Would you like to win a free KEY MEMBER Subscription? All you have to do is answer the simple question:

Why is IELTS important to you?

Write your answer here in no more than 150 words and we will give away a free 10-week Key iPASS Subscription to the best one.

We will judge the answers on their originality, grammatical competence and lexical control.

Competition closes on 31st May so start writing your answers now!

Best of luck!!

The iPASS Team

Dear Members,

I see no-one has entered the writing competition yet. Need some help to get started?

Here are some ideas as to why IELTS might be important to you:

I need IELTS in order to live and work in ...
IELTS is important to me because I want to pursue a career in ...
In order to study at the university of my choice I need a IELTS band score of ...
A high IELTS score is essential for me to get on a degree course in ...
I would like a high IELTS score in order to prove my English proficiency to a future employer.

Tell us about:

what you want to study
where you want to study
why you need that particular qualification
what career you are interested in
why that career is important to you

You can also include:

why IELTS is important in your country
how IELTS compares with other English exams
why IELTS is easy / difficult for you

I hope these ideas are helpful.

As we haven’t had any competition entries yet, we are going to extend the deadline until 30th June! So you’ve got plenty of time to put ‘pen to paper’ and send us your entry.
Remember, the prize for the best one is a 10-week Key Member Subscription!!

Good luck!

Jenny
The iPASS Team

Dear Helene,

Thank you for your entry. It must be very frustrating for you to have achieved band 7 in all 4 categories but not at the same time. It’s unfortunate that this is required but I suppose they want to see that your English proficiency is consistently high. I hope the material on this site will help you to achieve your goal. A Key Member subscription could be coming your way if you win this competition!

Best of luck in your next exam.

Jenny Bedwell
The iPass Team

IELTS is important for me for so many reasons,but let me site out the reason that really cross my mind,it is that i lived in a so called “third world” country wherein economy is so poor, that salary alloted for government workers got chipped off by corrupt government officials which is why what we get is below the suggested salary.The future of my countrymen relied in working abroad, and i’m proud to say that what we get in return from those who got ahead of us in working there is the backbone of our economy and without there remittances our country will be in complete chaos. Though some say that it is tough to pass the exam but it’s one of the requirments for a better future, and passing it is the only way to alleviate my family from poverty.

Thank you for your entry Mike. IELTS is clearly very important for you and other people in your country in order to attain a better standard of life for yourselves and your families.

It saddens me that you are required to seek better employment abroad due to corrupt politicians in your own country but unfortunately yours is not a unique case.

I’m sure with such determination and motivation you will do very well in your endeavours and I wish you every success.

I hope you find our practice material useful in helping you to achieve your goal.

Best of luck,

Jenny
The iPass Team

Dear Elena,

Thank you for your very positive and encouraging message. I’m glad you found the iPass material useful in your endeavour to achieve the IELTS grade you needed.

Congratulations on your result and best wishes for the future.

Jenny
The iPass Team

IELTS is the international standard exam which bringing us into the aspect of auspicious opportunities from the beginning. Based on realistic view which I gather from the studying of IELTS, it can be described that IELTS provides basis for essentials skill by four modules. By the help of IELTS I can know how to represent myself in all the way. Moreover , It is noticeable to mention that IELTS improves the capability of student and working person. As result in the term of personal sector English language skill has been speed up and manipulated all the way. In addition, it is an interesting matter IELTS creates more opportunities for the open world. Nowadays many university demands IELTS. Though I wish to get 8.0 minimum but at the university of my choice in Ireland I need IELTS band score in order to study at least 6.0 .Which will help me to get preparation for higher study in foreign country. At the end of my writing representation for those necessary facts IELTS is important to me I would like to mention.

Dear Asif,

Thank you for your posting. It is always interesting to hear people’s personal experiences related to IELTS and to learn how it affects their lives, both personally and professionally. I wish you every success in achieving a band score of 6 in order to gain entrance into the university of your choice.

Please note that this competition is now closed but we have a new one which requires you to answer a Task 2 question about Crime. If you wish to enter go to the first topic title in this forum: “Another chance to win a key member subscription”.

The competition closes on November 1st so you still have 3 more days to submit your entry.

Best wishes,

Jenny
The iPass Team