How to study Duolingo English Test to get 120.

1) The reasons why I took DET

Doulingo English Test (DET) has become more common in recent years even though many people tend to take IELTS or TOEFL. I took IELTS three times in the year of 2023, but it was tough for me. (FYI : My score is 5.5, 6.0 and 6.0)
First and foremost, the cost of IELTS is very expensive. Secondly, but equally important, the test takers need to have a lot of time on the test's day. For these two reasons, I was a keen interest in DET on the grounds that DET is much cheaper and shorter than IETLS. Moreover, a university that I plan to apply has allowed us to use the DET's result for the application. That is why I started to study DET in December 2023.

2) My Results

Figure1 : Results four months

Figure 1 is my results. I was able to archive the target score, which is 120 (and the minimum score of each component is 105.)

3)How to Practice

• Literacy

  • My main weakness

    • Read and Complete

  • How to overcome

    • Practice with Arno in 40 minutes per day

      • Arno Link : (https://duolingo.goarno.io/questions)

  • My Strategy

    • First and foremost, I try to skim an essay before answering questions. This helped me to guess vocabulary.

• Comprehension

  • My main weakness

    • Listen and Type

  • How to overcome

    • Practice with Arno in 40 minutes per day

  • My Strategy

    • I did not have specific strategy for this question.

    • However, after answering the practice test, I try to read aloud without answer's script, allowing me to enhance my grammar and vocabulary skills. 

• Conversation

  • My main weakness

    • Listen and Speak

  • How to overcome

    • Use DET Ready for 25 minutes per day 

    • DET Ready link : (https://practice.detready.com/)

  • My Strategy

    • Even though you can listen three times, you should start thinking ideas to answer it as long as you can understand the question at first time.

    • This enables me to organise my thoughts, allowing me to answer smoothly. 

• Production

  • My main weakness

    • Speak about Photo

    • Read then Speak

    • Speaking Sample

  • How to overcome

    • Since February 2024, I have taken three online lessons per day on DMM to overcome my three weaknesses.

    • In addition to that, I watch this one (https://learn.detready.com/31b9d27a-3345-4b9b-aade-41d3f5a1c91c), which has led to boosting my production score.

    • Regarding writing parts, I like writing but try to write an essay every single day, with Arno (https://duolingo.goarno.io/questions).

  • My Strategy

    • I believe that keeping it simple is the most important skill in this test because the time is limited and short.

    • Furthermore, you do not use the vocabulary and grammar that you are not familiar with in the test.

4)Practice test is also vital to boost my stamina.

On 10 March, I was so tired during the test time. I guess I did not have much power to finish the test. That is why I practiced test 10 times between 10 Mar and 24 Mar. This allowed me to enhance my stamina, contributing to focusing on the test.