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bolajeebabz:
i am qouting you for a third time now.. pls help a brother with the Ryan Materials.. seriously need it. toondaycoal13@gmail.com

Hi. Can we just be nice to people (we do not even know) please and maybe empathize with them? This is a degrading comment and an insult to all those preparing to write their ielts or who are re-writing. Today is Monday, let's no spam the thread with unnecessary comments. And yes, you must not agree with the need to have a group, but you can read and waka pass...no need to be so rude.

CanadianNaija:
Forming group to discuss the same writing that was taught in secondary schools?

This must be serious, Na wa.

Good morning, I have sent the materials to all the email addresses I saw after my post. Please let me know if you did not receive yours. Good luck and have a fruitful week.

LWSR 877.58.5

kiari:
Please what did u score in Ielts...LSRW?

On this IELTS issue...my two cents.

1. Stick to a FEW practice materials! The number of materials for IELTS that we see on a daily on this thread can be overwhelming. Try out only a few and stick to the one that resonates with you. Don't use ieltsliz, Jay, Cambridge, ieltsadvantage, road2ielts etc at the same time (some of these peope don't agree on the same approach and reading all can get really confusing). If you try one and it sits well with you, ditch others. Focus on that one and be a master of it. I almost got overwhelmed at some point, because l wanted to open every link or try every material l saw here. But l had to give myself brain oh.

2. Practise everyday. No excuses. Create the time. Even at work, you can use your lunch break to practise. Instead of listening to music or radio on your way to work, listen to your downloaded tips on writing, speaking, reading, listening. When walking down the streets, have an earpiece on (l hate this, but we can make sacrifices for one month abi?) and keep LISTENING. At weekends, practice speaking with your wife/husband, friend, son/daughter etc. Write out questions and tell them to ask you (under exam conditions). I finished a WHOLE 30 leaves notebook for listening practice (yeah l work an 8 to 5 and live on the mainland with my office on the island -remember, no excuses!). Always check your wrong answers and replay those portions and find out what you didn't hear properly. I used youtube for listening/speaking/reading.

3. There's this ielts expert too, one Ryan (cannot remember his surname) that l think is underrated. I used his tips for writing. He talks about 15 sentences max for writing. 3 paragraphs with 4 sentences and the closing paragraph should have 3 sentences. This keeps you in check and you already know what to write before the exam, all you will be waiting for on the ielts day is the topic given! I can share his materials if you drop your email address.
For writing, write letter and essays! Don't read what someone else wrote. Write yours too. Some people practise writing by reading another's work -WRONG! write yours too and compare. Minimum letters to write on different topics - 10. Minimum essays - 20. Revise your work and look for better ways to reconstruct your sentences. I suggest you write with pencil on your exam day so you can erase if need be.

4. For reading - use youtube. It also has a timer, so practice using the time and don't stop the timer or pause the video. The easiest comprehension in reading are the first two. Spend less time there. Say 5 mins tops for each. You do not need to UNDERSTAND nada. Just look at the instructions (very important), then the questions, then scroll through the passages for the answers. You need all your time for the last two passages. They are more technical.

5. For speaking - Be confident, relaxed and know your basic english and introduction (see ieltsliz). See this as an interview. We all attend interviews don't we? I got a list of 42 likely cue cards from ieltsliz blog (l think she said they change it every 3 months but she always update the cue card questions) and l practiced the 42 different topics and l always set my two minutes timer with my phone. You can be in the BRT or your car and practice this one, or when walking down the street or whilst doing chores at home, or lying down in your bed doing nothing (l did this. Some days, people will think you are going crazy because you are talking to yourself, but...who no go no know). One of the 42 questions l practiced was my cue card during my speaking test -something on my pet animal (l was wondering "madam why me? Animal kwa?" but because l had practised earlier, the examiner had to cut me off when it was two minutes. I just went on and on.

4. Lastly and certainly not the least...the place of PRAYER. I'm catholic, so when l saw the prayer to St. Joseph of Cupertino here, l made a mental note to say it. I started saying it every day from September till i wrote my exam on the 1st of November. I even added a 9 days St. Joseph of Cupertino novena with prayer and fasting which ended on the 31st of October (l'm that extra oh. I left no chances). I asked my family to add me in their prayers too. So, pray, pray and pray. Whatever works for you. Someone dropped one St. prayer here on financial assistance for POF, best believe l'll look for that prayer and do it too!

5. People have done it, you too can. Don't be discouraged if you have tried more than once. We don't give up on this thread oh. Being here has taught me a different level of selflessness and never say never spirit. People you don't even know are quick to help and empathise and l am still in awe of you guys.

6. Please drop your email address so l can send the Ryan materials to you.

This too shall pass!

All the best everyone and my apologies for the long post.

You can send me a pm. I have a contact in the change of name office at ikoyi

senola1:
Mr Teecan, please do you or chance have any contact in Ikoyi passport office that can assist with the Passport change of name for my wife. This is needed urgently

Thanks

Congratulations. I tap into a speedy PPR timeline too, Amen[quote author=DBJay post=73134501]A not so silent reader here (Had to get a new moniker to avoid the village people in my office)

MY PPR STORY

Started the journey in may 2018 when a friend told me to give it a shot.

Registered immediately for IELTS & WES Evaluation, then went straight to page 1 of part 4 to digest all the info relevant to this journey.

June 2 IELTS
July 27 ECA
August 8 ITA
August 23 AOR
September 20 MEP/BIL
November 14th PPR (Didn't see it until yesterday 'cos my phone was bad)

Congratulations! [quote author=TEECANN post=73134829]I WOKE UP TO THE GOLDEN MAIL TODAY (20th NOVEMBER, 2018)!!! GOD BE PRAISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSED!!!!

Still waiting. Anyone please? (This has nothing to do with IQAS or LLB) Thanks once again

boco2126:
Please anyone with a law school contact for transcript, please help me out abeg. @Livy2018, kindly assist biko.

please i need this link. thanks

yokus:
There is a whatsapp group for nign lawyers planning relocate.

Yes I know this. Let's just say I still need it. I will be glad if you or anyone can help me with a contact. Thanks!

Amica26:
You don't need that fam. You can just use your degree certificate and apply to IQAS for your ECA

Please anyone with a law school contact for transcript, please help me out abeg. @Livy2018, kindly assist biko.

Thank you.

stonecoldcafe:
Congrats @maworld
Congrats @naijaismyown
Congrats @toskeO
Congrats @ebi12
Congrats @ boco2126 on your ielts result, reavealhidden,
Congrats to @Hephgirl, OgechiBae, Dannyko, gbengaolu360, pejuhazel, adebee16, Barryston and other ITA grabbers today

Please read through your wes page thoroughly. WES wants an unscratched card and not digits. So, NO, they will not accept through email. You can send via courier or look for like minds like yourself and send in bulk. Remember to add your reference number on the card. Good luck.

Bleuocean:
who knows if WES accepts scratch card thru email?

Hi! I'll be lying if I say I understand how you feel. Let's see how to make your next attempt your last attempt by God's grace...

1. Have a positive mindset. YOU CAN DO IT. Yes you can. It is just you and your pen and paper anyway. There's nothing to be afraid of. I know that the number of times you have attempted this may try to play in your head and tell you negative things, but BLANK it. You can do this!

2. Practice, practice, practice. Do not rush to take the next test until you are very comfortable with your scores and confident too. Also train yourself to be focused and concentrate when taking the test. Believe me, it is a skill. When practicing before the exam, make sure you do not have access to your phones or any interruption from family/colleagues. Immediately the tape starts rolling, forget about everything till you finish the test. Mark and check your mistakes by replaying that section again. Practice till you are satisfied with your progress, this is another way to boost your confidence.

3. The place of prayer cannot be over-emphasized. Pray against distraction, mind-wandering, confusion and fear.

4. In the exam hall, you have JUST 30 mins to listen and jot down. Try to focus the entire time. Act like you are in the hall alone. The best way is to be engaged with the next question immediately you have answered the previous one. That way, you are busy and there is no time to think of anything else. Immediately you miss an answer, don't spend time trying to fill it out, jot down some of the words you think you heard and MOVE TO THE NEXT QUESTION. But make sure you do not leave any blank space for any question (remember you do not miss any mark for writing the wrong answer)

5. Lastly, before you register for your next LAST attempt, take some time and cool off. Within this period, work on your confidence and take more practice tests on Youtube. I suggest one or two tests per day. Do not forget to brush up on the other three segments too. You will come back here to testify and we shall celebrate you soonest. I wish you all the best.

shegzee43:
Hey guys,

I write this in a very sombre mood. I just received my result for my fifth ielts attempt.

L-7 R-9 W-7 S-7

It's been an excruciating experience, because just listening has been the issue. In all attempts it's been 7.5 trice and 7 twice in listening and I haven't had any issue with other modules.

I do so well while practising ahead of exam but it turns out a ghastly situation and what's more, a serious case of phobia on the test day proper.

I know few guys may have had similar experience in the past. Please, I need your counsel.

Waiting on WES now like... because I want to jump into the pool ''nicked'' and splash water all over cooocooo's face

Hearty congratulations. Adding the bolded to my prayers! I am catholic.

POF ..... Saint Jude prayer for financial assistance...two days after that prayer His miracle came forth seamlessly.

Then at the point of submission...we held hands....5 of us... sang and prayed. 

[b]The 3days Holy spirit prayer comforted us that it will end in praise.
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Please do. [quote author=Midelbabe post=72987358][/quote]

Guys! IELTS done and dusted. ''It is not of him that willeth but of God that showeth mercy''. I have come to testify... LRWS 8.0,8.5,7.0,7.5 Overall band score 8.0

I will tell you all about it. Let me call all those that believed in me and share the good news first. Results were still not found till about 9am this morning. I was already worried sick. Tried some minutes ago and voila! I'm trying not to scream at the office.

Okay...we keep refreshing our pages then.

Midelbabe:
Still yet to get mine too✋

Page 13 already. Half of the thread is full of quarrels and saying the same thing over again. Let us drop the ''i must be heard too''. If you concur with a position/beef, just like the comment and move on. Adults fa! Lets save our pages for more informative questions and answers and of course good news!

still no result yet from BC. If you are like me, let us know ourselves abeg.

Waiting on BC today like you people should just find this result asap let my heart be at peace.

Congratulations! Mine is showing no result found. ID number is passport number right?

Jasmine17:
Good news my people


IELTS has freed me at first attempt.

Listening 8
Reading 9
Writing 7
Speaking 7.5

Overall band score 8


All glory and honour to you Lord God

BC 1st Nov 2018

Yes! I will share my PPR testimony on this thread IJN. Starting from IELTS success tomorrow...watch out

It is 30k now. Courier exclusive. You will need to also budget another 25k for verification.

MsJanez01:
Hi. Please how much is transcrip in delsu without courier

All the best to you. We shall testify.

EyesondPrize:
Lolz...we wrote in the same venue then.

Mainland. Does center affect band score

EyesondPrize:
Mainland or Island Exam center?

It is kuku IELTS oh my people...

wasseynewest:
I presume This one dey expect ITA & not IELTS o......smiles

Waiting on 14.11.2018 like Lord God, I will testify on that day!

WES sha! they want to give someone HBP. So, hubs and I are evaluating the same educational credential with WES (studied same course), and each time we send an inquiry or fax our documents (separately of course) to WES, we get different responses from their rep. Most times, hubs response is more like what we want to hear and gives better respite. Mine will just be too abstract and further confusing . Shey my head haff good oil bayi? (It does IJN) and since I am the PA, we would rather his responses are mine. Whew...i just weak. Let us be watching things unfold. But I'm sure our final story will be a good reference point for Page 1 and will help others like us. Fingers are crossed.