My results are withheld Will have to wait several weeks now. I am booking another test for 11th Feb. Can't wait for these withheld results to be released.
I am very chatty so 8.5 in speaking is very easy for me. My wife is a journalist. She gave me writing exercises and made me write for 1 hour every day for a week before the exam. She checked my answers and corrected the little mistakes in grammar and punctuation. In my previous attempts, I read model answers and went to the test. There is a big difference between reading a written answer and writing it yourself. Little grammar, punctuation and spelling errors can add up. The first day of my writing practice, I barely reached the word count but as I progressed, I got better and scored 8. For reading and listening, just keep yourself awake and be attentive.
Since you brought up punctuation, I wonder how strictly the punctuation rules are enforced in their marking guide? As I read through model essays, I found several misuses of punctuation, some of which are quite obvious and unfortunate (not to sound like a grammar nazi). So I kind of get the impression that they are more lenient with punctuation mistakes than with, say, grammatical or lexical mistakes.
Since you brought up punctuation, I wonder how strictly the punctuation rules are enforced in their marking guide? As I read through model essays, I found several misuses of punctuation, some of which are quite obvious and unfortunate (not to sound like a grammar nazi). So I kind of get the impression that they are more lenient with punctuation mistakes than with, say, grammatical or lexical mistakes.
My wife is a grammar nazi and she noticed mistakes too. I had a look at the guide for ielts examiners and they need to look at spellings, grammar, punctuation, flow of thought, word count and comprehension.
Very disappointed with my speaking. I did very well on it. Cue card was on tell about a recent talk or meeting you attended. I spoke about cancer research in a meeting I attended. Maybe I used too much scientific jargon that got the examiner confused.
Giving my exam again on March 25th.
How did others felt about their results? especially as the listening section was tough?
Hello All ,
I have done the exam on 7th of jan and my result withheld too , first they ask me to send email supporting my result then second day they send anther email to neglect the first email and no need to send any supports . do you think sending supports can fasten the process or no need to send any support
You performed well in all other sections, but why 6.5 in Reading? Did your reading exam had a lot of T/F/NG type of questions? more than 3 sections? Sorry to see that your next exam results are withheld...Best wishes for your next attempt.
Will have to wait several weeks now. I am booking another test for 11th Feb. Can't wait for these withheld results to be released.
