This morning, I got second result of IELTS test that I took two weeks ago...
Don't read - scan!
It sounds absurd that you don't need to read on a Reading test, right?
Anyway, it's true. The biggest mistake you could make is to start the test by reading the whole passage.
The best thing is to scan quickly through the text. Don't try to understand every word!
Just o over it and get the idea of what each paragraph is about. Usually you don't need to read the whole paragraph - A COUPLE OF FIRST SENTENCES ARE ENOUGH
Choose your battles!
If any question takes you too much time - give up, move to the next one.
Dont' forget to mark it with some sign (like "?"), so you could identify it and come back to it later. There are a lot of questions and you might miss the easy ones if the hard ones take all of your time.
Another reason to leave hard questions for last is that that after you do all the easy ones, you know more about the text, so then solving the tricky questions might become easier.
Strategy for the Multiple-Choice task
...Remember : it is True only whone passage says exactly the same thing,
it is False when passage says exactly the opposite
and it is Not Given in any other cases.
...My advice is : if you decided to take IELTS, give yourself a month of studying according to this plan and give IELTS your best shot right away! don't wait, don't take long breaks between studying,
give it your all - and the success will follow.
...Remember, it is important to practice in all the tasks and not concentrate just on the ones you fear most.
- From A book 'IELTS Academic Module - How to Maximize your Score' by Simone Braverman -
Since I got 6 on reading section twice... I needed some advices then my speaking teacher, Maria, gave me a tip...
As it would be my last IELTS examination throughout my life, I will take her advice, not my own.
13 minutes, 18 minutes and 23 minutes rules, even if I haven't answered questions I will go for next question in order to improve my skiming and scanning skills.
We will see if those advices work properly within 43 days.
