About some tips and tricks on tackling

the reading section of IELTS.

Why am I recording this video? Well, because I got

9.0 on the reading section. I hope this

makes me more or less trustworthy

regarding this question. So I will give

you some tips that I personally used to

achieve this perfect 9.0 score on

reading. So, let's rock this. There will be

13 tips altogether and this is a pretty

number, isn't it? And for the first one:

when you're sitting on the test, look for

the heading and for the title of the

article, because it actually can contain

some crucial information for your

understanding. Remember, you should always

first start with the questions section

and only then go to the text itself to

find the right answers. Remember, all the

questions are composed in the order of

their appearance in the text, so that is

why you want to first check out the

first five questions and only then go to

the text and read the first paragraph.

Please, do not attempt to first read the

whole article and only then proceed to

questions, because this is a wrong

strategy. It won't take you anywhere and

it will actually waste a lot of your

precious time on the exam. The fifth tip

is to learn all the types of questions

you may encounter on the exam itself.

This will help you to navigate faster

among the questions, you will know for

sure what you're expected to do with

them and how to answer them. So this

won't take your time. Underline all the

names or equally important information

while reading, because this will help you

to find the information faster when you

will read it the second time. Don't panic

if the topic is unfamiliar to you.

Because honestly, you can't be familiar

with everything.

You can't be an expert in every field of

science, so you still can find all the

answers in the article using your simple

logic. Remember, the test does not require

your specific knowledge in some kind of

technical or linguistic field. Spelling

in your answer sheet matters! For me it

was quite a struggle first, when I

practiced my test at home, because I kept

misspelling the words in the answer

sheet. I mean not grammatically but

I used a wrong form of the verb.

For example, wrong terms or plural instead of

a singular word. So, make sure you check

this spelling because this is so

important. You won't have a mark if you

for example, capitalize the words that

are not supposed to be capitalized.

That is why you basically mustn't change

the form of the word before putting it to

the answer sheet. Develop your speed

reading skills. An ability to read

quickly will always be handy for you,

especially it will save you a large

amount of time in the end, so you will be

able to check your answers and check

your spelling. And that makes up a

perfect strategy! The most likely reason

why you haven't got that score, that you

wanted - a poor vocabulary. Attempt to make

sure that all your sources of

information are in English prior to

the exam for six month or at least for

two months in advance before the test, so

that you can put yourself in so-called

English surrounding and this will boost

your vocabulary dramatically. Make sure,

you also write down all your new

words and the translations, because you will

be able to take your notes with you

while you're out and about. And just keep

revising them, forming your perfect

vocabulary. Then practice reading those

complicated articles from BBC or The

Economist because you never know how

difficult your actual text on IELTS will be

Because you know that in the academic

module they are far from simple.

And finally practice doing the reading

section at home, but in the exam-like

conditions. So set the time limit for yourself

and see how efficient you are

while taking the reading section.

Now, when we are all finished with the tips,

I would like to draw your attention to

some books that I used for preparation.

I will link them down below, all of

them you can download for free obviously

you can also order them from Amazon and

I will mention all the books from

credible sources and publishings like

Macmillan, Collins or Cambridge so you

will be secure with that perfect score

on the reading section. Thanks a lot for

your attention and for your time.

I am open to any questions you might have,

and also I will be delighted to see you

again here. Ciao!