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• One to one private and small group lessons for the IELTS.  Below please find a selection of tips for sitting the IELTS and how to increase your score.

• Whether new to the IELTS or re-sitting for a higher score consider self study or having private lessons one to one, or with friends to improve your IELTS score.

• The IELTS General and Academic Test are test of English Language skills in four areas; Reading Listening, Speaking (the oral interview) and writing.

How to gain a higher score?

• Students’ scores are not only affected English abilities (knowledge and use of English) but by additional factors.  All test sitters wish to know they can increase their IELTS scores.

Understand the test content and format:

• According to research from Cambridge ESOL, a workshop or course which provides the students with an overview and understanding of the overall Test format typically adds an additional + 0.5 to the students existing Base or Raw score.

Understand the Marking and Assessment Criteria:

• This is the most critical part of sitting any examination.  For Hong Kong students this is especially important for the Writing and Speaking Test. 

How to Improve Writing Scores:

• Prepare an outline before writing up answers.  With practice and good habits this is easy to master and can have a huge influence on marks via the improvement of cohesion and coercion and overall flow of the writing, in addition to covering all relevant points in the task. In addition to allowing for planning a range of vocabulary in the final write up + 2

How To Improve Speaking Scores:

• I am usually shocked by how many students whom possess upper intermediate to advanced English speaking skills fail to understand the Speaking part of the test.  This is usually due to nerves.  They seem to resort to their school days and choose to try and answer correctly for fear of errors and throw away all fluency of the language.  Please remember the examiners are there to help you, not to fail you.  Relax, speak naturally, study the common questions and understand how you are being assessed.

Practice with the most suitable materials for yourself:

• There is a growing trend to offer IELTS practice books and materials to now come in 2 levels. ‘Foundation’ <=5.5 and ‘Regular’ 5.5 - 9.0

Common Errors vs High Frequency Errors:

• Common IELTS errors are usually highlighted in IELST study books.  I use the term ‘High Frequency Errors’ to reefer to errors a particular student makes.  If we assume that you have 100% until you make your first error, then each time you repeat the same error your marks will be reduced up to a certain percentage.  High frequency errors come in two main flavors; (grammar and vocabulary) and (pronunciation).

English Language level / knowledge:

• Finally the IELTS is a test of your use and knowledge of English. 

• To increase your English knowledge and usage I suggest the following three methods:
• Vocabulary and Grammar:  Study English (I recommend Lexical Phraseology) sometimes refereed to as a Collocation Approach, for this I most strongly recommend the Cambridge English Vocabulary in Use series of books.

Listening skills:

• Don’t buy books watch television / Internet.  You will be exposed not only to a range of accents, but can also a wider understanding of English culture.

Practice with a friend or group of friends

• Languages are for communication, practice with real people.

• Christopher Rose is an English Teacher and IELTS Tutor who has taught IELTS both General and Academic in addition to English and Academic English at a number of colleges and universities for 20 years.  He is a qualified and Experienced IELTS tutor and the International English Language Testing System is certainly one of his favorite examinations as it is so easy to help students improve their scores. He now works as a Native English Tutor and Private IELTS Tutor.