Reading Section
One must have a blend of good reading speed and comprehension skills to complete the IELTS in the stipulated time. One will find the General Training reading section less lengthy and technical but one will also find trickier questions here. Skim the passages and use elimination techniques to narrow down your correct answer choice. Go back to the passage and look for evidence and then choose your final answer.
Writing Section
Make yourself comfortable with both the tasks asked in the writing module and try ways and means of paraphrasing the data given in the writing schedule. Ensure that you get sufficient practice by taking mock tests. Reading past writing assignments will help you understand how to score on this section. Get your writing assignments evaluated by English teachers.
Listening Section
There are various types of questions in the listening section. Know your strong and weak areas, that is, questions which you are able or unable to answer most of the times. The multiple-choice questions, tables and diagrams pose problems for a majority of the test-takers. However, the accent is very natural and not artificial. Moreover, the part of the recording which contains the answer is generally spoken with greater clarity than the rest of the recording. For native English speakers the listening section can be very easy. For additional practice questions, visit the official IELTS website at www.ielts.org