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September 1, 2014 by Liz 119 Comments
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In IELTS Listening Section 1, it is common to be asked to listen for English names.
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This lesson will test you on your ability to listen and write down English names.
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After the answers, I’ll give you a list of tips to help you understand how to listen September 6, 2019
for names in IELTS Listening Section 1. Answers to Rainforest Fires Listening
September 3, 2019
UPDATE 2017: Capital le ers are not marked in IELTS listening or reading so Rainforest Fires Listening Practice
don’t worry about them. See this page for more info: h ps://ieltsliz.com/ielts- September 2, 2019
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Glory says
September 22, 2019 at 9:01 am
Thank you Liz for your videos. I have one question. You spelled Hilary with
one L, will I be marked wrong if I spell HI(LL)ARY and MITCHE(LL)
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Liz says
September 22, 2019 at 12:30 pm
If the spelling or name is not common, any differences will be highlighted

for you or the name will be spelled completely. If it is a usual common name with
usual spelling, it probably won’t be spelled.
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Charles says
Thank you very much Liz. I improve each time I watch your lecture videos.
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Vivian Achiaa Manu says

August 18, 2019 at 6:05 am
You’re the best IELTS tutor.I’m proud of you.God bless you.
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Ricardo says
I fully agree, just I am a li le disappointed not having found you before and
just 2 weeks my IELTS test occurs, but hopefully it won’t be too late!!!!
Thanks
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Akor Enemona John says

August 17, 2019 at 9:27 pm
The lesson was very Educative. I learnt new things. Thanks
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Vikas says
August 11, 2019 at 9:58 am
Dear Liz,
When one has to write a title like Mr.,
Should we write it with a dot following Mr or just Mr
Mr. Vikas Or Mr Vikas
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Liz says
August 11, 2019 at 11:51 am
The dot is optional.
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Vishal says
August 17, 2019 at 10:28 am
Thanks for give information
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Ven. O. Nandaloka thero says

August 3, 2019 at 8:04 pm
Thank you so much it was very helpful ,
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Tumothy says
July 22, 2019 at 2:38 pm
You are wonderful!

I love you lesson a lot,
Thanks so much.
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Abigail says
July 10, 2019 at 3:51 pm
very useful
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LORIJAENE says
July 10, 2019 at 9:41 am
Hi!
Thank you Miss Liz, indeed your lesson is worth watching and learning. God bless!
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Naglaa says
July 2, 2019 at 2:36 pm
It’s very very useful.I never heard these instructions even from my paid course
trainer.
God bless you.
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Tanpreet Singh says

June 19, 2019 at 6:05 am
Hello Liz ,
This is very useful .
Thanks !
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Reemah says
June 17, 2019 at 11:14 am
Hi Liz,
I find this tips very useful. Would love to have more of this tips. Thank you
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Liz says
June 17, 2019 at 11:38 am
There are 300 pages on free tips and lessons on this site. Go to the HOME
page and learn how to find them.
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maryem souli says

June 1, 2019 at 6:09 pm
very usueful many thanks

your great teacher
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gee tee says

May 21, 2019 at 12:37 pm
Hi Liz
thanks once again for your devotion to teaching IELTS
having watched your video on IELTS listening: English Names, may I know whether dots
will be required to separate initil=als as in ‘JK Rowling’?
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Liz says
May 21, 2019 at 12:44 pm
Dots are optional.
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gee tee says

May 21, 2019 at 12:48 pm
super! thanks Liz.
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Huong Nguyen says

April 2, 2019 at 3:41 am
Thank you so much teacher Liz
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Gurlal Singh says

February 14, 2019 at 2:46 am
You are a great teacher of ielts. I watch all your YouTube videos and follow all
tips which are working in my every module…..Thanks Liz
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Adetuase Christiana says

December 19, 2018 at 11:52 am
Found this very useful, please I don’t mind have more of it to practice.
Thanks Liz.
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Navpreet Kaur says

November 3, 2018 at 10:03 am
Hi Liz,
I have always followed your videos. One thing I want to know is that in IELTS listening
“CV Hotspot” is considered as three words or two words. I had given the test on 1 st
November, 2018, in which they asked to write answers in two words only. I wrote hotspot
because I thought CV are two Alphabets. Is it correct or CV hotspot would have been
correct.
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Liz says
November 3, 2018 at 3:02 pm
I have never seen any instructions where they ask you to write two words.
The instructions are always “two words and/or a number(numbers)”. The le ers CV
count for one word – you can see they are together.
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Sarah Ezekiel says

October 29, 2018 at 11:50 am
Hello Liz
Thank you so much for the test, I took the test and I got all correct. However I have a
number of questions I would like to ask
Firstly, I noticed you didn’t put a full stop at the end of the Mr, but you did put a full stop
at the end of Dr.
I did put a full stop at the end of mine (Mr. , Mrs.) is this in anyway wrong and would I
be marked wrong in the real IELTS exam
Secondly, I noticed the initials you wrote was J.k. with a small le er “k”. The second le er
in the initials does it have to be a small le er or a capital le er. And I also noticed the full
stop at the back of the “k” is it necessary for one to put the full stop?
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Liz says
October 29, 2018 at 12:41 pm
In your test, you should be consistent with your dots after a title. You ether
use them or don’t use them – choose one. That was actually a capital “K” – my writing
isn’t clear.
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Sp says
October 25, 2018 at 5:27 pm
Thank you, Liz, you are a new ray of hope for me please keep on doing this
thank you a lot. with a lot of good wishes.
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Vinayak Nilajkar says

Hello Mam,
The above video for names was done in 2014 where in tips you place emphasis on capital
le ers to be used careful. Now I see on your website updated in 2017, you have
mentioned we can go with all capital le ers for listening and reading. Kindly confirm
about use of capital le ers and on my observations.
Thanks,
Vinayak N
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Liz says
It is fine to use all capital le ers for your answers for both listening and
reading.
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Amaka says
June 22, 2019 at 11:53 pm
Thanks Liz
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Bliss says
September 2, 2019 at 9:38 pm
Thanks..wanted to ask about this
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Tesfalegn Bogale says

October 16, 2018 at 11:18 am
Thank you very much Liz!! I am learning a lot from your videos
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Mohamed Adam says

You’re a stunning teacher…

I would like to ask a question, can I capitalize all the le ers of the name or only the first
one, in case I’m using all capital le ers in all my writing.
Thanks in advance
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Liz says
If you use all capital le ers, it means each le er is capital. They will ALL BE
WRITTEN IN CAPITAL LETTERS. Avoid using all capital le ers for the writing test.
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Deepti says
January 31, 2019 at 10:40 am
Hi Liz,
I see in your comment above you have mentioned to avoid using all capital le ers
for writing. However other comments below you have recommended to use all
capital le ers for writing and reading test. I am confused now.
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Liz says
January 31, 2019 at 11:10 am
I recommended using ALL CAPITAL LETTERS FOR LISTENING
AND READING – NOT WRITING.
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Shekhar Iyer says

August 27, 2018 at 6:48 am
I got all correct.
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Onyinyechukwu Uloaku Okeahialam says

August 22, 2018 at 6:34 am
It was very useful,Liz thanks so much.Please i need more lessons on this too
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Chinmay Panchal says

August 12, 2018 at 5:57 am
Hi Liz,
Thank you very much for your useful tips around all sections in lELTS. I apologize to ask
this repeated question but just wanted to clarify regarding the use of capital le ers v/s
small le ers. It is fine to right everything in small le ers for both listening and reading
section right as long as Names or Proper nouns start with capital le er?
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Liz says
August 12, 2018 at 10:21 am
It is best to use ALL CAPITAL LETTERS FOR LISTENING AND READING.
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Waleed Arafa says

Thank you so much for your marvelous site!

But I’m very confused about using capital le ers in listening and reading tests!
at the top of this page you wrote: “UPDATE 2017: Capital le ers are not marked in …..”
does this mean ALL CAPS is NOT considered correct answer?
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Liz says
It means you don’t have to worry about capital le ers. It is good to use all
capital le ers for your answer.
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Neha Menon says

July 28, 2018 at 1:55 pm
I wrote ‘Simmon Brambling’ instead of ‘Simon’. Will that be correct?
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Liz says
July 28, 2018 at 2:02 pm
No, it would be marked wrong.
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Zubby says
February 8, 2019 at 12:05 pm
What of Simeon instead of Simon
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Liz says
They are different names with different pronunciations.
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Deep kamal says

July 11, 2018 at 3:02 pm
Thank you liz😊
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Thuy says
July 9, 2018 at 2:05 pm
I really love your lesson. Thank you so much!
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zasid says
May 31, 2018 at 7:06 am
Hi Liz,
Lovely lesson, absolutely bang on! and cracking
is Dr correct way to write or is Dr. correct way or both are ok? Notice dot in the end
same goes for Mr /Mr. or Mrs /Mrs. etc
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Liz says
May 31, 2018 at 9:07 am
There is no requirement to use a dot. It’s completely your personal choice.
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Mamata Vichare says

May 23, 2018 at 6:39 am
Hi Ma’am Thank you for the tips. Just want to know, in the answer no. 4 is it
correct to write J K Rowling instead of J k Rowling.
Waiting for your reply
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Liz says
May 23, 2018 at 11:43 am
It is a capital le er in the video – my poor handwriting!
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SANTHI says
April 29, 2018 at 7:11 am
Than you Mam for the names listening. If it is possible to send more listening i
am happy to practice all the excerise.
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Liz says
April 29, 2018 at 11:36 am
h ps://ieltsliz.com/ielts-listening/
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Dalia says
April 25, 2018 at 8:39 pm
Hi Liz,
I am a bit confused, do you mean that i can write all my answers either they are names or
not in capital le ers?
Also do you mean all the word in capital le ers or only the first le er.
thanks a lot!
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Liz says
April 26, 2018 at 10:37 am
It is recommended to write ALL YOUR ANSWERS USING CAPITAL

LETTERS FOR LISTENING AND READING.
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Mandeep says
June 11, 2018 at 7:34 am
Hello mam,
Is this right if i write MR. SEAN FERGUS?
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Liz says
June 11, 2018 at 10:43 am
Yes.
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Jaspreet says
July 9, 2018 at 3:24 am
Hi Mam .. thankyou so much for sharing so useful content regarding ielts.
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Mihir says
May 2, 2018 at 5:25 pm
I wrote all answers of listening and reading in CAPS and got 8 in both.
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Hannah says
April 20, 2018 at 4:54 pm
Hey Liz,
first of all thank you very much providing us with your amazing videos. Unfortunately, I
have only one week to study so I am very depending on your videos.
I have read in another comment that it is allowed to write words in capital le ers. Now I
am wondering if it´s going to be marked when I write the answers of the listening part in
capital le ers while the answers of the reading part not.
Thank you for your help.
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Liz says
April 20, 2018 at 6:10 pm
It is recommended to write ALL ANSWERS FOR BOTH LISTENING AND

READING IN CAPITAL LETTERS.
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Z says
March 1, 2019 at 6:30 pm
You mentioned that we must stay with our choice! Is that about listening
answers or reading answers or both together? In other words, would it be wrong if I
write ALL the answers for listening in capital but ALL the answers for reading in
lowercase?
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Liz says
March 1, 2019 at 7:04 pm
Why would you choose that? Write all your answers for listening and
reading with capital le ers.
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Z says
March 1, 2019 at 7:12 pm
Thanks for your reply.
Just because it usually takes more time to write words in capital le ers as we
are not used to it.
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Liz says
March 1, 2019 at 10:14 pm
For the listening test, you have 10 mins to transfer your answers –
that is plenty of time using capital le ers. For reading, using capital le ers
means you will be careful when you copy words from the passage to the
answer sheet.
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Ezeoha Coleth says

April 13, 2018 at 1:33 pm
Hello ma
Please am to write my IELTS on may 19th and am yet to start practice,i dont want to
a end any classes, just want to follow your tutorials online and pass…. Have gone
through most of your you tube class and was amazing and i also subscribed with you……
Please how do i go about this with you? I barely have 3weeks and few days, i want to get
band 7 or above please
Waiting for your reply, Thanks alot Ma
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Liz says
April 13, 2018 at 5:53 pm
There are over 300 pages of tips, lessons, model answers etc on this website
for free – have you completed all of them? If not, click on the red bar at the top of the
website.
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Fatemeh Mohammadzadeh says

March 27, 2018 at 10:37 am
You are one of the my besr teacher who I have in my life. Thanks alot Liz🌷🌷
🌷🌷
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Irene says
March 15, 2018 at 12:27 pm
Hi maam i would like to ask if i spell John Smith as JOHN SMITH would that
be also correct? Thank you.
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Liz says
March 15, 2018 at 12:35 pm
This has been answered before. Please read other comments.
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Elisheba says
March 9, 2018 at 6:18 am
Thank you Liz
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Adel says
Thank you for your work.
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sravan says
I just wanted to say you are wonderful!! Thanks for everything.
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uche kenneth emeh says

Lmao
I spelled J.K Rowland instead of rowling
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Sahar says
February 20, 2018 at 12:24 am
Thank you Teacher Liz I really admire learning on your website it cleared my
mind.
Thanks
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kingsley konyeha says

Hi,I enjoyed the practise video for name. I would like to receive more video.
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Fate says
January 23, 2018 at 11:09 am
Hi,
That’s so kind of you to share all this info with us.
How important is Hyphen and spacing in IELTS? I mean that once for example I wrote
“keep fit” instead of “keep-fit” or I wrote “new town” instead of “Newtown” or similary,
“door to door” instead of “door-to-door” and “bankroad” instead of “bank road”. I’m
ge ing confused. Would you please help me with it? Thank you.
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Liz says
January 23, 2018 at 11:16 am
This is about learning compound nouns. Some are wri en as one word,
some as two words and some using a hyphen. You need to learn the list. You can
google this online.
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Ahmed says
January 15, 2018 at 11:33 am
Thank you liz..

I can see that in the video .. capital le ers are not marked??
What does it mean?
you mean the capital le ers at the beginning of the names??
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Liz says
January 15, 2018 at 12:00 pm
My recommendation is that you use ALL CAPITAL LETTERS FOR

LISTENING AND READING.
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mohd yousif says
January 15, 2018 at 11:19 am
thank you its really useful ,i loved.
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Ejaz says
January 2, 2018 at 3:24 pm
Hi Liz
I have a question
If I write J K Rowling instead of J.K.Rowling is it correct?Both are correct? or I have to use
a full stop at initials?
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Liz says
January 2, 2018 at 4:25 pm
It is not necessary to use the dots.
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nancy says
Hi Liz ,
Thanks a lot for your help and your very useful website
I’ve a Q
in terms of listening section, if I wrote the half of the correct answer, will it be right?
Ex : if the correct answer is( global temperature) and I write (temperature) , am I right ??
also in the common names question , the people say their full name but spells only their
first name and I wrote the first name is it right?
Ex : in the audio he said ” Hi, I’m Kevin Smith , k-e-v-i-n ” so i wrote in the answer only
Kevin …is it right??
It is the first time for me to study for IELTS , hope to complete
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Liz says
December 23, 2017 at 2:13 pm
Your answer is either 100% correct or it is wrong. There are no half points
awarded in listening. If you are asked for a name, you must write the full name.
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Mathew says
I’m not sure if I should post it in here. Could you confirm if the
questions/answers for listening comes in order as the record is played?
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Liz says
The questions will come in the order of their numbers. Question 1 first,
question 2 second etc.
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Mathew says
Thank you Liz,

Well I actually wanted to know if the answers for the questions comes in the order as
the recording is played.
Eg. Answer for question 1 comes in the first part of the recording and answer for the
last question of section comes in the last part of the recording.
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Liz says
In the IELTS listening test, the answers will follow the order of the
questions.
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Virender Singh says

hello Liz u so good & nice thanks for creating these videos
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Gurwinder says
hi Liz can we use all capital le ers or not ?
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Liz says
YES.
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ADNAN says
hi
can i use all capitals ?
J.K.ROWLING?
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Liz says
Yes. Sorry my writing isn’t clear.
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Kennie says
Liz,
Thanks for the video session. I found it very useful and insightful. Kudos!
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Ammar Ayed says
Thanks for very much for the videos , it is really fruitful videos
Would you please post another videos for common names ?
and
Regarding Initial I noticed there is a dot between initial le er like J.K. ,so is it a must to
put dot after Dr. what Sir and others ?
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Liz says
You can use a dot or not use a dot – as you wish.
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Liz says
See my main listening page: h ps://ieltsliz.com/ielts-listening/
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mounika says
August 8, 2017 at 8:59 am
can we right all the answers with capital le ers in listening and reading
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Liz says
Yes – I recommend it.
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Amandeep kaur says

Hello Mam…. your way of teaching is awesome and your voice is

melodious….i daily watch your lessons…Mam i have a problem in reading…how can I
improve my reading?
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Liz says
See the tips on this page: h ps://ieltsliz.com/ielts-reading-lessons-

information-and-tips/
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martina says
May 23, 2017 at 1:05 pm
Do i have to write the full stops when writing for example J.K: ? If yes, shoul I
write them in space ?
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Liz says
May 23, 2017 at 1:08 pm
The dots are not necessary.
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Anna says
April 26, 2017 at 1:28 pm
I have a question. When IELTS spell the name, if they say “wt”, sometimes it is
spelled “wt”, but can be “ ”. How can I tell the difference ?
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Liz says
April 26, 2017 at 1:47 pm
“w” is pronounced “double you”. So, “WT” is pronounced “double you

tee”. But “TT” is pronounced “double tee”. Can you see the difference?
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Mohamed says
April 5, 2017 at 3:35 am
thanks ,alot its very helpful tips and exercise as well

i appreciate all the efforts
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Tayyab Awan says

April 3, 2017 at 5:51 pm
thanku so much gorgeous lady
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Tika thapa says

January 26, 2017 at 5:22 am
hi liz
Is it correct to write only JK instead of J.K.
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Liz says
January 26, 2017 at 12:31 pm
Sure. You don’t need to use dots. I use them sometimes just to make it easier
to read.
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Sharmin says
Hi liz
I’m falling in love with your lesson .It was beyond my idea that how a person teach tough
things such a easiest way. Its really awesome. I always got afraid about IELTS. But now
I’m ge ing li le bit courage after watching your lesson. Thanks a lot.
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Mahbub Hossain says

October 29, 2016 at 6:50 am
Thank you very much for ur video tips.
How should I Write titles before name – Mr Mrs Miss Ms or Mr. Mrs. Miss.
Ms. ? which one is correct?
How should I write initials before name – J K or J.K. or J.K ? which one is correct?
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Liz says
October 29, 2016 at 10:14 am
You don’t need to use a dot at all.
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Ragel says
July 22, 2015 at 6:46 pm
Too interesting. Simply amazing to listen and too clear to understand.
Thanks.
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Arbie says
July 7, 2015 at 3:39 am
Very useful! I got 5.Thank u so much.
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Mary says
July 1, 2015 at 1:46 am
Hi Liz,
The lesson was really helpful You have touched on the areas where I usually take for
granted, now I realized how important they are during the exams.
cheers,
Mary
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Listening for English Names

IELTS Listening: English Names

Click below for more useful listening practice for IELTS:

All Listening Videos, Tips and Practise for IELTS Listening

If the spelling or name is not common, any diﬀerences will be highlighted

Vivian Achiaa Manu says

You’re the best IELTS tutor.I’m proud of you.God bless you.

Akor Enemona John says

The lesson was very Educative. I learnt new things. Thanks

The dot is optional.

Thanks for give information

Ven. O. Nandaloka thero says

Thank you so much it was very helpful ,

You are wonderful!

Tanpreet Singh says

This is very useful .

maryem souli says

very usueful many thanks

gee tee says

Dots are optional.

gee tee says

super! thanks Liz.

Huong Nguyen says

Thank you so much teacher Liz

Gurlal Singh says

Adetuase Christiana says

Navpreet Kaur says

Sarah Ezekiel says

Vinayak Nilajkar says

Thanks..wanted to ask about this

Tesfalegn Bogale says

Mohamed Adam says

You’re a stunning teacher…

Shekhar Iyer says

I got all correct.

Onyinyechukwu Uloaku Okeahialam says

Chinmay Panchal says

It is best to use ALL CAPITAL LETTERS FOR LISTENING AND READING.

Waleed Arafa says

Thank you so much for your marvelous site!

Neha Menon says

I wrote ‘Simmon Brambling’ instead of ‘Simon’. Will that be correct?

No, it would be marked wrong.

What of Simeon instead of Simon

They are diﬀerent names with diﬀerent pronunciations.

Deep kamal says

Thank you liz😊

I really love your lesson. Thank you so much!

Lovely lesson, absolutely bang on! and cracking

There is no requirement to use a dot. It’s completely your personal choice.

Mamata Vichare says

It is recommended to write ALL YOUR ANSWERS USING CAPITAL

Hi Mam .. thankyou so much for sharing so useful content regarding ielts.

Thank you for your help.

It is recommended to write ALL ANSWERS FOR BOTH LISTENING AND

Thanks for your reply.

Ezeoha Coleth says

Fatemeh Mohammadzadeh says

This has been answered before. Please read other comments.