又到了出國留學的準備季了！準備要去美加的同學要開始準備托福，而計畫前往英紐澳的 同學們就要開始念雅思囉！ 以下的小秘訣對準備雅思的初學者非常有用喔！ LISTENING 1. Don’t just glance at instructions; read them carefully. They can vary considerably. 不要只快速看過題目，詳細閱讀‧因為題目可能會跟你想像的大不相同‧ 2. It often happens that the speaker will give you an answer and then correct what s/he has said - watch out for this ploy. 考題裡常常出現更正答案的敘述，要小心這個陷阱‧ 3. Try to anticipate what the speaker will say. This requires concentration - easy in your own language, but more difficult in English! 試著去預測聽力測驗裡講者會說什麼‧這需要高度的專心，在我們的母語裡很容易做到 ，但是在英語裡可就困難囉！ 4. Although there are not that many IELTS books on the market, other Cambridge exam preparation materials can provide valuable practice; for example, FCE and CAE preparation books. 雅思的參考書雖然在市面上不多見，其它Cambridge考試的準備資料也是練習時的好題材 ，例如像是FCE、CAE的參考書‧ 5. Small errors can lead to a low score: spelling mistakes, omitting plural 's' or incomplete time indications. 小錯誤可能會讓你低分，拼字錯誤、忘記複數形或是時間表達錯誤 6. Don’t panic if you think the topic is too difficult or the speaker is too fast. Take a deep breath, relax and tune in. 如果題目太難或是講太快的話不要驚慌‧深呼吸、放鬆然後開始作答‧ 7. Read, write and listen at the same time. Tricky, but worth practicing! 同時間閱讀，答題和聽‧雖然有些奇怪，不過很值得練習喔！ 8. Don’t leave blanks - you will not be penalised for wrong answers so you might as well guess! 不要空格，猜題和寫錯題目不會被處罰的‧ READING 1. Leave a question for later if you can’t answer. Spending a long time on one answer is not ideal. Go back later if you have time and guess if you have to. 如果有你不會答的問題先空下來‧花多一點時間修正你不滿意的答案‧如果你還有時間 的話再回去做這些題目或是用猜的‧ 2. Don’t panic if you don’t know anything about the subject of the passage. All the answers can be found in the passage and you don’t need any specialist knowledge. 如果你對題目裡的主題一無所知，請不要慌張‧所有的答案在文章裡都可以找得到而且 你不用有特殊領域的知識‧ 3. Remember, unlike the Listening section of the exam, you have no extra time to transfer your answers at the end of the Reading section. 請記得閱讀測驗跟聽力測驗不同，你不會有多餘的時間可以轉換答案‧ 4. As a preparation for the exam, read as widely as possible e.g. newspapers, magazines, or journals. Don’t limit yourself to one type of text and read articles with an academic style if possible. 在準備考試時，盡可能的廣泛閱讀，例如報章雜誌‧不要只限定讀同一種的文章或是論 文‧ 5. Look at the way paragraphs are organized. 看一下文章段落是如何組織的‧ 6. Try to predict the content of a paragraph from the opening sentence. 從起始的句子裡就要開始預測文章段落裡會出現什麼‧ 7. Give a paragraph you read an imaginary heading. 想像一下你正在讀的段落的標題‧ 8. Don’t concentrate on words you don’t know. It only wastes valuable time. 不要浪費時間在你不懂的單字‧那只會浪費你寶貴的時間‧ 9. Careless mistakes cost points. Copy the answer correctly if it is mentioned in the passage. 不小心的錯誤會扣分‧抄段落裡的答案要注意喔！ 10. Check your spelling, and make sure to put in singular or plural as required. 檢查拼字，確定名詞的單複數是否正確‧ 11. Only give one answer unless explicitly stated otherwise. 除非有特別說明，否則答案只有一個‧ WRITING 1. Highlight or circle key words. 將關鍵字劃線或是圈起來‧ 2. Clearly divide paragraphs. 分段要分清楚‧ 3. Don’t repeat ideas using different words. 不要用不同的單字重複同樣的論點‧ 4. Stick to the topic. 緊扣題旨‧ 5. Be careful with timing ! Don’t rush Task 2, it’s longer and carries more weight. 注意時間‧第二題不要趕，這一題要花多點心思寫長一點‧ 6. Put one idea in each paragraph. 一段只寫一個主題 7. Avoid informal language. 避免不正式的語言 8. Learn to recognize how long 150/250 words is in your handwriting. You don’t really have time to count. 練習辯認150字、250在你的手寫字裡看起來多長‧考試時你不會真的有時間算‧ 9. Get used to spending several minutes re-reading and correcting your essays. 你要習慣花幾分鐘的時間重新看一下你寫的文章並做修正‧ 10. Don’t memorize model answers, they won’t fit the question and you will make more careless mistakes. In addition, examiners are trained to recognize them so your exam will be invalid. 不要死記答案的模組，他們不會真的符合問題而且你會犯更多錯誤‧另外考官有受過訓 練可以辨認出來‧你的考試會被視為無效‧ SPEAKING 1. We want to test your ability to communicate effectively, and not just your grammatical accuracy. 考試是要考你是否可以有效的溝通，不只是你的文法正確 2. Don’t learn chunks of answers. The examiner is trained to spot this and will change the question. 不要背一長串的答案，考官經過訓練能夠查覺並且會更換問題‧ 3. Develop your answers as much as possible. 回答題目的時候講越多越好‧ 4. Speak more than the examiner. 要比考官講更多話‧ 5. Ask for clarification if necessary. 如果需要的話，可以要求考官進一步說明(題目) 6. Remember, this is not a test of your knowledge but of your language abilities. It is not a case of one answer being the correct one and all others being wrong. Try to express your opinion. 請記住，考試不是考你的知識而是考驗你的語言能力‧問題沒有正確答案‧試著表達你 的意見‧ 另外對雅思考試不是很了解，想要先看一些範例題的同學可以到雅思的官方網站上去下載 來練習 http://www.ielts.org/test_takers_information/test_sample.aspx ------------------------------------ 文章來源：http://ceo23888269.pixnet.net/blog --

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