Ielts speaking--how to improve your bandscore

particularly applicable to your IELTS exams. If you’re looking to achieve a
particular band, you’ll need to make sure you do the work to give yourself the
best chance of going into your exam feeling confident and ready to go.
Prepare Properly
There are plenty of IELTS preparation materials out there, so make sure that you
get hold of as many different revision notes and practice papers as possible, so
you can gauge your current level and identify areas for improvement. Looking at
example materials will also help you to build your vocabulary, as you’re bound
to pick up plenty of new words along the way. Looking through practice reading
papers and doing writing exercises might not sound lazy, but it’ll seriously
increase your chances of doing well in your exams, saving you last minute stress
and helping you avoid the need to resit.

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Speaking is one area where many candidates fall down, whether or not they’ve
been lazy in the weeks and months leading up to the IELTS exams. When you
have your speaking test, you’ll be expected to demonstrate a good understanding
of the questions being asked and you’ll need to be able to show off your
excellent vocabulary, impressive grammar skills and fabulous levels of fluency.
There is no short-cut to spoken fluency. The only way to score a top band in
your IELTS speaking exam is to practise, practise, practise.
Working with a coach or tutor is a really good idea, as it should help motivate
you to develop a strategy and put in the necessary work well in advance of the
exams. Essentially, the lazy approach to doing well in your IELTS exams is not a
question of doing minimal work, it’s all about breaking the work down into
small, manageable chunks.
If you do a little bit every day, dividing your time between the various
components of the exam, and paying particular attention to those areas you find
more difficult, you should achieve a lot without feeling like you’re always
working.