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Erebeshe:
Congratulations, I am quite encouraged by your confidence, I am writing on the 14th of January 2023. Any further tips?

You will pass. Just relax and wear comfortable clothes and shoes.

Tips:
READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS ON THE TEST CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU START. IF YOU SEE 'ONE WORD ONLY' Do not write 2 or more words.


--- WRITING:

Double check for spelling errors after each part.
Do the part 2 first.
Don't write big words that you are not sure of the spellings or meaning.
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--- LISTENING:

Clear your head and your heart of any roaming thoughts. FOCUS.
Listen to the recording as if you are listening to a real life conversation, you can't miss any word.
Don't listen to respond, listen to understand. Listen to catch each word and number mentioned.
Listen to corrections made by the speakers as they speak.
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READING:

Make sure your spellings are correct when answering questions.
If possible, copy the answers from the passage if you are not sure of spellings.
Read between the lines, some answers are not in plain sight.
Don't waste time.
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---> FOR SPEAKING TEST

Tell yourself that it is not an INTERVIEW or EXAM.
Pretend that the examiner asking you questions is a friend you just met in your new school or your new location abroad.
Relax and answer questions like you are having a conversation with someone you just met.
NOTE that there are no right or wrong answers when the conversation starts to feel like an argument. Smile and state your opinion without thinking you are right or wrong.
Speak up because you will not be told that your voice is low, but it will affect your score.

Remember it is not a test of who can speak the most bogus grammar, but who can carry on a conversation with minimum error, nuance, and with fluidity. Keep talking until the examiner stops you each time. When you feel like you don't know the answer, ask her/him to explain further. Don't feel bad when you feel you haven't answered a question correctly, it is not an INTERVIEW, remember. Just talk and flow with the examiner (like you would with a new friend)
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Don't Fret, it's not a rigid exam, just a test of how comfortable you are with the language.
Go with a clear/transparent bottle of water (remove the label)
Go with your face mask
Eat before going if possible
If your Writing and Speaking tests are on the same day, make sure you eat because you will get tired. (One of the guys there gave me jollof rice while I was waiting for my speaking test because I was almost fainting from hunger)
Go with a pen, pencil, and eraser.

Best of luck.

folash:
Can you please share the links you got here

I did not pick links here, but i noticed the popular ones and went to do my research. I studied with Road to IELTS on the British Council website, www.ieltsbuddy.com (I paid $5 to practice listening and writing), I listened to some IeltsLiz videos on youtube too. And I searched IELTS BAND 8 OR 9 on Youtube and watched a couple of videos. I couldn't do much because I had just 1 week to study.

Efep:
ohh okay not bad...I'm kinda confused about the writing part of the IELTS test..will they asked me to write an essay or letter?.

Which one are you writing? General or Academic?

Efep:
Okay thanks pls send ur WhatsApp number to my email..I will prefer voice record so I can understand better. voicedelsu@gmail.com

Pls ask whatever you need to ask here. I just think I also did not gain anything from people who went to the DMs or to WhatsApp. If not for people who put info on this thread, I would have failed.

Pls ask me anything here so others can gain from it. Thanks

Efep:
this is nice...pls I will need ur help on sometins I don't know anything about the exam..I would appreciate if you'll give me a helping hand..as am yet take the exam.

Kindly state how I can help here, I will respond to you. Thanks

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Efep:
this is nice...pls I will need ur help on sometins I don't know anything about the exam..I would appreciate if you'll give me a helping hand..as am yet take the exam.

Okay. What would you like to know?

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British Council. I don't know which one is the other one

Julidab:
Which of the IELTS academic exam did u take is it British council or the other one