2024剑桥雅思讲义Listening-eBook.docx

IELTSWritingAcademybyIELTSAdvantageSTTheCompleteAtoZGuidetoIELTSListening?IELTSWritingAcademyGTS0vwU9ClickonthewordstojumptothepageIntroductionTheListeningTestListeningTipsQuestionTypesI. SummaryCompletionII. MultipleChoiceIII. TableCompletionIV. SentenceCompletionV. MatchingVI. LabellingaMaporPlanVII. ShortAnswerVIII. CompletingForms/NotesContentsListeningSkillsPredictionSynonymsandParaphrasingWordLimitNumbersLettersAddressesDatesConnectedSpeechSignpostingLanguageVocabularyBuildingOnlineResourcesPracticeFillingouttheanswersheetIntroductionHowcanthisbookhelpyouwithyourlistening?Listeningandreadingareconsideredtheasy,partsoftheIELTStest,butthisdoesnotmeanthattheydonotrequirepreparation.Thisbookprovidesyouwiththemeansofpreparingfullyforthelisteningtest.ItisdesignedasacompleteA-to-Zguideandshouldbereadinitsentirety.Ifyouarereadingthisbook,youalreadyhavetherequiredlevelofEnglishtodowellinbothtests.Whatyouareprobablylackingisasoundknowledgeofthestrategiesneededtogetveryhighmarks.Thisbookwilltakeyoustep-by-stepthroughthedifferentsub-skillsthatarerequiredandthedifferentstrategiesIsuggestfordealingwithallofthedifferentquestiontypes.Thebookwillshowyou: Theformatofthetest Generaltipsandcommonmistakes Strategiesforallquestiontypes Thelisteningsub-skillsthataretested Howtoimproveyourlisteningskills HowtoimproveyourvocabularyIELTSWritingAcademy©2016.Allrightsreserved.TheListeningTestFour sections10 questions ineach sectionThequestionsgetmoredifficultasthetestprogressesThetestlastsapproximately30minutesEachrecordingisplayedonlyonceYouwillhave10minutesattheendtotransferanswersSection 1- Aconversationbetweentwopeoplewithinasocial/everydaycontext.Section 2- Onepersonspeakinginasocial/everydaycontext.Section 3- Aconversationbetweentwoormorepeoplewithinaneducationcontext.Section 4- Alecture,normallyonanacademicsubject.IELTSWritingAcademy©2016.Allrightsreserved.ListeningTipsHowtousethese.ThesetipsaresimplytogiveyouanintroductiontoIELTSlistening.Theyarenotintendedtobetheonlydocumentyoulookat.ManyIELTSstudentsthinkthatztips,aretheonlythingstheyneedtogetagoodscore.Theyarenot.Makesureyouusetheseasanintroductionandusetherestofthedocumenttoreallyprogress.©Practiselisteningtobothonepersonandmultiplepeoplespeaking.®Becarefulwithyourspelling.©Usetheshortbreakstomoveontothenextpartofthetest.©Trytopredicttheanswerbeforeyouheartherecording.®lfyouranswersarenotgrammaticallycorrect,theywillbemarkedasincorrect.ReadtheinstructionsVERYcarefully.©Improveyourvocabularyandyou,llimproveyourlisteningscore.©Getusedtolisteningtothingsonlyonce.IELTSWritingAcademy©2016.Allrightsreserved.Question Type # SummaryCompletionWhenyougettouniversityorstartworking,twoofthekeyskillsyouwillhavetousearesummarisingandparaphrasing.Theseskillsaretestedinsummarycompletionquestions.YbU'llbegivenalistofsentencesthatsummarisetheclipyou,llhear.Thetextwillbeaparaphraseoftherecording.Theyhavealsosummarisedthelistening.Ydushouldbeabletoreadthetextbeforelisteningandknowwhatyou,regoingtohear.StrategyforSummaryCompletion.Readtheinstructionscarefullyandnotethewordlimit.2. Readthesentencesandunderstandthegeneralmeaning.3. Predictwhatyou'llhear.4. Thinkabouthowthesentenceshavebeenchangedthroughparaphrasing.5. Lookatthegapsandpredictwhattheanswerswillbe.6. Listenandfillinthegapswiththecorrectanswers.Question Type # 2MultipleChoiceTherearethreedifferentkindsofmultiplechoicelisteningquestions:1. Shortanswer2. Sentencecompletion3. MatchingpictureCommonproblems:Oftenallofthechoiceswillbementioned,notjustthecorrectanswer.Don,tpickthefirstonevouhear.Theanswerswillnormallybesynonymsorparaphrases.®ThethreechoicesoftenlooksimilarinmeaningOYdumustreadalotofinformationandlistenatthesametime.IELTSWritingAcademyTipsforMultipleChoice1. Don,tcheckyouranswersfromtheprevioussectionwhenyouhaveabreak.Itisimportantthatyoureadthenextmultiplechoicequestionsandtrytounderstandthem.2. Highlightkeywords.Thekeywordinthequestionwillhelpyouanswerthequestioncorrectly.Thekeywordsinthedifferentoptionsarethosethatdifferentiatemeaningbetweenthechoices.3. Don,twritethefirstansweryouhear.Rememberthattheywilltryandtrickyou.4. Don,tspendtoomuchtimeononequestion.Ifyoudidn/tgettheansweroryouareunsure,makeaneducatedguessandmoveon.5. Becarefulifyouhearwordslikezbut,orzhowever,.Thisoftenmeansthatthespeakerisgoingtoqualifyoralterapreviousstatement.6. Practicemakesperfect.7. Youranswerwilloftenbealetterandnotaword.Readtheinstructionstomakesure,andbecarefulwhentransferringyouranswersattheend.IELTS Writing AcademyStrategyforMultipleChoice1. Readtheinstructionscarefully.2. Readthequestionsandidentifywhatisactuallybeingasked.Highlightthekeywordinthequestion.3. Lookatthedifferentoptionsandunderlineanykeywordsthatwillhelpyoutellthedifferenceinmeaning.4. Thinkofanysynonymsorparaphrasesyoumighthear.5. Predicttheanswer.6. Wlienlistening,listenforanykeywordsandsynonyms.7. Don,twritethefirstansweryouhear.Theywillprobablytalkaboutmorethanoneoftheoptions,sowaituntiltheyhavetalkedaboutthemallandthenanswer.Becarefulwithanswersthataregivenbythespeakerbutthentakenaway.8. Ifyouthinkanansweriscorrect,putatickbesideitandkeeplisteningtomakesure.9. Don,tspendmoretimethanisnecessary.Ifyoumissananswer,makeaguessandmoveon.Question Type # 3TableCompletionInthistask,youwillbegivenatableandaskedtofillingapsinthattable.Thistypeofquestioncouldappearinanysectionofthetest.Theanswerswillallcomeinorder.Herearesometipstohelpyouwhenyouareaskedtocompleteatable:Predictthetypeofwordrequiredbasedontheinformationonthetablee.g.date,nameetc.Understandthetablebeforethelisteningbegins.Alwaysnotethewordlimit.Ydumayhearalltheanswersinoneortwosentences,sodo,twaitforthenextanswer;Keeplistening.StrategyforTableCompletion.Readtheinstructionscarefullyandnotethewordlimit.2. Lookatthetableandtrytounderstanditusingtheinformationalreadyprovided.Payparticularattentiontotheheadings.3. Predictwhatyou'llhear.Trytopredictthetypeofwordyouwillhear,basedontheinformationprovidedinthetable.4. Listenandfillinthegapwiththecorrectanswer.Question Type # 4SentenceCompletionThisisanothertypeofgapfillquestion.YouwillbegivenanumberOfsentenceswithgapsinthemandyouwillberequiredtofillinthesegaps.Herearesometipstohelpyouwhenyouareaskedtocompleteasentence:©Alwaysreadandunderstandthesentencesbeforeyoulisten.Thiswillmakeyourjobmucheasier.Predictthetypeof峪，Wordthatmightbeneededtocompletethesentence.Trytoguessthewordifyoucan.Thelisteningwillthenconfirmyourguess.Writetheanswersexactlyasyouhearthem.StrategyforSentenceCompletion.Readtheinstructionscarefullyandnotethewordlimit.2. Lookatthesentencesandunderstandthem.3. Predictthetypeofwordyouwillheare.g.noun,verb,adjective,name,phonenumberetc.4. Trytoguesstheword,ifyoucan,beforeyouheartherecording.5. Listenandfillinthegapswiththecorrectanswersexactlyasyouhearthem.6. Checkspelling.7. Makesureeachsentenceisgrammaticallycorrect.Question Type # 5MatchingForthistypeofquestion,youwillberequiredtomatchalistofoptionsfromthelisteningtesttoanumberofoptionsonthetestpaper.Therearemanyvariationsofthiskindofquestion,includingmatching: Words Phrases Sentences PicturesThistypeoftasktestsyourabilitytolistenfordetail.Yduwilloftenhavetofollowadetailedconversationbetweentwoormorepeople.Thelistwillalwaysbeinthesameorderasyouhearitintherecording.Thelistmightbeexpresseddifferentlyintherecordingthroughsynonymsorparaphrasing.StrategyforMatching.Readtheinstructionscarefullyandnotethewordlimit.2. Lookatthelistofoptionsandquestionstounderstandthem.3. Trytopredictwhichonesmatch,basedonwhatisonthetestpaperbeforelistening.4. Predicthowthelistofoptionscouldbeexpresseddifferentlyintherecording.5. Listenandmatchtheoptionstothecorrectquestionsasyouhearthem.6. Eliminateoptionsthatcan'tbecorrect,inordertonarrowdownthelistofoptionsasyoucompletethequestions.Question Type # 6LabellingaMaporPlanThistypeofquestioncouldappearinanyofthefourlisteningsections,butitismostlikelytoappearinsection2.Insection2,youwilllistentojustonepersontalkingaboutanon-academictopic.Itisoftensomeonegivinginformationtoanaudienceaboutanevent,orshowingthemaroundabuilding,suchasauniversityorhotel.Yduhavetoidentifythedifferentpartsofamaporplanbylisteningtoandunderstandingadescription,orbyfollowingdirections.Ydumightbeaskedtoselecttheanswersfromalist,ortakethemfromtherecordingdirectly.Anawarenessoflanguagefordirectionsisessential.Theinformationyouneedtoanswerthequestionsisinthesameorderasitisontherecording.尸->Labelling a Map or PlanIELTSWritingAcademywesAdMMwCommonProblems1. Notbeingfamiliarwiththevocabularyandfunctionallanguageusedtodescribelocationsanddirections.Seeourusefullanguagesectionbelow.2. Toomuchinformation.Thisquestionrequiresyounotonlytolisten,butalsotofollowadescriptionordirections,understandthemapordiagramandwriteshortnotes,allatthesametime.3. Spelling.ThisisacommonprobleminallIELTSlisteningquestions,butparticularlyinthistype,becauseyouhavetodosomanythingsatthesametime.4. Visualisation.Thisreferstoyourabilitytoformmentalvisualimages.Youwillbesittinginanexamroomandthepersontalkingwillbedescribingaplanyouhaveneverseenbefore.Unlessyoucanimaginewhatitlookslike,itisverydifficulttoanswerthesequestions.>Labelling a Map or PlanIELTSWritingAcademywesAdMMwUsefulLanguageat the top/at the bottom on the left/on the right/on the far side North/South/East/West to the north/to the west slightly west of in the southwest/in the northeast in the middle of/in the centre of above/belowinside/outsideopposite/infrontoflefthandside/righthandsideclockwise/anticlockwisealittlebeyondjustpastbeforeyougettoadjoiningenterviarunsalongsideIELTS Writing AcademyStrategyforLabellingaMaporPlan1. Readthequestioncarefully.Understandthemaporplananditsfeatures.2. Askyourselfwherethingsareinrelationtothequestions.Thisshouldhelpyoupredicttheanswersandfollowthetalk.3. Thinkaboutwherethepersonmightbegintheirtalkfrom.Whatistotheirrightandleft?Whatisinfrontofandbehindthem?4. Lookatthemajorpartsofthemaporplantohelpyouunderstandandnavigateyourwayaround.5. Predictwhichtypeofwordsmightbetheansweri.e.willitbeaplace,room,street,buildingetc.?6. Listentothebeginningofthetalkcarefully,becausethiswillhelpyouunderstandthecontextandhelpyoufollowthetalkmoreeasily.7. Visualisetheplacetheyaredescribingwhilstthepersonistalking.Notedownanypossibleanswers,butbecarefulwithdistractorse.g.'thiswasthelibrarybutwedecidedtomoveitdowntotheendofthecorridor,.8. Listenforsignpostinglanguagelike'Thenextroomweareabouttoseeis.',orIfyOUnowfollowmeto.',tohelpyouunderstandeachstageofthetalk.9. Makeshortnotesonthequestionpaperandthentransferyouranswersattheend,usingcorrectspelling.Question Type # 7ShortAnswerQuestionsThesequestionsaresimilartotheclassiclisteningcomprehensionquestionsyoumighthavebeenaskedtodoinEnglishclass,oreveninyourownlanguage.Theyaskyouanumberofquestionsabouttherecordingandyoumustgiveshortanswersinresponse.Readtheinstructionsverycarefully,especiallyregardingthewordcount.©Readthequestionsinordertofullyunderstandthembeforeyoulisten.Trytopredictwhattheanswerwillbebeforeyoulisten.Beawareofsynonymsandparaphrasing.StrategyforShortAnswerQuestions.Readtheinstructionscarefullyandnotethewordlimit.2. Lookatthelistofquestionstounderstandthem.3. Trytopredictthetypeofinformationrequired.4. Beawareofhowsynonymsandparaphrasingmightbeused.5. Listenandwritetheanswersintheformthatyouhearthem.6. Checkspellingwhenyouarefinished.Question Type # 8Completing Forms/NotesThistypeofquestionoftenappearsinthefirstsectionofthetest.Normallytheanswerswillbeoneortwowordslongandwillbefactualinformation,suchasphonenumbers,datesandtimes.Thesequestionsmayseemrelativelysimple,butitwouldsurpriseyouhowmanystudentsthrowawayeasymarksinthissection.®Theywilltrytotrickyoubygivingyouanumberofdifferentpiecesofinformationwhenonlyoneofthemiscorrect.©Onecommontrickisforthepersontogiveonepieceofinformationandthencorrectitlaterintherecording.Predictionwillallowyoutoanticipatethetypeorformoftheword(s)required.Beawareofsynonymsandparaphrasing.StrategyforCompletingForms/Notes.Readtheinstructionscarefullyandnotethewordlimit.2. Lookattheform/noteandtrytounderstandit,usingtheinformationalreadyprovided.3. Predictwhatyou,llhear.Trytopredictthetypeofwordyouwillhear,basedontheinformationprovidedinthetable.4. Listenandfillinthegapswiththecorrectanswers.>PredictionIELTSWritingAcademywesAdMMwPredictionisthemosttestedofthelisteningsub-skills,andcruciallyimportanttogettingahighscoreinthetest.Predictingenablesyoutonotonlyfocusyourbrainonthepartthatyouwillhear;butmoreimportantl½notfocusonanyotherareas.Forexample:Name:ShaunRodgersRoomno.Numberofoccupants:1Checkouttime:Inthisexample,wecanaccuratelypredictthatwearegoingtoheararoomnumberandtime.Thatmeanswecancompletelyfocusonthosetwoitems,makingitmucheasierforustogetthecorrectanswer.PredictionHow to PredictIn the IELTS listening test, there will be between 30-45 seconds of silence before the section of the recording begins. Use this time wisely by predicting what you are going to hear.Grammar:noun,verb,adjective,adverbetc.Oftenitwillbeobviouswhichwordformweneedtouse.Ifweuseadifferentformoftheword,wewillgetthequestionwrong.Subject:phonenumber,address,date,businessnameetc.Thiswillhelpusfocusonthecorrectpartoftherecordingandfindthecorrectinformationmoreeasily.Function:list,question,label,instructionetc.Youshouldthinkaboutthefollowing.IELTSWritingAcademySynonymsandParaphrasingYoushouldalwaysbeawareofhowsynonymsandparaphrasingareused.IntheIELTSlisteningtest,itisnormalforyoutoreadonewordbuthearanotherwordwiththesamemeaning.Forexample,youmayreadost,buthear/price,.ThisiscalledasynonymandtheIELTSlisteningtesthaslotsofthem.Acommonmistakeistoreadacertainwordandtrytolistenforthatword,butthennothearit.Thatisbecausetherecordingusedasynonym.Forexample,youmighthearsomeonemakingahotelreservationandyouhavetonotedowntheirdetails.Theformmightsay'ArrivalDate：butyouwillhearzdayyouarrive'.Similarly,youmayread'DepartureDate,butyoumighthearzdayyouleave,.Makesureyouthinkaboutthetypeofinformationyoumighthearintheformofsynonyms,notjustwhatyouread.IELTSWritingAcademySynonymsandParaphrasingPracticePractisingthisskillallowsyoutoimproveyourlisteningandvocabularyatthesametime.AgoodlisteningresourcetohelpyouimproveyourvocabularywhilstlisteningisFIuentU.ThiswebsitehasahugerangeofEnglishvideosandbilingualsubtitlesformostofthem.Italsohasa'hover-over,dict