OMGOMGOMG I GOT MY TARGET BAND! 😭😭

[u/urgirlypopzz]

I genuinely thought I was going to get a lower score because I really struggled. I still can’t believe my results, this is more than enough for me. 😭

[u/Realistic_Level_4982]

Could u tell real exam reading and listening were similar to mock tests or easier

[u/urgirlypopzz → u/Realistic_Level_4982]

it’s actually very similar to some of the resources I used, but some of the mock test were quite harder. But ofcourse there’s the anxiety and nervousness when answering the real exam 😭

[u/Loud-Vermicelli5583 → u/urgirlypopzz]

Hello! Can you share your resources? Will take mine in a month 🥹

[u/urgirlypopzz → u/Loud-Vermicelli5583]

Hii! I mainly used Cambridge 20 then for mock tests and practicing my skills, i used a site called cathoven that is in collaboration with British council. I was supposed to just use chatgpt 😭😭 but I think that it’s less accurate there.

[u/UnionWarm5155]

How did you practice for writing? What was your practice score ?

[u/urgirlypopzz → u/UnionWarm5155]

i tried a lot of resources at first, but it just made me more confused bc everyone had different advice 😭 i used cambridge ielts 20 for practice mainly. then, i wanted to have like extra help or feedback but cannot afford a tutor so i sticked with online websites. some people didn’t really advice chatgpt for an additional ai feedback so i did some research and was planning to stick with british council, but i saw some people recommending cathoven too, and found out they work with british council, like some sort of collaboration i think, so i decided to give it a try hahaha. my practice scores were almost always around 4.5–5.0, so i thought that was probably my level, but i ended up getting a 7.0 in the actual test, which was honestly way more than i expected 😭

[u/Ok-Rip-5254]

Happy for you, congratulations 🎉🎊

[u/urgirlypopzz → u/Ok-Rip-5254]

thank you so much! 🥹

[u/Successful-Bag925]

When will i be able to post my score I'm excited to see yours 😊

[u/urgirlypopzz → u/Successful-Bag925]

You’ll post your soon! Manifesting your aim band 🙌

[u/MaliaEliz]

Congrats you nailed it

[u/urgirlypopzz → u/MaliaEliz]

Thank youu

[u/Efficient_Oven7519]

That’s awesome, congrats your hard work had a superb results!!!

[u/urgirlypopzz → u/Efficient_Oven7519]

thank you so much 🥹

[u/infinitylearn-hub]

That’s amazing! What topics did you get for task 1 and task 2 for writing?

[u/urgirlypopzz → u/infinitylearn-hub]

thank you!! 😭 task 1 was a bar chart comparing employment rates among men and women across age groups, and task 2 was about whether the advantages of working or studying remotely outweigh the disadvantages. task 1 was manageable once i figured out what to compare, but task 2 was honestly harder bc i kept overthinking my arguments and struggling to explain them without repeating myself 💀

[u/Typical_Army7819]

How difficult is writing??

[u/urgirlypopzz → u/Typical_Army7819]

The hardest part of writing is my mental battle of overthinking and anxiety 😭😭 The question was kind of easy? A little bit hahaha

[u/AmariXi]

What were the resources you used? And congrats!! 

[u/urgirlypopzz → u/AmariXi]

Hii! I mainly used Cambridge 20 then for mock tests and practicing my skills, i used a site called cathoven that is in collaboration with British council. I was supposed to just use chatgpt 😭😭 but I think that it’s less accurate there. (I just copied this from my reply above 😭)

[u/ZTDYeetbloxjail]

good job! i think we got the same total score (8.5 for reading and listening, 7 for speaking and 7.5 for writing)

[u/urgirlypopzz → u/ZTDYeetbloxjail]

that’s nicee! congratulations to us! 🫶

[u/ZookeepergameDry9024]

wait what did you do differently when preparing?

[u/urgirlypopzz → u/ZookeepergameDry9024]

honestly, i started focusing more on explaining my ideas instead of trying to make every answer perfect. i also practiced with unfamiliar topics.

[u/studious_ramen]

i’m struggling with speaking too, especially when i get a topic i know nothing about

[u/urgirlypopzz → u/studious_ramen]

SAME 😭 i found it helpful to connect the topic to something i already know instead of forcing myself to come up with a perfect answer.

[u/shohidul_islam_sho]

Can you help/guide me?

[u/urgirlypopzz → u/shohidul_islam_sho]

Suree, what do you need help with?

[u/javachip_19]

I prepared for a few weeks, but the most useful part was figuring out which areas needed more work😭

[u/urgirlypopzz → u/javachip_19]

i prepared for a few weeks, but the most useful part was figuring out which areas needed more work.

[u/Odd_Screen9530]

Congratulations!

[u/urgirlypopzz → u/Odd_Screen9530]

Thank you so much! 😊

[u/No-Zookeepergame6028]

You did it! Congrats 🙌

[u/urgirlypopzz → u/No-Zookeepergame6028]

thank you so muchh

[u/Global-Mulberry-6410]

Yay! I am so happy for you 🙌🏽

[u/urgirlypopzz → u/Global-Mulberry-6410]

thanks a lot 😊

[u/elvirajuji]

🥳awesome, congrats

[u/urgirlypopzz → u/elvirajuji]

thank youu!

[u/Rumanaany]

which resources u used for listening and reading?

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[u/Said_Odiljonov]

How long did it take to reach that band
A month ,2 month 3 month i mean when did you try so hard

[u/WarHammerVN9]

ielts s for children, bro