Achieving an IELTS 6.5 band score after only 3 months of studying? That’s not just a story about “someone else’s child” but rather “WISE’s own student.” This is exactly the story of Lưu Hà Uyên – an Economic Law student who successfully conquered her IELTS dream. Let’s listen to the inspiring journey of this determined and hardworking young woman with WISE English!
I. The Journey to an IELTS 6.5 Band Score
In the past, when I thought about English, I only focused on grammar points to prepare for school exams and tried to memorize as many words as possible using traditional learning methods. However, when I entered university and realized that IELTS was a mandatory requirement for graduation, I understood that English was much more than just grammar and vocabulary.
Coming from a small town with few opportunities to practice speaking English, and having spent years solely focusing on grammar and vocabulary, I became insecure about my listening and speaking skills. But as I moved to a new city for university, I set a goal to improve my English proficiency.
Through recommendations from friends, I discovered WISE English – a place well-known for modern teaching methods and an approach based on Brain Science and NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming).
Before joining WISE, my learning process mainly involved writing down vocabulary and trying to memorize their meanings. However, this method was extremely time-consuming and ineffective—I kept forgetting what I learned. Thanks to WISE’s 6-step vocabulary learning method, my vocabulary retention improved significantly.
At WISE, I learned how to deeply understand words by connecting them with word families, synonyms, and antonyms and immediately applying them in sentences. This helped expand my vocabulary tremendously in a short period of time.
II. Overcoming Listening Challenges with the Automatic Listening Method
Another surprisingly effective technique I learned was Automatic Listening Practice. To be honest, at first, I found this method time-consuming and frustrating, which almost made me give up. But with encouragement from my teachers, I decided to keep going.
Gradually, I began to understand native speakers more clearly in recordings, and before I knew it, I was able to understand English movies and American songs without subtitles!
I want to take this chance to express my deep gratitude to my teachers and academic advisors, especially Ms. Trang Phạm and Ms. Hiển, who stayed up late to tutor me and gave me invaluable advice. Thanks to them, the Hà Uyên who used to be afraid of speaking English is now proudly holding an IELTS 6.5 certificate.
For me, this IELTS certificate is not just a qualification—it has boosted my confidence in communicating in English and has opened the door to opportunities to work in multinational companies in the future. I truly hope that more people will discover NLP learning methods and move away from traditional learning techniques, as they will definitely help eliminate the fear of English effectively.
III. Impressive IELTS Results
After 3 months of overcoming my fear of English and putting in my best effort at WISE, I achieved outstanding scores:
Listening: 6.0
Reading: 6.5
Writing: 6.5
Speaking: 6.0
Overall Band Score: 6.5
With these remarkable results, WISE hopes this will be a solid stepping stone for Hà Uyên to go even further in her future career. We are grateful for your trust and dedication during these past three months!
