Mnh thi IELTS (General Training-GT) t band score 8.0 c hn 1 nm ri.

Mnh thy cng

nhiu ngi hi mnh kinh nghim t hc IELTS. Nn by gi sn ang tht nghip , mnh vit

vi dng chia s v nhng ti liu m mnh s dng n thi, hi vng hu ch vi nhng ai quan
tm:
1. Ti liu gii thiu s b v IELTS (GT):
Mnh mua quyn "Ace the IELTS", ba sch (https://www.fahasa.com/ace-the-ielts-general-training-
modul)
y l quyn u tin mnh mua. V lc mnh khng bit g v IELTS (General Training) c, m
quyn ny mng, c nhanh, gip mnh nm bt s b v cu trc bi thi hiu c v chun b
tm l l mnh s i mt vi ci g.
2. Sau khi c nhanh ht quyn "Ace the IELTS" trn, th mnh i vo n luyn chuyn su cho 4 k
nng test:
(i) Listening:
Ti liu xy dng nn tng: sch "The Official Cambridge Guide To IELTS", ba sch
(https://www.fahasa.com/the-official-cambridge-guide-to-ielt
Ti liu cho advanced level: t level cao t nht 7.0 tr ln, mnh phi m bo l mnh nghe
tht tt, khng b nhm ln nhng iu c bn d ln ln trong Ting Anh nh s t, s nhiu, phn
bit nh vn gia B hay P chng hn. Mnh thy luyn nghe vit chnh t rt hiu qu cho mc
ch ny. Mnh luyn vit chnh t ti website Listen and Write nh sau (http://www.listen-and-
write.com/) - Nh l luyn vit chnh t trn website ny th mnh nh search luyn theo accent
UK hoc Australia, tng xng vi accent ca bi thi thc t.
(ii) Reading:
Mnh luyn theo hng dn ca thy Simon, mua cc video course v Reading ca thy Simon ti
website (http://subscriptions.viddler.com/SimonCorcoran)
Lu c s khc nhau gia Reading GT and Reading Academic. V ni dung c, th Reading GT
d nut hn, t vng t phc tp hn. Nhng cch chm im ca Reading GT th li chua hn. V
d, t band 7 ca Reading GT, th bn ch c sai ti a 5 cu (trn tng 40 cu), cn Reading
Amademic th c php sai nhiu hn m vn t band 7. Nn kinh nghim mnh l lc hc th hc
trn bi Reading Academic cm thy quen vi khi lng c ca bi Reading phc tp. khi
vo thi Reading GT thc t, ni dung c th d hn, v mnh thnh thc vi cc technique c, th
minh s m bo chnh xc cao v t band score mong mun.
(iii) Writing:
a. Task 1: l vit th.
Ci ny mnh ch cn lu mt s im mo sau:
+ tone: mnh phi xc nh tone l formal, informal, semi-formal vit vn phong cho ph hp thi.
V d, nu formal tone nh vit cho gim c ty mnh mun xin vic, th khng c vit tt, nu
examiner thy bn vit tt kiu nh ASAP (thay v as soon as possible) l b tr im. Cn nu
informal hay semi-formal l vit cho bn thn hoc ngi mnh bit tn, th nh chm vi ch vit tt
vo nh I'll see you (thay v I will see you nh trong formal tone)
+ V vit th ch lng vng 1 s kiu thi (nh complain, apologize, job application). Nn mnh ch
cn hc thuc format chun, ri vo thi th rp thm mm mui vo theo yu cu ca bi test l
c im thi. M nh l vocabulary cng c trng cho mood ca loi th th cng tt: v d
bi ku vit th complain, th minh c phan vo l I am extremely
dissatisfied/disappointed/unhappy/displeased....
Ni chung l minh c son ra file excel tng hp tt c format vit th task 1. Ai quan tm th ni
mnh, mnh s gi ring cho.
a. Task 2: Ci ny l vit essay
+ Mnh hc theo video course task 2 ca thy Simon (ng dn website cung cp trn)
+ Mnh cng mua ebook ca thy Simon (http://ielts-simon.com/ielts-help-and-engl/ielts-ebook.html)
Sch ny thy vit v nhng ch hay gp trong task 2, v vit cho mnh nhng cu ng chun
native speaker v support v against ca 1 ch no .
Nn n gip ch cho mnh l khi vo phng thi khng bi lng tng v brainstorm idea v mt thi
gian. Ngoi ra, sch ny cho mnh nhu collocation vocabulary. Nu mnh memorize nhng
collocation v a vo writing ca mnh , n lm writing mnh tri chy hn v ng theo kiu native
(Nguyn tt ca thy l grammar structure phi l rt n gin, trnh gy confuse v lm
examiner bc mnh. Nhng b li vocabulary phi n tin gy n tng vi examiner v cho
mnh im cao)
(iv) Speaking:
+ Hc theo sch "Collins-Speaking for IETLS". Ba sch (https:/www.fahasa.com/collins-speaking-
for-ielts.html)
+ Ti liu thm cho advanced level: (https://www.italki.com/home) Ci ny mnh s tr tin theo gi
tp ni chuyn qua skype vi qualified native teacher. To cm gic quen khi mai mt vo thi ni
chuyn trc tip vi examiner, v khng phi phin phc ra cng vin kim Ty ba l ni chuyn

3. B sch Pratice Tests:

V Listening and Reading, th cc bn phi luyn theo ti liu chnh thng. V n th hin chnh xc
kh v structure ng vi bi thi thc t, v cng gip mnh d on im thi tng lai ca mnh.
Nn mnh b sch luyn Cambridge: (https://www.fahasa.com/cambridge-ielts-12-academic-student-
)
Lu l khi mua sch ny v luyn, th i t quyn cao nht ri tr v trc, v quyn cao nht s
th hin chnh xch hn kh hin ti ca bi thi thc t.
4. Lch hc bi:
Lu l khi luyn IETLS c 2 mng b tr cho nhau m mnh phi master ht:
(i) Luyn k nng: Ci ny l luyn 4 k nng trn m mc tiu l khng t mnh vo mi trng
lm test, khng cn phi canh gi. Nhng m phi perfect k nng mnh hc. V d, khng cn
Reading theo thi gian test, nhng phi m bo p dng c techniques vo bi Reading v
tr li ng ht.
(ii) Luyn mi trng test: L mnh lm sch practice test m c canh gi theo nh test tht. Mc
ch l bit level mnh u v improve ln t .
Nn lch hc ca mnh th khng b st mng no nhng mnh dnh nhiu thi gian cho luyn k
nng hn l luyn mi trng test. V d, trong tun mnh luyn hc k nng, cui tun mnh
luyn mi trng test v review xem level mnh c improve khng.
Ph, ni thit l nhiu! Hi vng cng c ngi chu kh c ti y Ni thit l trong lc mnh hc

IELTS ngoi nhng th chnh thng trn th mnh ging nh in cung v Ting Anh v lm nhiu
thc khc ngoi l v Ting Anh ging nh l "tm Ting Anh" vy . Nu ai thy quan tm v
nhng "th ny" th ni mnh bit, mnh post 1 bi ring ni v n. Ch ni trong y na s "tu
ha nhp ma" lun

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Sau bi post sharing hm ba v nhng ti liu mnh t hc IELTS General Training - GT, nhiu
ngi hi mnh gi file excel IELTS (General Training - GT) writing task 1. Nn tin, mnh ci
ng link share y cc bn vo ly: https://drive.google.com//0B0NBxH-
ZuebtVXpMOEtpZlg2T/view
Nhn tin, mnh cng share thm tt c nhng th "ru ria" mnh bit v Writing task 1 GT (l vit
th) nh sau:
1. V file excel:
Lu l y ch l sn b cc cc bn nm s cu trc hp l theo ch th v hc thuc v
nhng cu vn lin quan. Tuy nhin, khi vo thi, cc bn phi nh c tht k c th yu cu
mnh vit th tr li cu hi c th no , th mnh phi son th theo ng yu cu .
V d: writing task c th yu cu r bn cu trc th tr li nhng cu hi chi tit sau:
"You rented a car from Car Rental Company. The air conditioner has stopped working. You phone
the company a week ago but it has still not been repaired. Write a letter to the company. In your
letter:
+ introduce yourself
+ explain the situation
+ say what action you would like the company to take"
Th hon thnh bi, cc bn phi tr li ht 3 cu hi trn trong th ca mnh.
2. Phi bit c s khc nhau r rt gia formal v informal tone:
Nu ni y l c 3 tone:
+ Formal: l vit cho ngi no mnh khng bit/khng thn v 1 vn nghim trng no
V d: complain vi gim c ca 1 ca hng v sn phm h, hay th xin vic
+ Informal: l vit cho ngi mnh thn thit v 1 s vic ring t c nhn
V d: mi bn d m ci
+ Semi-formal: l gia tc l:
(i) Vit cho ngi no mnh khng bit/khng thn v 1 vn g khng nghim trng
V d: vit cho gim c t chc tour xin thng tin v chuyn i mnh book
(ii) Vit cho ngi mnh bit nhng v 1 vn nghim trng
V d: complain hng xm lm n, hay bn nc ngoi nh gii thiu vic lm
Lu l formal v informal l 2 thi cc khc nhau, nn khi nhm ln v 2 tone ny trong th, th
s b tr im rt nng.
Thy Simon c bi vit so snh v formal vs. informal rt chi tit y: http://ielts-simon.com//ielts-
general-training-informal-an
Ngoi ra, c website ny cng list ra y so snh v vocabulary gia formal vs. informal (tc l
trong formal tone l dng academic language, cn informal tone l dng informal expression nh
phrasal verb): https://www.ielts-adviser.com/letter-writing-preparation/
3. Mnh cng tm ra 1 cch hay v luyn vit th trong khi luyn vit chnh t trn listen-and-write. L
mnh search bi nghe theo keywords "IELTS General" th s hin nhng bi vit chnh t theo mu
th ca GT Task 1. Nn bn c li l va luyn nghe (UK accent) v va luyn c cc mu
th. V lu dn th s thuc (ch c ci kh xu l v luyn vit chnh t trn my tnh, nn yu cu
cc bn nh my nhanh v chnh xc ).

Cn v my ci "ru ria" ca nhng phn cn li trong bi thi IELTS GT, chc hm no rnh th
mnh share tip. Hi vng tip tc b ch cho mi ngi

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Hm nay mnh vit tip bi th 4 (chc cng l tp cui lun ) v kinh nghim IELTS (General

Training - GT). tin tham kho, y l ng link ca 3 bi trc:

Bi 1: ti liu "chnh thng" n luyn (https://www.facebook.com/tuyen.le.902/posts/747365887310)
Bi 2: file excel mnh son v cc mu vit th v tt c "ru ria" n luyn ca Writing task 1
(https://www.facebook.com/tuyen.le.902/posts/747773415620)
Bi 3: tt c "ru ria" n luyn ca nhng mc cn li (Listening, Reading, Writing task 2, &
Speaking)
(https://www.facebook.com/tuyen.le.902/posts/748690452870)
Hm nay bi 4, mnh s tp trung v "Test taking tips". c high band score, th mt ngi va
phi l "work hard" v "work smart". 3 bi trc l tips v ti liu cc bn n luyn "work hard",
cn bi cui ny l tips cc bn "work smart" chun b tinh thn khi bc vo phng thi chnh
thc nhm maximize performance v minimize "silly mistakes"
1. IELTS Answer Sheet:
y l ng dn ti v sample answer sheets cho Listening, Reading, & Writing
(https://drive.google.com//1VjMw0k4Sk3DvGnooLlTQVg-5DG64TKJ)
Cc bn in ra kh giy A4 thc hnh tp vit ch :
IELTS l cuc thi bn phi vit vit tay hon ton. Nn bn vit ch xu qu, machine chm khng
ra (cho Listening & Reading) v examiner chm khng ra cho Writing. Th bn s b mt im oan.
V Listening va Reading, th bn phi vit bng bt ch. Vo thi, gim th s pht cho bn 1 cy vit
ch v 1 cc gm. Vit ch l kiu t thay u nhn c (tt c kinh nghim chia s phng thi ca
mnh l bn British Council, mnh khng bit v IDP nh), nn vo thi cc bn s khng mt thi
gian gt vit ch trong phng thi. Nn mun tp vit nh th c th ra mua vit ch kiu , v tp
vit ch cho gn gng vo answer sheet lc lm practice test. V dng gm c, nn c th chnh
p n bng cch gm i, ri vit li p n mi ( ch khng b lt vo mc "Marker use only",
nu lt vo , machine chm khng ra, l b mt im oan tip)
V Writing, th cc bn c th la chn vit bng bt ch hoc bt mc, ty cc bn la chn vit ci
ny nhanh v ch p hn. Lu , Writing l cc bn b m ch (Task 1 l min 150 words, v Task
2 l min 250 words). Di ch l b tr im. Nhng m ng vo phng thi m ngi m
ch, khng c thi gian u. Nn vo thi l mnh ch c lng ch theo dng thi. M c
lng c th mnh phi practice t bi gi, l in answer sheet ra giy A4, ri practice trong mi
trng test, l 1 dng trung bnh vit khong bao nhiu ch, th my dng l 150 words v
250 words (ring mnh th Task 1 l mnh canh 17 dng, cn Task 2 l mnh canh 25 dng l ok)
2. K nng predict answer cho Listening:
K nng predict answer rt rt quan trng cho Listening. Cc bn s c mt t thi gian c trc
question trong Workbook, ri mi nghe. Nn khi c m cc bn predict c l cc bn sp nghe
g th s xoay chuyn c tnh th t "passive listener" sang "active listener", chun b tinh thn
chin u v s c im cao hn.
V d: C nhng loi cu hi c th gip mnh predict c:
+ Nh hi v chiu cao th chun b tinh thn l nghe 1m my. hay 5feet my. Hi v tui chung
chung th predict l nghe t s 90 li, cn sinh vin th khong 20 - 30 years old.
+ Postal code ca cc ni: Nh mnh thy nhiu ch UK th format l bt u bng hng (nh N,
E, W, SW, SE, NW) ri ti s, da vo predict th loi spelling v s mnh sp nghe.
+ C nhng cu multiple choice hi v tone ca speaker. Th cc bn phi nhanh chng chia ra:
answer choice no tone positive hay negative. Chun b tinh thn trc nh vy, n lc nghe thc
t speaking tone vui hay bun th s d chn p n ng, v eliminate nhng answer choice m
sai tone.
+ Ngoi ra, khi c trong workbook, cc bn c th predict l bi mnh chun b nghe l theo ch
g, v nhng t c th xut hin l g. Nh c thy nhng cu hi lin quan n ng k hc th
phi ngh ngay n nhng t lin quan nh students, classroom, curriculum, books,....
3. Bc vo phng thi: Mc tiu u tin l nhanh v chnh xc. Phng thi s c ng h m
ngc.
(i) Listening
Nghe qua headphone r lm, ch khng phi qua my chy cat set c bp, nn khng lo v sound
quality. C iu check in vo phng thi sm, kim tra cho thit k ci tai nghe ca mnh (ngi ta
cho nghe nhc th gin trc , tranh th lc ny t iu chnh volume sao cho ph hp, coi hnh

dng bn ngoi n c b st m g khng xin gim th i cho kp , m bo n khng b d

chng trong lc mnh ang nghe, v nh hng performance ca mnh.
Format ca Listening l bn c cho 30 giy c trc 1 s cu hi theo group, ri nghe, v 30
giy na check li answer. Li khuyn ca thy Simon l ng dng 30 giy sau check, nghe
c g thi nghe ri cng ch nh g m check li , m dng 30 giy c tip nhng cu

hi tip theo, tng cng mnh c 1 ph chun b v predict answer nh trn.

Trong workbook, cc bn c note thoi mi t lc predict, ti lc nghe thc t. Mun vit nh du
hay vit k t g th vit, min sao cui cng c ra transfer qua answer sheet (hi mnh made
mistake l trong 1 multiple choice question kia, answer choice no A,B,C, & D mnh cng note vo
ht trong lc nghe, m qun nh du li rt cuc ci ng l ci no, nn lc transfer vo Answer
Sheet mnh qun mt tiu ci no l ng. Nn rt kinh nghim cho nhng cu m mnh note nhiu
chng chch c khng ra th ghi thng ch "chn" bn final correct answer choice khi quay li
khng b qun)
Sau khi hon tt ht bi nghe, bn c 10 ph chuyn p n qua answer sheet. Lu nhng iu
sau khi transfer p n (cng p dng c cho Reading):
+ Khng cha bt c cu no trng trong Answer sheet. V tr li sai vn khng b tr im, nn b
qu th c vn c on i, bit u ng

+ IELTS c mn cho dng bi "Fill Gaps" trong c Listening and Reading th yu cu vit vo p n
"No more than ... words", c theo k yu cu ngi ta m transfer vo answer sheet cho ng.
Thy Simon c hng dn bi vit y (http://ielts-simon.com//ielts-listening-no-more-than-words)
+ Cho "Fill Gaps", th tt c nhng g in vo "Fill Gaps" th phi t trong bi (ngha l Listening th
phi l ci bn nghe, v Reading th phi l t reading passage, ch khng do mnh t ngh ra ri
in vo )
(ii) Reading:
Reading bn khng c c cho thm 10ph transfer answer (tc l ch tng cng 60ph c
v in answer sheet lun). Nn trong lc lm bi th vit p n lun vo Answer sheet, ch khng
l khng kp transfer vo answer sheet v mnh khng c chm im no lun.
Lu in vo answer sheet ca Reading ging nh Listening trn. Ring c 1 tip cho Reading
save time l ngoi tr dng bi c bit nh Matching, th cn li l answer theo trnh t c tip
ca reading passage (ngha l v d nu p n cu 1 l nm dng 2 ca reading passage, th
cu 2 l phi t dng 2 ca reading passage tr i tip xung, ch ng quay li tr li dng 1 m
tm p n cho cu 2, mt thi gian v ch)
(iii) Writing:
Cc bn c 60ph lm Task 1 v Task 2. Nn cc bn c th t linh ng la chn lm Task 1
trc (20ph) hay Task 2 trc (40ph). C nhn mnh lm Task 2 trc, v Task 2 c trng lng
im gp i Task 1. Mnh u tin thi gian lm cho xong Task 2, v cn 20ph cui th mi quay
qua vit nhanh cho xong Task 1 (V mnh s lm Task 1 trc ri sa vo n, v khng ginh
thi gian cn thit cho Task 2, dn n tng im thp). Nhng ci ny l ty cc bn quyt nh.
(iv) Speaking:
L c n gin tr li theo cu hi ca Examiner. Khng nghe r th xin nhc li. Cn hi trng cu
no th phi tr li cu , khng n c. Nn cn vn sng xu c idea tr li cho tt c mi
lnh vc.
(*) Mnh thi British Council. Trc khi thi h c t chc Information Session, min ph cho ngi
thi, nn cc bn tn dng ng k i nghe ngi ta ni th l thi, v hi bt k cu hi no bn
quan tm, nh vit cu tr li l vit in ht hay vit thng, vit s hay vit ch, spelling theo UK
English hay Amercian English (ni chung l IELTS linh ng, sao cng c, m bi gii thi th c
hi li cho chc n, trnh mt im oan ung )

Cn v Writing th nu im bt u bn cha cao, hoc thi hoi m khng nng im c d theo

ng phng php hc ca thy Simon. Mnh ngh l nn a cho 1 ngi high band score c, h
s ch ra im yu qun tnh ca mnh, thng l ri vo grammar mistake hay lack of vocabulary,
th mnh khc phc c thi s improve band score.
Mnh ngh l share n y chc cng kh y ri. Chc cng n lc "b mc" IELTS
(nhng nu cc bn thy mnh cn vit thm v mng no hay h tr g thi c ni). Mnh chc cc
bn sm tiu dit con qu IELTS , t c mc tiu, v chia tay n mi mi . Vi li nu

thy hu ch th c nh c share t nhin nhen, because sharing is caring

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