IELTS - FROM THE BEGINNING TO THE END

Mi ti by gi mnh mi c dp ngi vit ci note ny chia s vi cc bn - nhng ngi ang vt v trn hnh trnh IELTS, kinh nghim m mnh nht nhnh c trong sut thi gian mnh ng cam cng kh vi ci ca n ny. Mc d mnh bit im s ca mnh tuy khng cao cht vt nh cc s t khc (7.0+^^) nhng mnh vn mun c vi iu chia s vi cc bn, vi hy vng n s gip ch c cc bn.

im IELTS ca mnh nh sau: Listening: 7.5 - Reading 7.0 - Writing 6.0 - Speaking 6.0 Overall 6.5

Sau y mnh xin ni chi tit hn v qu trnh hc v thi IELTS ca mnh:

Tht s m ni th lc mi chn t chn ro nhp ng IELTS th vn TA ca mnh dng nh l cn s 0 v sut 3 nm cp 3 mnh ch ton n luyn cc mn thi i hc ca khi A v khi B. n khi thi H xong xui ri mnh mi ngh n IELTS. Th l mnh bt u lao vo luyn IELTS. Mi vo thi cng nh bao ngi, mnh ch c t nh ngha no v ci c gi l IELTS ny c :D. Thy vy nn ba mnh rt ng vin v ba ln mng tm ch hc IELTS cho mnh. V ni u tin mnh hc IELTS chnh l RES, trung tm ny c tn 2 chi nhnh TPHCM v HN. Mnh thi xp lp v c xp vo lp Pre IELTS, vi li nhn xt: "Em ny ng php v t vng kh vng ri, c iu Listening v Reading hi yu.". Vi li nhn xt , mnh cng cm thy hi h hng^^, v c tng chc vo lp bt nht ca trung tm qu, v u c c t TA no u, c chng ch c t t vng vi ng php do di truyn ca nhng nm cp 2 mnh hc chuyn Anh. Nhng n khi lao vo IELTS nh 1 con thiu thn ri th mi thy n gian nan n chng no. C th i vi nhiu ngi th n luyn IELTS khng c g l gh gm, nhng vi mnh th n qu tht nh vy, v mnh c v n y nh l cuc thi i hc :P (i ch mnh so snh hi qu mong cc bn thng cm :D). Cun sch u tin mnh mua c lin quan ti IELTS l cun Step up to IELTS, hi hc lp Pre mnh hc quyn ny (mnh bt u hc IELTS t hi u thng 9). Theo lp Pre c ng 1 kha mnh khng theo na, v quyt nh theo trung tm ILA, bn mnh n hc y v rt khen, th l ba m mnh bt ghi danh vo hc kha IELTS, v mnh rt hi lng vi cch dy ca trung tm. Hc ht lp Pre mnh ch bit mi vit my ci writing task 1 nh bar chart, pie chart, line graph, v bn dy chm khng khip, ht kha hc m cun sch mi xong c 1 na, nn mnh mi chuyn sang ni khc.

Sang bn ch mi ri th mnh cng thy c khm kh hn, thch cch dy ca GV bn y, h nhit tnh chm v sa bi cho HS. (mnh vn cn ang mun quay li hc thm kha IELTS na, nu c c hi :D)). Mnh lm bi thi th IELTS u tin trung tm vi kt qu kh : Listening 6, Reading 4.5 (hi ngu Reading kinh hong), Writing 6.5, Speaking 6.5 (2 ci ny

do hn^^). Bi essay u tin mnh vit d i l d, a thy chm c 6.0, v nh ngi c li m thy d t, ngh sao ng cho mnh 6.0 vy ta, mang ln Hi c ngi cn bo "bn vit d qu" lm mnh t thy mnh tht l km ci :(. n lc mnh mi ln k hoch IELTS ng hong, khng va hc va chi nh thi gian u na.

LISTENING

Mnh t tin mi khon ny. Mnh bt u luyn nghe trong quyn sch Step up to IELTS, cun IELTS Express Upper Intermediate v b CAM. V hi nghe mi ngi bo l luyn CAM hay lm, st na nn mnh cp tc chy ngay ra nh sch gn nh mua v t CAM 4 ti CAM 6 (v lc chy vi nn k mang tin nn mnh ch mua c by nhiu ^^), ri ngi cy t sng ti ti. Mnh c thay phin nhau, sng i hc IELTS trn trung tm, chiu li bt ca thy ra lm, xong li CAM ra chm tip. Nhiu lc lm Listening ln ti 35/40, mng hn h, cn lc xung thp nht l 25/40, run gn cht. Ngoi luyn nghe trong sch ra, thi gian u mnh tp nghe kiu "tm ngn ng", tc l mnh lm bt mn khc ri trong thi gian , m bng ln cho chy thoi mi, c dn dn lm vy cho n thm vo. Cch l do ba mnh ch dy, v ng cng ang l ging vin ngoi ng, nhng k dy TA (nu dy TA l mnh c nh to ri :D), th nn mnh lm theo, mi u thy c hi kh chu, v mnh vn k quen va lm vic ny m c vng vng ni bn tai, kh chu v cng. Rit ri cng thy bthng. Mnh cng c ln nghe vi ln trn BBC, nhng thy khng hay nn b, mnh lm theo cch ca mnh. Th tht l mi ngi c truyn tai nhau l nghe nhc v tp xem phim ni TA nhiu vo, nhng mnh thy ci khng gip c g nhiu. Xem phim th chng qua ch l gii tr, lc xem th r rng l cc bn ch tp trung vo xem tnh tit din bin nh th no, nhn vt chnh c cht hay k, hoc l nhng pha mo him, vv... m lc cng u c xem din vin n ni ci g. Hn na, trong phim h ni rt nhanh, dng nhiu t lng, tc,... khng ph hp cho ngi beginner. Ni tht, nu cho ngi bn ng nghe nhng b phim nh vy, mnh dm chc hc cng k nghe ht c, ch khong 80% thi. Nn c nhn mnh cho rng hc TA bng cch luyn phim M v nghe nhc Ty khng phi l s la chn ng n u. Nhng nu cc bn thy n c ch th c p dng, ci ny ty tng c nhn. Thi gian u mnh ch yu l luyn nghe trong cc b , thi IELTS ln u tin Listening c 6.5, khng cao lm nhng cng hi lng v cng xng vi cng m mnh b ra trong sut thi gian n luyn.

Sau k thi IELTS ln u th sc, mnh tng cng luyn nghe trn Youtube, c th ni y l trang web m mnh hay vo nht trong ngy, sau mi Facebook :D. Mnh ln Youtube coi cc video dy trang im v lm tc ca cc c gi, rit thnh nghin. H ni TA rt chun, accent hay, v cc video cng rt hp dn. Vy nn mnh va luyn nghe c TA thng xuyn, va bit c nhiu kiu tc v cch trang im p. C hm coi ht video ny ti video khc, ch thm lm bt na :P. n by h, thi xong ri mnh vn hay vo theo di cc video trn . Mnh thy Youtube l 1 ni rt l tng luyn nghe, n hn c BBC, nn cc bn no nu chn BBC ri th th vo Youtube xem. Mun nghe gii th trc tin nn tp nghe nhng g mnh thch. Vd nh mnh l con gi th thch my ci lm tc, trang im, nu l con trai th c th thch xem video dy chi game, nh Hitman chng hn, mnh cng rt yu thch tr ny v hay xem video

hng dn cch chi^^. Nn luyn nghe mi ngy, d bn n my cng rng dnh 15' ti thiu nghe, v iu quan trng l nghe nhiu ging, ging Anh c M Canada Newzealand, k c ging n ni TA cng nn nghe xem th no. Bn thn mnh hc 2 kha IELTS trung tm, nghe cng nhiu ging lm, thiu mi Newzealand l cha nghe thi^^.

Trong qu trnh n luyn mnh hay b sai phn c s vi khng c s, m ''d'' hoc ''t''. Nhiu khi lm xong bi d kt qu m mun in @@. Sau mnh m li t u, nghe li ch sai tht k, v d theo ci Tapescript, xem ch h c nh th no. Ghi li hay sai vo 1 cun s tay, mi ln trc khi nghe u m ra v xem trc, lc nghe khng b mc phi li na. Lc nghe phi tp trung cao , khng c l l. Nh mnh c phng ring nhng nh k bn li hay m nhc ln, nhiu khi ang nghe m nhc n dp m m, nh sang chi my ln. Tc qu mnh ng kn ht ca, ko mn li m volume ht ga cho chy lun :D. V sau th im Listening k dao ng nhiu na, lc no cng trn 30, nn mnh cng kh vng tm v mn ny.

n khi i thi vo phng thi mnh cng k lo lm, v Listening thi u tin, vi li mnh thi BC nn c m nhc nh cho nghe trc gi thi nn u c thoi mi (kt nht BC l khon ny). Lc bt u nghe th c gng tp trung cao , nghe k tng ch, tng m cui m ngi c n ni. Khng c bn lon khi b miss cu. iu ny th nhiu bn c ni ri. Tp trung cao cho n khi ht phn Listening. Mnh hm hnh nh b sai 1 cu sec 2, 1 cu sec 1, vi sec 4 c sai lc c. Nhng mnh t im nh vy ngoi n lc ra cn c may mn na.

chnh l kinh nghim n luyn Nghe ca mnh, tht s th mnh cng k c nhiu kinh nghim lm u, c nghe cho k vo v tp trung cao l c.

READING

V ci ny th mnh cng lm theo nhng anh ch khc trong Hi, cng k c g khc. Vi li, mnh thy a s cc bn kh vng Reading ri nn mnh ch ni tm th ny: Thng xuyn c tin tc bng TA v lm bt, t c bn n nng cao. c tin tc th trang mnh a chung l Newscientist, di va phi, a dng v thng xuyn cc bi c c ly lm thi Reading IELTS, ngoi ra cn gip tng thm vn kin thc xh na. l l do mnh chn ljuyn c thng xuyn trn trang . Gp t mi hay collocations mi th ghi ngay vo s tay, khi no lm bai tp xong th li ra hc thuc. Cch hc t ca mnh l vit cc list t ra giy stick ri dn ch no d thy nht, vit c vd ln na, khi no chn ngi vo bn th i ra i vo tranh th ngha qua my t , lm khong vi ln l thuc :D. Sch lm bt th vi nhng bn ang yu nn lm nhng quyn sch c bn, lm quen vi skim v scan, cch tm main idea ca 1 on vn, cch c sao cho ph hp. Trnh c ban u ca mnh rt chm, lm bi k bao h kp h, v k may l trnh t ti din trong lc mnh thi IELTS, mnh c tng i lun Reading

ri, cng may l c 7. Mnh thay i pp hc, bt u hc li skim v scan, tng tc c. V cch tng tc c th mnh mua cun "Sch dy c nhanh" ca Tony Buzan, trong khi qut v hng dn cch tng tc c, c th lm bi kp h trong k thi. Mnh lm theo trong sch dy, v thy tc c tng ng k. Quyn ny l do thng em trai n mua cho mnh, ti mnh cng thy n c nhanh khng khip, nn mi lm th. Bn no mun xem r cch c nhanh nh th no th mua v v lm theo xem c g ci thin khng nh.

Mc d p dng c nhanh trong k thi nhng n ngy thi vn k kp h, nht l trong sec 3, phn heading hu nh lm theo cm tnh lun, mc d khi lm nh c lc d ti hn 5'. Mnh chung nht lm reading trong cun ca Sam Mc Carter m mnh hay recommend cho cc bn trong Hi , v n gii thch y v d hiu v cc li sai, ti sao li chn cu m k phi cu khc, vv... Hc nhiu synonym cng gip ch cho Reading rt nhiu. Lc gp 1 t mi m bit c synonym ca n th s tm p n rt nhanh, tn thi gian. Nu trong bi c heading hay summary th 2 ci li cui cng, lm ht nhng phn kia, sau quay li tm p n s nhanh v chnh xc hn. Cc b kp v chin thut lm tg dng th trong hi c ni rt nhiu ri, mnh cng k c b quyt g nn cng k san s nhiu cho cc bn c. Mn mnh ngn nht - m c l nhiu bn cng vy l Y/N/NG - rt kh xc nh, nhiu khi n mp m, sai ln sai xung cng l v n. Y/N/NG th mnh ngh k c cch no hay chin thut no c, da vo kh nng phn on nhy bn ca bn thn mi ngi thi. Reading thi ln u mnh c c 6.0, v passage 3 hm qu xon :(.

, qun ni mnh cng hay c truyn tranh manga Nht Bn bng TA, n cng gip mnh tng t vng v gip mnh gii tr na^^. Trang web mnh c l mangareader.net. Cc bn c th vo y xem th :D. Cch ny c l i vi cc bn hi l, nhng mnh l fan ca manga nn rt hay c trn ny, v n gip ch cho mnh kh nhiu. :))

Trong lc lm bi th mnh lun c lt 1 lt v ci passage trc, sau coi cu hi, gch chn keywords, ri scan v skim. Cch ny cng ging nhiu bn trong Hi, k c g khc, nu k mun ni l "c x". :D

Tm li, theo mnh Reading mun ci thin tt trc ht nn xem xem u l l hng: t vng, tc c, thi gian hay cc k nng lm bi. Sau ra k hoch ph hp vi mi ngi. Cch ca mnh l: thng xuyn c tin tc, tng speed v lm bt nhiu (t c bn n nng cao).

WRITING

Ni tht l Writing mnh k phi gii u, ch mc trung bnh kh thi, mc d mnh dnh thi gian cho ci ny kh nhiu, nhiu ti ni khi bit im thi Writing ca mnh c c 6.0 th m mnh bo "Thy my cm u cm c vit ngy vit m, vit bao nhiu m thi 2 ln im vn c dm chn ti ch, l sao?.". V bn thn mnh cng ch bit th no, c gng ri m n c th, v cc bi essay ca mnh mc d lu lu vn c bi tt, thy chm khong 7.0 nhng i khi vn thiu tnh academic, cn mang tnh dch t Vit sang Anh nn n thnh thi quen ri, kh sa lm. Nhng cng phi cng nhn 1 iu l writing ca mnh qua thi gian n luyn c tin b rt nhiu, v cch lm vn, cu trc cng nh t vng. Sau y l 1 vi iu mnh c kt cho k nng ny:

1/ Chm ch c tht nhiu bi essay mu, t band 6 ti 9, hay d u c, ci no cng c th hc hi c. Trang web mnh hay recommend cho cc bn trong Hi l ielts-blog.com, tp hp y cc bi essay t thp ln cao. Mnh ln trang v down ht tt c cc bi essay trn v, cho vo word v in ra thnh 1 cun, lm vy thy thch hn, khi ln mng c chi cho mi mt. Bn no k thch th ln c cng c, phi mt cng in ra tn tin :D. Ngoi ra, Newscientist cng l la chn l tng, cc bi vit trn lun mang tnh hc thut cao, c th nht nhnh c vi mn. Quyn IELTS Graduation l 1 quyn sch rt hay luyn Vit, cc bi essay trong c m mnh m cch vit ca h lun, mnh tng n cp trong cho vo bi ca mnh. :)). Cc cun dy Writing ca Sam Mc Carter cng kh tt, v tt nhin CAM v Hi cc s t luyn thi IELTS l k th thiu trong danh sch. Bn mnh thi xong n cng c cho 1 xp ti liu IELTS Writing cc hay, m tic l mnh rng ln mng search tn sch dng ebook down v m k c, nn k c trong my chia s cho cc bn c. Mi ngy c gng c t nht 1 bi, k th 2 ngy/bi cng c. Mnh th trong qu trnh c thy cu vn no hay, l th ghi vo s, nh th ln sau mun tm li mt cng phi lc li ng ti liu.

2/ Chm ch vit nhiu. Ci ny l iu ng nhin phi lm ri, nu mun tin b. C gng vit 1 tun khong chng 3 ti 4 bi nhiu th loi, tp tnh linh hot, i thi gp no cng c th thoi mi m chm. Nhng k nn lm nhng qu kh, thuc cc lnh vc cao siu qu, d mt t tin. Cc IELTS Writing gn y ch yu tp trung vo cc vn xh, nn cng k qu kh. Nn tp canh thi gian trong qua trnh vit, mnh hay canh 40' cho task 2 lc mi luyn, sau ny quen ri th gim xung cn 35', ri 30' (nhng mc 30' th mnh cha lm c, hay b l mt vi pht). Lm th quen vi k kh phng thi, lc thi run hn, b khp hn, iu ny Hi mnh cng c ni nhiu ri. Vit xong c th a bn b gii TA xem dm, hoc vc ln Hi, 3 ch cao th admin v cc thnh vin khc s gip nhit tnh. (V khon chm bi ny th mnh cm n Hi rt rt nhiu^^).

3/ Lun lun ci tin. Khng nn qu cng nhc, t g b mnh vo 1 khun mu no khi vit, nh th ln sau Vit 1 ch khc m cng tun theo ci khun th t nhin cc bn s cm thy nhm chn. Li khuyn v cng l kinh nghim hc ca mnh l lun c gng tm mi cch a ci mi vo bi mnh. Tc l cc cu trc mi, t vng mi, cu vn mi m cc bn

hc tp c mi khi oc essay mu th nn cho vo bi mnh, c gng thay i t t qua nhng ln vit. Tuy nhin cng k c ngha l c nhi nht tht nhiu vo bi, nh th lc c li cm thy k phi l bi mnh m l bi ca ai khc ri, cho nn c gng thay i tng cht 1. Vd ta c th thay i cu dn vo thn bi, cu kt bi sao cho n mang hi hng academic hn, c nghe n hay hn, tri chy hn. Chc chn nu bit p dng 1 cch thun thc th lm xong, c li s thy hay, chnh mnh cm nhn c iu ngay t ln u ci tin ging vn, v c thch c i c li n hoi, v nghe hay^^. T vng phong ph, collocation dng ng ni ng ch cng l iu cn thit.

4/ Lun lun so snh. iu ny c ngha l lun phi bit so snh bi ca mnh vi bi ca ngi gii hn, sau mi ln vit, hoc i chiu vi bi mu trong sch, xem th h vit th no, c tri chy hay khng. Khng nn ch vit xong ri , nh vy s kh tin b. Mnh lun lm theo cch ny, c lc cm thy mnh c gng dn ht tm huyt vo bi ri m khi i chiu li bi ca ngi khc m vn t hi "Sao mnh vit d vy tri?". Nhng cng k nn v th m cc bn qu bi quan, c th so vi bi ngi khc mnh cn thua nhiu nhng nhn li qung ng m mnh i c, qu thc cc bn s thy cng sc mnh b ra l k ung ph cht no. So snh, hc hi v ci tin l 3 iu m mnh c kt c khi luyn Writing.

C 1 s bn cho rng khi thi nn lm task 2 trc, v task 2 chim nhiu im hn, cn c bn li bo l lm task 1 trc, v task 1 d hn. Theo c nhn mnh th lm task no trc k quan trng, thy ci no d th lm trc, k nn c g b vo lm g. Thy task no c kh nng chm trc th c vic. Hi mnh thi ln u vo cui thng 2, mnh lm task 2 trc, mt 45', sau quay li qung chn ln vit task 1 trong 15'. Cn ln ny, v task 1 d nn mnh chn lm task 1 trc, khong 15', sau bt u task 2. Lm task no th c gng lm trn vn cho xong, ri hy lm ci k tip, khng nn nhy lung tung. Task 1 th c gng thu tm ht d liu, nhng g ni bt nht nu ra, lin tc dng nhiu synonym paraphrase bi, ng tham nhiu s liu, ci ny th Hi mnh cng c nhc ri. Task 2 th c gng brainstorm ideas tht nhanh, trong 5' ri lm bi. Hm mnh thi va ri mnh c qu nhiu tng, c phn vn k bit nn cho ci no vo, nhng cui cng s ht gi nn mnh chn i 2 ideas ri lm thnh 2 on body, may m kp, cn d chng 2' check li. Qu l hm thi mnh b phn tm tht, v anh gim thi c ln qua ln li ch mnh, li cn dn mt vo ci bi ca mnh na, c nh mnh ang cheating vy :SS. Writing hm mnh lm bi kh tt, v nh c inh ninh c 6.5, m im th c 6.0, chc ti body 2 mnh vit hi lan man. Mc d mnh c gng n luyn Writing nhng im n vn vy, nn mnh ngh thi cng l 1 yu t khch quan c nh hng ti im s.

Nhng iu trn mnh ni chung cho c task 1 v task 2 lun, nu cc bn thy hp th c th p dng xem. :D

SPEAKING

i, v anh chng Speaking ny th mnh qu thc l mnh c th ni l s on ca mnh trong c 4 k nng. Lc u cha thi IELTS bao h th mnh b ng nhn v mn ny nhng thi xong 1 ln mnh mi bit Speaking c th ni l kh nht - kh v nhiu ci: kh tin b, kh sa, kh ni, kh pht m, v.v... v l Ni m, 1 khi ni nhiu rit n thnh quen lun, nn mnh k c kinh nghim g nhiu nhn, v so vi ln thi trc, ln ny im Speaking ch tng c 0.5, ln trc l 5.5 :(.

Speaking khng phi l ci m c th ngi luyn tp t sng ti chiu l xong, m n cn s chm ch, cn mn, kin nhn v khng s sai. Hc trung tm th mnh cng k hc c g nhiu, cc thy c cng t khi cho luyn tp nn mnh cng hay b b. Mi n khi thi ln 1 vi im s khng th t hn 5.5 th mnh mi tht s ti n. Mnh ng k tham gia 1 CLB av nho nh q3 vi mc ch c ni nhiu, ni ht c, mi ngi c th sa cho mnh. CLB ny l do nhm du hc sinh c m trch, nhng m trong c ch kia rt qu mn mnh, rt hay sa tng li nh nht v kin nhn ngi nghe mnh ni t u n ui. Chnh ch y cng ch cho mnh nhiu pp m mnh thy Speaking c tin b, mi khi ch y bo "you have improved a lot" mnh cm thy rt vui v c gng dnh thi gian sing nng i clb hn. chnh l ng lc ln nht gip mnh ci thin c k nng ny. Sing nng luyn tp l yu t chnh nng im Speaking. C th t ngi nh t k, ngi ni 1 mnh, c th chn nhng ni ng ngi nh clb, ra ph ngi Ty, vo trung tm,... c khng kh v c i tng giao tip. Nhng mnh khuyn cc bn l nn tham gia clb l hay nht, va c th kt bn, m rng mi quan h, thc hnh nhng mu cu i thoi, v quan trng l c ngi sa cho mnh, l iu hnh phc nht. Hin nay clb av rt nhiu, cc bn c th chn 1 ni uy tn v chm ch n luyn ni, mnh dm chc l bn s ci thin c k nng Speaking.

Ngoi ra, c 1 pp ny m mnh ngh k ch mnh m tt c cc bn s thy hiu qu khi p dng n. l dng my ghi m. PP nh th ny: bn chn 1 speaking part 2 (hay part 1, part 3 g chng hn), ni bnh thng, c ngha l bn ni nh th no th bn c ni y nh vy v ghi m vo my. Sau , bn c gng chnh sa (vd pht m, cc cu trc cu, t vng, vv....) ri ni li ci bi , ln ny c chnh sa, ri ghi m vo. Cui cng, bn bt 2 bi ra v i chiu vi nhau, xem ln 1 vi ln 2 c g khc bit khng. Bn s cm thy cch ny v cng th v, nht l sau 1 thi gian chm ch luyn tp, s thy c ci thin. Cch ghi m ny c th p dng cho vic hc t, bn c 1 list t ri ghi vo my, lc no bun th m ra nghe, c th nghe mi lc mi ni :D. Mnh p dng n v thy rt hiu nghim^^. PP ny l do ch bn clb ch cho mnh, mi ln ch vo lp l mang theo my ghi m, cho tng c nhn ln ni (nh l presentation trc lp y), ri ghi m tng c nhn. Sau bt ln cho nguyn lp nghe v chnh sa cho tng c nhn lun. Mnh cn nh ln u m ging mnh trc lp, nghe n d kinh khng, cng hi xu h nhng ngh mnh n y l luyn tp Speaking, ti g m xu h. Th l rit ri cng quen, thy n hay hay, cng ht ngi. Mnh cng cm thy t tin hn, v lc no mnh cng l ngi tin phong ln ni u tin ht :D. Ngoi ra, 1 pp na m mnh hay dng l ln Youtube y, tm nhng video speaking IELTS im cao cao t, nghe v bt chc. C th bt

chc mu cu, ly lm ca mnh, ch thay i thng tin 1 cht thi. Ci bt chc ny th khng hay lm, mnh vn thch a dng, phong ph hn. Cc bn cng c th nht nhnh trong phn tapescript y, sau mi ln listening, c cc on i thoi m trong cha rt nhiu mu cu hay, chp vo s v c gng luyn tp a nhng mu cu vo, lm mi cho bi Speaking ca cc bn.

Luyn tp Speaking trn Skype hin nay l 1 cch kh thng dng cho nhng bn k c thi gian ra ngoi luyn tp, nn hay luyn qua my tnh. Theo mnh th cch ny k hn l 1 cch tt. V ch ngi ni vi nhau qua my tnh th khc no mnh cng t c thoi 1 mnh, khng c mt i mt vi ngi i thoi. M khi cc bn thi Speaking, th cc bn s ngi 1 mnh vi examiner, mt i mt vi examiner, lc s rt run v mt t tin, v c th b khp na. Do vy mnh khuyn cc bn nn chn nhng clb nh, hoc lp nhm, c th gp nhau vo cui tun, th 7 hay CN, trong qun c ph hay bt c a im no bn thch, v tha h ni. Nh th s vui hn rt nhiu ng khng? Khng phi hn h nhau my h c mt trn mng, khng phi t ngi l trong phng ni 1 mnh, v cc bn s cm thy c hng hn, c ng lc hn, c nhiu chin hu hn :)). Bn thn mnh sau khi thi xong vn rng hng tun ti CLB nng cao speaking ca mnh. (v mnh rt ham vui :D)

Mt s bn b mc phi vn v ideas, khng bit phi ni g. Ci ny th bn phi linh hot thi, a dng ch vo, nh l Writing vy. Mi ngy ni 1 ch khc nhau, khng qu d cng khng qu kh, c gng kin tr, v cc bn s lm c.

Sau y l 1 s sch m mnh dng luyn IELTS: Listening: - Step up to IELTS (ci ny cho beginner). - Prepare for IELTS Academic Practice Tests. - Cambridge 1 ti 8. - IELTS Express (mnh dng Upper Intermediate). - IELTS Graduation (cun ny cc hay, mnh recommend, c th down audio trn mng.). - IELTS Practice tests (Peter May). - A book for IELTS (Sam Mc Carter).

- New Insight Into IELTS. - IELTS Testbuilder (Sam Mc Carter). Reading: - IELTS Reading tests (Sam Mc Carter). - IELTS Reading Strategies for the IELTS Test (cun ny TQ vit, khc u hay, khc sau k hay my). - Cambridge 1 ti 8. - IELTS Practice tests (P May). - IELTS Testbuilder. - IELTS Reading Recent Actual tests 2007 - 2011 (cun ny pht hnh c 2 thng, tp hp cc b Reading t 2007 ti 2011). Writing: - Academic Writing Practice For IELTS (Sam Mc Carter). - IELTS Write Right (ci ny c trong Note ca Hi). - Ideas for IELTS topics (ci ny dnh cho nhng bn yu ideas, dng c cho c Speaking ln Writing). Speaking: ci ny mnh k luyn theo sch no ht, chm ch luyn tp l chnh thi.

Mt s sch dng cho c 4 k nng: - B Cambridge. - A book for IELTS. - IELTS Graduation. - IELTS Express. - New Insight Into IELTS. - Target band 7 (cun ny hay lm^^, c ebook trn mng).

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Cc bn cng nn sm cho mnh 1 cun t in tt (mnh hay xi Oxford) thng xuyn tng cng vn t, v trong IELTS, vn t l iu k th thiu. Mnh hay dng cc t in sau: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary, Oxford Grammar Pocket, Oxford Learner's Pocket Thesaurus (cun ny hc synonym) v Oxford Collocation Dictionary for Student of English. Cc quyn ny c th mua v ci vo my dng hoc dng cun cng c, mnh th ton xi cun, cm hi nng nhng k b nhc mt. Bn cnh , cc bn cng nn c 2 cun Academic Vocabulary In Use (hoc down academic word list cng c, cc bn vo trang ny nh: http://www.victoria.ac.nz/lals/resources/academicwordlist/), v cun English Collocation In Use, nhng mnh highly recommend quyn u.

*Trong list ca mnh k c tn sch ca Mat Clark v mnh thy n k hay, g b v nht l sch c, nn mnh k dng, nhng bn no thy hp th dng nh. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sau khi t c mc tiu th mnh vn ang hng ngy cy IELTS tip vi hi vng nng cao trnh TA v hn na l t c im cao hn trong nhng ln thi sau. V 1 l do na l n gin mnh vn mun gn b vi Hi, lm quen vi cc thnh vin trong Hi IELTS. ^^

Pha bn trn l nhng g m mnh mun chia s cng cc bn v qu trnh hc v thi IELTS ca mnh. Cc bn khng nn qu m m, hy chn v p dng nhng pp m cc bn thy thch hp nht. Qua y, mnh mun ni li cm n n tt c moi ngi, cc thy cc c, nht l thy William tn tnh sa li Speaking cho con, v ban qun tr CLB av. ng thi, mnh cng mun cm n nhit lit Hi cc s t luyn thi IELTS, cng c ng gp ln lao vo thnh cng ca mnh ni ring v cng nh ca cc bn s t ni chung. V cui cng, cm n tt c cc bn chu kh c ht ci note gii by tm s di phi ni l "khng khip" ny, c g s st trong qu trnh mnh vit mong cc bn gp v b qu cho.

Mnh xin chc tt c cc bn cng c 1 hoi bo nh mnh l CHINH PHC IELTS s thnh cng trn con ng gian nan m cng khng km phn th v, s lun t c nhng mc tiu trong tng lai.

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