My examiner was also an Indian lady but she didnt ask me to continue. She just proceed to ask the next set of questions. I also find writing is the most difficult because I have not hand written for such a long time plus your answer have to be concise and within the word limit. I actually overwrite by more than 100 words for both tasks

Anyone tried on filling up besides migration on applying IELTS?

My friend, once took IELTS in Melbourne got the desired score in speaking. The examiner asked him what band do you required and he just said 7. Result come out and he got 7.5 lol

Speaking test in AUstralia kinda tricky because most of the examiners are over not young(more than 40 yo) and you have to speak accurately and slow so they will able to catch you.

Asian tend to speak too fast, this is the feedback i get from angmoh.

Hi, can I use Malaysian driving licence to drive / rent a car in Australia?

You are going there for holiday? If yes, then you can use malaysian driving license because my friends do that.
If you have just gotten your PR, then you need to get an Australian driving license

Ya just holiday, my research shown different response from different people.. some said we'll need to get international driving permit from JPJ (RM 150) as rental companies require driving licence in English..some said no need, right now Im actually counting on changing to the new driving licence that will be launched in mid July which will be bilingual..

For holiday or student, Malaysian license will do. For PR, Ozzie license is a must.
Check http://www.transport.wa.gov.au/licensing/20389.asp

Malaysia is not even qualify for international driving....hmm...bad driving habit huh?

i'll be taking my ielts this saturday in kl.
i'm most concerned with the speaking module.
how does one answer a question for 3minutes?

what i did:
listen to the question, think of the answer for a moment before speaking.
just articulate smoothly and clearly the answer. try to stay on topic
fyi, i got 8.5 last time.

do they allow you to write the question & ans down in point form?
i can ramble for a minute but past 2mins, i forget the question & ultimately derail from the question.

Once the examiner read out the question, he/she will give you a minute to prepare your answer. The examiner would also give you a paper and a pen to draft your answer.
Dont worry too much and all the best

Has anyone received their EOI today, especially those IT folks?
Havent received mine, guess that I am not invited and need to wait....

I am thinking to re-sit my IELTS, got average 6.5 in my last test. Can you guys recommend a few good ielts books? If you have IELTS books to throw away, kindly donate :0) Thanks!

This post has been edited by jurlique08: Jul 1 2013, 11:18 AM

TQTQ

when did u sit for your ielts n where? so far, i've only been doing online practise, no books at all.
i THINK i can get a 6 at least though i'm aiming for 8 realistically, i'll be lucky to get a 7.

When did you submit your EOI? The EOI submission will last for about 2 years (depending on your IELTS certs and your profession certs) from the submission date. If you don't hear from them after than period of time, means you are unsuccessful.
I am not too sure how soon after submitting EOI will they respond because I have yet to gone through that stage, still waiting for the respond from the organization assessing my qualification.

You mentioned that your IELTS only got an average of 6.5, means you don't need the point from English test to meet the score requirement. As the minimum score should be 7 across all band in order to get 10 points from English test. Maybe they changed the English requirement because they tend to that.

Submitted EOI in May. They should have refreshed their quota today and send out invitation.
Yea aiming to get 7 to get higher score...

Ok, give u a tip.
They'll give u a question, u'll have time to write down the point that u gonna speak. DO NOT SIT THERE DREAMING OR DOING NOTHING. Every second counts!
When they request u to speak, just try to speak slow and steady. Do not speak too fast coz asian tend to speak very fast. This is a speaking test, not to test wat u know. So take ur time to express loud and clear.
Speak as much as u can until they ask u to stop.

This post has been edited by Nemesis1980: Jul 1 2013, 03:00 PM

Like he said, it's not a debate you won't get points for getting the facts right. Treat it like a conversation between someone you just met. But don't speak so slowly that it feels like you're talking to a child.

Making eye contact with your examiner is important as well. If you pandai read their body language you can build rapport with them, at least you won't feel so nervous.

Good luck!

Whatever the case is with IELTS is my advice is to not take it here in Australia. You'll never goddamn pass lol.

I seriously should just consider quitting mah job, sitting for CELTA and teaching IELTS classes either way.

Also it would be wise to note that this year's EOI quota seems smaller, reflecting the trend whereby Labor tries to appease the unions as it is an election year. My advice would be to aim for a band 8 IELTS score if you want to be selected by the automated system as it has a higher weightage.

People should also note the job cap quota. Meaning that although there are say 3000 spaces, for your particular job there might only be 1000 places depending on need. My advice is that if the pool is thinning, apply under another ASCO code.

not sure if i should go back malaysia next month for a week just for ielts. not a cost effective way