The Best Way to Prepare for Your IELTS Test – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.Okay so what's the best way to prepare for your IELTS test well the first thing that you need to do is you need to the specific reasons why you are not getting the score that you need there will be very very specific things to grammar task and pronunciation depending on what part of the test you need to work on there will be very specific things that are causing you to get a lower score than you're hoping for so what you need to do is you need to figure out which areas are causing you to get that lower score so for the reading and tests that will mean doing practice tests looking at your own mistakes and figuring out things yourself
2.For the speaking and writing parts you'll need to get a really good teacher to look at your writing, listen to your speaking and they will be able to tell you the very specific things that are causing you to get 6, 6.5 and the things that you need to do in order to move to a 7 but that's just the first stage the second stage is you need to learn how to do those things so if you need a band 7 you need to learn how to do band 7 things
3.So identify your weaknesses and then learn how to turn those into strengths but that's just the second stage the third stage is you need to do those things so many of you will learn what to do but you'll never actually do those things for example you might watch a video on how to paraphrase but you'll never actually practice paraphrasing so identify your weaknesses first stage, second stage learn what to do, third stage do that thing
4.But that's just the third stage the fourth stage is you need feedback on doing that thing so for example you might identify the paraphrasing is an issue you learn how to do that you try a few and then you get a teacher to look at your paraphrasing and give you feedback on your work because if you don't follow that crucial step then you're not going to know if you've learnt how to do it properly or not you're not going to know if you have made lots of mistakes or everything's good so that is the second final stage the final stage is improve
5.Take action on the feedback that your teacher gives you and improve it and learn how to do that thing properly
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR C1)
listening
A2To pay attention to a sound or speech.
Example:
"listening tests that will mean doing practice tests looking at your own"
paraphrases
B1A restatement of a text in different words, often to clarify meaning.
Example:
"paraphrasing is an issue you learn how to do that you try a few paraphrases"
related
A2To tell in a descriptive way.
Example:
"related to grammar vocabulary task achievement coherence and cohesion"
cohesion
B2State of cohering, or of working together.
Example:
"related to grammar vocabulary task achievement coherence and cohesion"
fluency
A2The quality of smoothness of flow.
Example:
"fluency pronunciation depending on what part of the test you need to work on"
exactly
A2(manner) without approximation; precisely.
Example:
"than you're hoping for so what you need to do is you need to figure out exactly"
establish
B2To make stable or firm; to confirm.
Example:
"that you need to do is you need to establish the specific reasons why you"
vocabulary
A2A usually alphabetized and explained collection of words e.g. of a particular field, or prepared for a specific purpose, often for learning.
Example:
"related to grammar vocabulary task achievement coherence and cohesion"
achievement
B2The act of achieving or performing; a successful performance; accomplishment
Example:
"related to grammar vocabulary task achievement coherence and cohesion"
coherence
B2The quality of cohering, or being coherent; internal consistency.
Example:
"related to grammar vocabulary task achievement coherence and cohesion"
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| listening | A2 | To pay attention to a sound or speech. |
| paraphrases | B1 | A restatement of a text in different words, often to clarify meaning. |
| related | A2 | To tell in a descriptive way. |
| cohesion | B2 | State of cohering, or of working together. |
| fluency | A2 | The quality of smoothness of flow. |
| exactly | A2 | (manner) without approximation; precisely. |
| establish | B2 | To make stable or firm; to confirm. |
| vocabulary | A2 | A usually alphabetized and explained collection of words e.g. of a particular field, or prepared for a specific purpose, often for learning. |
| achievement | B2 | The act of achieving or performing; a successful performance; accomplishment |
| coherence | B2 | The quality of cohering, or being coherent; internal consistency. |
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