> So sorry to hear this, and really sorry to hear about your Mum, too.
> Must have been a terrible shock to the family and very hard for your
> hubby to concentrate under those circumstances.
>
> My hubby also had to resit, and sailed through second time. First
> time we didn't prepare cos he's so fluent, like yours, and lived in UK
> for so long, but it was the format that got him, and the fact that
> they gave him the academic test by mistake which was way too complex,
> especially the "reading" component, which is more of a test of
> comprehension or IQ! Next time round we bought the IELTS specimen
> materials with CD and he prepared just a little but flew through. Did
> you use this? Only £10 and I sold it for £12 on ebay!!
>
> 90 days will come around soon and he can resit and all will be well
> this time.
I dont understand how IELTS deem him 'competent' but DIMIA want higher.
They say for 15 points, you need at least 5 in each section, Abdel got 5
in two and six in the others.
Life is crap.
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