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OBJECTIVES:

1. Talk about studying habits.

2. Develop a study plan.

3. Speaking (All sections)

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1. Mention 2 activities we did.
2. Say 3 rules we discussed.
3. What do you remember about the grades?
4. What happens if we miss two sessions?

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从洗好的卡牌中随机抽取一张。. What study habits do you have?, , Is it better to study alone or with others?, , AGREE OR DISAGREE: Studying with music on is a bad habit.

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Write 3 do´s and 3 don'ts when preparing for the exam

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Write 3 do´s and 3 don'ts when preparing for the exam

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Watch the video and complete the notes:
WHAT DOES EACH STEP CONSIST OF?
1. Take practice tests
2. Set daily goals
3. Useful books/ resources
4.  Reading/ listening
5.  Writing
6. Speaking

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IELTS Study Plan - Prepare for the IELTS Exam in 6 Steps

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What ideas/ tips were the most useful ones?
Read section by section.

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IELTS Academic Band 8.5 My experience and tips

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Edit 13.May.2015: I just received my results. I got band 8.5 overall, Listening 8.5 Reading 9 Writing 7.5 Speaking 8.

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Go to our classroom and open the material "Study plan". Fill it in and paste the image of your study plan. You will have 10 minutes to post 

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Go to our classroom and open the material "Study plan". Fill it in and paste the image of your study plan. You will have 10 minutes to post 

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Read your classmate´s plans. Write comments about them

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Read some do´s  . Do you have any other tip?

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Read some do´s  . Do you have any other tip?

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This is a full speaking test.Let's watch the first section (Until 6:00). Answer the questions:

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This is a full speaking test.Let's watch the first section (Until 6:00). Answer the questions:

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1. What happens in the first minutes?

2. How many topics were covered?

3. Do the answers need to be long?

4. What grammar did you notice?

5. Do you think the candidate did a good job?

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IELTS Speaking test  (Band 8.5 - 9.0) - Sample 1

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Practice answering the following questions. Record your answers.

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Practice answering the following questions. Record your answers.

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IELTS Speaking Part 1: Leisure time

1. What do you do in your spare time?

2. What do you do to relax?

3. How do you usually spend your weekends?

4. What do you usually do after work or classes?

Listen to your classmates answers and rank them.

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You will probably be a little nervous and you don’t want any surprises that will make you even more anxious, so you must be aware of exactly what will happen when you walk into the room.

Before Part 1 begins four things will happen.

The examiner will introduce themselves and ask you what your name is. You can simply reply ‘My name’s _______’. Make sure that you use the contraction ‘name’s’ rather than ‘name is’. This will remind you to use contractions (e.g. I’m, We’d, they’ll) in the rest of the test.

The examiner will then ask you ‘What can I call you?’. You can simply say ‘You can call me_______’. If you have an English name, it is fine to use it, but make sure that you pronounce it correctly. If you can’t say your own name properly, it does not create the best first impression. If unsure, just use your normal name.

They will then ask you where you are from. Simply state “I’m from_____”. There is no need for you to give any extra information about your answers at this stage.

The examiner will finally ask to see your identification. Show it to them and then the test can begin.

By knowing these four things will happen you will be more confident and start the exam well.

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Does smiling, being friendly and giving the examiner good eye contact get youa higher mark? The answer is no and yes.

There is nothing in the marking criteria which says that being nice, or looking the examiner in the eye will improve your grade. However, being confident helps you because it will have an effect on your answers.

If you look at the floor and give the impression that you would rather be anywhere in the world apart from in the room with the examiner, you will normally give very short monotone answers and this will lower your score.

However, if you are open and friendly with the examiner, you are more likely to give natural sounding answers.

Don’t overdo the eye contact thing. It feels really strange when someone looks you straight in the eye for 15 minutes. Pretend that you are having a normal conversation with a friend. If you were looking at the floor the entire time, a friend would ask you if you were OK. If you were staring them dead in the eye, they would get a bit freaked out.

Pretend it is just a normal conversation and you will be fine.

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Do # 3- Pretend You’re Interested in the Questions

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Do # 3- Pretend You’re Interested in the Questions

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Let’s face it, most IELTS questions are really boring. If you listen to someone answer a boring question you will notice one thing- their voice is monotone i.e. it does not go up or down in pitch at all, it sounds very flat. If you speak like this you will get a lower mark for pronunciation because one of the crucial factors you will be tested on is intonation.

When native English speakers talk, their voice naturally falls and rises depending on how they feel about what they are saying.

Imagine you are late for class, you walk into the room and the teacher says to you in a falling tone ‘Sit down, please.’ They are probably telling you, through their intonation, that they are not very happy with your lack of punctuality. However, if they said it with a rising tone at the start, they would probably be telling you they don’t mind that you are late and are happy to see you.

Similarly, if you pretend that you are interested in what the examiner is saying your intonation should become more varied. However, be careful not to overdo it and make your voice really high, or really low because you will sound like a crazy person.

Listening to native speakers talk and copying their intonation will give you a good idea of what natural intonation sounds like.

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There is no set amount of words or sentences that you should use in Part 1.

They shouldn’t be too short because you want to show the examiner that you can actually use English, so ‘I’m a student.’ is not really long enough.

However, they should not be too long either, because Part 1 is on familiar topics (family, work, hobbies etc.) and you don’t normally talk for 2 minutes when someone asks you where you are from. Also, you will have lots of opportunities to give longer answers in Parts 2 and 3.

As a general rule, if you only give a single sentence answer, with a single clause like ‘I’m from Ireland.’, then your answer is too short. I also don’t think Part 1 answers should ever have more than three sentences. Somewhere in between is just right.

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It is a very bad idea to prepare memorised answers before your speaking test, but because Part 1 is very predictable, you should practice the familiar topics mentioned above in number one.

Try recording yourself and then listen back and think about the following:

1. Could you improve the vocabulary?

2. Did you make any grammar mistakes that could be fixed?

3. Did you speak fluently or did you speak at an unnatural speed?

4. How was your intonation?

5. Did you extend your answer enough?

6. Did you speak clearly?

Try again and keep practicing until you are really confident about talking about the common topics.

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1. What do you do in your spare time?

It varies, I mean, it depends on the amount of free time I have. A few weeks ago, I would normally immerse myself in a light novel during lunch breaks or after dinner, but these days, I’m just too busy with my work that the only thing I crave is some sleep, so all my spare time would be devoted to taking a quick nap.

2. What do you do to relax?

These days, I’ve been suffering from severe stress and depression due to the excessive amount of workload I have, and the only time I can relax is during my 4 – 5 hours of sleep every night. So, it may sound a little bit weird, but the only thing I can do to relax is, sadly, sleep.

3. How do you usually spend your weekends?

I’m not a party animal, so during weekends, I always refuse all the party invitations from my friends. Instead, I would visit a café on my own and indulge myself with a nice cup of earl grey and some new book I’ve found on Amazon. That couldn’t be more perfect for a Sunday afternoon.

4. What do you usually do after work or classes?

I work evening shifts, so on a daily basis, I stop at around 9 p.m. and leave work 15 – 30 minutes later. At that time, most shops have already closed and there are not many recreational activities left to do if you don’t want to hang around bars, so I often go straight home to take a hot shower and have a late dinner. Once in a while, my boyfriend would take me to the movies after work, but I would fall asleep halfway through the film.

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This is a full speaking test.Let's watch the first section (6:00- 10:00). Answer the questions:

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This is a full speaking test.Let's watch the first section (6:00- 10:00). Answer the questions:

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1.  What do you notice about the question?

2. Where should you prepare your notes?

3. How does he start his speaking?

4. What grammar do you notice?

5. What linking device did you listen?

6. Does the speaker stop during his speaking?

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IELTS Speaking test  (Band 8.5 - 9.0) - Sample 1

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TIP 1:Do not write complete sentences – you don’t have enough time!

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TIP 1:Do not write complete sentences – you don’t have enough time!

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Cue card example

Talk about a book you recently read that you enjoyed.

You should say:

the name of the book

why you read it

what you thought about it

and explain what you enjoyed about reading the book.

Example notes

12 rules for life by Jordan Peterson, psychology, philosophy, self-help

recommended, good reviews

practical, insightful, different, good for self-improvement

self-reflection, learning, better understanding, thought-provoking

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While you are given a pencil and paper for your notes, there are no rules on how you are meant to use them.

If you are a visual learner, consider using tables, charts, or diagrams to map out your ideas. Instead of making a simple list of major talking points, a unique visual design can help you keep your argument structured and accessible.

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Since coherence is also evaluated, it would be a good idea to include in your notes some connectors that you can use in the speaking

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Perhaps the easiest way to form a complex sentence is to use conjunctions. Conjunctions are words which join sentences together – and simple coordinating conjunctions include words such as ‘and’, ‘but’ and ‘or’. ‘Because’, ‘so that’, ‘before’, ‘when’ and ‘although’ are also examples of conjunctions.

Another way to link two simple sentences together is using a relative clause. So instead of saying:

“I live with a friend. I met her at university.”

You could say:

“I live with a friend, who I met at university.”

Here’s another example. Instead of saying:

“On my last holiday I went to Brighton. It’s a town by the sea.”

You could say:

“On my last holiday I went to Brighton, which is a town by the sea.”

Conditionals are also examples of complex sentences.
“If I had more free time, I would do more exercise.”

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Starting your talk is difficult, so memorise an opening phrase.

Here are some good examples:

“I’d like to talk about…”

“Well, there are many _________ I could talk about, but I suppose the __________ I’ve experienced/had is/was….”

(The second example will help you get a better score than the others because the language is more advanced, but use the first example if the second sentence is too difficult to remember.)

For example, if your topic is “describe your favourite teacher”, you could say:

“I’d like to talk about my favourite teacher.”

“Well, there are many good teachers who I could talk about, but I suppose the favourite teacher I’ve had was…”

If your topic is “describe a beautiful place to visit in your country”, you could say

“I’d like to talk about a beautiful place in my country.”

“Well, there are many beautiful places which I could talk about, but I suppose the most beautiful place I’ve been to is….”

A good opener will impress the examiner, but the next tip will impress them even more…

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When referring to the topic, don’t use the words from the topic card. Instead, use your own words. This is called paraphrasing.

So, if the topic is “describe a beautiful place to visit in your country” don’t say:

“I’m going to describe a beautiful place to visit in China.”

Instead, say, for example:

“I’m going to talk about a stunning destination, which people can travel to in the north-east of China.”

Paraphrasing lets you show the examiner how much vocabulary and grammar you know. In the paraphrase above, “place” was changed  to “destination” and the adjective “beautiful”  changed to “stunning“.  a relative clause was also used “which people can travel to…”. And some extra information was added: “the north-east of China.”
Remember, together, grammar and vocabulary make up 50% of your marks, so it is very important to use a wide range of grammar and vocabulary.

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Tip 7: Decide what to talk about quickly (Lie if you need to!)

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Tip 7: Decide what to talk about quickly (Lie if you need to!)

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Sometimes it’s difficult to think of something to talk about. Let’s say you have to talk about your favourite teacher. Remember you have a minute to prepare your talk.

The wrong way: spend your preparation time thinking about who your favourite teacher was.

Was it Mr Smith? Or was it Mrs Jones? What was Mrs Jones like? She was quite interesting, but Mr Smith was quite kind. Oh, but what about Miss Brown, she was quite nice. I’ll talk about her…..

Finally, with only 10 seconds before you must talk, you suddenly remember Mr Black.

Oh, Mr Black. I remember! Yes, he was fantastic! I’ll talk about him!

But now you have to start talking!

The right way: choose a nice teacher you had. Any nice teacher will do. Then write down some words to describe him, and maybe some words to help you describe a story about him that you remember.

Being honest is not one of the assessment criteria. The examiner doesn’t care who your favourite teacher was. The examiner only cares about the language you use in your talk, your pronunciation and your fluency and coherence.

In fact, you could even lie. You could invent an amazing teacher to talk about. However, it is better to think of someone or something from your own experience because it’s usually easier to talk about, but if you can’t think of something to talk about from your own experience, invent it.

The key thing is to decide what to talk about in the first few seconds, then make notes about it.

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Practice answering the different questions. You will have 1 minute to prepare your notes and two minutes to record an answer.

Listen to your classmate's answers and rank them

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Describe a time you were ill.

You should say.

What it was

When it happened.

How  you made yourself feel better.

Also describe how you feel about it.

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Describe an activity you do to stay healthy.

You should say.

What the activity is.

How often you do it.

Where you do this activity.

Also describe how it makes you feel.

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Watach the video. Select 4 new phrases

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IELTS Speaking Part 2: Topic Health [Cue Cards]

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How is the speaking evaluated?
What happens in the first part of the speaking?
What are two tips that you remember for speaking part 1?
What are two tips that you remember for speaking part 2?
What new phrases did you learn today?
How can you continue preparing?

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Writing task 1:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UA243JveTwc

Vocabulary for task 1:

https://www.ieltsjacky.com/ielts-task-1.html

https://www.aehelp.com/blog/2014/04/08/academic-ielts-task-1-useful-vocabulary-for-graphs-and-diagrams/

SPEAKING PART 3:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MMIoxZVjV0

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This is a full speaking test.Let's watch the first section (from10:00). Answer the questions:

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This is a full speaking test.Let's watch the first section (from10:00). Answer the questions:

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1.  Is there a connection between section 2 and 3?

2. What´s the difference between this section and section 1?

3. Are the answer similar in terms of length and language to the answers in section 1?

4. What does the examines sometimes do?

5. What did the candidate do when he didn't understand a question?

6. What types of question did you identify?

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IELTS Speaking test  (Band 8.5 - 9.0) - Sample 1

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How Can I Answer IELTS Speaking Part 3 Questions?

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How Can I Answer IELTS Speaking Part 3 Questions?

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In Part 3 comes straight after Part 2 and you have no time to relax, so it’s essential you stay calm but keep focussed.

In order to answer Part 3 questions effectively, you need to give longer answers and develop your ideas.

To develop your ideas there are different approaches, but my favourite is to follow these 3 steps (O.R.E.) and give your,

1. Opinion

2. Reason

3. Example

So, let’s say the examiner asks

‘How have newspapers changed in recent years?’

You might say,

‘Well, I’d say the biggest change is that they have moved online’ (opinion)

‘Because they have had to keep up with social media as a means of spreading news’ (reason)

‘For example, I used to read the Guardian newspaper, the paper version, but now I read it via their app on my mobile phon’ (example)

This kind of structure will help you develop your topics for better fluency, and also develop more complex structures (by having more clauses) and so produce higher level grammar.

You can extend this idea and also add a 4th step (O.R.E.C.), giving your,

1. Opinion

2. Reason

3. Example

4. Consequence

You answer might now be,

‘Well, I’d say the biggest change is that they have moved online’ (opinion)

‘Because they have had to keep up with social media as a means of spreading news’ (reason)

‘For example, I used to read the Guardian newspaper, the paper version, but now I read it via their app on my mobile phone’ (example)

‘I think, by moving online, the big newspapers have been able to actually grow their readership’ (consequence)

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It is impossible to know what questions you will get in IELTS Speaking Part 3 because it is more of a natural flowing conversation. At times, the examiner may make up questions, reacting to what you have said.

At the same time, it is useful to be familiar with the kinds of questions you may get in  Part 3.

Here are some examples of the kind of  IELTS Speaking Part 3 question types you might hear.

QUESTIONS

1. How has ___ changed in recent years?

2. How will ___ change in future?

3. How could we make ___ better?

4. Why do people do ___?

5. What are the advantages and disadvantages of ___?

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Practice answering the different questions.

Listen to your classmate's answers and rank them

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Do you think people take notice of advertisements on the internet?

Despite the fact that there are many adverts on the internet these days, I think actually many people tend to ignore them, or at least that is my experience. People usually go onto the internet to find something specific that they are looking for, which may be a product, or to read about something, so they will ignore what is not relevant to that. But of course there is no doubt that some people take notice of them. Advertising on the internet is a practice most companies partake in now, and they have to pay quite substantial sums to advertise on highly ranked sites. Of course they would not do this if it were not attracting customers for them.

How do you think it will change people's buying habits in the future?

Buying from the internet is becoming more and more popular. For example, we’ve seen many book shops close down because people can buy online at cheaper prices from sites such as Amazon. It makes life much easier if products can be delivered direct to our door, especially with our busy modern lifestyles. I think this will only increase in the future as more people feel safe to buy online and online shops make it easier to purchase this way. Also, I think our lives are only going to become busier, so more people will choose to shop this way.

Are there any disadvantages to shopping on the internet?

There certainly are some. Firstly, buying clothes can be a problem. When you go into a shop you can check what you are buying fits you and suits you, but it is obviously not possible to do this online. Shopping does not become less hassle if you have to send something back in the post. Another problem is the security. We have to give out our bank details to people we don’t know. There have been several recent reports in the press about sites that have had their security breached and credit card details have been stolen. So far this is fairly uncommon, but it is a risk none the same. Another disadvantage is to society as it could destroy local shops and businesses if people are not going out to shop in their local town.

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Dos
1.Reading Excercises
2.Listening Excercises
3.Speaking Excercises

Don'ts
1. concentrate on accent speaking
2.be shy
3. be lasy

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Do's
1 Practice with mocks
2 Have a study plan
3 Use different material or tools
Don'ts
1. Start before knowing aspects of the exam
2. Avoid tips and techniques
3. Give up!

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Do's
-Learn new vocabulary
-Read about diverse topics
-Be careful on timing, practice like you are taking the exam

Don'ts
-Re-read
-Let empty any question
-Be afraid at speaking part

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Do's
1. Relax ando answer naturally.
2. Prepare and test.
3. Make examples.

Don'ts
1. Be nervous.
2. Have distractions.
3. Go without studying.

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Do's
1. Check the words
2. Check the time
3. Pay attention to the audio

Don'ts
1. Distractions
2. Stay long time in the same question
3.

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DO's
1. take notes about specific topics
2. Do excercises related to the 4 parts of the ielts
3. learn vovabulary
DON't
1. Study a day before
2. Stop learning
3. don't preparate

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DOs
1. You should asign at least 1 hour at day to listen or read something, in order to improve your vocabulary
2. You should do a practice of any section once a week
3. you should practice more your challenging section

DONTs
1.do not use abreviations in the writing part
2.Do not real all text in reading part
3. Do not be lazy

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Do's
1. Test your level in the different skills of the exam
2. Know the exam
3. Ask for other people's experience doing the exam
Don'ts
1. Don't be afraid of making mistakes
2. Don't focus in one specific skill
3. Don't take for granted the time you're given to do the sections of the exam

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Do´s
1. To understand the exam
2. To know what is you goal to take this exam
3. think quicklier

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Do
Take your time to study the skills that are going to evaluate
Make the Best effort to complete the entire exam
Don't

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Do's
1. Practice the 4 parts of the exam
2. Know the structure of the exam
3.
Don'ts
1. Be nervous
2. don't study
3.

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Do's
1. Practice different skills
2. You have to create study habits
3. Give more time at the skill in which you have more dificult
Don't
1. Be nervous
2. Be lazy
3. Study with distraction

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Do´s

-Preparate a daily scheduale of study
-Try to exchange knowledge with your classmates

Do´nts
- Frustrate with first resultes
- Study at the last time

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Be back at 10:20

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