Hi Guys,

I appeared for IELTS on the 9th of April in Chicago and have just received my result.

Overall - 8
Listening - 8
Reading - 7
Writing - 8
Speaking - 9

Although I was not asked to provide the IELTS score but as I have been asked to appear for an interview in NYC I thought that it will be better if I take the test.

Any questions regarding IELTS please feel free to ask me.

Great!

What is scale of scoring? Are these out of max marks 10? forgive my ignorace pls.

Thanks.

The score is out of 9 (Strange). To get the max 16 points for English proficiency an applicant needs at least 7 in all the four sections of IELTS.

Thanks Kenny

Well done dear Kenny, please post tips on preparation.
The books to read and any mock tests etc.
Score in speaking 9/9 is remarkable.
I did a mistake when I took my exam, I was over confident and went with just 4 days British council crash course.. it's a farce, they just drain you in those 4 days. Any way I got the magical 7, with listening at 6.5.

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samy

Hi Stappy,

It should not take you more than a few weeks to prepare for IELTS. Just try to get familiar with the exam. I took a couple of practice exams and it worked out just fine for me. I did struggle to complete the writing part so be sure to time yourself in the writing and reading section.

I used 2 books to study for IELTS
1) Cambridge IELTS Edition 3
2)IELTS Testbuilder by Sam McCarter and Judith Ash

I too was surprised that the examiner gave me 9 in the speaking section. For the speaking section I would advise you to be confident and fluent.

Hi Kenny,
I am planning to write IELTS exam. Any suggestions please. Could you tell me hwo to prepare for this exam? I am looking for the text books to buy. Could you tell me where can i get it? do you want to sell those 2 books?

Thanks,
Satish