Starting studying for the IELTS exam right from grade 10 and possessing an IELTS 7.5 certificate more than a year later, Vo Hong Anh - a second-year student at the Diplomatic Academy - said that hard work is his biggest secret. "After gaining the basic knowledge, I practice the questions every day and every 1-2 weeks, I will retake those questions" - she said.
Among the 4 skills in the test, Hong Anh said that listening skill is her strong point. I also got a perfect score (9.0) in this skill. Hong Anh shared that to get a high score, you need to listen and understand the entire lesson and not use the method of listening for keywords like people usually do.
After listening to the first round, I will listen again a second time, combined with reading the text (script) to check for new words or mistakes, thereby supplementing my knowledge...
"Practicing the correct pronunciation of words and paying attention to sound connections also plays an important role" - Hong Anh revealed and added that before listening, she will analyze the word type of the word that needs to be filled in. blank space, as well as trying to best understand the topic.
In addition, Hong Anh shares more tips for learning vocabulary by making sentences with that word. This helps us remember new words faster and longer than learning by rote or copying vocabulary...
Unlike Hong Anh, in 11th grade, Nguyen Thanh Tuan (18 years old) - living in Dong Anh, Hanoi - has just started his IELTS exam preparation journey and achieved a score of 7.5 in the last test.
The male student shared that, like most of his friends, he also signed up for IELTS certification preparation classes. However, not only depending on the lessons or solving sample problems at the center, Tuan always tries to use his time in the most comfortable way so that he can learn other skills of this language.
“I have a passion for watching content about exploration and action, so I choose to watch European and American movies and leave the translation in English. This helps me increase my reflexes as well as improve my English vocabulary without being constrained like actively holding books and studying" - she shared.
A special thing about Tuan's way of learning English is that he makes friends with friends who play games abroad. “Every time we talk to each other, everyone uses English. Thanks to this group of friends, my vocabulary has expanded much more than before" - she said excitedly.
According to male students, each person will have different goals and starting points. Learning is of course difficult, but if we find a method that suits us and study with a comfortable mind, we will easily absorb knowledge.
“After the recent high school graduation exam and thanks to the IELTS certificate, I was admitted to a number of universities in Vietnam but I decided to realize my dream of studying abroad. Scores cannot decide everything, so in the near future, I will learn another language and improve my English skills to achieve this dream" - Thanh Tuan added.
