TRANSLATING DREAM INTO REALITY: Shubham Chandra Bhattarai scores 8.0 on the IELTS exam
TRANSLATING DREAM INTO REALITY Shubham Chandra Bhattarai scores 8.0 on the IELTS exam By LB Thapa Achieving a band score of 8.0 in the IELTS exam is no easy feat of success. Every IELTS student would be more than happy if he/she scored 8.0 on the IELTS exam. Shubham Chandra Bhattarai’s happiness knew no bounds when an early morning SMS on his mobile freaked him out almost instantly. The message contained his IELTS scores: Listening: 9.0; Reading: 8.0; Writing: 7.0; and Speaking: 7.5. “It was like a dream come true type of experience for me. I had anticipated a maximum of 7.5. I would be extremely elated only if I had scored 7.5—this was my highest expectation. But when I saw my band score of 8.0, it was simply unbelievable. I felt as if I were over the moon," said Subham with a flicker of a smile. Shubham has scored 9.0 out of 9.0 in the listening. This is a remarkable feat of success indeed. All students work hard to get a decent score on the IELTS exam. They p...