How are you doing in IELTS? I've been struggling with this exam. As I had my studies focused only in American English, the listening has been the most difficult part, and reading has been very difficult as well. One thing that I noticed by experience was that each exam is a "big surprise", you really don't know what is ahead. The examiner can make things worst for you or they can simply help you; I've had both experience. I think it is not fear, the test must be standardized in this. Of course it is really tough to have a dialogue with a bored and unkind person, even if it was a close family member. When it happened to me I felt like I was giving a hard time for the examiner, in the end she just said: "you can leave the room, you have finished the test". It sounded so rude. The fact is that I really don't know if I will be able to give my best due to a possibly disgusting meeting. Anyway, I need to be better, there won't be another way to succeed. Please, can you share some of your experience?