{"id":53397,"date":"2021-08-18T18:55:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-18T18:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new2.allearsenglish.com\/?p=53397"},"modified":"2023-04-25T15:59:31","modified_gmt":"2023-04-25T15:59:31","slug":"ielts-energy-1073-sofias-road-to-an-ielts-overall-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/ielts-energy-1073-sofias-road-to-an-ielts-overall-8\/","title":{"rendered":"IELTS Energy 1073: Sofia\u2019s Road to an IELTS Overall 8"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today we talk to Sofia, a student from Russia.<\/p>\n<p>She scored an impressive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/ielts\/ielts-energy-984-alexs-tips-for-an-overall-8\/\">Overall 8 <\/a>on the IELTS exam!<\/p>\n<p>She now lives in Canada with her family.<\/p>\n<p>Find out how she managed to be a mother, a new immigrant and a successful IELTS student, all at the same time!<\/p>\n<p>Listen in for her tips on how to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/ielts\/ielts-energy-814-marks-writing-template-7-3-keys-tips\/\">get the scores you need on IELTS<\/a>!<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:45px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<h3 id=\"h-jessica-beck-interviews-sofia\">Jessica Beck interviews Sofia<\/h3>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"IELTS Energy Podcast 1073: Sofia's Road to an IELTS Overall 8\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/f8iY473gvd8?feature=oembed\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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Something like:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cYou will hear two students discuss a final exam.\u201d <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You need to pay attention, as this tells you who is going to talk and what they\u2019ll talk about.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/ielts\/ielts-energy-940-how-to-make-ielts-listening-map-questions-easy\/\">It\u2019s extremely helpful to have this context and know what you will be hearing.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Many students skip this step,&nbsp;and then they are lost right away, miss answers, and begin to panic.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t fall into this pitfall!<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:45px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<h3 id=\"h-sofia-s-speaking-struggle\"><strong>Sofia\u2019s speaking struggle<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Like many moms, Sofia was sleep-deprived due to her child\u2019s poor sleeping habits.<\/p>\n<p>She feels this was detrimental to her score.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, she still scored 7.5.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Speaking<\/strong>: 7.5<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>She had learned many idioms and high level vocabulary on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCOJ3eBlqtM-alGOS2Qyh34g\">IELTS Energy TV.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>She was able to use these to score highly.<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:45px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<h3 id=\"h-how-sofia-got-a-7-on-ielts-writing\"><strong>How Sofia got a 7 on IELTS Writing<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>She had to hire babysitters to be with her child so she could devote time to practicing writing.<\/p>\n<p>As she was preparing for Academic IELTS, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/ielts\/ielts-energy-task-1-errors-band-5\/\">she knew she needed strategies for Task 1.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>She would be describing charts and graphs, which is very different writing.<\/p>\n<p>The strategies in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/keys\">3 Keys IELTS<\/a> made it simple and clear how to organize these Academic Task 1 essays.<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:45px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<h2 id=\"h-strategies-created-by-a-former-examiner\"><strong>Strategies Created By a Former Examiner<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/3-Keys-IELTS-Score-Increase-Guarantee-logo-image-compressed.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/3-Keys-IELTS-Score-Increase-Guarantee-logo-image-compressed.jpg 825w, https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/3-Keys-IELTS-Score-Increase-Guarantee-logo-image-compressed-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/3-Keys-IELTS-Score-Increase-Guarantee-logo-image-compressed-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 359px) 100vw, 359px\" width=\"359\" height=\"270\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p><strong><em>100% Score Increase Guarantee with our Insider Method<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Are you ready to move past IELTS and move forward with your life vision?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Find out why our strategies are the most powerful in the IELTS world.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>When you use our Insider Method you avoid the BIGGEST MISTAKES that most students make on IELTS.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/keys\">Click here to get a score increase on IELTS. It\u2019s 100% guaranteed.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div style=\"height:45px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<h3 id=\"h-mixed-static-and-change-over-time-task-1-essays\"><strong>Mixed Static and Change Over Time Task 1 essays<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>On test day, Sofia\u2019s Task 1 topic contained <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/ielts\/ielts-energy-401-ielts-differences-static-change-over-time\/\">a Change Over Time graph and a separate Static graph.<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Change Over Time<\/strong>: a graph or chart showing how information changed over a period of time<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Static<\/strong>: a graph or chart showing a snapshot of one point in time<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>She used the strategies she had learned to describe each chart in its own paragraph.<\/p>\n<p>When this happens, you describe one chart as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/ielts\/ielts-energy-685-change-your-change-over-time-vocab-for-an-ielts-9\/\">Change Over Time<\/a>, and the other as Static.<\/p>\n<p>Keep it simple and use the strategies!<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:45px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<h3 id=\"h-sofia-s-advice-for-ielts-students\"><strong>Sofia\u2019s advice for IELTS students<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Sofia offered some sage wisdom.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cAs a psychologist, I think putting less pressure on yourself helps. That helped me for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>She was worried before the exam and wondered if she should wait and reschedule.<\/p>\n<p>She decided to be confident and she is glad she did, as she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/ielts\/ielts-energy-960-eltaf-needed-a-5-5-but-got-a-7\/\">got the scores she needed!<\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"height:45px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<h3 id=\"h-takeaway\"><strong>Takeaway<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Be kind to yourselves!<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t stress yourself out by piling on pressure.<\/p>\n<p>Invest in yourself, so you can get past IELTS like Sofia did <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/ielts\/ielts-energy-827-3-keys-ielts-caio-speaking-increase\/\">and move on with your goals!<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/ielts\/ielts-energy-937-how-a-study-plan-helped-gopika-crush-ielts\/\">Follow a structured study plan.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>We have made test prep as fun and motivating as possible.<\/p>\n<p>It can get boring, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/ielts\/ielts-video-how-to-stay-motivated-while-studying-for-ielts\/\">but you must stay engaged<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:45px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>What questions do you have from today\u2019s episode?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Please leave a comment below.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"height:45px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today we talk to Sofia, a student from Russia. 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