Ielts overall 7 in 3 month

在9月到11月的這三個月的時間，每週兩堂Asma老師的課讓我成功在第一次考試得到overall 7的成果！主要的課程內容是中文母語者的弱項：寫作和口說。
口說：
平時上課對話或實際練習時，Asma老師基本上都會給予滿滿的鼓勵和熱情回應，讓我更不害怕講英文，更能夠侃侃而談腦中的想法。我自己認為雅思考試包含非常多策略和技巧，關於這方面Asma老師也會拆成不同的part去講解，也會提供一些思考的脈絡提高口說的成績。例如說part2 需要說2分鐘的環節，老師就有提供利用時間軸的方式思考，真的幫助我很多。
老師的口說作業是利用錄音方式驗收，老師也都會轉成逐字稿並提供可以調整的細節，基本上每天跟著老師的進度練習和修正，一定能有不錯的成果。
寫作：
寫作也是利用part 1 2的各題型分開練習，一開始我常常會有寫不出東西的情況，但老師也會帶著我一步步寫，也會提供各種教材去累積一些詞彙和句型。老師也會開一個google document共編連結更新題目並修改作業，寫完題目都會很快更新新的練習，我覺得靠量取勝也非常有用，我在正式考試時也已經非常熟悉考試流程了。

基本上老師給的練習非常充足，只要每天每週跟著進度走，一定會有非常好的成果。另外，我覺得Asma老師最棒的地方是，老師會在平常的寫作和口說練習中，找到你的問題，並及時修正。例如老師發現我知道很多單字，但不太會利用改變詞性的方式抽換詞面，所以老師就立刻給我單字的詞性表，讓我熟悉每個單字（聽起來是非常小的問題，但如果能修正的話真的會有很大的進步）。最後我認為，學習英文，尤其是準備考試這種煩悶的過程，能夠在學習的時候找到樂趣和自信更能堅持得長久，而我認為這方面Asma老師真的給予很大的支持，讓我在準備雅思這段時間也越來越喜歡學習英文！


From September to November, during these three months, taking two classes per week with teacher Asma helped me achieve an overall band score of 7 on my first IELTS attempt! My lessons mainly focused on the weaker areas for native Chinese speakers: writing and speaking.

Speaking
During class conversations or practical exercises, teacher Asma provided constant encouragement and enthusiastic responses, making me less afraid of speaking English and more confident in expressing my thoughts freely. I believe that the IELTS exam involves many strategies and techniques, and teacher Asma broke them down into different parts for detailed explanations. She also provided thought processes to improve speaking performance. For example, for the Part 2 section where you need to speak for 2 minutes, she taught me how to structure my thoughts using a timeline, which was really helpful.

Speaking assignments were submitted through recordings. Teacher Asma transcribed them into verbatim scripts and provided feedback on areas for improvement. By practicing and revising daily according to her guidance, I saw significant progress.

Writing
For writing, we practiced each question type in both Part 1 and 2 separately. Initially, I had some problems on writing, but teacher Asma guided me step by step. She also provided various materials to help me build up vocabulary and sentence structures. We created a shared Google document for updates on tasks and corrections. Once I completed one set of tasks, new ones were quickly assigned. I found that relying on sheer practice volume was extremely effective, and by the time of the actual exam, I was already very familiar with the test format.

Overall Experience
Teacher Asma’s assignments were well-structured and abundant, ensuring that as long as I followed the schedule daily and weekly, I would see great results. What I appreciate most about teacher Asma is how she address my issues during regular speaking and writing practice. For instance, she noticed that while I knew many vocabulary words, I rarely utilized them by changing their word forms. To help, she immediately provided a word form reference sheet, which helped me master this skill—a seemingly minor detail but one that led to significant improvement.

Lastly, I believe that when learning English, especially during the tedious process of exam preparation, finding joy and confidence in learning makes it easier to persist. In this regard, Ms. Asma offered tremendous support, and thanks to her, I grew to enjoy learning English more and more during my IELTS preparation!