Ray of Hope - 94th Draw

[mary99]

Don’t give up. I had to retest mine until I got the points I needed.. initially from the first exam it only gave me 428 points. I reset the exam and got it up to 445.. keep pushing and trying.. read material.. I done mine with CELPIP

Inspiring @Sarantos . Thanks!! I'll keep trying!!

 

[gauravmlal]

any tips for writing to get 7 or 7.5 ?
I got R8.5 L9 S7.5 W6.5 & its driving me nuts

Try practicing everyday by picking random topic and writing about it everyday. Write between 250 to 300 words. Revisit your work and check for the sentence structures, sentence connectors and idea flow along the passage. If your sentences are well connected and the intent of writing is clear with proper introduction ,body and conclusion with your independent opinion , then you are on the right track . The idea of the activity is to improve your impromptu writing skill .
Secondly, read as much as you can about the topics for ielts essays , which by the way is available on many websites. Reading about the topics would give you an idea about any associated topic ,without pondering for long in the exam hall .

 

[ABhola]

Kindly post any reply u received on these doubts..

No reply yet.
Have you been nominated by OINP too?

 

[AlliBatista]

PNP quota for this year is 50k+, so there will be hundreds of nominations before every draw from many provinces.

 

[ABhola]

Hello Everyone,

I've recently been nominated by OINP and expecting the ITA in next draw. There are few points regarding documentation that I need to confirm, hope you all would help :-

• Should I obtain a new reference letter for my current job as it is almost 5 month's old now? For all previous jobs; the letters submitted to OINP could be reused?
• Updated bank certificate is required or the one submitted to OINP would suffice? as it is not 6 months old yet
• how much time does it take to obtain PCC for India?
• Mostly all documents that I'd submitted for OINP could be reused, like LoEs, digital photo etc?

Please feel free to add any other document that needs to be obtained specifically for post-ITA process and not submitted for OINP.

Thanks!

@hope2018 , from your posts I understand that you've recently been nominated by OINP and got the ITA in the last draw. Request you to help here.

 

[hope2018]

@hope2018 , from your posts I understand that you've recently been nominated by OINP and got the ITA in the last draw. Request you to help here.

• Should I obtain a new reference letter for my current job as it is almost 5 month's old now? For all previous jobs; the letters submitted to OINP could be reused? --- I re-used, it is fine to submit same if you are with same company.

• Updated bank certificate is required or the one submitted to OINP would suffice? as it is not 6 months old yet --- Better to get latest ones as balance can change over time.

• how much time does it take to obtain PCC for India? --- I am a resident of United Kingdom, if you want to take from India then you will get it same day from PSK provided your current address is same as passport address.

• Mostly all documents that I'd submitted for OINP could be reused, like LoEs, digital photo etc? ---Yes

 

[ABhola]

• Should I obtain a new reference letter for my current job as it is almost 5 month's old now? For all previous jobs; the letters submitted to OINP could be reused? --- I re-used, it is fine to submit same if you are with same company.

• Updated bank certificate is required or the one submitted to OINP would suffice? as it is not 6 months old yet --- Better to get latest ones as balance can change over time.

• how much time does it take to obtain PCC for India? --- I am a resident of United Kingdom, if you want to take from India then you will get it same day from PSK provided your current address is same as passport address.

• Mostly all documents that I'd submitted for OINP could be reused, like LoEs, digital photo etc? ---Yes

Thanks @hope2018 !

@Tiwana350 , please refer to the post above.

 

[KingKurly]

Any tip or study material for listening that can provide ? It's the beast for me

https://www.youtube.com/user/jamiecastleden/videos

Go through all the listening step-by-step guide videos. They will help you immensely as the video is not just about tips, it is real exam taken. The person is a native speaker hence the techniques he uses, you will not find anywhere else. This is a very low profile channel so not many find it or even if they find it, they will not pay much attention. After watching those videos and using same techniques, my listening score never dropped below 8 in 4 attempts without 100% concentration. You can check my signature for that. There are also step-by-step videos for reading but they are only for Academic IELTS. Good luck.

Copied my previous post!

 

[tangocat]

when's the next draw? tomorrow?

 

[Alex SA2C]

when's the next draw? tomorrow?

Nobody can be sure but yes we hope so!

 

[dodogirl]

Hey I have some really good material that I am using. I am sticking to it, as I realize that although there are alot of info for IELTS , it can be very overwhelming if you saturate yourself with different study techniques. Let me know.

Hi, can you share some materials. I am sitting for ielts again soon. Thanks

 

[syntaxrage]

Hi, can you share some materials. I am sitting for ielts again soon. Thanks

I have pdfs. I am using that for reading , writing and speaking. Are you ok with that?
I am doing IELTS for the 1st time.
email: alatouche978@gmail.com

 

[Reddiered07]

Guys! Any chance of 438 in september? Not just touching but all clear?

 

[zagcollins]

I have pdfs. I am using that for reading , writing and speaking. Are you ok with that?
I am doing IELTS for the 1st time.
email: alatouche978@gmail.com

all my IELTS material in the link below (scored 8.5 first attempt). Please note that I am highly proficient to begin with. Therefore, if you aren't very confident, do refer to Youtube videos. Additionally:

1. ieltsliz is a great website
2. Study with a partner who's at a level above you preferably. Guided the missus and she scored an 8.5 as well.
3. Practice. There's no way to avoid this - One test a day or if it's on weekends, at least two tests a day.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1STnaywnlpzcJW2LIl3Kuvjctm4NgWTUv

 

[syntaxrage]

Guys! Any chance of 438 in september? Not just touching but all clear?

I am hoping way before that..