HOW TO GET A BAND 8 IN IELTS READING

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Of course, there's no other way to achieve your target score than to practice everyday. But, we can practice smart when we applying these tips in the tests. In this first part we will show you 𝟓 𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐭𝐢𝐩𝐬 to get a Band 8 in IELTS Reading, follow for more in the future! 😉

👉🏻𝟏. 𝐃𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠
When you start reading, you should do so with some questions in mind. Otherwise, you’ll read the text, then the questions, then the text again. You’ll end up reading the texts too many times, and you simply don’t have time for that. Read the tasks and questions first, before you read, and think about the information you need to find to answer those questions while you’re reading.

👉🏻𝟐. 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠
Skim read the summary to get a general understanding of what it’s about.

👉🏻𝟑. 𝐄𝐱𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠
Read the summary in more detail and try to predict the type of word needed to fill each gap, e.g. verb, noun, adjective, and what that word might be. Don’t spend too long on this but it will save you time later if you do it.

👉🏻𝟒. 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐤𝐞𝐲𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬
Pick out a few key words from the summary to scan for. Names, numbers, places or dates are ideal if there are any in the summary as these will be easy to spot.

👉🏻𝟓. 𝐏𝐮𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐮𝐬𝐞
Remember that synonyms could be used. When you’ve made your selection, scan the text for them.