IELTS PREPARATION COURSE IN BOGOR (2017)

Some people contacted me by Whatsapp messenger, asking me if I could help them prepare their IELTS test that they would take soon. When I asked them how soon the test was, they said "next week" or "this Saturday" or "tomorrow". At first I had a positive thinking about them. They must have studied hard before so that they just needed a few sessions to "brush up" their memories. However, most of the time I was wrong; they had not prepared before; they had not taken an IELTS preparation course before; and to make it worse, some of them did not know what IELTS test looked like. When I asked them why they had not taken a course before, most of them said that they had not had any time, but then they had to take the test as an IELTS certificate with good scores became one of the requirements for their jobs or educations.

Well, maybe this is my focus: helping people with limited time to prepare for their IELTS tests.

Of course it is not easy to help them. With very limited time and number of sessions, I have to help them understand and master the test format, help them do the practice tests, correct their homework, remind them of everyday practices and encourage them to be self confident. Am I always successful? No, not always. Some students succeed; some others cannot.

Again, there are some factors that influence someone's success in an IELTS test. First, the student's English background. When their English has been in the intermediate level or higher, it will be easier for the student to understand what to do. Second, the target. If the target is reasonable. For example, someone who is in the intermediate level wants to reach the score of 6 will have more chances to reach the score that someone else whose language level is lower. Third, the student's commitment. If they are serious to spare enough time and to practise much, there is a possibility that he will score higher or at least reach his target.Last but not least, self confidence is one of the most important factor. You have it, and you will break a leg.

For you who live in Bogor and want to study English for an IELTS test, visit some courses in Bogor. If they cannot help you, you can contact me by Whatsapp at 0813-8099-8494. Let us find the solution for you.

IELTS Preparation Course in Bogor: Listening

As you know, the IELTS Academic Listening Test is the same for the Academic and General Training modules. The candidates will listen to a tape and answer a series of questions. The tape will be played ONCE only. 

The Academic Listening Test is in four sections with 10 questions in each (ie: a total of 40 questions) and will last for about 30 minutes with an extra 10 minutes at the end to transfer answers to the answer sheet.

A variety of question types is used in the Academic Listening Test. Questions types that you will see will usually come from the following list:

• multiple choice
• short answer
• sentence completion
• notes/diagram/flow chart completion

Independent English Course in Bogor provides private IELTS classes for students who wish to improve their listening skills for IELTS. If you are one of many students who need an IELTS preparation course in Bogor, do not hesitate to contact us at 0813-8099-8494 (SMS or WA) or send email to independent.ec@gmail.com.

IELTS Preparation Course in Bogor: Speaking

The IELTS Academic Speaking Test is the same for both the AC and GT modules. The test is conducted with 1 examiner and 1 candidate. The Academic Speaking test is recorded. The Academic Speaking Test is divided into 3 sections.

Section 1 
The Academic Speaking Test Section 1 begins with some general introductory questions. This is followed by some questions on personal information similar to the type of questions one would ask when meeting someone for the first time. Finally the examiner asks a series of questions of 2 topics of general interest. (4 - 5 minutes)

Section 2 
The Academic Speaking Test Section 2 is a monologue (1 person speaking) by the candidate. The examiner will give the candidate a card with a subject and a few guiding questions on it. The student must talk for 1 to 2 minutes on this subject. The examiner decides on the exact length. The student has an optional 1 minute in order to prepare for his talk and is provided with some paper and a pencil in order to make some brief notes. After the candidate's talk the examiner will ask 1 or 2 brief questions in order to finish off the section. (3 - 4 minutes)

Section 3 
In the Academic Speaking Test section 3 the examiner will ask some more questions generally related to the subject spoken about in section 2. These questions will be more demanding and require some critical analysis on the part of the candidate. (4 - 5 minutes)

If you need an IELTS preparation course in Bogor to help you, you may contact Independent English Course at 0813-8099-8494 (SMS/WA) or via email to independent.ec@gmail.com.

IELTS Preparation Course in Bogor: Writing

From four parts of the IELTS test, academic writing is the one which you might think most difficult. Here you must be active to express your ideas fluently in written.

The Academic writing test is of 1 hour duration. Candidates are required to do 2 tasks. The Academic Writing Task 1 asks the candidate to describe in his or her own words factual information given to the candidate in pictorial form(s). The pictorial form(s) could be a line graph, a bar chart, a pie chart, a table or a picture describing a process. There could be a combination of these input forms. Candidates must write a minimum of 150 words.


The Academic Writing Task 2 asks the candidate to write an essay on a general academic topic. Candidates must write a minimum of 250 words.

If you need help to prepare yourself for the IELTS Writing Test, you can just go to an English course in Bogor to ask for information about an IELTS preparation course in Bogor. You may also contact us at 0813-8099-8494 (SMS/WA) or via email to independent.ec@gmail.com. 

IELTS Preparation course in Bogor: Academic Reading Test

Are you looking for an IELTS preparation course in Bogor ? Well, the following is an introduction on Academic Reading Test in the IELTS. Maybe you can use the information to prepare yourself for the test.

Academic Reading Test is a 1 hour test in 3 sections with 40 questions based on 1 reading text per section (ie: 3 reading texts). The length of the Academic reading test will be between 2000 and 2750 words. Candidates are given a question paper and an answer paper. They may write on the question paper but they may not remove it from the test room after the test. All answers must be put onto the reading answer sheet before the end of the hour - there is no extra time after the 1 hour set for the academic reading test for the transfer of answers to the answer paper.

A variety of question types is used. Questions types that you will see will usually come from the following list:

• multiple choice
• short answer
• sentence completion
• notes/summary/diagram/flow chart completion
• choosing from a heading bank to identify paragraphs or parts of the text
• identification of writers opinions/ideas - yes/no/not given
• identification of information in the text - yes/no/not given OR true/false/not given
• classification
• matching lists or phrases

Texts are taken from magazines, journals, books and newspapers. Texts are for an undergraduate or postgraduate readership but assume NO specialist knowledge of the subject. All reading passage topics will be of general academic interest. At least one text will contain a logical argument. One text may include a diagram, graph or illustration. If there are any words or terms of a specialist technical nature, which candidates would not be expected to know, then a short glossary will be provided.

If you want to prepare your self for the test, you can take an IELTS preparation course in Bogor. You may contact us at 0813-8099-8494 (SMS/WA) or via email to independent.ec@gmail.com.

IELTS Preparation Course in Bogor

Do you know what IELTS is? Are you looking for an IELTS preparation course in Bogor ? Why should we take IELTS ? Well, there are lots of questions about IELTS. The following is a piece of information about IELTS.

Two Forms of IELTS 

The IELTS test has two forms. They are the Academic test (or the academic module) and the General Training test (or General Training Module). The module that you take will depend on the reason that you are taking it for. In genereal the Academic Module is for those people who are trying to gain entry onto undergraduate or postgraduate education courses or for professional reasons. For example, you want to go to a university in England or Australia, you can take it. The General Training Module is for those people who wish to join some kinds of vocational or training courses, secondary schools or for immigration purposes. 

Four Parts of IELTS

You should realise that both Academic and General Training modules try and reflect real life situations to test whether a candidate would survive in English speaking social and academic environments. For example, the Part 2 section of the speaking asks candidates to talk, after 1 minute's preparation, for 1 to 2 minutes on a given general topic. This would test General Training candidates to see if they could give a "work related presentation" to fellow work colleagues and would test Academic candidates if they can give a "university style presentation" to fellow students. It tests whether candidates have the English language capability to perform these tasks under some kind of pressure.

Both the Academic and General Training modules are divided into four parts: reading, writing, listening and speaking. The listening and speaking tests are exactly the same for the Academic and General Training modules but the reading and writing tests are different. 

To prepare yourself for the test, especially if you live in Bogor, you can take an IELTS preparation course in Bogor. You can choose one of the good English courses in Bogor. You can also contact us; we provide private English classes for college students, business people, academicians, doctors and paramedics and others who want to prepare themselves for the IELTS test. If you want to join them to have a private English course in Bogor, please contact us at 0813-8099-8494 (SMS/WA) or write to independent.ec@gmail.com.

10 Top Tips to Improve Your IELTS Score

A lot of students and professionals take IELTS every year. This thing also happens in Bogor. Some English courses provide IELTS Preparation classes for them and there is a trend that more and more candidates register for the test preparations. Besides joining IELTS preparation regular classes, students can also have private lessons with competent English tutors. Outside the classroom they can also study from books, internet and other means. The following is an executive summary on some tips to improve their IELTS score. This summary is presented by Hugh O'Connell  as he wrote in  http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Hugh_O'Connell. You may read the original article. Otherwise, you might be interested in the following summary. Happy reading.

10 Top Tips to Improve Your IELTS Score

So you're thinking of taking the IELTS test and want to maximise your score? Here are my top ten tips based on my many years of teaching IELTS to a variety of students in different countries. They are presented in no particular order.

Tip One

Prepare, prepare, prepare....yes, I know it sounds obvious, but I have known many "over confident" candidates take the test with little or no preparation.

Tip Two

Speed!

Once you are confident that you have mastered the techniques read some IELTS practice papers and time yourself. Maybe your vocabulary needs improving or perhaps you need more practice with the speed reading techniques.

Listening takes practice - listen to English as much as possible so that your ear becomes attuned to the language.

Tip Three

Make sure you read the examination instructions - too many candidates just dive into the test without taking this important step. The instructions can contain vital information needed to answer the questions correctly.

Tip Four

Keep up in the listening test - unlike in reading and writing, in the listening part of the test you have no control over the timing.

Tip Five

Don't leave blanks - in both reading and listening you are required to answer a variety of question types including multiple choice, gapfills, short answer and so on. If time is short or you have no idea of the answer then GUESS.

Tip Six

Be helpful and willing to answer questions.

Tip Seven

In speaking test interviews try to be natural and friendly. Does it sound natural when you speak?

Tip Eight

Articles - many candidates find the use of articles one of the most difficult tasks in English. Use a good grammar book to practice your use of articles before the test.

Tip Nine

Keep up to date with current affairs.

Tip Ten

Writing word count - writing task one usually requires you to write 150 words and writing task two 250. Read the questions carefully and make sure you follow the instructions in your test.

If you live in Bogor and are interested in having an IELTS preparation class privately, contact us (Independent English Course - Bogor) at independent.ec@gmail.com.

IELTS Preparation Course in Bogor 2014

We sometimes get phone calls from college students, company employees, medical doctors, lectures and managers who ask if we provide IELTS preparation course in Bogor. We often tell them that there are some English courses in Bogor which provide IELTS courses, but those people usually say that they need private classes held at their home, offices or campuses, not regular classes where they have to study together with other students. To respond to their requests, we provide private IELTS Preparation Course in Bogor. So far we have some private students coming from private companies, colleges as well as government institutions.

IELTS is one of some prominent test institutions that are chosen by millions of people to assess their English competence. Beside TOEFL, IELTS is probably the second most known test in the world. IELTS is an English test system that is used to assess English skills from anyone wishes to study or work in the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and other countries that use British English as their official language. To do the best in the test, not only you need to be good at English but also to master the test system and how it works; that is why you need a preparation course.

The course that we give comprises concise theories and many practice tests. You study not only during the scheduled session but also at home when you have to to some homework and assignments. If you are very good at English, you may need only three or four sessions. However, if your English is still at the low levels, you may need one package (=8 sessions) or more. To konw whether you need a short course or longer courses, we will provide a placement test.

How about the place of the course? You could study at home, office, campus or school. One of our teachers will meet you there. How about the payment? Well, we need to discuss privately about it. Now, if you are interested in having an IELTS Preparation Course in Bogor, do not hesitate to write to us at independent.ec@gmail.com or send a message to 081380998494. Do not forget to mention your name and how you get our number.