I took my IELTS on the 13th of August 2023, and my individual band scores are

1. Listening - 7.5

2. Reading - 8.5

3. Writing - 7.5

4. Speaking - 7.5

Overall - 8.0 🥹

• I barely prepared for a week and I used to spend around 3-4 hours at max and most of the time went for mocks.

• My approach was to take as many mocks as possible and figure out where I was weak. Later, I focused more on these weaker parts.

• Maps in listening and True/False/Not Given in reading were a nightmare for me. So, I primarily focused on these topics and practiced a lot.

• After a good amount of practice, I took the mocks provided by IELTS and scored a decent band of 7 - 7.5. In fact, I didn't expect I would be getting 8 bands. I scored a lot in listening but in my main test, I could only score 7.5. Not a big issue though after getting 8 bands overall.

• For Writing, I read multiple bands' essays and made my own template, and used that.

• For Speaking, I joined the below discord group and took multiple mocks.

Overall, I am very happy with the Band I received 😄.

Resources

• Youtube channels referred

1. https://www.youtube.com/@LearnWithSamAndAsh

2. https://www.youtube.com/@AsadYaqubOfficial

• Use the below websites to take Mocks

1. https://crackieltswithrob.com/

2. https://ieltsonlinetests.com/

3. https://practicepteonline.com/cambridge-ielts-1-13-tests/

• For Writing

1. https://www.ieltsbuddy.com/ielts-writing-task-1-samples.html

2. https://www.ieltsadvantage.com/2023/01/15/ielts-writing-task-2-sample-essays/

• Discord

1. https://discord.gg/ielts-prep-868524158743633981

Mocks provided by IELTS resonated with the actual test, so don't forget to take them.

You can contact me @bharathkalyans for any assistance.