2024剑桥雅思讲义Labelling_a_Diagram_Questions_Strategy_Practice.docx

IELTSADVANTAGELabellingaDiagramQuestionsStrategyPracticeAtourofHarlechCastleHarlechCastle,locatedinHarlech,Gwynedd,Wales,isaGradeI-Iistedmedievalfortification,constructedatopaspurofrockclosetotheIrishSea.ItwasbuiltbyEdwardIduringhisinvasionofWalesbetween1282and1289attherelativelymodestcostof£8,190.Overthenextfewcenturies,thecastleplayedanimportantpartinseveralwars,withstandingthesiegeofMadogapLlywelynin1294-95,butfallingtoOwainGlyndwrin1404.ItthenbecameGlyndwr,sresidenceandmilitaryheadquartersfortheremainderoftheuprisinguntilbeingrecapturedbyEnglishforcesin1409.Duringthe15thcenturyWarsoftheRoses,HarlechwasheldbytheLancastriansforsevenyears,beforeYorkisttroopsforceditssurrenderin1468,asiegememorialisedinthesongMenofHarlech.FollowingtheoutbreakoftheEnglishCivilWarin1642,thecastlewasheldbyforcesloyaltoCharlesI,holdingoutuntil1647whenitbecamethelastfortificationtosurrendertotheParliamentaryarmies.Inthe21stcenturytheruinedcastleismanagedbyCadw,theWelshGovernment'shistoricenvironmentservice,asatouristattraction.HarlechCastlerestsuponpartoftheHarlechDome,aspurofrockalmost200feet(61m)high;thelandfallsawaysharplyonthenorthandwest,andaditchcutintotherockprotectstheremainingapproachestothecastle.Thecastlehasaconcentricdesign,withonelineofdefencesenclosedbyanother,forminganinnerandouterward;theouterwallwasoriginallysomewhattallerthantoday.Harlechisbuiltfromlocalgrey-greensandstone,withlarge,regularblocksusedforthetowersandirregularmaterial,possiblytakenfromtheditch,usedforthewalls.Asofteryellowsandstoneisusedforthedecorativeworkinthecastle,possiblyquarriedfromaroundEgrynAbbeynearBarmouth.ReachingthemainentrancetothecastleinvolvescrossingastonebridgewhichconnectstheeasterlyditchbridgetowersandthemaingatehouseandgoesovertheEastDitch;littleremainsofthebridgetowerstoday.Awatergateoverlooksaprotectedstairwayof127stepsthatrunsdowntothefootofthecliffs.Inthe13thcentury,theseacameupclosetothestairway,allowingresupplybysea,buttodaytheseahasretreatedsignificantly,makingitmoredifficulttoenvisagetheconceptinitsoriginalsetting.Thegatehousefollowsthedesign,sometimestermedtheTonbridge-Style,thatbecamepopularduringthe13thcentury,withtwomassive"D-shaped"defensivetowersflankingtheentrance.Themainpassageintothecastlerunsbetweenthesetwotowersandwasguardedbythreeportcullisesandatleasttwoheavydoors.InNote:ThisisnotarealIELTStest.Thispracticetestistogiveyouanopportunitytopractiseimplementingthestrategiesfromthecourse.Itdoesnotreflectthescores,timeneededorlevelofdifficultyofarealIELTStest.IELTSADVANTAGELabellingaDiagramQuestionsStrategyPracticethewesternpartofeachdefensivetowerisalargeguardroom.Thegatehousehastwoupperfloors,brokenupintovariousrooms.Eachfloorhasthreelargewindowsoverlookingtheinnerward;thesecondfloorhastwoadditionalgrandwindowsonthesidesofthegatehouse;thegatehousewasfittedwithfireplacesandwouldoriginallyhavehadprominentchimneys.Theuseoftheseroomshasbeenthesubjectofacademicdebate:historianArnoldTaylorarguedthatthefirstfloorofthegatehousewasusedbytheconstableaslivingaccommodation,withthesecondfloorusedbyseniorvisitors;JeremyAshbeehassincechallengedthisinterpretation,suggestingthehigh-statusaccommodationmayinsteadhavebeenlocatedwithintheinnerward,andthegatehouseusedforotherpurposes.Theinnerwardisguardedbyfourlargecirculartowers.Overtime,thesehaveacquiredparticularnames:clockwisefromthenorth-east,theyarecalledtheDebtors'Tower,MortimerTower,BronwenTowerandtheArmourer1Slower.Debtors1TowerincorporatedadungeonandtheArmourer'sTowermayhavecontainedanartilleryworkshopinthe16thcentury.Headingsouth-westfromBronwenTowertherearetheremainsoftheWesternPikehead,whichpassestheUpperGateandeventuallyreachesthe,WayfromtheSea,.Severalkindsofbuildingswerebuiltaroundtheinnerward.TheGreatHallisonthewesternside,oppositethegatehouseandimmediatelynexttotheArmourers'Tower.Onthenorthernsideoftheinnerward,betweentheGreatHallandthebakehouse,isthechapel.OntheothersideoftheGreatHall,inthesouthwesterncorneroftheinnerward,rightnexttoBronwenTower,isthekitchen.Fromthere,itisjustashortwalktothegranary,whichistheclosestbuildingintheinnerwardtoMortimerTower.ThearchitectureofHarlechhascloselinkstothatfoundinthekingdomofSavoyinthesameperiod.Theseincludesemi-circulardoorarches,windowstyles,corbelledtowersandpositioningofputlogholes,andareusuallyascribedtotheinfluenceoftheSavoyarchitectMasterJames.However,thelinksbetweenHarlechandSavoyarenotstraightforwardasinsomecasestherelevantSavoystructureswerebuiltafterJameshadlefttheregion.Thesimilarityinarchitecturaldetailsmay,therefore,betheresultofthewiderroleplayedbySavoycraftsmenandengineersintheHarlechproject.Adaptedfrom:https:en.WikiDediaQrqwikiHarleChCaSHeandhttps:CadW.gov.walesadvicesupporthistoric-assetsSChedUIedmonumentsbest-practicequidance#SeCtiOncarinq-for-coastal-heritaQeNote:ThisisnotarealIELTStest.Thispracticetestistogiveyouanopportunitytopractiseimplementingthestrategiesfromthecourse.Itdoesnotreflectthescores,timeneededorlevelofdifficultyofarealIELTStest.IELTSADVANTAGELabellingaDiagramQuestionsStrategyPracticeQuestions1-10LabelthediagramofHarlechCastleusingwordsfromtheboxbelow.Harlech CastleArmourer's TowerChapelEast DitchGranaryGreat HallGrey-green sandstoneHarlech DomeKitchenMain passage Mortimer Tower North-east lower Prominent chimneys Putlog holes Stone bridge Tonbridge Western PikeheadHarlechCastleNote:ThisisnotarealIELTStest.Thispracticetestistogiveyouanopportunitytopractiseimplementingthestrategiesfromthecourse.Itdoesnotreflectthescores,timeneededorlevelofdifficultyofarealIELTStest.IELTSADVANTAGELabellingaDiagramQuestionsStrategyPractice(Foranswers,seebelow.)AnswerKey:Answerguidancevideo:https:WWWJExtra info- para 3Extra info- para 3Extra info- para 4Extra info- para 5Extra info- para 6Extra info- para 6Extra info- para 5Extra info- para 6Extra info- para 5Extra info- para 61. Stonebridge2. EastDitch3. Mainpassage4. MortimerTower5. Granary6. Kitchen7. WesternPikehead8. GreatHall9. Armourer'sTower10. ChapelNote:ThisisnotarealIELTStest.Thispracticetestistogiveyouanopportunitytopractiseimplementingthestrategiesfromthecourse.Itdoesnotreflectthescores,timeneededorlevelofdifficultyofarealIELTStest.