The people in these videos are representing the potential views and opinions of successful IELTS candidates, and may not necessarily have taken the exam themselves.
Aiming High
Young professionals from around the world share their top tips for succeeding in the IELTS test. Watch the videos now!
Listening Tips
My name is April, I’m 24 years old. I’m from Singapore. I have got a band 7 in the IELTS exam, and I’m a façade engineer. I’ve got a listening tip for you: underline key words in the questions to help you in your listening. Good luck in the exam!
Singapore
24 years old
Façade Engineer
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I’m Bee, I’m 26, I come from Singapore. I’ve got a band 7 on my IELTS exam and I’m now a marketing manager. My listening tip: answer every question, there’s no point in leaving any questions blank. Aiming High with the British Council
Singapore
26 years old
Marketing Manager
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My name is Samir. I’m 24 years old, from India. I got a band 7 on my IELTS exam, and I’m currently studying law. My top tip for the listening test would definitely be to check your spelling as you will be penalised if you get it wrong. Aiming high, study skills for IELTS!
India
24 years old
Studying Law
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Reading Tips
My name’s Anna, I’m 23 and I’m from Sweden. I got a 7.5 in my IELTS exam and now I’m an events manager. My tip is for the reading test: spelling is very important. When you learn new words make sure you know how to spell them. Go back and check the spelling of your answers. Aiming High with the British Council!
Sweden
23 years old
Events Manager
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I’m Joan. I’m 24. I’m from Hong Kong. I got band 7, and now I’m a travel consultant. My tip for the reading test is: look at the picture and the title to give you a general idea of the topic, and then look at the questions. Study skills with the British Council!
Hong Kong
24 years old
Travel Consultant
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I’m Rosselle. I’m 22, from the Philippines. I got 7 in my IELTS exam and I’m a personal assistant. My tip is for the reading test: don’t waste too much time on one question. If it’s too difficult for you, go on to the next question and come back if you have time. Good luck in your exam!
Philippines
22 years old
Personal Assistant
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Writing Tips
My name is Alina and I’m 26 years old. I’m from Russia. I got 6.5 in my IELTS exam and now I’m a sales manager. This is my writing advice: write the correct amount of words, not too few and not too many. Good luck in your IELTS exam!
Russia
26 years old
Sales Manager
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My name is Burak. I’m from Turkey. I’m 29 years old. I got band 7, now I’m a manager. My tip’s for the writing test: the best way to improve your vocabulary is to do lots of reading. Good luck with your exam!
Turkey
29 years old
Manager
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My name’s Sergei. I’m from Belarussia. I’m 27 years old. I’ve got band 7, now I’m a trader. I’ve got a writing tip for you. Timing is important. You’ve got 20 minutes for the first part and 40 minutes for the second part. Study skills with the British Council!
Belarussia
27 years old
Trader
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Speaking Tips
I’m Eelke, I’m 25, I’m from Holland, and I’ve got band 7 in IELTS. I’m an assistant buyer. My tip for the speaking test is: try to talk about what you know rather than general ideas. Good luck with your exam!
Holland
25 years old
Assistant Buyer
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I’m Jiten. I’m 26 years old and I’m from Sri Lanka. I got band 8 on my IELTS and I’m now a lawyer. My top tip is for the speaking test: practise speaking at length. Talk to yourself on a variety of topics. Record yourself and listen back to see if you sound interested. Practise stressing key words to sound more interested. Best of luck with your exam!
Sri Lanka
26 years old
Lawyer
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My name is Joyce. I’m 24 years old. I’m from Hong Kong. I got band 7.5 in IELTS and I’m an architect. My tip for the speaking test is: it’s ok to ask the examiner to repeat the question. Aiming high, study skills for IELTS!
Hong Kong
24 years old
Architect
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My name is Paul. I’m 23 years old. I’m from Pakistan. I got 7.5 on my IELTS. I’m studying medicine. My top tip for the speaking test: watch the tense in the question, is it past, present or future? Make a note of it. Go for IELTS with the British Council!
Pakistan
23 years old
Studying medicine
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My name is Raphael and I’m 28 years old. I’m from France and I got 7 on my IELTS exam. I’m now a journalist. My top tip is for the speaking test: if you can’t remember a word in English, try to describe it. Good luck in your IELTS exam.
France
28 years old
Journalist
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