IELTS Free Mini-Course | How to Study for IELTS by Yourself

In this video, you'll learn how to study for the IELTS Speaking exam by yourself. I’m going to teach you 5 things you can do to prepare for IELTS Speaking by yourself. Let’s learn how to prepare by yourself and still score Band 7 or higher on the IELTS Speaking test, in this IELTS Speaking Mini-Course Our Courses: Complete IELTS Guide - 6 Courses in One https://www.udemy.com/course/complete... British English Pronunciation https://www.udemy.com/course/british-... Advanced English Fluency https://www.udemy.com/course/advanced... Advanced English Vocabulary https://www.udemy.com/course/advanced... General Tips for Self-Studying Find a study buddy Make a specific plan - remember, ‘failing to plan is planning to fail’ Be consistent - showing up each day, even if you don’t feel like it Book your test for a date at least 1 month in the future 5 Steps for Higher IELTS Speaking Score Step 1: Vocabulary - learn Band 7+ words that are based on simple concepts - use extreme language like native speakers. Big - massive, enormous, gigantic Small - Tiny, miniscule, microscopic Hot - Boiling, Scorching Cold - Freezing, Arctic Good - Superb, terrific, marvellous, amazing Bad - Horrific, underwhelming, wretched Scared - Terrified, Horrified The movie had a big budget, so I was expecting it to be good, but it turned out to be bad The movie had a massive budget, so I was expecting it to be amazing, but it turned out to be quite underwhelming. Step 2: Vocabulary - learn flexible idioms (remember, idioms are a requirement for IELTS Band 7+) Easy - a piece of cake; a walk in the park I had been worried that the exam would be really tough, but it turned out to be easy. I had been worried that the exam would be really tough, but it turned out to be a piece of cake. Watch our video about 10 flexible IELTS idioms here:    • Increase Your IELTS Score Immediately with...   Step 3: Grammar Improvement Take an IELTS Speaking mock test with me - send me an email at francis@lastminuteenglish.org Record & listen to yourself, or get a friend to help Past Tense Challenge Did you play sports when you were younger? Yes, I played a lot of sports during my childhood actually. I used to play football with my friends before school. We loved it so much that we would continue playing at lunchtime. I also joined a cricket team and sometimes competed in cross-country races. But I didn’t like rugby - it was too rough for me so I avoided it as much as possible. And I also steered clear of golf - it just wasn’t my cup of tea! Step 4: Work on common chunks to make your pronunciation & fluency better Past - When I was a kid, I would always… Pronunciation = Whe NI wazza kid, I wou Dalways… When I was a kid, I would always play football outside in the street When I was a kid, I would always play video games for hours after school When I was a kid, I would always struggle in history class Present - I’m a huge fan of… Pronunciation - Eye-ma HUGE fa-nov… I’m a huge fan of Italian food I’m a huge fan of classical music I’m a huge fan of learning new languages Future - One thing I’d like to do is… Pronunciation = One thin g’i’d like t’do-wis… One thing I’d like to do is work for a startup company One thing I’d like to do is visit Paris in the spring One thing I’d like to do is live in a big house with a huge garden Step 5: Preview questions + have answer/story prepared Preview all current questions from the past two IELTS Speaking question seasons - remember, there will be approximately 30 IELTS Speaking Part 1 topics and 50 Speaking Part 2 topics to preview Self-Checking- the following is a list of issues to check when you are marking yourself & listening to your own answers 1. Most basic - length of answer - if it’s Part 2, did you reach 2 minutes? If Part 1/3, did you answer between approx. 15-40 seconds? 2. Pronunciation - are there any words that you don’t recognise when you listen to yourself saying them? Words that sounded right when you said it, but on the recording sound wrong? Or words that you stumble over/aren’t confident about? 3. Fluency - any big pauses? Which words did you take a few seconds to remember? 4. Coherence - is your answer always focused on the question? Or do you drift away and start talking about other stuff too much? 5. Simple grammar mistakes e.g. Past tense