Pay attention, not registration fees

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So unless I'm really starting to enjoy testing again and again to show them I'm at least as good as I really am, I need to pay attention.

Listening

1 - Scan the questions and calculate what kind of answers you need to listen for. (Is it an address? Is it a word or a number? Is it a noun, verb or adjective? etc.)

2 - Listen carefully for the answers


Reading

1 - Scan the questions
2 - Read the text as past as possible. Make sense of the passage, the overall theme and perhaps jot down the topic of each paragraph, but try not to indulge too much or re-read. Skimming text by reading over two or three words is better than reading each word separately.
3 - Answer the questions by referring back to the relevant text section in each case. Do not answer any questions from your own inference without making sure that it is exactly what is included in the text, nothing more nothing less.
4 - Leave any difficult questions and move on. Try to attempt the maximum number of marks, even if it means guessing.

Writing Task 1

1 - Take good stock of the picture for about 2-3 minutes and make mental notes about what you notice
2 - Start writing as much as you can and try to finish by 10-12 minutes. As a rough guide, 18-20 lines is appropriate, while anything above 21 lines is wasteful
3 - Read for corrections at least once

Writing Task 2

1 - Phrase the question using direct, explicit language (not cusswords) so you are answering the question only and do not end up going off tangent
2 - Don't spend too much time planning, just make a mental plan to where you will head and jot down a few keywords to jog memory
3 - Start writing and take up over 40 lines, using 25-30 minutes only
4 - Re-read and edit

Writing Tips

1 - Use formal, academic style language
2 - Do not use short forms such as don't
3 - Use a range of vocabulary and sentence structures
4 - Be very clear and specific, focusing on answering the question only


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