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So, you have to get a 6.5 in the IELTS exam? A 7.5! An 8.0!
You want to make sure your registration fee for the CAE exam is not a waste of money?
The Proficiency exam is your next challenge?
Everyone deciding to invest money in private tuition will have their own personal objective, but how can you achieve yours?
Here are a few basic tips:
Be realistic, especially about your own work ethic. No amount of classes with a tutor, private or otherwise, will help you achieve your objective unless you are prepared to put in some hours of individual study as well.
Read. And read. And then read some more. Reading is an excellent activity for you to do whenever you have a spare moment - while having breakfast, when waiting for the train, before the film you want to watch finishes downloading. Reading can help to improve your chances in an examination in many ways - it increases your vocabulary, it gives you new knowledge and information, it gives you ideas which can help you when you are asked to talk, or write about a subject you know little about.
Open your mind to different things; don't just hope to win the topic lottery on exam day. The exams cover a very wide range of topics and you may be asked to speak about something you know very little about, and care about even less. That's bad luck, but if you want to reach your goal, you need to play the game during the exam. And playing the game means being prepared to answer questions about anything and everything. Watch a variety of TV programmes, listen to talk radio, buy newspapers/magazines (and read them!), enjoy a short story, play, or even a book for children.
