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Hi...I'll just upload everything tonight and post a link HERE to either Dropbox or some other file sharing site. About 3-3.5GB. I'll also attach a cover note that contains the online courses.
It's more efficient than responding individually.

Akinwole007:
Congratulations
I will be grateful if you can send those materials to
suak007@yahoo.com
Thanks in anticipation.

Done. Cheers

Pegzzyg:
Hello, please i'll need an email of the IELTS materials you have... gloriachinonsoonyeabor@gmail.com. I'll anticipate feedback from you. Thanks

Done. All the best.

pyruvateluv:
Congrats bro
Please email the materials you used fugbogbo@gmail.com
Thanks in anticipation

God is good!

L - 9.0
R - 9.0
W - 7.5
S - 8.0

Sharing my story cuz of how I've learnt from others in this thread. Mine will take a peculiar route and I'll update the house.
However, for now I'll share how I studied for IELTS with the hope that it might help someone too.

Listening: Practice a lot. Get a hold of the Cambridge Books 1-12 and even 13 and do many practice tests. Practice concentrating cause my mind wandered sometimes, usually in between sections or at the beginning.

After a lot of practice, find out which of the listening question formats gives you a hard time then focus on that one to get better. Mine was the section with a question and multiple choice long answers. I jonsed a lot answering these type of questions during practice.

In the hall, don't touch the headset during the test or bend too low. Doing so will either interfere with or block the Infra-Red signal and you'll hear a scrambled sound instead of the test. I wrote all my answers in ALL CAPS; I couldn't risk small caps as my handwriting is terrible.


Reading: Get a hold of the Cambridge Books 1-12 and even 13 and do many practice tests. Although it's the GENERAL we are writing, I practiced a LOT with the ACADEMIC as it's harder/complex. When I did practice GENERAL, it was a breeze. Also, time yourself as you proceed.

After a lot of practice, figure out which type of questions you suck at and focus. Mine was T/F/NG or Y/N/NG - I failed them hard - especially when synonyms were used in the questions.

Finally, I read the entire passages during practice for both Academic and General. However, before my test I tried the skimming and scanning technique, and it worked too

In the hall I answered in my question paper first then transferred to answer sheet later cuz of my bad handwriting. I finished Reading in 30mins then I revised my answers or the ones I skipped and transferred my answers in the last 30mins. I answered in ALL CAPS too.

Writing: Honestly, this was definitely the hardest for me - I am not a fan of long story.

Firstly, I finished an official free (for 1 month) IELTS LRWS online course *** even though I can't remember how I learnt about it. I also did the RoadtoIELTS that comes after you pay. Thirdly, I did a short video course *** downloadable via torrent - it taught me how to plan the different types of essays. Popular free IELTS websites also helped me too. Like L & R, it goes without saying that you should practice a lot.

Now when it comes to practicing, I think the best approach is to first UNDERSTAND the Writing marking criteria for both Task 1 and 2. The criteria for both is similar but only differs in Task Achievement vs Task Response respectively. When you understand the criteria you can give them what they want abi are looking for. (Same goes for Speaking).

Second step is to practice (TIMED) a lot with the criteria in mind. For writing (and speaking) it's hard to know your standing since you can't get immediate answers like L & R. What I did was to pay someone online ***, who claimed to be an official IELTS tutor, to mark some of my practice tests (Did same for speaking). Doesn't cost much. So say you have 3 weeks to your IELTS exam, you can write 4-5 letters and essays a week and get the last one in every week assessed. Practice with pencils or biros - basically whatever you prefer to write with during exam.
If you can't write an essay everyday, at least practice planning an essay everyday (i.e, Intro, Paragraph 1, Paragraph2, etc , Conclusion).

In the hall, every minute counts in Writing. If you are going to ease yourself during the test, it's best you do it during Reading cuz it's probably the test you'll finish on time. They won't let you out of the hall during the chill period between L & R, or R & W. I lost about 2 mins in Writing while running to and fro the bathroom . As globally advised, spend 20 mins on Task 1, and 40 mins on Task 2 (you know Task 2 carries twice the weight). For each Task, quickly plan before you start writing.

The moment I started writing, I wrote down the different ways to show 'Grammatical Range and Accuracy' so that I remembered to include them (i.e. Simple/Compound/Complex Sentences, Modals, Tenses, Adverbials, etc).
In Task 1, one mistake I recall was mixing up indentation with skipping a line between paragraphs. I corrected the mistake in Task 2.
I didn't do well in Task 2 as I wrote well below 250 words: 220 ish words if I recall correctly. Also, my handwriting is pretty bad (like Doctor type) so I had to slow down to be legible which also added to the pressure. I also recall my conclusion paragraph was poor as I was tense, rushing and looking at the clock.



Speaking: I semi-covered speaking in the Writing section. To reiterate, UNDERSTAND the Speaking marking criteria and give them what they want. Cambridge Books 1-12/13 has Speaking tests too.

You already know about giving extended but on-point/topic (don't digress) answers in Part 1, speaking beyond the stipulated 2 minutes in Part 2, using Part 3 to further give them what they want and finally that lying is okay .

The free (for 1 month) online course *** helped. YouTube videos, free IELTS websites, RoadtoIELTS. I also paid someone, who claimed to be a former IELTS examiner, to interview/assess me; He gave me pointers/feedback and the session eased my tension - don't even understand why I was tensed about a Language I've spoken all my life .

To conclude, practice for L & R, understand criteria and practice for W & S, know your weak areas and improve them.

While I understand that we all want to get this PR sorted, please consider your schedule and book a date that will give you time to study/practice wella. Like if you work full-time, part-time, run a biz, married, single, run a family etc schedule your test accordingly. In hindsight, I nearly made the mistake of registering in another City for the test cuz my own City had no space for a closer date - I would have performed poorly.

*** I'm not sure about the rules as per what is considered advertising so I'm not mentioning any links. However you can find them and the Cambridge books here:

http://www.mediafire.com/folder/60f3l4ste67tr/IELTipS

Also, you should check Page One of this thread and you'll find links to Nairaland IELTS threads and other resources


...and I said I'm not a fan of long story.
Cheers

Lansky:
Been perusing this thread for an hour now. The amount of info and help being shared here is amazing. Una wehdone!
ECA ready
Wrote IELTS on 29th Sept
EE profile in 2 weeks by God's grace

Replied your email.

HRgirl:
Thanks for this response sir! I have attempted to send you and email. You can respond with the contact sir! It will be highly appreciated. Thanks

Not sure but someone told me to try later in the day or Saturday morning.
29th September has been up for over 24hours but I was getting "No Results found' up until it finally came through about 4hours ago.
My candidate number is 4 digits; safe to presume the length varies.

pretygurll:
I have tried to check mine but I keep getting the no result response. What do i do?

IELTS results for 29th September are LIVE. Log in n check.
End z 13 days tension
God bless

I can link you to the person that helped us and you can ask for a link to the person responsible for your department.

HRgirl:
Hello good people!!

Congrats to our latest PPR recipients. I pray that favor reaches us all IJN!

Please i am asking for a friend. Does anyone have a contact for transcripts and all that runs in FUTO??
Please help is urgently needed thanks

Hi...The best way is to figure out who in the transcript (stats & records) office is directly responsible for your department and sort the person. Avoid middle men.
I applied online via FUTO TPS since 2017...no show. Probably due to the long Non-Academic Staff strike.
About 2 months ago, my wife went to the transcript (stats & records) dept and did like I said. She's in WES verification stage now.
Also, that strike created a backlog; so you need someone to "follow up" your application.

HRgirl:
Hello good people!!

Congrats to our latest PPR recipients. I pray that favor reaches us all IJN!

Please i am asking for a friend. Does anyone have a contact for transcripts and all that runs in FUTO??
Please help is urgently needed thanks

Please does anyone know if this WAEC verification (for WES) can be done in other states, e.g Abuja,? Or it must be Lagos (Yaba)

darlingdadon:
Good Morning House..

Kindly read through for those having worries on how to go about getting their WAEC results Verification as required by WES.

1. Get 2 Passport Photograph

2. Photocopy of your WAEC Result and 2 White Envelope

3. Go to the Lady Under a Bit opposite WAEC office in Yaba

4. Tell her you want an affidavit for WES Confirmation of Results ( I paid 3000)

5.You won't be allowed into WAEC office until it's 9am, once it's 9am move immediately to the Lady at the reception to pick up your tag and sign in

6. Proceed to 5th floor last room on your right (SED Results Room). Remember to knock before entering. Tell the man what you want to do.

7. He will Check your documents and staple them together with the envelope and a form. Fill the form and write your address WES Address and Reference number on one of the Envelopes.

8. You will be asked to proceed to 4th floor Room 1 to make payments of 10,000naira. Take the receipt back to room 8 on the 5th floor for confirmation.

9. The original receipt will be given to you to proceed with the customer service center down stairs and hand over to the Courier service for Courier Payment.

10. You will be required to pay 10,000naira if you are using FedEx to Canada.

I wish you all the best.

Thanks

Darlington

Been perusing this thread for an hour now. The amount of info and help being shared here is amazing. Una wehdone!
ECA ready
Wrote IELTS on 29th Sept
EE profile in 2 weeks by God's grace

Still available?

twicenoni:
hello guys pls i want to upgrade my psn plus acct where can i get a psn plus card or how can i get it that i wont be scam

If your PSN address is US or UK...you can purchase on Amazon US(.com)/UK(.co.uk)
Make sure you purchase the DIGITAL CODE and NOT the card.
Digital Code ll be sent via email.
Card ll be mailed to an eligible physical address.

Hi guys and ladies,
Are you a Nigerian with the following attributes:
-Enjoys playing FIFA16 (PS4) during their spare time
-Excellent internet connection
-WhatsApp (who doesn't? )
-Good sense of humour and don't mind a bit of friendly banter

Please send your CV intro yourself by preferably bragging about how good you are (e.g. used your GK to dribble everyone, did a 1-2 with the ref, scored directly from a corner kick, won seasons Div 10 - Div 1 unbeaten with Derby County, used PS pad to win Xbox tournament during your Uni days, etc). Then we can exchange PSN IDs so you can answer all questions and show all working.

We are a group of born in the 80's professionals (Consultants, Doctors, Engineers, Entrepreneurs, Lawyers, , etc) based all around the world (Naija, US, UK, Australia etc) who love all things football...and our wives, children, fiancees n gfs too.
We have a WhatsApp group where we arrange FIFA tournaments, challenge one another, 2v2, etc...all for fun.
We are FIFA Boiz!

Hi guys and ladies,
Are you a Nigerian with the following attributes:
-Enjoys playing FIFA16 (PS4) during their spare time
-Excellent internet connection
-WhatsApp (who doesn't? )
-Good sense of humour and don't mind a bit of friendly banter

Please send your CV intro yourself by preferably bragging about how good you are (e.g. used your GK to dribble everyone, did a 1-2 with the ref, scored directly from a corner kick, won seasons Div 10 - Div 1 unbeaten with Derby County, used PS pad to win Xbox tournament during your Uni days, etc). Then we can exchange PSN IDs so you can answer all questions and show all working.

We are a group of born in the 80's professionals (Consultants, Doctors, Engineers, Entrepreneurs, Lawyers, , etc) based all around the world (Naija, US, UK, Australia etc) who love all things football...and our wives, children, fiancees n gfs too.
We have a WhatsApp group where we arrange FIFA tournaments, challenge one another, 2v2, etc...all for fun.
We are FIFA Boiz!

Demdem: This will help too

I kinda disagree with you. MTN has been handing out leaflets about the SIMPLE SURF PLAN without any "FAIR USAGE POLICY" info on it. How does the average Nigerian who doesn't know the "catches" in the telecom industry' know about this info? Also, where did you see the info that the limit for the 2Hour plan is 100MB? (post the url). Unlike MTN, on visafone's website the information is clearly stated there (see picture below)...contrast that with MTN's info on Simple Surf (see picture below). I just feel MTN and other companies should give FULL INFO to customers and let customers decide. Heaven bless those companies when I become Exec Chair of NCC

It is not unlimited download oh...There is a FAIR USAGE POLICY applied to the time-based plans...and they don't state what exactly is the limit on the fair usage policy.