2022雅思考试训练16版IELTS 16 General Training Students Book with Answers Authentic Practice Tests.docx

®CAMBRIDGEIELTSGENERALTRAININGWITHANSWERSAUTHENTICPRACTICETESTSContentsIntroduction4Test110Test232Test354Test476Audioscripts98ListeningandReadinganswerkeys121SampleWritinganswers129Sampleanswersheets139Acknowledgements143IntroductionPreparefortheexamwithpracticetestsfromCambridgeInsideVOU%findfourauthenticexaminationpapersfromCambridgeAssessmentEnglish.Theyaretheperfectwaytopractise-EXACTLYliketherealexamsWhyaretheyunique?AllourauthenticpracticetestsgothroughthesamedesignprocessastheIELTStest.WecheckeverysinglepartofourpracticetestswithrealstudentsunderexamconditionstomakeSUrewegiveyouthemostauthenticexperiencepossible.Studentscanpractisethesetestsontheirownorwiththehelpofateachertofamiliarisethemselveswiththeexamformat,understandthescoringsystemandpractiseexamtechnique.FurtherinformationIELTSisjointlymanagedbytheBritishCouncil,IDP:IELTSAustraliaandCambridgeAssessmentEnglish.FurtherinformationcanbefoundontheIELTSofficialwebsiteatilts.org.WHATISTHETESTFORMAT?IELTSconsistsoffourcomponents.AllcandidatestakethesameListeningandSpeakingtests.ThereisachoiceofReadingandWritingtestsaccordingtowhetheracandidateistakingtheAcademicorGeneralTrainingmodule.AcademicFor candidates wishing to study at undergraduate or postgraduate levels, and for those seeking professional registrationGeneralTrainingForcandidateswishingtomigratetoanEnglish-speakingcountry(Austrafia1Canada,NewZealand,UK),andforthosewishingtotrainorstudybelowdegreelevel.Thetestcomponentsaretakeninthefollowingorder:Listening4parts,40itemslapproximately30minutesAcademicReading3sections,40items60minutesorGeneralTrainingReading3sections,40items60minutesAcademicWritingGeneralTrainingWriting2tasksor2tasks60minutes60minutesSpeaking11to14minutesTotalTestTime2hours44minutesGENERALTRAININGTESTFORMAT1.isteningThistestconsistsoffourparts,eachwithtenquestions.Thefirsttwopartsareconcernedwithsocialneeds.Thefirstpartisaconversationbetweentwospeakersandthesecondpartisamonologue.Thefinaltwopartsareconcernedwithsituationsrelatedtoeducationalortrainingcontexts.Thethirdpartisaconversationbetweenuptofourpeopleandthefourthpartisamonologue.Avarietyofquestiontypesisused,including:multiplechoice,matching,planmapdiagramlabelling,formcompletion,notecompletion,tablecompletion,flow-chartcompletion,summarycompletion,sentencecompletionandshort-answerquestions.Candidatesheartherecordingonceonlyandanswerthequestionsastheylisten.Tenminutesareallowedattheendforcandidatestotransfertheiranswerst。theanswersheet.ReadingThistestconsistsofthreesectionsWith40questions.Thetextsaretakenfromnotices,advertisements,leaflets,newspapers,instructionmanuals,booksandmagazines.ThefirstsectioncontainstextsrelevanttobasiclinguisticsurvivalinEnglish,withtasksmainlyconcernedwithprovidingfactualinformation.ThesecondsectionfocusesontheworkcontextandinvolvestextsOfmoreComPleXlanguage.Thethirdsectioninvolvesreadingmoreextendedtexts,withamorecomplexstructure,butwiththeemphasisondescriptiveandinstructiveratherthanargumentativetexts.Avarietyofquestiontypesisused,including:multiplechoice,identifyinginformation(True/False/NotGiven),identifyingthewritersviews/claims(Yes/No/NotGiven),matchinginformation,matchingheadings,matchingfeatures,matchingsentenceendings,sentencecompletion,summarycompletion,notecompletion,tablecompletion,flow-chartcompletion,diagram-labelcompletionandshort-answerquestions.WritingThistestconsistsoftwotasks.ItisSUggeStedthatcandidatesspendabout20minutesOnTask1,whichrequiresthemtowriteatleast150words,and40minutesonTask2,whichrequiresthemtowriteatleast250words.Task2contributestwiceasmuchasTask1totheWritingscore.InTask1,candidatesareaskedtorespondtoagivensituationwithaletterrequestinginformationorexplainingthesituation.Theyareassessedontheirabilitytoengageinpersonalcorrespondence,elicitandprovidegeneralfactualinformation,expressneeds,wants1likesanddislikes,expressopinions,Complaintstetc.InTask2,candidatesarepresentedwithapointofview,argumentorproblem.Theyareassessedontheirabilitytoprovidegeneralfactualinformation,outlineaproblemandpresentasolution,presentandjustifyanopinion,andtoevaluateandchallengeideas,evidenceorarguments.Candidatesarealsoassessedontheirabilitytowriteinanappropriatestyle.MoreinformationonassessingtheWritingtest,includingWritingassessmentcriteria(publicversion),isavailableatielts.org.SpeakingThistesttakesbetween11and14minutesandisconductedbyatrainedexaminer.Therearethreeparts:Part1Thecandidateandtheexaminerintroducethemselves.Candidatesthenanswergeneralquestionsaboutthemselves,theirhomefamily1theirjobstudies1theirinterestsandawiderangeOfsimilarfamiliartopicareas.Thispartlastsbetweenfourandfiveminutes.Part2Thecandidateisgivenataskcardwithpromptsandisaskedtotalkonaparticulartopic.Thecandidatehasoneminutetoprepareandtheycanmakesomenotesiftheywishtbeforespeakingforbetweenoneandtwominutes.Theexaminerthenasksoneortwoquestionsonthesametopic.Part3TheexaminerandthecandidateengageinadiscussionofmoreabstractissueswhicharethematicallylinkedtothetopicinPart2.Thediscussionlastsbetweenfourandfiveminutes.TheSpeakingtestassesseswhethercandidatescancommunicateeffectivelyinEnglish.TheassessmenttakesintoaccountFluencyandCoherence,LexicalResource,GrammaticalRangeandAccuracy,andPronunciation.MoreinformationonassessingtheSpeakingtest,IncludingSPGakingassessmentcriteria(publicversion),isavailableatielts.org.HOWISIELTSSCORED?IELTSresultsarereportedonanine-bandscale.Inadditiontothescoreforoveralllanguageability,IELTSprovidesascoreintheformofaprofileforeachofthefourskills(Listening,Reading,WritingandSpeaking).TheseSCoreSarealsoreportedonanine-bandscale.AllscoresarerecordedontheTestReportFormalongwithdetailsofthecadidatenationality,firstlanguageanddateofbirth.EachOverallBandScorecorrespondstoadescriptivestatementwhichgivesasummaryoftheEnglish-Ianguageabilityofacandidateclassifiedatthatlevel.Theninebandsandtheirdescriptivestatementsareasfollows:9Expertuser-Hasfuliyoperationalcommandofthelanguage:appropriate,accurateandfluentwithcompleteunderstanding.8VerygooduserHasfullyoperationalcommandofthelanguagewithonlyoccasionalunsystematicinaccuraciesandInappropriaciesMisunderstandingsmayoccurinunfamiliarsituations.HandlescomplexdetailedargumentationWe".7GoOduser-Hasoperationalcommandofthelanguage,thoughwithoccasionalinaccuracies,inappropriaciesandmisunderstandingsinsomesituations.Generallyhandlescomplexlanguagewellandunderstandsdetailedreasoning.6Competentuser-Hasgenerallyeffectivecommandofthelanguagedespitesomeinaccuracies,inappropriaciesandmisunderstandings.Canuseandunderstandfairlycomplexlanguage,particularlyinfamiliarsituations.5Modestuser-Haspartialcommandofthelanguage,copingwithoverallmeaninginmostsituations,thoughislikelytomakemanymistakes.Shouldbeabletohandlebasiccommunicationinownfield,4Limiteduser一Basiccompetenceislimitedtofamiliarsituations,HaSfrequentproblemsinunderstandingandexpression.Isnotabletousecomplexlanguage.JExtremelylimiteduser-Conveysandunderstandsonlygeneralmeaninginveryfamifiarsituations.Frequentbreakdownsincommunicationoccur2Intermittentuser-HasgreatdifficultyunderstandingspokenandwrittenEnglish.1 Nonuser-Essentiallyhasnoabilitytousethelanguagebeyondpossiblyafewisolatedwords.ODidnotattemptthetest-Didnotanswerthequestions.MARKINGTHEPRACTICETESTS1.isteningandReadingTheanswerkeysareonpages121-128.EachquestionintheListeningandReadingtestsisworthonemark.QuestionsWhiChrequireletter/RomannumeralanswersForquestionswheretheanswersarelettersorRomannumerals,youshouldwriteonlythenumberofanswersrequired.Forexample,iftheanswerisasingleletterornumeral,youshouldwriteonlyoneanswer.Ifyouhavewrittenmorelettersornumeralsthanarerequired,theanswermustbemarkedwrong.Questionswhichrequireanswersintheformofwordsornumbers Answersmaybewritteninupperorlowercase. Wordsinbracketsareoptional-theyarecorrect,butnotnecessary. Alternativeanswersareseparatedbyaslash(/). Ifyouareaskedtowriteananswerusingacertainnumberofwordsand/or(a)number(s),youwillbepenalisedifyouexceedthis.Forexample,ifaquestionspecifiesananswerusingNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSandtherrectansweris,blackleathercoaf,theanswer*coatofblackleather*isincorrect. Inquestionswhereyouareexpectedtocompleteagaplyoushouldonlytransferthenecessarymissingword(s)ontotheanswersheet.Forexample,tocomplete,inthe'，wherethecorrectansweris'morning',theanswer,inthemorning'wouldbeincorrect. Allanswersrequirecorrectspelling(includingwordsinbrackets)> BothUSandUKspellingareacceptableandareincludedintheanswerkey. Allstandardalternativesfornumbers,datesandcurrenciesareacceptable. Allstandardabbreviationsareacceptable. Youwillfindadditionalnotesaboutindividualanswersintheanswerkey.WritingThesampleanswersareonpages129-138.ItSnotpossibleforyoutogiveyourselfamarkfortheWritingtasks.Wehaveprovidedsampleanswers(writtenbycandidates),showingtheirscoreandtheexaminers*comments.ThesesampleanswerswillgiveyouaninsightintowhatisrequiredfortheWritingtest.HOWSHOULDYOUINTERPRETYOURSCORES?AttheendofeachListeningandReadinganswerkeyyouwillfindachartwhichwillhelpyouassesswhether,onthebasisofyourPracticeTestresults,youarereadytotaketheIELTStest.Ininterpretingyourscore,thereareanumberofpointsyoushouldbearinmind.YourperformanceintherealIELTStestwillbereportedintwoways:therewillbeaBandScorefrom1to9foreachofthecomponentsandanOverallBandScorefrom1to9,whichistheaverageofyoursresinthefourcomponents.However,institutionsconsideringyourapplicationareadvisedtolookatboththeOverallBandScoreandtheBandScoreforeachcomponentinordertodeterminewhetheryouhavethelanguageskillsneededforaparticularcourseofstudyorworkenvironment.Forexample,ifyouareapplyingforacoursewhichinvolvesalotofreadingandwriting,butnolectures,listeningskillsmightbelessimportantandascoreof5inListeningmightbeacceptableiftheOverallBandScorewas7.However,foracoursewhichhaslotsoflecturesandspokeninstructions,ascoreof5inListeningmightbeunacceptableeventhoughtheOverallBandScorewas7.Onceyouhavemarkedyourtests,youshouldhavesomeideaofwhetheryourlisteningandreadingskillsaregoodenoughforyoutotrytheIELTStestIfyoudidwellenoughinonecomponent,butnotinothers,youwillhavetodecideforyourselfwhetheryouarereadytotakethetest.ThePracticeTestshavebeencheckedtoensurethattheyarethesamelevelofdifficultyastherealIELTStest.However,wecannotguaranteethatyourscoreinthePracticeTestswillbereflectedintherealIELTStest.ThePracticeTestsCanonlygiveyouanideaofyourpossiblefutureperformanceanditisultimatelyuptoyoutomakedecisionsbasedonyourscore.DifferentinstitutionsacceptdifferentIELTSscoresfordifferenttypesofcourses.WehavebasedOUrrecommendationsontheaveragescoreswhichthemajorityofinstitutionsacceptTheinstitutiontoWhiChyouareapplyingmaytofcourse,requireahigherorlowerscorethanmostotherinstitutions.Test 11.ISTENINGPART1Questions7-10Completethenotesbelow.WriteONEWORDANDIORANUMBERforeachanswerChildren'sEngineeringWorkshopsTinyEngineers(ages4-5)Activities Createacoverforan1sotheycandropitfromaheightwithoutbreakingit. Takepartinacompetitiontobuildthetallest2 Makea3poweredbyaballoon.JuniorEngineers(ages6-8)Activities: BUildmodelcars,trucksand4andlearnhowtoprogramthemsotheycanmove. Takepartinacompetitiontobuildthelongest5usingcardandwood. Createashort6withspecialsoftware. Build,7“andprogramahumanoidrobot.Costforafive-weekblock:£50Heldon8from10amto11am1.ocationBuilding10At9IndustrialEstate,GrasfordPlentyof10isavailable.TGp.12Tg)p,98Listening test audioPART2Questions11-20Questions11-14Choosethecorrectletter,A,8orC.11 StevensonswasfoundedinA1923.B1924.C1926.12 Originally,Stevenson'smanufacturedgoodsforAthehealthcareindustry.Btheautomotiveindustry.Cthemachinetoolsindustry.13 Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutthecompanypremises?AThecompanyhasrecentlymoved.BThecompanyhasnoplanstomove.CThecompanyisgoingtomoveshortly.14 TheprogrammefortheworkexperiencegroupincludesAtimetodoresearch.Bmeetingswithateacher.Ctalksbystaff.Questions75-201.abelthemapbelow.Writethecorrectletter,A-JtnexftoQuestions15-20.15coffeeroom16warehouse17staffcanteen18meetingroom19humanresources20boardroom12-»|gp.121p.99PPART3Questions21-30Questions21and22ChooseTWOletters,A-EWhichTWOpartsoftheintroductorystagetotheirartprojectsdoJessandTomagreewereuseful?ABCDEtheBirdParkvisittheworkshopsessionstheNaturalHistoryMuseumvisittheprojectsdoneinpreviousyearsthehandoutswithresearchsourcesQuestions23and24ChooseTWOletters,-f.InwhichTWOwaysdobothJessandTomdecidetochangetheirproposals?AbygivingarationalefortheiractionplansBbybeinglessspecificabouttheoutcomeCbyaddingavideodiarypresentationDbyprovidingatimelineandamindmapEbymakingtheirnotesmoreevaluativeQuestions25-30Whichpersonalmeaningdothestudentsdecidetogivetoeachofthefollowingpictures?ChooseSIXanswersfromtheboxandwritethecorrectletter,A-H1nexttoQuestions25-30.PersonalmeaningsAachildhoodmemoryBhopeforthefutureCfastmovementDapotentialthreatEthepowerofcolourFthecontinuityoflifeGprotectionofnatureHaconfusedattitudetonaturePictures25Falcon(Landseer)26Fishhawk(Audubon)27Kingfisher(vanGogh)28PortraitofwiIIiamWeIIs29Vairumati(Gauguin)30PortraitofGiovannideMedici14->Gp.121Sp.100Listening test audioPART4Questions37-40Completethenotesbelow.WriteONEWORDONLYforeachanswer.StoicismStoicismisstillrelevanttodaybecauseofits31appeal.AncientStoics Stoicismwasfoundedover2,000yearsagoinGreece. TheStoics'ideasaresurprisinglywellknown,despitenotbeingintendedfor32Stoicprinciples Happinesscouldbeachievedbyleadingavirtuouslife. Controllingemotionswasessential. Epictetussaidthatexternaleventscannotbecontrolledbutthe33peoplemakeinresponsecanbecontrolled. AStoicissomeonewhohasadifferentviewonexperienceswhichotherswouldconsideras34TheinfluenceofStoicism GeorgeWashingtonorganiseda35aboutCatotomotivatehismen. TheFrenchartistDelacroixwasaStoic. AdamSmith'sideason36wereinfluencedbyStoicism. Someoftoday'spoliticalleadersareinspiredbytheStoics. CognitiveBehaviourTherapy(CBT)-thetreatmentfor37isbasedonideasfromStoicism-peopleIearntobasetheirthinkingon38 Inbusiness,peoplebenefitfromStoicismbyidentifyingobstaclesas39RelevanceofStoicism Itrequiresalotof40butStoicismcanhelppeopletoleadagoodlife. Itteachespeoplethathavingastrongcharacterismoreimportantthananythingelse.Test?READINGSECTION1Questions1-14ReadthetextbelowandanswerQuestions16,Helpingpupilstochooseoptionalsubjectswhenthey,reaged14-15:whatsomepupilssayAKrishnanmstudyingSpanish,becauseit,simportanttolearnforeignlanguages一andmverypleasedwhenIcanWatChavideoinclassandunderstandit.MrPeckhamreallypushesus,andoffersUSextraassignments,tohelpUSimprove.Thatgoodformefbecauseotherwisedbequitelazy.BLucyHistoryismyfavo