Interesting techniques that helped Sathiyaseelan get Band 7.5 in IELTS

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Interesting techniques that helped Sathiyaseelan get Band 7.5 in IELTS
Posted: 20 Sep 2013 03:30 AM PDT

I’d like to share with you today the story of Sathiyaseelan V from India (he is one of the IELTS results competition winners). It so happened that Sathiyaseelan, a native Tamil speaker, finally achieved the IELTS Band 7.5 he needed – after six unsuccessful attempts. So what happened that gave him a push? What made the difference? Here’s what he says:

“Firstly, I would like to thank Simone for providing a wonderful resource that contains all simple yet efficient materials and tips to achieve different dreams of IELTS test takers. This website is undoubtedly topping the chart of the best online resources for preparation for IELTS examination. Out of loyalty, I would like to share my strategies that yielded fruitful results and thereby accomplished my goals. To be frank, it was my 7th attempt in IELTS. But, I didn’t lose my hope until I reached my goal.

Needless to say that the easiest section of IELTS for me was the Listening test. The techniques I applied here to achieve 7.5 bands are very simple yet may be new. I believe that preparing for the Listening test using English songs will produce good results in a real IELTS test where conversation is played at slower pace. I have printed the lyrics of many English songs with some words missing that I needed to fill in the gaps while listening to the songs. I scored excellent marks during practice exams with this trick. Additionally, I listened to the BBC radio, English lecturers during my travel from home to the office and then back to home. Concentration and focus are the keys to reach your target scores.