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Aydin

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What sections are you currently working on? 1. Listening 2. Reading 3. Writing 4. Speaking Which one is your favourite?
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selin96

Speaking, especially Part 2. I've posted about running out of things to add. Explaining one small moment sounds doable, just not sure what to put in the notes.
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Aydin

Planning for part 2 is mostly the "words" that help you remember a whole idea. If the question is about "the moment when you felt so proud of yourself", try to write down things like the following: 1. Last year in school 2. The final exam 3. Entry to the university 4. Getting the first place in the town. Such notes will help you more.
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Mia_ch

Could add one thing after the last keyword, like what changed or how you felt? Otherwise the notes seem to stop at the cue-card points.
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Aydin

Adding feelings to your cue card always helps you get a better score. Also, it helps you with your fluency. I've always recommended my students to show as much how they feel as possible. Don't depend on the notes only, practice expanding your answers beyond your notes. This will help.
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AlexT

Reading. Mostly how much to read before the questions. Would you stick with one question type for a bit or mix them?
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Aydin

It's important to read as much as you can before going for full practice questions. Coming to the second question, It actually changes from person to person. I would practice passage by passage, completing one with its question type before going to the next one.
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zarina_u

Hi, I'm a primary school teacher in Uzbekistan, preparing for IELTS too. @Aydin, with a short time after work, would you keep one section for a few days or rotate skills?
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