An IELTS test is a big deal for a lot of people. Considering
that it can be required as part of the immigration process and/or for
admissions to educational institutions, you will naturally be looking to get
the highest score that you can snag.
In this process, using online tools can be a good idea. They
can help you get prepped for the different phases of the IELTS test. If you
can’t figure out which tools to use for this purpose and how to use them, don’t
worry. That is what we will be helping you with in this post.
Which Tools Can You Use to Prepare for Your IELTS Test?
Here are some of the tools that you can use to prepare for
your IELTS test:
1.
Speech-to-text converters
2.
Text-to-speech converters
3.
Random content generators
4.
Grammar checkers
5.
Paraphrasing tools
If this list looks confusing right now, don’t worry. We’ll
explain what we mean now:
1.
Speech-to-Text Converters
There are four different parts of the IELTS test. One of the
parts focuses on finding out the speaking ability of the candidate. To practice
for this section, you can use speech-to-text tools. You can speak out a certain
piece of text and see if it appears accurately on the software.
There can be some words that you may pronounce a little
differently due to an accent, etc. If you find that you’re having trouble
speaking a particular word, you can give it your special attention and correct
it before attending the actual test.
There are plenty of such tools that you can find and use on
the Internet. You can try out Speechnotes
since it is free to use and has a reliable-looking interface.
2.
Text to Speech Converters
Just as there is a part where you have to demonstrate your speaking
ability, there is also a part of the IELTS test where you have to show your
“hearing” prowess. To practice this, you can simply reverse the above process.
Instead of a speech-to-text converter, you can use a text-to-speech
converter. You can have someone give the tool a piece of random text while
concealing it from you. Then, you can listen to the text and write it down to
the best of your ability. After that, you can match your write-up and the
actual text to see how accurately you were able to listen.
Once again, there are a number of online tools that you can
find on the internet. But, since you will have to practice listening to an
actual person, you should try and find a tool that simulates realistic voices. NaturalReaders is
a good place to go for this.
3.
Random Content Generators
You can use any random content generator from the internet
to get your hands on random pieces of text that you can later use for learning
exercises. For this purpose, it’s not advisable to read something fictional or
anything that stimulates some sort of entertainment. That is because, in this
sort of case, your focus will shift from what you’re reading to the
plot/setting of the fictional content.
On the other hand, if you read something completely random
and/or technical, your focus will be on understanding the meaning of the
content. This is what you need to practice for your IELTS test. In the reading
test, you not only have to read the provided passages, but you also have to
answer questions related to them.
The “Random
Paragraph Generator” by Random Word Generator is a good tool that
you can use for this purpose. It creates new random paragraphs every time you
ask it, and you can generate up to 50 of them at a time. Although some of the paragraphs
are somewhat funny and comedic, they are nevertheless coherent, and you will be
able to benefit from them for your listening test.
4.
Grammar Checkers
The next two tools we are going to discuss are related to
the writing part of the test.
One of the most important factors that you have to keep in
mind during the writing test is grammatical perfection. Since the IELTS
test is designed to test your fluency, you have to ensure that you keep out all
types of rookie mistakes from your content. And the biggest rookie mistakes
that you have to keep in check are grammar errors.
When we talk about grammar checkers, we don’t mean that you should
just use them once or twice to fix grammar errors in your general write-ups.
Rather, you have to use them to study the grammatical errors that you are more
prone to make. Then, you have to study each of the errors and find out their
explanations/corrections.
Once you do this above exercise a couple of times, you will
be able to avoid making grammar errors in your written content. This will help
you a lot during the writing phase of the IELTS test.
There are a lot of grammar checkers that you can find on the
internet nowadays, but we suggest using Grammar
Check since it provides proper explanations for the detected errors:
5.
Paraphrasing Tools
Paraphrasing tools can also help you prepare for the writing
section of the IELTS test. In theory, these types of tools simply paraphrase
the content that they are provided, but you can use this gimmick to your
benefit for the sake of learning how to write fluently.
This is how it works.
You can write a piece of content yourself and then put it in
a high-quality paraphrasing tool. Then, when the tool makes the changes that
improve the readability of the content, you can make a note of those changes
and learn to adopt them permanently in your writing.
This can sound a bit confusing, so to give you an example,
we will show you what we mean with an example. For the purpose of this
demonstration, we will be using Paraphraser
– a popular online paraphrasing tool:
In the screenshot above, you can see that our deliberately-poorly
written content was considerably improved by the tool. Just as we’ve done it
for a couple of sentences, you can do the same thing for a couple of passages
instead. During this process, you will be able to get a good idea of how to
improve the flow and fluency of your writing, which will come in handy when
you’ll have to do the writing part of the IELTS test.
Conclusion
Taking help from online tools can be a great way to prepare
for the IELTS test. Using the tools we’ve discussed above, you will be able to
comprehensively prepare yourself for all four parts of the test without
compromising on a particular one.
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