Trivette - 21 Keys for General IELTS Success

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Preface

Y oure already on the road to IELTS excellence!

21 Keys for General IELTS Success is your resource to tip the scales in your favor!

Consider this book a primer for serious exam candidates who accept the challenge to boost their English and IELTS skills in a very short time period.

It is a call to action for those of you who are struggling to prepare for the big exam day in order maximize your exam score to achieve your career dreams.

Study 21 Keys for General IELTS Success and defeat the exam for a high optimal score.

Plus, dont forget to download even more tips and other resources in the Extra Resources File at end of this book.

You get a big list of my own hand-selected resources to boost your IELTS and English skills! These are resources I use in my own classes!

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Good luck on the IELTS!

Professor Winn Trivette II

https://www.englishlanguagetestprep.com

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About the Author

Professor Winn is an experienced English professor for more than a decade.

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Introduction

S o, you are ready to test your English by taking the General IELTS Exam.

Do you feel nervous or anxious because you need a top score?

Relax!

You now have 21 Keys for General IELTS Success full of tips, advice, and secrets that I use with my own students when preparing them for the exam.

Be sure to check out the links in each section to extend your learning.

For over a decade, I have helped both students and professionals to prepare for IELTS success.

I give you my best advice within these pages. Take advantage!

Start today to ensure your success on the exam without the fear, frustration, and loneliness that often accompany studying for English proficiency exams.

You may want to leave the big books by the major publishing houses behind.

You have 21 Keys for General IELTS Success instead to prepare for IELTS excellence on exam day.

You will find the 21 keys for General IELTS excellence divided into the major exam areas.

Chapter 1: The Starting Point

Chapter 2: Listening

Chapter 3: Reading

Chapter 4: Writing

Chapter 5: Speaking

Chapter 6: Grammar

Chapter 7: Vocabulary

Chapter 8: Supplemental Skills

Thank you!

Chapter 1: The Starting Point

K ey #1: Frankly assess your English.

When I prepare my students for the IELTS, I take the following approach: 1) 50% English and 2) 50% IELTS skills.

Yes. Your IELTS preparation should be a fine balance between sharpening your English and test skills.

Ideally, you should focus solely on improving your language skills, but the reality is otherwise.

Do you know your strongest and weakest areas of English?

During your IELTS preparation, most candidates focus on their strong points at the expense of their weak ones.

Stop!

By this stage of your English career, you probably have a good idea where you excel and where you need more practice.

Presenting the IELTS is an important event in your professional career. You should be the best prepared to make the most of your moment!

Your progress from the time you register for the IELTS to test day depends on several factors:

your native language

your current level of English fluency

your educational achievement

your commitment to work with a native instructor

your goals and motivation

You cannot control your native language, but the others factors are well within your reach.

Everyone obtains language skills at different rates.

Naturally, if you already possess solid English fluency, you are going to have an easier time preparing for the exam.

Above all, take the frank analysis of your current level of English fluency.

Key #2: Focus on English Fluency.

Just like at school or the office, natural English also should be your goal on the IELTS.

Use English effortlessly in your IELTS preparation in particular and language acquisition in general.

You assuredly will feel less stress.

Candidly, you are unlikely to significantly boost your level of English fluency between the registration and presentation of the exam . There usually just is not enough time.

However, you can learn key pieces of language, and test tactics to conquer the exam for a higher score.

Speak with other exam candidates only using English.