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What should I discuss at my first session with an IELTS tutor?

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silverfinch

Would an uncorrected Writing answer be useful, or should I do a full practice test first? I want to ask for something more useful than just a band estimate.

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sunlitpages

I'd bring the question and your untouched answer, with a note saying whether it was timed. Then ask which one problem to work on first.

silverfinch

Would you leave an unfinished answer unfinished? Fixing it first sounds polite, but then they won't see where the time went.

coralnotes

Keep that version. You can bring a separate revision too, clearly labelled. The tutor can then see what you could do during the time and what you changed afterwards.

hazelpages

If the tutor rewrites a paragraph, what should we ask about the changes? I don't want to just copy the better sentence.

clearspark

Ask them to explain one change before showing the rewrite. For example, was a reason missing, or was the original sentence hard to understand? Then try the change yourself.
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