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Many people dream of advancing their education or careers in a country like Australia, New Zealand, Canada or the United Kingdom. For most, the first step to fulfilling this ambition is the IELTS test. The objective of IELTSTips.com (IELTS Tips) is simple: to help IELTS candidates achieve a better IELTS score!

English teacher Mike Martin is going the extra mile for his students in Bolivia, so we thought we'd give him a helping hand. Good in you, Mike! Click here for more… 

IELTS Speaking Test News

Changes to the way the speaking module of the IELTS test is marked are due shortly. Currently, candidates’ pronunciation abilities are measured using a four-band scale. From 1 August 2008, this will change to a nine-band scale. There will be no specific changes to the format of the test, but pronunciation will become more important in the overall speaking score. So, if you are taking the IELTS test after this date, best consider your pronunciation. Don’t go overboard though – in our experience candidates that try too hard to show how good their pronunciation is can actually begin to sound unnatural, and this ultimately lowers their score. Our advice: Try your best, but only that – don’t try to do more than you can do.

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