IELTS

Absolute score of 9 bands in IELTS Listening exam is only possible if you have outstanding listening skills. For getting 9 grade in IELTS Listening - practice active listening techniques such as predicting answers and taking detailed notes. 

To get good score in IELTS Listening, you must know the test format very well. This is the main thing. You need to use good strategies to find correct answers. Check all the different question types. Before audio starts, always mark the keywords in the question paper. Then listen carefully for these words. Sometimes they will say synonyms (different words with same meaning), so be careful.

To get 8.5 band in IELTS Listening, you need good practice and focus.

• Train yourself to listen audio only one time like in real exam. Try to understand different English accents like British, American, Australian. Learn and use listening strategies like skimming, scanning, and predicting.
• If you practice daily, you will learn more vocabulary and it will help you in the whole IELTS test.

To get good marks in IELTS listening, you need to practice daily. You can hear English news, podcast, or people talking. Try to write notes when you listen and guess what they will say next. Also learn new English words from daily topics. If you do this daily, your listening score will go up slowly.

Fluency in IELTS Speaking needs speaking in a smooth and continuous manner without taking too many pauses. If you would hesitate while speaking - that will reflect in your speaking. Thus to improve your speaking - don't let fear of making mistakes hinder your flow. Start speaking to yourself and others regularly on various topics. Minimise use of filler words like "um" and "aa".

Make brief notes first. You should answer all given bullet points on IELTS card. Explain your personal feelings. You can tell a detailed story to make your answer last for full two minutes. Keep talking till they do not stop you.

If you want to get 8.5 on IELTS Speaking you should practice speaking on different topics. Practice everyday so that your flow of thoughts is easy. This way you can get this score.

You need to speak English every day with friends or even alone. Try to record yourself on your phone to hear mistakes. Read about common IELTS topics so you have ideas to talk.

Plan your IELTS answer. Take five minutes to write down a simple outline helps you finish task much more quickly. You will not need to stop and think about what to write in the middle of the test. Practice to write every day.

Getting band 9 in IELTS writing is very hard. You need almost perfect English. You should also explain big ideas in simple and correct way. Taking help from IELTS teachers is good, because they can tell you where you make mistakes and how to improve.