leah2408 Posted March 10, 2015 Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 Hi Guys, as some of you may know my husband is still attempting the dreaded IELTS, his last two attempts was half a mark off, frustrating!!! This Saturday is his sixth attempt , he's done all the revising, got all the books, used all the you tube revision he can find and so on. He's booked Thursday and Friday off work so he can get in as much last minute revising as he can. My question is, has anyone been sent an email about a revision evening at the university the evening before (I think this one is 4.30 until 8.30 & its £50) has anyone done it and found it beneficial? Do you think it was worth it? he would also need to book a hotel the night before as the test isn't so close to home so would make sense to stay over so were just wondering if its going to be worth it or him spend the Thursday and Friday revising at home! Any advise would be appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sh1988 Posted March 15, 2015 Report Share Posted March 15, 2015 Hi, my partner has been half a mark off too on his writing part, it was his second attempt and both times just half a mark off. We have ordered a book off amazon hopefully this will help him. I was looking into courses and could only find academic courses and not one for general training. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShiltonL Posted March 15, 2015 Report Share Posted March 15, 2015 Hi, I feel for you both. I was in the same position last year I needed to obtain 8 or more in all 4 categories. So many times I was half a mark away it is demoralising, very frustrating and mentally exhausting, but your husband has to keep going and don't give up, he will do it. I bought a book from Waterstones called IELTS Advantage Writing Skills (a step-by-step guide to a high IELTS writing score) it's by Richard Brown and Lewis Richards. This helped me massively, so much so I passed at my next test session. My advice is to keep going and never give up. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JenPen Posted March 15, 2015 Report Share Posted March 15, 2015 I think I've failed on my writing and I need all 8's its so demoralising and frustrating! My hubby failed by half a point too! Argh! Never give up though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leah2408 Posted March 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2015 Hi, my partner has been half a mark off too on his writing part, it was his second attempt and both times just half a mark off. We have ordered a book off amazon hopefully this will help him. I was looking into courses and could only find academic courses and not one for general training. Hi, were half a mark of the reading He runs out of time on the last few questions and guess's them. good luck to your OH, I'm sure they will both pass soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leah2408 Posted March 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2015 Hi, I feel for you both. I was in the same position last year I needed to obtain 8 or more in all 4 categories. So many times I was half a mark away it is demoralising, very frustrating and mentally exhausting, but your husband has to keep going and don't give up, he will do it. I bought a book from Waterstones called IELTS Advantage Writing Skills (a step-by-step guide to a high IELTS writing score) it's by Richard Brown and Lewis Richards. This helped me massively, so much so I passed at my next test session. My advice is to keep going and never give up. Good luck. Hi thanks for all the encouragement you have sent, you are right its very demoralising and each time its really knocking his confidence. He came home yesterday mentally drained, I'm so proud of him because he says he wont give up. I'm so glad we have Perth Poms and can read others experiences and don't feel like were going it alone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leah2408 Posted March 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2015 I think I've failed on my writing and I need all 8's its so demoralising and frustrating! My hubby failed by half a point too! Argh! Never give up though Good Luck Jenpen! Hope you pass this time, your right don't give up! I've got the bubbles waiting for when he does pass:biggrin: I've got to keep myself busy now for the next 13 days until the results, I'll be reading every post on PP over and over lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leah2408 Posted March 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2015 Just to let people know about the 4 hour IELTS preparation course my husband got sent by Email from Birmingham university. it was £50 for 4 hours 4.30pm until 8.30pm with no break and he did feel it was beneficial he got tips he hadn't read about and he used the tips on the day and it helped with timings. Lets hope it was worth it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clairej456 Posted March 15, 2015 Report Share Posted March 15, 2015 I went to see a tutor In the end and found it really helped x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JenPen Posted March 15, 2015 Report Share Posted March 15, 2015 Good Luck Jenpen! Hope you pass this time, your right don't give up! I've got the bubbles waiting for when he does pass:biggrin:I've got to keep myself busy now for the next 13 days until the results, I'll be reading every post on PP over and over lol Hahahaha me too!!! 27th is mine is yours same? I've got bubbles too just for when we get the marks!! We will get there xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leah2408 Posted March 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2015 Hahahaha me too!!! 27th is mine is yours same? I've got bubbles too just for when we get the marks!! We will get there xx Yes we also get the results 27th we can keep each other going for the next 13 days hahaha last test I was convinced he had passed he came home confident.. This time he's convinced he has failed because he missed a couple of questions so I don't know what to think. I was reading KEITHS old post when he was struggling with the IELTS and now he's in Perth saying how the ielts as all worth it in the end - that keeps us going!! xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JenPen Posted March 15, 2015 Report Share Posted March 15, 2015 I'll have a butchers I definitely need the motivation to feel positive! I don't care overly if I don't get 8's just NEED 7's as there is another way we can get the few extra points but all be v expensive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benj1980 Posted March 15, 2015 Report Share Posted March 15, 2015 Good luck with your results guys, it seems a long wait! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leah2408 Posted March 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 Good luck with your results guys, it seems a long wait! Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoopyLauren Posted March 17, 2015 Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 Good luck everyone. I did 5. Get slipping up on the reading or writing. Stick at it and ignore all the negative jokes from your mates! Your not alone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty Posted March 17, 2015 Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 Just use IELTS Ryan on Youtube. Concentrate on the structure of the essays that he uses. Learn a few big words that you can sneak in. My English is rubbish and I nailed it first time 9,9,8.5,8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sh1988 Posted August 11, 2015 Report Share Posted August 11, 2015 (edited) wrong thread Edited August 11, 2015 by Sh1988 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JenPen Posted August 11, 2015 Report Share Posted August 11, 2015 @leah2408 how are you getting on? Did hubby pass the IELTS? I don't think I have seen....x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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