雅思複習技巧：如何準備考試--Preparation
The following study hints will help you in the weeks leading up to the IELTS.
Become familiar with the test as early as possible. The skills being tested in the IELTS take a period of time to build up. Cramming is not an effective study technique for IELTS.
Use your study time efficiently. Study when you are fresh and, after you have planned a timetable, make sure that you keep to it. Set goals and ensure that you have adequate breaks. In the IELTS test, each of the four Band Modules — Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking — carries the same weight. Study each skill carefully and spend more time on the skills in which you feel you are weak.
Be aware of the exact procedure for the test. Be very clear on the order of each section, its length and the specific question types. There are many resources available to help you practice these skills.
Having a study partner or a study group is an excellent idea. Other students may raise issues that you may not have considered.
Seek help from teachers, friends and native English speakers.
Countdown to the test
Days before the test
This is not a time for intensive study. It is a time to review skills and your test technique. It is important to exercise, eat, rest and sleep well during the week in which you will take the test.
Leave nothing to chance. If you do not know how to get to the test centre, try going there at a similar time one or two weeks before the real test.
The night before the test
You must have a good dinner and go to bed at your normal time — not too early and not too late, as you do not want to disrupt your sleep pattern if possible.
Have everything ready that you need to take with you to the test so you can simply pick it up in the morning, for example, the test registration form, passport, test number, pens, pencils, erasers, etc. A pen that runs dry or a pencil that breaks can take several minutes to replace. Check before the exam exactly what articles you need. Set your alarm clock the night before or arrange a wake-up call.
On the morning of the test
Eat a good breakfast. You will have several hours of concentration ahead of you and you will need food and drink in the morning. You may even want to bring more food or a snack with you, especially if your speaking test is at a later time that day. You cannot, however, take food or drink into the exam room. If possible, wear a watch in case you cannot see the clock in the exam room. It is essential that you keep track of time.
Give yourself plenty of time to get to the test centre. You will be required to complete a registration form and to show your passport before you enter the examination room so you must arrive at the time specified by your test centre. If you are early, you could go for a walk. If you are late, you will not be allowed to enter. Avoid the added tension of having to rush.
During the test
Most students at the test will feel nervous. This is quite normal. In fact, it can actually be quite helpful in terms of motivation. It may make you alert and help you to focus. The aim is for you to try to perform at your optimum level.
In contrast, high levels of anxiety can affect a student’s performance. However, much of this anxiety can be overcome by good preparation, familiarity with test details and a positive attitude.
The examination room should be suitable for testing, that is, the lighting, ventilation and temperature should be appropriate. If you are uncomfortable because of any of these factors or if there is some other problem, such as not being able to hear the recording of the Listening Module, make sure you ask the person in charge to do something about it. For example, you may ask to change seats.
The listening test
Before each listening section is played, read the questions through quickly. The vocabulary (and any diagrams) will give you some idea of what you are about to hear.
Note what kinds of questions you must answer: filling in numbers, choosing a description, finding the speaker’s opinion. You will then make the most of what you hear, because you will know what to listen for.
The reading test
You have one hour to answer question on 3 sections, so divide up your time - perhaps 15 minutes for the first section, 20 minutes for the second section, and 25 minutes for the third section (the sections get harder as you go on, so you might to spend more time on the last one).
As a general strategy, do not start by reading the passage. You do not yet know what information you are looking for, and you will waste precious time if you try to read and understand everything.
Firstly, read the heading of the text. This will give you a very general idea of what the passage is about.
Secondly, quickly read through the questions. How many questions are there relating to this text? What kind of questions are they? (sentence completion, diagram completion ...). This will help you focus when you read the text, as you will have some idea what to look for.
Thirdly, turn to the reading passage, and read it through quickly. The purpose here is to get a general understanding of the passage - you do not need to understand every detail.
Finally, turn again to the questions and begin to work through them, referring back to the passage when you need to, and reading important sections carefully and slowly.
If at any time you cannot answer a question, or it is taking you a long time, leave it and come back to it at the end.
The writing test
Write in pencil (not pen, if allowed), as it is easier to rewrite. Bring several pencils to the test with you.
Do not write a rough draft, then re-write it. You will waste valuable time.
Use time at the end to check for small errors: verb agreements, plurals, punctuation, verb tense. These things are easily corrected and affect what mark your work will receive.
The speaking test
Talk to your friends in English while you are waiting for your interview.
Do not simply answer the examiner’s questions; elaborate on your answers. Talk as much as possible. This is not rude; the examiner needs to hear you talk a lot, so (s)he can find out your proficiency lever.
You will find it easier to talk if you have something to say. Think about your opinions and your reasons for holding them. Think about your plans and why you have made them. Think of important / funny / exciting things that have happened to you and be ready to talk about them.
Phase 3 of the test requires you to ask questions. Don’t be embarrassed about this. Use all the hints on the card you are given, and any other ideas you can think of.
Examination technique
By using good examination technique you could help to improve your overall score for the IELTS test.
Remember that every section is marked independently. Do not jeopardise your performance in one section just because you believe that you have done badly in another. Do not underestimate or try to predict your outcome. You may, in fact, have done better than you imagined.
Focus on what you know rather than on what you don’t know while you are doing the test.
Ensure that you adhere to the times suggested as they usually correspond to the number of marks given for a particular question.
In the Listening and Reading Modules, it is a good idea to write down an answer, even if you are not sure of it, before moving on to the next question. Many students intend to return to the answers they have omitted at the end of the test but do not have enough time to do so. Furthermore, by writing your best answer at the actual time of reading the question, you save the time you need to spend again on re-reading the question and re-acquainting yo
口語24計
1. 任何考試，自信都是必要的，而微笑與從容永遠都是信心的承載體；當然，說話聲音的大小與清晰程度往往也起重要作用。
2. 雅思口語考試的關注點絕不是考生提供的資訊內容，而是提供資訊時所選用的形式，也就是詞彙和句型。
3. 雅思口語考試的四點評分標準同等重要，考生千萬不可顧此失彼，往往其中最弱的一項會決定你整個口語水平。
4. 發音是否標準決定著考官評判你英語水平起點的高低。
5. 詞彙作為四大評分標準之一，並不是考察學生運用長難詞彙的能力，而是對常用詞彙的靈活把握。
6. 雅思口語中的語法，時態的把握尤其重要，不僅要求考生正確使用相應時態形式，同時，時態的多樣性也必須有所體現。
7. 流利程度並非一味強調語速，而是要儘可能的減少表述中不必要的停頓和重複。
8. 大多考生習慣用單詞或者短語回答口語第一部分的問題。但切記，雅思是語言能力的考試，句子的完整性至關重要。
9. 一句話回答問題總顯得單薄無力，也達不到交流的目的。所以，學會合理擴充答案便成了一種技巧。
10. 常見擴充答案的方法有三種： a. 給理由； b. 舉例子； c. 做展望。
11. 學會層次化資訊，此時需要用到一些邏輯聯絡詞，比如： first of all, besides, finally, etc.
12. 口語第二部分最大的障礙不是語言表達，而是確定表述物件。想要更快的鎖定目標，考前的素材準備工作必不可少。
13. 一分鐘題卡準備時間的分配如下： 5-10 秒讀題； 10-15 秒確定表述物件； 35-45 秒做筆記。
14. 給自己的 speech 錄音是練習口語行之有效的方法之一。
15. 學會用題卡中隱藏相關資訊做擴充。比如，當談論人物類話題時，可就其外觀和性格作適當描述；當談論地點類話題時，可就其地理位置作相應敘述。
16. 表述過程當中，注意語音語調的抑揚頓挫。一成不變的音律只會讓考官懷疑你在背誦答案。
17. 一般情況下，第二部分的表達時間儘量控制在一分半鐘左右。如果考官提前打斷你，不要著急，也許並不是因為你表現欠佳，而是時間不夠了。
18. 儘量保證在一分半鐘之內完整表達你的 speech ，其中包括題卡中每一個問題的作答。
19. 口語第三部分重新迴歸一問一答的模式，沒有額外準備的時間，考生需憑藉第一反應作答。
20. 問題回答沒有時間限制，考生不必強迫自己說太多，只要答在點上即可。
21. 減少 “I” 在這一部分的的出現次數，必要時可以用 “we” 或者 “people” 替代。
22. 如遇政府類或者抽象類話題，一個原則要記住： talk small, never talk big. 可採取以點代面的政策。
23. 處理對比類問題，比如： Do you prefer A or B? 可嘗試用 “It depends” 的方式作答。這樣的答案好處有兩點： a. 討論式作答比單一式作答更合理； b. 討論式作答會花費更多的時間，減少考官發問的頻率。
24. 回答對比類問題時，還應注意連線詞的運用，比如： but, while, on the other hand. 同時，句型句式的重複也是這類題的死穴。
聽力24計
1. 雅思聽力只考細節，基本不考總結題，主旨題。
2. 聽力最重要的是詞彙，聽力詞彙與其他詞彙不同點在於，你需要聽出單詞而不是單純的看出或者寫出單詞。
3. 聽力的大小寫問題不要過分強調，官方回答通常情況下是大小寫都可。
4. 需要特別注意單詞的拼寫和單複數，細節決定成敗。
5. 注意題型的多樣性，主要兩大類分為填空題和選擇題。
6. 填空題分為表格題，總結填空題，單句填空題，地圖題。
7. 填空題要根據空格前後的詞來答案的詞性和內容。