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crysmilecry: Ana, of course you did well, you are smart! Also, what problems with your English? I’ve been following your main blog for a long time and I have never even noticed a typo. But, thanks, this is still reassuring. It is difficult to know exactly what they mean by the phrases they use in the descriptions, so it reassures me that you say it’s not too hard. I’ll prepare, of course, probably do some example tests and increase the amount of English I read, but I don’t think I’ll actually spend money on a course. Thank you for making me feel better!
(As a side note, I just wrote a long-ish comment on your second to last post on your main blog.)
Well, I may be new to your tumblr, but for what it’s worth I’ve never noticed even a typo either :P And you’re plenty smart too! But I guess we all tend to be hyperaware of our flaws and much too hard on ourselves (I know I do).
I know what you mean, though - I didn’t have much of an idea of what to expect from the IELTS either, and that made me even more nervous. One thing to keep in mind is that the focus of the test is really on fluency and the ability to communicate, so there’s no formal grammar stuff. Also, you mentioned your accent in your previous post - mine is pretty atrocious, so I was VERY nervous about the spoken part of the test. Yet for some bizarre reason, I actually did better in the spoken section than in the written one. I guess it didn’t help that the topic of my written essay was sports - I know next to nothing about them and that limited what I could say. But even then, I guess that this shows that what they look for in the interview is mostly an ability to understand the questions asked and make yourself understood. If I managed to do that and score well despite my *dreadful* spoken English, I’m pretty sure anyone can :P Good luck, and let us know how it goes!
PS: Thank you so much for your comment. I’ll reply properly there, but I wanted you to know it meant a lot to me <3
