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IELTS Camp SG
Hc m chi, chi m hc l khu hiu ca chng trnh. Bt u bng cc tr chi vn ng vui nhn nhm gip cc bn tm hiu thm v IELTS, luyn tp speaking, k nng vit v on t vng, cc s t khuy ng mt gc cng vin Tao n v thu ht khng t nh nhn t m ca mi ngi. Khi tt c cc i v n ch v ai ny u thm mt l lc Ban t chc phc v ba tra trc khi vo phn t vn IELTS ^^ Bui t vn IELTS vi s gp mt ca cc khch mi l nhng bn t im IELTS 7.0, 7.5, 8.0 gip gii p khng t thc mc ca mi ngi v cng to ng lc ln cho cc s t ang gp gian nan vi IELTS.

T VN IELTS (HN)
Tuy thng bo hi mun nhng cc s t vn n rt ng, hn 30 bn. Cc khch mi t im cao trong k thi IELTS l Minh Hoa, Bi Hi Anh v Thy cho cc s t nhiu chia s qu bu. 2 bn tn tnh tr li thc mc n qun c cn i gia tra. Tinh thn chia s nh th ch c Hi mnh ^^

CHRISTMAS PARTY (SG)

Nh bui Christmas Party ny m ad mi bit Hi nh mnh hc cng d m chi cng sung khng km nha. Hm y gn 40 con ngi chen chc trong 1 phng karaoke nhng m chi vui i l vui, quy n b c sn khu (hn l khng b bt n, hihi). Cng t bui offline ny m mnh quen c rt nhiu bn mi Tht l 1 ma Ging sinh y ngha. Cm n Flashcard Blueup ti tr cho chng trnh :x 3

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KINH NGHIM HC IELTS

Bi vit sau y tp hp 1 s kinh nghim luyn thi t cc cao th IELTS. Ngoi ra cn c mt s lu gip bn n im cao hn trong k thi.

Speaking: Nn vit nht k dng ni. Hay ni cch khc, bn hy ghi m li li ni ca bn hng ngy, Luyn tp pht m thng xuyn bng cch c to mt on vn ngn. Trc tin phi c hy ni v cm gic ca bn trong ngy, nhng g bn lm, hay k nhng mu chuyn vn vt. ng tt c cc t trong on vn. Tip c ton b on vn chm v chnh xc (ch n ending sound). Sau tng tc c mi cu, c nhanh nhng vn phi pht m ng. Cui cng, c li ton b bi tc bnh thng hoc c th nhanh hn mt cht nhng phi bao gm c ng iu. Nn luyn pht m ng, c ending sound, c word stress, sentence stress n khi n tr thnh 1 thi quen. ng th t vng, cu hoc kh khi cha tht s chc chn. Nu khng bit ni g bn c th ni: I have never thought about this, let me see v c gng ngh ra cu tr li. ng ngi im lng v nhn h. Ni tc va phi v r rng. Nu ngi phng vn hi bn ch m bn khng t tin bn Khng nn s dng nhng t n gin nh good, bad, nice, or okay. S dng nhng t bc c th s dng nhng mu cu nh: Im not an expert, Im not able to go into technicalities l cm xc. Luyn tp s dng nhng t t gp nh: thrilled thay v happy, hoc depressed thay v sad. Nu bn mc li s dng t hoc chia ng t sai, bn c th ni sorry v sa cha li. Reading: tit. Trong khi thi, ng s dng ht 60 c ton b bi. Sau khi c ta nn c lun cu hi. c 3,4 cu hi cng mt lc v tm kim cu tr li cho nhng cu hi trong bi c. Luyn tp ly chnh ca bi c bng phng php scanning v skimming. Reading i hi mt lng ln t vng nhng bn khng cn phi bit tt c cc t m ch cn lm kp gi, tc c c phi nhanh v vy lc cc chnh trong bi trc ri mi c chi

nm chc cc key words (c th nm trong cc list t academic for IELTS/TOEFL)

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Nh trnh t cu hi. Mt s dng nh table, map, diagram s c cch t cu hi ln xn. Gch chn key words. Phn kh nht l phn la chn A, B, C, D. Tuy nhin, mnh nhn ra rng on trc cu tr li da vo cc t xung quanh. D nhin chng ta s khng th on c

Trc khi nghe, phi bit cu no trc cu no sau theo di cho ng. nu gch chn key words (t kho) trc khi nghe th mnh s khng b ri. c th l g nhng c th on c n l loi t g, s t hay s nhiu (nu l noun hoc verb), thm ch c th on c vng ngha. Nh m bt c ng t cn nghe. Da vo cc keywords xung quanh bit khi no sp n t cn in. Rt kh nghe v hiu ton b bi, v vy khi nghe n cc t c xut hin trong th hy tp trung tht cao v bng sp ni n t cn in. Trong phn thi Listening, bn c th s b l mt, hai cu hi. Li khuyn l ng c gng nh cu bn b l, bi v chng c th lm bn phn tm v khng ch n on bng na, nh vy s b l tip cc cu sau. Writing: km. c bi mu t band 8 hoc 9 v c gng hc hi t , nhng khng nn sao chp hon ton, bn s b lc nu bn c gng sao chp li nhng bi vn . Hn na, bi ca bn c th b chm im 0 nu gim kho pht hin ra bn sao chp nhiu. Trong writing, cu trc l iu quan trng nht, v th bn phi kim tra vic mnh s dng cu trc v kt cu bi essay ng hay cha. C gng hc cch vit essay vi cu trc cht ch. Dch v tng hp: Nguyn Thanh Xun Nn vit ch r rng v nu ngi chm bi khng c c bi ca bn th bn s d b im

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CC CU HI THNG GP V IELTS
Cc cu hi chung
Vi cc mn ton l ha, ch cn hc vi ba bi l c th thy r s tin b. Nhng ting anh th khc, mnh cm gic hc 3-4 ngy nhng s tin b gn nh bng 0. Cm gic mnh khng np t vng vo bnh tr nh c. Mnh cm thy rt tht vng v chn chng. C cch no thot khi tm l ny khng? Bn nn chia nh thi gian ra ch ng hc lin tc 3-4 ting v vn ko phi bnh tr nh m l s tp trung. Vd nh mnh ch c th tp trung tt nht trong khong 1 ting ri n 2 ting, sau mnh s bt u mt, c ci g cng ko v. Lc bn nn chuyn sang 1 hot ng khc, v d tm ra, nghe nhc, tp th dc, ... tinh thn v c th c refresh khong 30' n 1 ting, sau hy quay li bn hc. Cn v vic hc m khng tin b nhiu c th l do cch hc hoc ti liu cha ph hp vi bn. ng l vi ting Anh, s tin b s chm hn cc mn khc nn mnh phi ng dng th mi thy c s tin b. Nu bn hc t mi nhng ko s dng n ni hay vit th s qun ngay. V vy bn c nng luyn , brainstorm ideas cho essay (trong s tay), luyn phn x ni, ... V d 1 ngy no nhn li thy mnh brainstorm ideas c 20 bi essay, bn s thy ngay bc tin ca mnh v c thm ng lc chin u ^_^ (T Qunh). Thi IELTS c nn chn cng ngy thi vi General khng? 2 format general v academic ca IELTS thi chung 2 k nng nghe v ni, nh th nu ngy thi c general th thng phn listening s c th d hn xu, tuy nhin reading li di hn bn. Lu y l xu hng thng thy ch ko phi khi no cng vy. (Minh Hoa) C nn thi th IELTS khng? Nn thi th rt kinh nghim cho ln thi tht, nhng d sao thi tht cng tm l hn thi th. Thi th ch gip nh gi bn ang u nh hng n tp tt hn. (inh Hong Long). Cch hc t vng nh th no c hiu qu? Khi hc t vng, nn chia ra thnh 3 th loi: 1. T mnh c th cn dng trong writing 2. T dng trong speaking 3. T thng gp trong cc bi c

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Nn hc t km vi ng cnh. V d nh khi c c 1 t mi th ghi li c ngha ln cu v d. Nn search tm cu mu hay (cu mu c sn trong t in thng ko hay). Ng cnh cng gn gi vi mnh th cng d nh. Hoc bn t t cu, cng vui nhn cng tt. 1 ngy ch cn hc k 10-15 t nh th. Ngy hm sau, review li s t ca ngy hm qua trc khi hc thm t mi. Cch 3 ngy review li ht 1 ln. Nhng t no cha thuc, nh du li tm hiu k hn (tm cc bi c or clip lin quan). Khi c v nghe nhiu th s d thuc hn. S lng t khng quan trng bng vic mnh vn dng n vo k nng vit v ni c hay khng. V vy khi hc xong 1 topic, nn c gng vit vi bi v topic , vn dng nhng t hc; kim cc bi nghe v topic , tp ni v topic . Cn 1 cch khc l ghi m li t mi + v d ri c nghe i nghe li n khi thuc. Cch ny chc ph hp vi cc bn nghe ging trn lp l thuc bi lun. (T Qunh) Khi hc t vng th nn gii thch ngha bng ting anh lun hay dch sang ting vit? C phi nu hc bng ting anh th tn thi gian nh nhiu hn v hc c t t hn? iu ny ty thuc vo trnh hin ti ca bn. Nu bn trnh kh v gii th nn hc ngha bng ting Anh, nu trnh thp hn th nn dch sang ting Vit. (T Qunh) Ngun ti liu hc t vng luyn thi IELTS u? Bn c th ln mng tm v download b 570 hay 22,000 t academic v hc, sch Vocabulary in Use, Verbal Advantage... Ngoi ra th vic hc t vng c th thng qua sch, bo, phim nh, m nhc, internet...ngun ti liu rt linh hot, 1 s ti liu c th c tm thy trong Notes ca hi, chu kh tm bi trong nh! (Trng Phan) C phi IDP chm d hn BC? Cc cu khng nh IDP chm d hn BC hoc ngc li u sai c. Gim kho chm theo thang im cht ch m y l thang im chung trn ton th gii ri. Hn na gim kho phi lin tc i a im chm thi m. 2 ni ny ch khc nhau v c s vt cht, a im thi v cc chng trnh khuyn mi thi. (nhiu ngi) Hnh nh mua nhiu sch v tng tr qu nhiu ebook Ielts th khi n thi d b 'lon' ng khng nh. Mnh mua nhiu sch qu, mi cun c ci hay ring, gi n thi phi lc tung o bi tm lum, ri tinh lun >< C ai b ging mnh ko? Chia nhm cc sch ra bn ui, sch t vng, luyn , luyn skills... trong mi nhm pick ra vi cun ng nht ri cy l c. (Minh Hoa)

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Cc cu hi c th v tng k nng:
A. K nng vit
Sch no luyn vit t c bn? Xc nh cc dng bi chnh - hc thuc cc template cho cc dng - vit mu mi dng 5 bi - c thm bi band 8-9 hc hi v m rng cch vit - cao siu ha vn ln nu c th. (Bi Hi Anh) Trn trang www.ielts-simon.com c cc template mu bn. Nu cha sn sng vit c bi, bn c th tp vit cu vi quyn Improve your IELTS (Writing). Quyn ny kh l c bn (T Qunh) Mnh c trong note ca hi, thy mi ngi chia s l c nhiu s vit tt nhng l c nh th no? Hc t mi, hc cu trc, nhng bi no hay th c th hc cch h trin khai v nn c 1 cun s nh ghi li nhng cm t hay, cu vn hay v quan trng nht phi n tp thng xuyn th s vit + c tt hn. (Hung Tran, Trang Nguyen) Trong cc ca writing task 2, lm sao phn bit c topic no vit theo argument, topic no vit theo discussion? Discussion v Argument thc ra l 1 dng. Nhng Discussion th s yu cu phn tch 2 quan im trong bi cn Argument ch cn 1 quan im m thi. Nh vy dng bi discussion s c cu Discuss both views and give your opinion. (inh Hong Long)

B. K nng ni
Lm th no ni ting anh tht thnh tho v phn x nhanh? Theo li khuyn ca cc gio vin th nn tp suy ngh bng ting anh,nh vy th mi c phn x nhanh c. Mt cch luyn hiu qu l trc khi i ng dnh 10' suy ngh mi vic trong ngy bng ting anh. V quan trng nht l thc hnh, thc hnh v thc hnh. (Thuy Nguyen) Lm sao c im cao phn speaking? Mnh tham kho vn dng cu trc ca Mark Clark nhng part 2 mnh c gng ni chm pht m chun nn khng gi, kt qu ch c 4.5. Quan trng l bn nn tham kho thi v bin ci ca ngi ta thnh ci ca mnh, ch ng s dng 1 cch my mc, v nu bn ni ko t nhin, th gim kho s nhn ra ngay. (Binh Nguyen) Cu trc ca Mat Clark dnh cho cc bn ko th produce cc cu trc cu phc tp trong bi ni ca mnh v khng c nhiu ni. Cn nu bn c nhiu ri th ko nn lm dng my cu trc g, s b l gi m khng k c nhng ni dung quan trng. Ngoi ra, im speaking ca bn cn ph thuc vo cc yu t khc nh fluency, grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation na. (T Qunh) 8

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Khi thi speaking, l mnh ni phi 1 t m mnh pht m khng chun khin examiner khng r. H hi li mnh, mnh explain t nhng h vn c v khng hiu. tit kim thi gian, liu mnh c nn spell t ra khng hay c gii thch cho h hiu? Gii thch cho h hiu hoc n gin ha ri chuyn . Khng nh vn. (Bi Hi Anh) Nn ni theo form hay ni free? Bn cht ca cc form speaking (Trong 2 cun Mat Clark v Mark Allen) rn cho chng ta cch ni logic gia cc gip ngi nghe d hiu v score bn cao hn. iu ny rt quan trng. Tuy nhin khi thi chng ta phi tn dng cc form mt cch linh hot, v quan trng l kt hp form vi mt cch ni t nhin, thi tch cc. Mt vi t academic, phrasal verbs hay idioms cng gip bn t im cao hn! (Minh Hoa)

C. K nng nghe
Lm th no bit khi no cn thm s? - Tp nghe s t s nhiu. Ci ny l cn bn nht. - on khi nghe. Nu c a/an th s l s t, khng c th kh nng l s nhiu. - Kt hp on vi thng tin trong bi in, s tm ra ci hp l hn. V d khi ni n nhiu th tng t nhau th kh nng s u l s t hoc u l s nhiu. (Bi Hi Anh) Nn luyn nghe nh th no, va nghe va nhn script hay ch nghe thi? Em c nghe v lm cc bi trong Cambridge IELTS. Lm xong check p n v nghe li 1 ln na nhng cu mnh sai bit ti sao mnh sai m ln sau trnh. Nu vn khng nghe ra mi xem script. Ngoi luyn cc bi trong Cambridge, em cng nn luyn nghe thm ngoi, v d trn cc trang voa, bbc. Khi nghe tin tc dng ny, nn take note nhng m mnh nghe c, ban u s kh khn nhng vy nhiu s quen v trnh nghe s tt hn. Lm xong nghe li vi tape script kim tra v hc pht m chun. (T Qunh) Trang no hay luyn nghe? 1. Nu trnh nghe ca bn cn yu th nn bt u vi Listen Carefully hay Listening Extra ca Miles Craven. Sch chia thnh cc bi nghe theo tng dng, c bn v n gin cho beginners. 2. Cc website luyn nghe: recommend trang ny ca Randall: http://www.esl-lab.com/. Bi nghe l cc dialogues ngn chia theo topics v trnh t Easy n Difficult. Tng bi nghe cn c bi tp MCQs di cng nh Scripts km gii thch t mi. Ngoi ra cn nhiu trang khc mi ng t google thm nh

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Bn nn nghe theo cc bc sau: 1. Bt ln nghe v thc, c cc sounds lt qua tai xem mnh cm nhn c bao nhiu. 2, Nghe c thc, tp trung nghe v bt key words v hiu ni dung. Lp li vi ln nu thy bi nghe qu nhanh v l tai. 3. Nghe v tp take notes li chnh v key words. 4. Gi l lc gi scripts ra check xem mnh nghe c bn, nghe m no ng m no sai. 5. Nhn scripts va nghe va ni li cc cu nhi theo ngi ta. C gng pht m chun v ng iu ln xung ging h. 4. BBC, CNN, xem tivi, xem phim (tt nht l khng ph hoc ph Ting Anh). 5. Ra h Gm hay my ni du lch tm vi anh ch Ty v bt chuyn. Bn c th tham gia CLB TA no hay hot ng g lin quan. Giai on ny chnh l thc hnh nhng g bn hc v luyn. Rt quan trng y nh. (Hana Tran)

D. K nng c
Phng php no lm bi reading dng matching heading? Nn lm cc dng cu hi chi tit (Y/N/NG, Matching sentences, multiple choice) trc ri quay li headings sau, nh vy tc l dc c cc on qua 1 ln v hiu s s ri. Lu l bi c c vit theo mt cu trc c logic, nu nm c logic th s lm headings rt d dng. Lm headings ko nn c qu k v d b ri trong ng thng tin bi nhi, bn ch scan xc nh ch o ri mi c k . Trong vn academic th thng thng phn ct li c cp trong topic sentences nm u hoc cui on. Tuy nhin khng phi on no cng nh vy m c th dn dt vi 3 ri mi n chnh tc gi mun cp. Cng c trng hp chnh khng nm trong 1 cu m ri rc trong on nn cng cn nng cao cnh gic. (T Qunh, Minh Hoa) Mnh ton lm sai dng Yes/No/Not Given, c p n vn khng hiu v sao. C cch g lm dng bi ny hiu qu khng? Theo t th bn nn tm ng ch v xc nh ng 1 cu no trong phn ny. v phn ny sp theo th t nn bn d dng tm ra cc cu cn li. Lu nhng ch nh most, all, only, hardly v thng chng l F hoc NG. Nh ng da vo kin thc sn c m t suy ra nha. ng l ra NG m c suy ra lung tung chn T/F th kh. T khi ci thin c ci tnh "thng minh ko cn thit" ny phn T/F/NG ca t t khi sai lm. (Nguyn H) Chi tit xem thm trong note ca Hi n: click here.

xem thm cc cu hi khc, cc bn vo Wall ca Hi nha. Click here. Tng hp: Bi Tuyt Vn & Nguyn Tin Chng

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Information and knowledge are meant to be shared with others, and by sharing what we know, helping others to succeed & achieve their goals, everyone wins!

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OSC C

KHNG CH L SPEAKING
Cng ging nh nhiu s t, speaking lun l ni m nh ca cc mem hc ting anh ni chung v luyn IELTS ni ring. T cng khng phi l mt ngoi l . Tuy nhin, xt ring v mc lo lng v s st th mi ngy mt khc. Trc ht l nh vo Online Speaking Club, mt ni m theo t l rt thit thc luyn speaking online. Tc gi: Cici

Ngy no t cng u bm Hi cc s luyn thi IELTS v trang Online Speaking Club . Khng phi ngu nhin m t li kin tr vi 2 trang ny nh th, vi t, Online Speaking Club (OSC) rt khc so vi tt c cc trang khc. Trc ht, c l OSC l chuyn trang u tin p dng hnh thc tng tc trc tip gia volunteer vi member nh trong mt bui thi speaking thc vy. C th, mi ln luyn tp cc bn cng tri qua 3 parts vi thi lng v ni dung cu hi tng ng, trong volunteer ng vai tr nh 1 examiner. Tt c hon ton min ph nh. V cc topic c s dng: Ngn hng cu hi c ly t chnh report ca cc bn i thi v, t box thi ca chnh forum www.onlinespeakingclub.org hoc t cc web nh ielts-blog.com. V ly t nhiu ngun nn thi rt a dng v phong ph. Quan trng nht l sau mi ln luyn tp, cc bn s nhn c nhn xt v gp t cc volunteer. Cc bn y s ch ra im mnh, im yu ca bn (d nhin l trong tm hiu bit ca cc bn y), trn tinh thn cc bn c th bit chnh xc hn v hng n luyn ca mnh. Ngoi ra, hu ht sau cc bui session cc bn cn c khuyn mi thm cc tip luyn speaking hay mt s thc mc lin quan ti vic hc anh vn u c trao i mt cch nhit tnh. c ti y th t hn cc bn s thc mc v cch thc tham gia v v i ng volunteers phi hem . V phn volunteer: bn thn t, t nhng ngy u, khi m OSC cn cha c forum ring, v ngy no cng u luyn nn t bit kh r v cc volunteer ca club. Lc y, t luyn tp kh thng xuyn vi 3 bn. Tuy nhin, sau mt thi gian gin on, khng update thng tin thng xuyn na (v lc y t bn thi) th s lng volunteers tng ln nhiu. T nghe ni l cc bn volunteer cng phi

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tri qua qu trnh phng vn v training m bo t yu cu ca OSC l pht m chun, c kh nng trnh by, gii thch cu hi r rng, nm vng cch chm im ca IELTS examiner. Chnh v th m tt c cc session u din ra trong khng kh thn mt, mang tnh chia s cao nhng cng rt chuyn nghip . Tip theo y t xin trnh by cch thc tham gia OSC. Vic ng k v tham gia ht sc d dng. Giao din ca OSC c trnh by kh p mt, r rng.

S dng font nn mu xanh, nhn vo forum kh du mt nh iu quan trng l cc mc trong forum rt d s dng. Ch cn cc bn gh trang www.onlinespeakingclub.org, vo mc register in y thng tin (mc ny cng n gin lm ), khi l member th bn c quyn tham gia vo bt k hot ng no ca OSC. C th, ng k tham gia session th cc bn ch cn click vo mc Calendar trn thanh cng c, khi s hin ra mt bng h thng ngy gi c th trong thng. Hay bn c th vo mc Session calendar. Nu bn thy thun tin v mun tham gia th ch cn li Skype ID hoc Yahoo ID volunteer add friend (t thy cht lng ng truyn ca skype tt hn yahoo khi ni chuyn trc tuyn). Tip th nhim v ca cc bn l chun b, online ng gi v practise thi Thng thng, theo lut l first come, first served nhng m theo t th cc bn c li nick, v nu nhng bn ng k trc c chuyn t xut hay v l do no khng show up c th cc bn volunteer s cn c theo th t ng k m lin h vi cc bn tip theo. Nu may mn hm no c nhiu vonlunteer tham gia th hu ht cc bn s c lin h v practise. Cch thc tham gia kh d dng phi khng . Nhng cc bn ng volunteer leo cy nh v theo Rules ca OSC, nu 3 ln khng c mt m khng c l do chnh ng th s hng c tham gia na u. OSC khng gii hn s ln mt mem c th tham gia nn cc bn c thoi mi ng k, practise makes perfect m 13

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Va ri l phn m t thy tm c nht khi thm trang OSC. Ngoi ra, nu mun tm kim speaking partner c cng mc ch th cc bn c th vo phn Looking for Speaking Partners, cc bn c thoi mi post nguyn vng v lin h vi nhau luyn tp (nhng m phi theo ng rules y nh). Ngoi ra cn mt box m t thy kh l quan trng v hu ch khng km: l Speaking skill. Vi khu hiu Lets share and be shared, box ny c xy dng da trn s chia s ca tt c mi ngi. Do , nu c kin mun discuss hay c tips hay mun chia s th bn c th thoi mi m topic theo tng mc, trong t thy mc Experience in IELTS Speaking Tests l mt trong nhng phn hay nht ca box ny. Vic gii ting anh ni chung v speaking ni ring i hi ti mnh phi kin tr_practise, practise and prastice. Tuy nhin, luyn tp nh th no cho ng v c hiu qu th cn phi cn nhc, chnh phn ny l ni tp trung cc bi vit chia s kinh nghim ca cc cao th trong vic luyn ni, c bit l trong k thi IELTS. C nhn t, nhng th nhn c t khi bit OSC cng nh VIC nhiu hn l nhng bui session n thun. Ci quan trng nht chnh l nim am m hc ting anh cng nh ngn la nhit huyt m cc anh ch cng nh cc bn trong OSC mang li, v iu quan trng khng km chnh l tm c nhng con ngi cng chung ch hng, cng mc tiu ri t nhng con ngi xa l tr thnh bn b, anh ch em lc no khng bit .

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Practise every day Make yourself a study plan Decide how much time a week you are going to spend studying and stick to it Establish a routine
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thi IELTS (Academic) thng 12/2011 & thng 1/2012

Ngy 3.12.2011 Writing Task 1: Two bar charts illustrate the number of children go to primary and lower secondary school in average in some countries (compare with world average) Writing Task 2: Food often travels thousands of miles from farms to consumers. Why? Is it a positive or negative Speaking: trend?

Part 1: Questions about your house, color, swimming Speaking: Part 2: Describe someone in the news that you have seen. Part 3: - Do you think the news today is (much) different to the news in the past (20 or 30 years ago)? - Why do you think people are often more interested in bad news than in good news? - Are people in your country more interested in national news or international news? Ngy 10.12.2011 Writing Task 2: Human activities have had a negative affect on plant and animal species all over the world. Some people think that it is too late to improve this problem. Other people think that effective actions can be taken away to improve this situation. Discuss both views and give your opinion. Ngy 7.1.2012 Writing Task 1: Bar chart indicates water use in industry, agriculture and household in 4 countries: China, USA, Russia and Australia Writing Task 2: Some people say that foreign companies should be allowed to open offices and factories in developing countries to help grow their economies. Other people think that these countries should keep foreign companies out and let local companies work on their own. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

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VIETNAMESE IELTS COMMUNITY Speaking: Part 1: Work/ study, Newspaper, Climate. Part 2: Describe a place in another country you would like to visit. Part 3: - What should we learn before going to a country? Why? - What difficulties do you meet when you go to a country having different languages? - Do people in your country often go on holiday to another country? - What do you think of immigration?

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Kinh nghim thi: bn nn n trcc h thi t nht 30ph, v nhiu khi bn ng trc ngh thi hay cha n, c bn n cha kp th vi vng y vo th lun. Vi li i thi tm l s rt run, t ngi run cm cp , cng ht hng :(( nn cc bn nn n sm. M trc khi thi nn ung nc, ng kh ming, chm mt lm :D [Hana Tran] Ngy 14.1.2012 Writing Task 1: The table shows the percentage of population who were over 60 years of age in 6 regions in 2000 and projected figures in 2050, also data for the whole world. Writing Task 2: Are social skills as important as good qualifications to succeed in a job? Speaking: Part 1: 8 questions about hometown, the Internet, online shopping, doing exercise Part 2: Describe your favourite TV program Part 3: - TV celebrities. - Disadvantages of being famous. - Why people want to know about celebrities personal life? - TV advertising (is it good, what makes an advertising) - Should government control the broadcast on TV? C nh mun tham kho thm Speaking c th xem ti http://onlinespeakingclub.org/ (mc IELTS Speaking Tests) Tng hp: Trn Hng Ngc

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A CH HC IELTS H NI
L do c bi vit ny: Cc review trn mng hin nay tr nn qu phc tp, khng phn bit c u l review tht, u l chiu PR. V th, VIC tng hp review v cc thy c v trung tm dy IELTS H Ni thng qua phng vn trc tip cc s t luyn thi IELTS, kt hp vi review trn cc forum khc nh TTVNOL, Webtretho. Chng ti s dng a dng ngun thng tin m bo tnh khch quan, cng bng. Xin cm n s cng tc ca cc thnh vin VIC. Thc hin: H Thi Ngn, Cici, T Qunh.

1. C L Na:
a ch: 168 ng Lng, 36 v 15 ph i An in thoi: 0473 026 688 hoc 0473 033 366. C L Na ni ting nghim khc trong vic dy hc, i hi cao s chm ch ca sinh vin nhng c cng rt vui tnh. C dy k phn c v Vit, phn Nghe v Ni th mi ngi phi chu kh hc thm nh mi theo kp bi v trn lp. Cc bi vit mu ca c L Na ni ting l hay, nhiu ci hc hi. Bi tp v nh kh nhiu, nu cha lm, c s bt li lm cho xong. Nhng nh c nghim khc th m trnh ca cc bn ln nhanh vn vt. Practice makes perfect m. C iu lp thng rt ng, 100 ngi l chuyn thng.

ng k sm nu mun hc v lp c rt ng. Cc kha ca c phn ln l cp tc, dnh cho nhng ngi chun b thi, trnh phi tng i.

3. C Nh
a ch: nh S1 ng 210 ng Hong Quc Vit in thoi: 0917511052 37563521 C Nh dy u 4 k nng nhng hay nht l Writing. Mi bui v l c 1 IELTS hon chnh bn Practice ri tr bi vo bui sau, ko di trong 45 bui (bn s c 45 IELTS). C cng dy cch t n, t hc sau khi kha hc kt thc v trong kha hc s c 1 bui ni chuyn ring vi tng ngi mt cho li khuyn v n nh th no (vi tng kh nng ca mi ngi qua qu trnh hc).

2. C c:
a ch: 175 ng 2 ph Hong Sm in thoi: 0437 563 332 C c dy Vit rt tt, cc k nng khc th mi ngi phi t hc thm nh v c khng dy nhiu. C c kim tra u vo v cc bn nn

4. C Vn:
a ch: S 10 ngch 22 ng 122 ng Lng. in thoi: 0438 531 051 C Vn dy rt n, tng hp nhiu kin thc v t vng, hng dn vit cng c phng php, mi ngi c khuyn co l phi c trnh tng

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VIETNAMESE IELTS COMMUNITY i hng theo hc c. Th mnh ca c l Writing. v lp IELTS. 8. C Qunh: a ch : Ng Vnh H - Ng T S. in thoi : 0912987349

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5. C Thy: a ch: Dch Vng in thoi: 0988686245 Nhn xt: C Thy ch dy lp Pre tr ln, 1 lp tm 20 ngi. Lp Pre tp trung vo Speaking, T vng, Ng Php. Cn lp IELTS th c c cho cc tips vit bi. C dy nhit tnh, ngoi gi mun hi g cng c.

C Qunh dy hay, kin thc uyn thm, tm huyt. C dy cn thn c 4 k nng, kinh nghim thc t khi i thi rt nhiu (c t i thi 14 ln test kinh nghim), speaking v writing c c cha k tng ngi. C cng kim tra t mi thng xuyn na.

6. C Minh Hin:
a ch: Nguyn Lng Bng in thoi: 0983 636 499 C Minh Hin ch yu l luyn writing vi ngun ti liu (bi tp grammar luyn vit lin quan ti IELTS, essays mu v cc tips) kh l phong ph. Trong mt kha 25 bui th ch yu vit theo kiu ghp cu, vit ton task khong 4 bi task 1 v 3 task 2 (cha k 2 bui thi th). Nhn chung, hc c hiu qu th cc bn phi c tinh thn t hc cao v nn tng kh vng (ng php tt v vn t cng kha kh). 10. Thy Th: a ch: Phng 802, nh B4, Khu th M nh 1, ph Hm Nghi, H Ni in thoi: 0913385159. Thy Th dy nhit tnh, cung cp nhiu tips b ch, nht l k nng nghe, phn ny, thy bt hc sinh luyn m rt k trnh tnh trng nghe c m khng bit vit. 9. C Phng: a ch: S 40, ng Th Quan, Khm Thin. Email: ielts.khamthien@gmail.com. Cch dy ca c Phng khoa hc, hp l, nhng c dy hi nhanh, 1 bui hc kh nhiu kin thc, hc lp c Phng i hi phi c tinh thn t hc cao . C cho hc th min ph 2 bui.

7. C Phng Thy: a ch: 103 khu 18, ng 108 L c. C Thu vui tnh, nhit tnh vi hc vin, c kin rng, tc phong lm vic chuyn nghip, pht m chun. Lp hc hn ch t 20-30 ngi, c lp Pre

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VIETNAMESE IELTS COMMUNITY 1. ACET: 26 Bch Cu, ng a - 04 3732 5303 ACET l trung tm c uy tn nht v IELTS. Trung tm c k lut, quy c, s s hn ch, th vin hin i, y ti liu (ch km BC). Thi kha biu hc dy c i hi hc vin phi cy nhiu + tm l xt tin cng cy d na. Nhng nu thi xp lp vo c lp 5 tr ln mi nn hc, nu u vo cc lp di th nn t hc thm hoc hc ngoi cho vng 4 k nng ri mi quay li y hc cc lp 5,6,7 tit kim phn no tin cho b m 4. Ibest:

QU 1/2012 Thy c vui tnh, nhit tnh, tn tm, tng l th sinh IELTS nn hiu phi hc g, nh th no ly c im cao.

a ch: 25D Ng Th Nhm, Hai B Trng, in thoi: 043 944 9987 im cng cho trung tm l th vin c gio vin hng dn min ph cc phn nghe c, v phn speaking th hng tun c bui thc tp min ph. Gio vin chm bi vit v cho feedback rt k. V th hc y ch yu ln k nng ni v vit.

2. Hi ng Anh (British Council): a ch: 20 Thu Khu, qun Ty H in thoi: 04 3843 6780 BC c 2 kha, kha IELTS Preparation v kha IELTS Academic Writing. Bi vit c cc thy l Examiner chm nn rt bo m. V thi lng t nn chng trnh dy nhanh, cc bn cha c nn tng vng v cha nm r v academic English s khng theo kp v s phi t cy rt nhiu b sung nhng ch hng. Nu bn vng c 4 k nng th c th t tin i hc hon thin cch lm bi. BC c mt im cng ln nht l th vin qu chun, ton ti liu xn. Mt im tr duy nht l trong lp khng c luyn Speaking nhiu.

(review cho trung tm ny kh t nn c th khng hon ton khch quan, xin li c nh nha) 5. Trung tm RES: S 89/27, i C Vit Tel 04.66578892 S 2, ng 850, ng Lng - Tel: 0432595447 RES thy c thoi mi khng nghim khc nn hc thy thoi mi, tuy nhin cng chnh v th m hc vin phi t gic hc v lm bi thm nh. Khi ng k hc IELTS tt c cc trnh , cc bn s c hc lp luyn nghe v vit b sung (min ph). V dch v ca trung tm th vn cn nhiu li phn nn nh hay li ngy khai ging, thi xp lp lm cm. B li gio vin c nhiu kinh nghim v nhit tnh. RES c rt nhiu hc vin t

3. Trung tm GLN: a ch: xem ti website http://gln.edu.vn/

im cao.

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Th l cuc thi:
_ tham gia cuc thi, trc ht bn phi l fan ca Hi cc s t luyn thi IELTS. _ Gi mail d thi v vic.vn.fb@gmail.com vi cc ni dung sau: H tn y Ni c ng hin ti S in thoi Nickname trn Facebook (nickname like Hi cc s t luyn thi IELTS) Cu tr li cho ch Cu tr li cho cu hi ph _ Bi d thi thiu cc thng tin trn c xem l khng hp l. _ Thi gian tham gia cuc thi tnh t ngy 21/2/2012 n ngy 6/3/2012.

C cu gii thng:
_ 1 gii Nht: gim ngay 1 triu ng khi ng k thi IELTS ti Global ManPower (TP.HCM). Nu ngi thng gii Nht ang sinh sng cc tnh thnh khc khng th n nhn gii hoc khng c nhu cu thi IELTS s c tng 1 quyn Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary (km CD) tr gi 500,000 (bao gm ph vn chuyn) _ 1 gii Nh: 2 b sch gm 25 IELTS Listening (km CD) + 25 Reading do Global ManPower tng hp v pht hnh tr gi 250,000 (bao gm ph vn chuyn) _ 1 gii Ba: 1 quyn IELTS Writing ca Mat Clark (sch photo) tr gi 100,000 (bao gm ph vn chuyn)

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VIETNAMESE IELTS COMMUNITY Hng dc: 1. Name of the publisher of the most popular IELTS book series. 3. An important skill required for IELTS test. Hint: not an English learning-related skill. 6. The IELTS test format used for immigration and employment purposes 7. The abbriviation of a club where you can find your IELTS speaking partners 11. Name of the first outdoor offline meeting held by VIC 13. Without this, a word cant be used properly Hng ngang: 2. The most-taken IELTS test format used for higher and further education 4. A brainstorming approach to organize

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Global ManPower (GMP) c IDP y quyn lm a im ng k thi IELTS ti TP. H Ch Minh. Quyn li khi ng k thi ti GMP: c hng cc chng trnh khuyn mi ca IDP Thi th min ph 3 ln ti GMP (Listening & Reading) 1 bui thi th speaking min ph vi gim c GMP c bit: L ph thi khng i ng k thi ti s 7 L Vn Phc, P.Tn nh, Q.1 - (08) 38 230 275

your thoughts structurally 5. An important skill to succeed in IELTS Speaking Test 8. The first topic in the Vocabulary sorted by topics compiled by VIC 9. VIC uses this as the main communication tool 10. A skill which will be mainly discussed at the next VICs event. 12. It's said to be the very first step in planning your essay. 14. What does VIC stand for? Cu hi ph: Bn d on c bao nhiu ngi tham gia cuc thi gii ch ny?

Bn quyn thuc v Hi cc s t luyn thi IELTS Mi chi tit xin lin h: vic.vn.fb@gmail.com Hoc Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VietnameseIELTSCommunity

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