CLARITY IS KEY IN IELTS
CLARITY IS KEY IN IELTS There seems to be a wrong notion embedded in the minds of IELTS test takers that it is mandatory to write or speak high-sounding words in the IELTS exam. Using bombastic words need not attract a high band in IELTS. Topic related vocabulary or reasonably uncommon WORDS, but with contextual relevance, are expected in IELTS Writing & Speaking for a score 6.5 or above. High end words in IELTS do not mean that certain high- sounding memorised words or some confusing and misleading phrases. What the IELTS exam conductors mean is that if you are smart enough to use the right collocations and right words which are suitable for the topic discussing, you can attract a score above 6.5 band or more. However, in reading your familiarity with many uncommon words, understanding of the meaning certain uncommon words and their contextual use might be useful. It is because some reading passages appear to be difficult as there may be quite a few difficult lexical resource, especially in the 3rd passage. Suffice to say that having a good command of vocabulary is required, but not the use of any misleading words or phrases to impress the examiner. It is worth to note that examiners are trained to identify the use of unnecessary and bombastic or declaratory words or phrases. B-GHUD ACADEMY Mavelikara & Kochi
TIPS FOR IELTS TEST PREPARATION
IELTS is an international English language proficiency test and it has been designed in such a way that all the skills necessary to have a good standard in the language are tested. There are certain important matters that an IELTS aspirant should essentially know to be able to face the test confidently. Know first of all that passing IELTS is no child’s play, but neither is it a very difficult task. If you know what to do and prepare yourself accordingly, you can easily become an IELTS holder. Here, B-GHUD Academy, the best IELTS coaching Centre in Kerala, shares their 26 years of experience in the field to help students. The IELTS test format It is extremely important that you know the IELTS test format. The key to your success in IELTS is a sound familiarity with the test pattern and format. B-GHUD has published one of the bestselling books in India on IELTS, “IELTS & TOEFL Made Easy,” which contains exhaustive information on each and every aspect of the test. It will give you all the information, tips and lessons that you will need to face IELTS with a smile. IELTS Listening Module IELTS listening module is demanding. You have to provide answers to 40 questions during 4 recordings. The recordings will be played only once. Typical questions include sentence completion, summary completion, form completion and multiple choices. It is possible for you to get lost during a conversation, but you need to recover fast or you will miss all the questions of that task afterwards. This would be a disaster. As such, it is essential to understand how to follow a conversation, even if you miss something and how you can recover to continue answering the next questions. You are also expected to understand what type of information to supply depending on the question type – a number, a name, an address etc. The Speaking Module This test is less than 15 minutes long and is split into three parts. The first 5 minutes are reserved for introduction and general topics between the test taker and the examiner. The second part assesses the test taker’s ability to speak about a random topic given on a cue card. The last part merely adds complexity to the second. At this stage, the examiner will also pay attention to pronunciation, lexical resources and fluency. Practising each part under exam conditions is essential to your test preparation and you will also get used to the pressure you will have during the test. You need to be able to write down notes that will help you to talk for two minutes during the second part of the test. You should also practice answering questions when you don’t really know the answer. Remember that your knowledge is not assessed but your English language proficiency is. IELTS Reading Module The IELTS reading module tests a wide range of reading skills such as reading for gist, reading for main ideas, reading for detail, skimming, understanding logical argument and recognising writers’ opinions, attitudes and purpose. Test takers have to provide short answers, match information, complete sentences, match headings or complete diagram labels. It is essential, therefore, to practise includes a wide variety of questions so that you become accustomed to each type. As such, developing a wide range of reading skills is essential. Timing is of vital importance in the reading module. You will not have the time to go through the texts several times. There are strategies to help you to avoid this situation, for example, how to skim the text and what kind of information you need to focus on. The Writing Module It is found that the writing module is the most difficult of all. Both tasks in the academic training must be written in a formal style. Task 1 requires that you interpret a graph/chart/table etc., which requires significant practice in English. Task 2 is writing an essay on a given topic and presents a number of challenges. Often, the topic given can be hard to develop if you are not familiar with it. In addition, the essay must have a proper structure. For Task 2 requires that you write different types of essays such as Agree or Disagree, Discuss two Opposing Opinions, Advantages and Disadvantages, Problems and Solutions, Causes and Solutions, Causes and Effects. You have to familiarise yourself with the structure of an essay, how to develop it, how to write the introduction and the conclusion. You must be able to connect your ideas using cohesion and coherence. Tips in general Take a practice test. Understand the test format. Be aware of the exam time constraints. One of the biggest mistakes students make is to forget to improve their English. Start preparing for your test well in time. We recommend finding an institution which will help you with English development and IELTS strategies. Listen to native speakers talking to one another and if possible join in. Bear in mind that self-learning is possible as long as you are committed. Above all, to make things really easy for you, why not join B-GHUD Academy, the leaders in the field and the top training Centre for IELTS in Kerala, India?
BEST IELTS WRITING STRATEGIES IN 2023
To live up to its reputation of being the best IELTS training Centre in Kerala, B-GHUD Academy keeps striving to provide its IELTS students with whatever guidelines are necessary. Here are the IELTS writing strategies IELTS students should be equipped with to enable them to do commendably well in the IELTS tests. 1. IELTS writing is for 60 minutes. Task 2 (Essay) is longer than Task 1 (Graph/Letter) and it also fetches double the marks. It is, therefore, important that students wisely divide the time for each task. Spend 20 minutes on Task 1 so that they can take 40 minutes to attempt the essay comfortably. 2. IELTS students should essentially read and understand the topic thoroughly well. It is because an IELTS essay should address the different parts of the topic relevantly. Otherwise, the task would not be achieved and the IELTS student will lose marks. 3. While writing the introduction, every IELTS student should make sure that they use their own words. Copying the topic as it is to write the introduction will be penalised – copied material will not be counted and your total word count would come down. Make sure that you rephrase the topic for your introduction. 4. After having thoroughly understood the different aspects of the topic – that is, after ensuring exactly what points in the essay are to be dealt with – make a plan mentally on how to approach the essay, what to write and how. You may use rough paper to jot down the points. 5. Divide the main body of your essay into paragraphs. You may write two or three body paragraphs depending on the topic. It is in these paragraphs that you present your main ideas. You should write these ideas clearly and support them with examples. If your ideas are clear and well-supported, you will get more marks. 6. While writing the main paragraphs, ensure that they are linked together using “coherence.” Your writing becomes exceptionally impressive if you use apt words or phrases for coherence. An example of good coherence is given below. a. Body paragraph 1 begins: “On the one hand….” b. Body paragraph 2 begins: “On the other hand….” The coherence used above clearly shows that your ideas are contrasting. All essays in B-GHUD books, “IELTS & TOEFL Made Easy” and “IELTS Writing Made Easy” (there are nearly 500 of them!) use an extensive range of coherence for the IELTS students to master prompt use of them. 7. You should write your essay in a discursive style. It means that the sentences you write in a paragraph should be linked together using connective words. It is known as “cohesion.” Cohesion ensures attractive writing. An example of cohesion is given below. “Space research is of great benefit to a nation. However, it is extremely expensive.” This sentence means that “although space research is beneficial, it is very expensive.” See how well the word, ‘however,’ connects the two sentences! Similar to coherence, our books, “IELTS & TOEFL Made Easy” and “IELTS Writing Made Easy” use countless examples of cohesion in their essays for the IELTS students to have a good grasp of them. 8. Lexical resources are another important factor in writing good IELTS essays. The test taker should try to use his own words. Remember, also, to use topic-related words. Topic-related words are those words that are closely related to the topic in question and are usually used frequently while writing or speaking about the subject. For example, if the topic is “pollution,” the related words are waste disposal, waste management, pollution control, effluent treatment, carbon emission, carbon footprint, global warming, environmental problems, greenhouse effect, climate change, deforestation, afforestation and so on. All IELTS essays in our books, “IELTS & TOEFL Made Easy” and “IELTS Writing made Easy” invariably use topic-related words, phrases and terms to benefit IELTS trainees. B-GHUD maintains its position as the top IELTS Coaching Centre in Kerala by ensuring that its students are provided with the best guidance. 9. GRA (Grammatical Range and Accuracy) is one of the main criteria for the evaluation of IELTS essays. Grammatical range means that the IELTS test takers should write a variety of sentence structures in their IELTS essays. B-GHUD book, “IELTS & TOEFL Made Easy,” caters to an extensive range of attractive structures (see pages 108, 109, 187, 239, 240, 300) for IELTS students to imbibe, so that they can write the impressive language. Grammatical accuracy generally means that the IELTS test takers should use the correct tenses in their IELTS essays. There are any number of interesting and intelligent exercises in our book, “IELTS & TOEFL Made Easy,” for the IELTS students to get adept at the use of the right tenses (“Syntax”) in their IELTS writing. 10. Writing the concluding paragraph is yet another important area where that IELTS students should be careful about. Since the conclusion is the last part of your essay, it creates a lasting impression on the evaluator. IELTS students should, therefore, try to make it striking. Your conclusion should not only be logical, but it also should not vary from the thesis sentence you have already written in the introduction. Consistency of your view is what the examiner looks for. 11. Last but not least, your word count should be sufficient (not less than 250 words.) Keep check of your word count from time to time while writing, so that your essay is neither short of the requisite word count nor too long. Whereas short answers will be penalised, you get no extra marks for long essays. Check your essay for grammar, spelling and punctuation errors before turning in your answer paper. We at B-GHUD Academy make it customary to train our IELTS students in line with these strategies. It is thus that we consistently achieve a high success rate and keep being the No.1 IELTS coaching centre in Kerala.
HOW DOES B-GHUD ACADEMY STILL EXIST?
B-GHUD has survived many challenges during the last 26 years and emerged victorious in the rat race of mushrooming institutes only because it has been producing excellent results since its inception in 1996. Of all the institutes of IELTS and TOEFL which started during that period, many of them could not survive because of fierce competition in the field, inability to be adaptable to the paradigm shifts in the fields, unprofessional management, the absence of futuristic vision and the inability to move with the times. Positive word of mouth, it is generally said, is the most reliable marketing strategy. B-GHUD ACADEMY has been abundantly blessed with it for valid reasons. Beyond all these B-GHUD could help a huge number of successful candidates score a high band in the global English exams required for studying abroad and migrating to progressive nations. In addition, the consistency in generating commendable results has enabled this institute to fetch students and job aspirants from the length and width of India. It is worth mentioning that B-GHUD ACADEMY is the only institute in South India which published 8 comprehensive best-selling books on IELTS, OET and global exams on nursing. These books certainly have facilitated a good number of students in India and the Gulf to reach their dream universities and helped numerous job aspirants settle in knowledge-based economies such as the US, the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Canada Malta, Germany and the four Scandinavian countries. As there is hardly any gap between what B-GHUD promises and what they deliver, students from different parts of India still come to this remote town called Mavelikara for intensive training. Since the student-teacher ratio is one of the best in the industry, B-GHUD ACADEMY could deliver quality in all these years. It is worth mentioning that most of the senior trainers of B-GHUD ACADEMY were trained by the British Council and IDP. The legacy of these 26 years is being endorsed by the number of students who studied here and their results. Today most of our students are either the relatives of our successful candidates or their friends. Happy customers fetch new customers. The OET section of B-GHUD ACADEMY has been producing excellent results since OET was introduced in India 4 years ago. B-GHUD has written three books on OET alone. (OET AT 1ST ATTEMPT, OET SPEAKING MADE EASY & OET WRITING MADE EASY). Regular mock tests, in-depth analysis of grammar, ample opportunities to practise role-plays with our experts and intensive training on the Reading and Writing modules have helped our students score the required band score to settle in their dream destinations. As per the demand for intensive training in Kochi, B-GHUD ACADEMY has opened its branch in Kochi 3 years ago. There also we impart qualified training on IELTS, OET, PTE & German. We start our OFFLINE TRAINING at 9 am and end at 7.30 pm. Our ONLINE TRAINING commences at 7 am and ends at 10 pm. Students can choose either online or offline. Last but not least, when other institutes have been charging exorbitant fees for these courses, B-GHUD has been charging the lowest fee in the field. As we never compromise on quality, you can join our courses with confidence. It is better to learn from the authors of 8 books which are being taught and sought after by most institutes in India. We look forward to teaching you one of these global exams.
Best OET Coaching Centre in Kerala
OET & B-GHUD Ever since the introduction of OET in our country, B-GHUD has been providing the best training for it for thousands of job aspirants. Thousands are those who have successfully passed OET with high band scores and are engaged in enviable positions the world over. We have thus earned our fame as the best coaching centre for OET in Kerala. OET in brief OET is yet another international English language proficiency test like IELTS or TOEFL. However, it is specifically designed for professionals in the healthcare sector. It is internationally recognized. It tests a candidate’s ability to communicate effectively in an English-speaking healthcare workplace. Similar to other language testing systems, OET also tests the four language skills: Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing. The scope of OET OET caters only to 12 healthcare professions as follows: Dentistry Dietetics Medicine Nursing Occupational Therapy Optometry Pharmacy Physiotherapy Podiatry Radiography Speech Pathology Veterinary Science Why OET? As already explained, OET is specifically developed for healthcare professionals. Naturally, therefore, successful completion of OET means recognition from healthcare organizations around the globe. For that very reason, OET is most beneficial for all kinds of healthcare professionals such as nurses, pharmacists, physiotherapists and doctors. OET is easier than IELTS/TOEFL/PTE While English language testing systems like IELTS and TOEFL test the candidate’s academic skills, OET merely tests their ability to communicate in English for specific purposes in a healthcare environment. For this, OET uses real workplace scenarios that the candidate will come across in an English-speaking country. Professionals with healthcare background would find this familiar to them and passing the OET test would be an easy task for them. No wonder OET is much sought after among all kinds of healthcare professionals! Why choose B-GHUD for OET? B-GHUD has been consistently scoring the best results for OET in all Kerala. We have directed all our resources and experience in ensuring the best, state-of-the-art training for OET in our institution. As a means to this aim, we have so far published two books on OET, “OET Writing Made Easy” and “OET At First Attempt.” Our third book on OET Reading will be released soon. It is proof enough that we strive hard to provide our students with all study aids and the best, state-of-the-art coaching so as to retain our reputation of being the No.1 training centre for OET in Kerala.
Which Is The Best UKVI IELTS Coaching Centre In Kerala?
‘IELTS for UKVI’ is a UK government approved Secure English Language Test (SELT). This means that UKVI IELTS can be used to prove your English language abilities in support of a UK Visa and Immigration (UKVI) application. This applies to everyone coming from a non-English speaking country. IELTS is accepted in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the UK. But UKVI is only accepted in the UK itself.
Which Is The Best OET Coaching Centre In Kerala?
The Occupational English Test is an English language test for healthcare professionals recognised by various regulatory healthcare bodies. It assesses the language communication skills of healthcare professionals who wish to register and practise in an English-speaking environment.