IELTS

[canada_dream100]

WHAT!!!!

You seems upset but did I say something wrong? IELTS Cambridge is copy-right material. What's wrong in suggesting not to promote pirated copy of same? And that was just a suggestion, I am not moderator, so you are free to follow what you wish.
good luck.

 

[Polaris]

So my advice to all test takers is to do timed practice so that you build up the confidence to finish under 60 min. Speaking was also easy but for some subjects that you are unaccustomed to speaking for more than one minutes is not as easy feat.

Same here. Can't agree with you more.

Practicing with the materials available online or purchased books will train the test taker and at least, give her/him the necessary tools to overcome the test.

In the speaking section it helps if people are wordy. For some women it can become an easy task if you include special colloquial remarks when answering a question, as if talking with a friend. The test evaluator might pick on those remarks and continue the conversation with you. So it might help if you consider the evaluation a dialogue with a friend more than an evaluator. In my particular case, I got asked a question and I had to answer with words I wasn't sure of the pronunciation so I used synonyms and slightly redirected the topic to a more interesting subject but which I was more familiar. The evaluator continued the conversation in the latter subject.

hope it helps.

cheers