IELTS reading scoring standard

IELTS test is divided into academic test (mainly used for studying abroad) and training test (mainly used for immigration), and the reading part is also divided into academic reading and training reading. Both types have their own scoring standards, so what is it? The following table is a summary of the IELTS reading scoring standards I compiled for you abroad for your reference!

Academic reading:

There are 3 articles in the academic IELTS reading test, and candidates need to answer 40 questions. Each article needs to answer a different number of questions. Each question corresponds to 1 point.

The articles in the reading test came from magazines, periodicals, books and newspapers and were rewritten. In addition to words, the article also includes charts, graphics, pictures and other non-text contents, which are expressed in the form of narrative, explanatory or argumentative. The content of the article contains common topics of interest to candidates who are about to study undergraduate or postgraduate courses or registered occupations, and is consistent with their cognitive level. Among them, at least one article will appear in detailed form. The total length of all articles is about 2000 to 2750 words.

Training reading:

The IELTS reading in the training class is ***3, with difficulty from simple to deep, and ***40 questions. The first part has 14 topics, and the second and third parts have 13 topics respectively. The first part usually contains two or three short articles or several paragraphs, which are selected from notices, advertisements, timetables, publicity materials and other similar sources; The second part usually consists of two articles, the contents of which are selected from university enrollment brochures, course introductions, university course introductions, library guides, regulations and other similar sources; The third part is a long article selected from newspapers, magazines, periodicals, novels or non-fiction books and other similar sources.

A storm in a teacup and a storm in a glass of water; Make a mountain out of a molehill; Be surprised/alarmed at something very common.

The storm in the teacup literally means the storm in the teacup; American English is a storm in a teapot/bucket, also known as teapot storm.

The storm in the teacup was described by Balzac, a famous French writer, and this sentence was quoted by Montesquieu, a French philosopher and thinker in the18th century. On one occasion, he heard that there was a political turmoil in San Marino and commented on the storm in the teacup. Because San Marino is the smallest Republic in Europe, with a population of only 10,000, Montesquieu thinks that the unrest there is insignificant to the whole situation in Europe.

Tracing back to the source, there are similar image metaphors in ancient Greek and Roman masterpieces as far back as BC. For example, Cicero, a famous writer and orator in ancient Rome, said in his book On the Law: excitare fluctus in simpulo, which means to stir up waves in a long spoon. In addition, there is a storm in the cream bowl; ; Storm in the washbasin, etc. Although their figurative images are different, they are all used to express their excitement about some trivial things; A lot of nonsense on a trivial matter. Metaphorically speaking, it is equivalent to making a fuss.

The people next door keep quarreling, but they usually make a mountain out of a molehill.

What's going on here? It's no big deal, just making a mountain out of a molehill.

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