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abbey4christ:
House please, what update will i see on my account after my biometrics is done

ChandlerBing:
Original Fizzle is back. Bye bye Feezeel.

Congratulations to the IELTS smashers. For those that didn't quite get their desired scores, eyes on the price and keep trying.

joo2018:

It also seems generally applicable for FSW as long as it refers to the minimum employment requirements i.e. B.Sc, OND, HND. You cannot really claim a job that you are not qualified for.

gold638:
Hello House, pls I have a question. I was going through the NOC job codes as I await ECA verification. I see that my current role is classified as a C even though my previous roles are with A or B. My question is, will the “C” disqualify me from applying via express entry? What are my other options? Your candid opinions will be appreciated

Ogamazi001:
I want to congratulate everyone who God helped ace their IELTS for September 29th. For does who didn't, please don't give up yet and that result doesn't define you. I'm like you and won't give up. Although I didn't write but will by November as I took a long break and time to practice more even though my listening is till like NEPA light lol but I trust God has given me victory already. We will tesify but remember to ascribe the glory to God and Him alone. November 10th test takers I want to decree in Jesus name that we ALL shall overcome IELTS this time in Jesus mighty name. Amen.
My Nov 10th 3rd attempt result by faith is LRWS 9999. Plz write your own result below mine and watch God make it happen.

Youtook:
Congratulations. Kindly send the materials to me via email. dearkaryn_1@yahoo.com. thank you in advance.




Quote author=Lansky post=72012411]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 let me know and I'll email them to you. For the Cambridge Books I think they are available via torrent even though I copied via USB from someone in my City.

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

Masekid:
Pls,i hope you would't mind sharing the resources/sites you used for WRITING. I've written ielts twice and my writing has been 6.5 both times. I've gone through ieltsliz, ieltsbuddy, ieltsadvantage; It's just so annoying. Pls, help a bro out, thanks...

abbey4christ:
Make una respond biko,ejo,duala for those that have done biometrics

wurdz:
ESQ6......Jeremiah?dude is a joke...let him face EE biko

Masekid:
Pls,i hope you would't mind sharing the resources/sites you used for WRITING. I've written ielts twice and my writing has been 6.5 both times. I've gone through ieltsliz, ieltsbuddy, ieltsadvantage; It's just so annoying. Pls, help a bro out, thanks...

abbey4christ:
Make una respond biko,ejo,duala for those that have done biometrics

doreto:
I got 8.5,9,6.5,8.5 in LRWS IELTS(MOD) 1st attempt, didn't bother to remark.

Now 2nd attempt released today, my LRWS score is 8.5,9,7,7.(MOD)

With the new IELTS score, my CRS is 431. If I could max out the IELTS score to[b] 8.5,9,7.5,8, [/b]my CRS would shoot to 437 which I believe will increase my chances if cut-off drops. I'm thinking of applying for a remark to max out my IELTS/CRS scores.I actually feel my score in writing and speaking should have been higher.

Please, is this plan advisable, achievable?

Lansky:
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.

Congratulations Buddy.
Please kindly send the materials to onymod@hotmail.com. Thanks so much in anticipation.

Youtook:
Congratulations. Kindly send the materials to me via email. dearkaryn_1@yahoo.com. thank you in advance.




Quote author=Lansky post=72012411]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 let me know and I'll email them to you. For the Cambridge Books I think they are available via torrent even though I copied via USB from someone in my City.

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

Youtook:
Congratulations. Kindly send the materials to me via email. dearkaryn_1@yahoo.com. thank you in advance.




Quote author=Lansky post=72012411]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 let me know and I'll email them to you. For the Cambridge Books I think they are available via torrent even though I copied via USB from someone in my City.

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

doreto:
I got 8.5,9,6.5,8.5 in LRWS IELTS(MOD) 1st attempt, didn't bother to remark.

Now 2nd attempt released today, my LRWS score is 8.5,9,7,7.(MOD)

With the new IELTS score, my CRS is 431. If I could max out the IELTS score to 8.5,9,7.5,8, my CRS would shoot to 437 which I believe will increase my chances if cut-off drops. I'm thinking of applying for a remark to max out my IELTS/CRS scores.I actually feel my score in writing and speaking should have been higher.

Please, is this plan advisable, achievable?

GlitteringStar:
In this person's case, since the certificate he used was his secondary school certificate, I don't think he can claim points for the 2 years work experience. I'm not really sure secondary school certificate will fly.

GlitteringStar:
My point is that one can claim points for any work experience gained while studying for the FSW program. I will explain with an example.

The answer to this is that Mr A can claim points for the work experience. Note: For the question "Date XYZ first became qualified to practice in this occupation " Mr A will use the date written on his OND certificate and not the one written on his BSc certificate. [/i]

mumsjoy:
Good morning house, pls anyone with an idea of where IDP and BC exam centre is in Enugu!

GlitteringStar:
I don't get this....CIC's website says "The applicant does not need to demonstrate that they meet the “employment requirements” listed in the NOC occupational description".



My point is that one can claim points for any work experience gained while studying for the FSW program. I will explain with an example.


Example: Mr A finished his OND program in 2013. Thereafter, he gained admission to a university via direct entry to study Anthropology. He got a teaching job when he was in school which he did while studying and later graduated. He read about FSW program while surfing the internet. However, Mr A is not sure if can use the work experience he gained when he was in the university to claim points.

The answer to this is that Mr A can claim points for the work experience. Note: For the question "Date XYZ first became qualified to practice in this occupation " Mr A will use the date written on his OND certificate and not the one written on his BSc certificate.

GlitteringStar:
Use your previous roles to claim points and then put the one that falls under NOC C under your personal history section when get you ITA. By the way, e be like say page 1 dey call your attention.

doreto:
I got 8.5,9,6.5,8.5 in LRWS IELTS(MOD) 1st attempt, didn't bother to remark.

Now 2nd attempt released today, my LRWS score is 8.5,9,7,7.(MOD)

With the new IELTS score, my CRS is 431. If I could max out the IELTS score to 8.5,9,7.5,8, my CRS would shoot to 437 which I believe will increase my chances if cut-off drops. I'm thinking of applying for a remark to max out my IELTS/CRS scores.I actually feel my score in writing and speaking should have been higher.

Please, is this plan advisable, achievable?

GlitteringStar:
I don't get this....CIC's website says "The applicant does not need to demonstrate that they meet the “employment requirements” listed in the NOC occupational description".



My point is that one can claim points for any work experience gained while studying for the FSW program. I will explain with an example.


Example: Mr A finished his OND program in 2013. Thereafter, he gained admission to a university via direct entry to study Anthropology. He got a teaching job when he was in school which he did while studying and later graduated. He read about FSW program while surfing the internet. However, Mr A is not sure if can use the work experience he gained when he was in the university to claim points.

The answer to this is that Mr A can claim points for the work experience. Note: For the question "Date XYZ first became qualified to practice in this occupation " Mr A will use the date written on his OND certificate and not the one written on his BSc certificate.