Time Management in IELTS Reading: BEST STRATEGY

literally 465

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s. They even looked at the stopwatch six

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s. Their heat map looked like this   and you can see why they got this question wrong. They are searching everywhere. Imagine how long this is taking. This is for question two and you're looking at paragraph four. They clearly don't understand that the questions and paragraphs follow the same order. And they spend too much time in the wrong place. So this person moved his eyes back and forth and up and down and all over the place 465 times for a single question. This is why people are running out of time on the islands

reading

.

It's not the pace at which you read. It's the kind of

reading

you're doing or, in this case, not doing at all. It seems like this particular person was just reading searches the entire time, possibly just looking for keywords. It's very interesting, the eyes almost tell you what this person's mind was doing. It also seems that they were very anxious, they kept looking at the clock. So what makes a reader fast and accurate? Simply put, being a good, effective and efficient reader means doing very little back and forth. Of course, you will have to do something on the day of the exam.

But 465 times is not a good idea. When effective readers read, they move through a text from left to right and from word to word or sentence to sentence with minimal rereading. If they move their eyes to reread a word, phrase, or sentence, it is to reprocess the meaning and make sure they have fully understood what was said. Sometimes an effective reader will stop and concentrate or fixate on a particular word or phrase just to make sure they understand, but then continue moving from left to right. And sometimes a good effective reader returns to something said earlier in the passage, that's completely fine.

They will read something again but then move on. Importantly, effective readers can memorize where in the passage they need to reread, so they can try to find an answer. They remember where things were mentioned in the passage. Let's make a small comparison between a good, efficient and fast reader with a poor, slow and inaccurate reader. So good speed readers continue from left to right moving through the text, understanding the meaning. In comparison, poor slow readers read up, down, left, right, and all over the place. Good speed readers do not usually reread single words or phrases. Poor slow readers reread many individual words or phrases, entire sentences, or even entire paragraphs.

Good speed readers sometimes reread a section of a text. Poor, slow readers reread many entire sections. And this is the most important part. Good speed readers concentrate and focus on meaning. Poor, slow readers lose focus and do not concentrate on meaning. So now let me guide you through a process that will help you be more efficient and accurate. The definitive IELTS reading process. Speed ​​number one read the passage at 200 kilometers per hour and only do it once. Read from top to bottom very quickly to get an idea of ​​what the passage is about and perhaps what each paragraph is about.

And hopefully, you'll learn some keywords too. Read the question carefully. Make sure you understand it and choose a good keyword or keyphrase. Find the right section of the text. It could be a particular sentence or phrase in a paragraph that uses the keyword you chose from the question. Note that the order of the questions follows the order of the passage. So question one will be located towards the top of the passage. Number four, read the important part of the paragraph carefully at about 20 kilometers per hour. It will be a sentence or a phrase. Reread it again and again, if necessary.

Number five, try to answer the question. Your eyes are most likely darting from side to side because your working memory is not very good. Like mine, like everyone else's. So you'll have to go back and forth and back and forth. But please don't do it 465 times and don't move your eyes all over the place. Focus on understanding the meaning. Okay, we're almost done with this, I just want to conclude with some critical advice. Seven critical tips for time

management

. When you prepare for the IELTS reading in E2 and the day of the exam. Number one, remember that you have enough time if you don't waste it.

Number two, don't move your eyes all over the place. Relax and let the meaning sink in. Number three, if you are taking the exam on paper, remember to fill out the answer sheet as you go. You don't have extra time to complete it at the end. If you are taking the computer-based exam, you don't need to worry about filling out an answer sheet. Number four. If you can't find an answer to a question, skip it and come back to it later or at the end. Don't waste time with answers you can't find or aren't sure about; check back later.

Number five, answer every question, even if it's a blind guess. No points are lost for incorrect answers. Number six, relax. One of the main reasons why people can't manage their time is because they can't manage their anxiety. I know it's hard, but relax and breathe. You have plenty of time. And you can do this. Knowing all of this will really help you with IELTS reading time

management

and accuracy. But right now it's just theory. What you really need to do is put it into practice. And that's why I highly recommend you click the link in the description below.

Go to E2 Test Prep and do some good quality practice, whether in our live classes or platform questions. And remember to also download the infographic because it summarizes everything we have talked about in this lesson. Cool. I hope you found it useful. Remember to click the like button, the subscribe button, leave a comment and share this video with your friends so they know exactly how to pass IELTS Reading if they have to. And I wish you the

best

of luck.