Jaime’s English skills are excellent, he knew this, all his friends knew this too. Jaime even got Band 9 in the Reading. However his writing was stuck at 6.5.

Jaime did a language course and got zero improvement.

He wrote essay after essay after essay, sometimes writing up to 3000 words per essay!

Still NO IMPROVEMENT.

After spending almost a thousand dollars (US) on IELTS tests, he decided to invest in himself.

Jaime decided to invest in feedback to improve faster.

After investing in himself, he started writing clearer, better essays. Essays with strong structure and clear arguments.

Because of his investment, his IELTS frustration ended and he will soon be going to Canada for a new life.

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Female Voice: You are now listening to the IELTS podcast. Learn from tutors and ex-examiners who are masters of IELTS preparation. Your host, Ben Worthington.

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Ben: Hello there, podcast listeners. In this tutorial, we’re going to be talking with Jamie from Mexico and Jamie and I have been having a bit of trouble meeting online just because of the time zones and I recently relocated as well, so that just messed everything up, but we finally got it sorted. So, I’d like to welcome Jamie to the podcast. How are you doing, Jamie?

Jamie: Hi, Ben. I’m really fine. How are you?

Ben: Good, I’m good. I’m very happy we finally got this meeting finally.

Jamie: Me too.

Ben: We can finally talk with each other. So, Jamie, could you tell us a bit about yourself like your situation, where you’re from, why you’re taking IELTS?

Jamie: Sure. So, as you just mentioned, I’m from Mexico specifically from Monterrey which is located in northeast Mexico. I’m 31 years old and the reason I took the IELTS test is because my wife and I are looking to immigrate to Canada.

Ben: Got you, got you. How are you finding the process for Canada so far? Is it easy? Challenging? Time-consuming? Bureaucratic?

Jamie: I think all of the above. It’s a bit time-consuming in particular because we are not hiring any legal support or anything. We have talked to a few lawyers just for a little bit of advice, but really all the information that you need is on the Canadian government website. So, it’s been time-consuming, but I think it’s totally worth it. We’re not there yet. We’re in the process.

Ben: Yes and you’ve got to move fast because your IELTS certificate only lasts for two years, doesn’t it?

Jamie: Right, yes, that’s true.

Ben: Right, I see. Getting back to IELTS then, how were you preparing before you got the grades you wanted?

Jamie: My wife and I got this in-person course actually from International House like the official course for the IELTS test.

Ben: Okay. So, you were both preparing for it and you were both going to like traditional school setting; classroom, teacher, students,