Students often don't notice when a teacher corrects their mistakes.
Look at this example of a conversation between a student and a teacher:
Student: I gave the IELTS test five times.
Teacher: Oh, you've taken the test five times?
Student: Yes, the last time I gave it was two weeks ago.
The student doesn't notice that the teacher is correcting a mistake. In English we don't say "give a test" (unless you are the examiner giving the test to the students), we say "take a test".
When a teacher repeats something that you said in a different way, it's possible that you made a mistake. Listen carefully, and try to notice mistakes and corrections. If you're not sure, ask the teacher whether you made a mistake.
Hi all,
I totally agree with you. It often happens in my English classes as well. My teacher usually tries to correct the pronunciation mistakes and repeats the words if students mispronounce them but students sometimes do not pay attention.
Thank you for your good advice. Hope this helps.
All the best,
Shakhzod
Posted by: Shakhzod | April 03, 2016 at 15:14
Hi all,
I totally agree with you. It often happens in my English classes as well. My teacher usually tries to correct the pronunciation mistakes and repeats the words if students mispronounce them but some students sometimes do not pay attention and keep going to pronounce incorrectly.
Thank you for your good advice. Hope your advice helps students being more concentrated on their mistakes.
All the best,
Shakhzod
Posted by: Shakhzod | April 03, 2016 at 18:38
Hi Simon,
I am going to take IELTS this month, and I want to subscribe Your Recent Activity. Would you mind to give me some instructions that what I should do, and how to pay for it?
Thanks!
Posted by: Ayisha | April 03, 2016 at 20:01
couldn't agree more. You are a great teacher and instructor,Simon. Thank you
Posted by: lexi | April 04, 2016 at 06:49
Finally you can't bear it,haha
Posted by: Robert | April 04, 2016 at 07:22
Thanks for the invaluable tip. I would keep my ears open to listen to what a lecturer says in my class. My class, by the way, is not related with learning English directly but it is still helpful because I am a non-native speaker but they are.
Posted by: Sunho | April 10, 2016 at 02:52
How vary Task 1 & Task 2 score? If i will get 5 band score in Task 1 and 6.5 band score for task 2, what will be my writing score..?
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