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How one student went from Band 6 to Band 8 in IELTS Speaking

  • Writer: Francis Carlisle
    Francis Carlisle
  • Jun 10
  • 2 min read

Let me tell you a story.


It's about a student called Sandra.


Her normal IELTS score was 6. But Sandra needed a much higher score - she needed 7.5. That's because she was planning to study a Master's degree at a famous university in England (I'll give you a clue - it's not Oxford University…)


So, Sandra made a decision.


She started to use Keenu every day. She chose difficult topics, like: "What would you do without the internet?" "How can parents help children develop patience?"


Keenu has 100s of up to date IELTS speaking questions. How do major sporting events impact society? What would you do without the internet? How can parents help children develop patience?

And she did something important. She took the test once. She answered the questions. She spent a few minutes reading her mistakes, and practicing the corrected sentences.


And then…


She took the same test again.


And sometimes, she took that test a 3rd and 4th and 5th time. For the first few days, her score stayed the same. Usually 6, sometimes 6.5. But over time, the 6.5 became more common. And 6 became 'Sandra on a bad day'. 6.5 had become her 'normal' score.


And then she got her first 7.


IELTS results for students


And over time, as she kept practicing, 7 became her normal score.


She was feeling more confident speaking for a long time. She was pausing less. And, somehow, her fear of the real IELTS test was going away. But she didn't stop there. She kept going. Because she needed 7.5. Sometimes she took 5 or 6 tests each day. Always taking each topic at least twice.


Step-by-step, her English improved. Her grammar mistakes disappeared. Her vocabulary improved. Her fluency became like a native English speaker.


Her teacher at her language school also commented about how much she was improving!


This student got a 1 week streak in using Keenu, and thats how she got a band 8 score in her IELTS speaking

And after 2 months, her normal score stopped being 7… and it even stopped being 7.5. Her normal score became 8!


So when Sandra took her real IELTS Speaking Test, she was 100% ready. She felt confident in her English. She had her stories ready. Her fluency was better than ever. She could remember all her high-level vocabulary immediately.


Graph showing how a student repeated the same topic to practice her IELTS Speaking. She increased her confidence and her score.

And she got 8 on her real IELTS speaking test. What an amazing result! It wasn't easy, but she got there with hard work and determination. And most importantly, she was learning every day from her mistakes. If you want to get a great score like Sandra did, today is the day to start.


And remember, Rome wasn't built in a day!


One day of studying isn't enough.


You have to come back again and again and again… but if you do, you can also get 8 on IELTS.





 
 
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