in right way to get the desired band in exam. Therefore, I’ve request you ppls if anyone is there who can help me in this pls. send me your contact no. or email I’d which I can contact you people.
I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Best Regards
Charanjeet Singh
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Hi Charanjeet! Thanks for your comment! I just sent you an email regarding your question. Please check your inbox.
All the best!
Nadyne
I m vanita Patel from Gujarat. I have given ielts but couldn’t receive required band. My writing and reading section weak. I have next exam on 11th Feb. Please guide me so that I can reach at 7 in each and my file can proceed further.
Hi Vanita! Nice to hear from you! 🙂
To improve in the reading you should do practice exams, but monitor the different ways you do them. If your goal is a Band 7 then you could spend a little bit more time in the earlier sections and less in the final stage (most difficult part). Experiment.
For Writing, if you want you can get your essay corrected. Check out more details here: https://dichvugiadinh.info/essay-correction/
Good luck!
-Nadyne
Hi Sir,
I am disha,my exam is on 12 jan 2017 i am really worried with task 2,kindly tell me what can i do to improve my task 2 as i really dont feel my writing stratergyis correct to get high scores in writing task.
Kindly mail me so that i can get connected to you,to go further to ask my questions to you,one of my friend shifa suggested me to contact you guys so that i can easily get amazing scores,kindly mail me on urgent its a request.
Regards
Disha
Hi Disha! If you want a feedback and advice on how to improve your essay, you can check this out: https://dichvugiadinh.info/essay-correction/
-Nadyne