How to take IELTS? What do I need to prepare?

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A score of 7 on the IELTS test will be a blessing~ In early 1998, the Canadian Embassy adjusted the immigration plan, and applicants with a score of 5 on the IELTS test will be given priority. , IELTS scores are also an important review criterion for immigrants to New Zealand, Australia, Canada and other countries. At the end of 2000, Australia announced that students applying to study in Australia must provide IELTS scores. The specific IELTS score requirements are: the IELTS score cutoff for preparatory studies in the UK is 4 points, and the IELTS score cutoff for immigrating to Australia and studying in the UK (undergraduate) is only 6 points. Applicants applying to immigrate to Canada and New Zealand have the opportunity to avoid the embassy interview as long as they reach 5 points.

The IELTS test is divided into four parts: listening, reading, writing and speaking. The scores are expressed in bands, and the full score of each part is 9 bands. The overall score is the average of the four component scores. Listening and reading can have 0.5 points, such as 5.5 points, 6.5 points, etc. The writing and oral exams are only scored in whole numbers, such as 6 or 7. The method of calculating the total score is to add the scores of the four parts and divide by 4. If there are decimals, they are rounded or rounded (except 0.5). When the decimal is 0.25, 0.375, 0.75, or 0.875, move up one fractional segment. For example:

Candidate 1

Listening Band 8.0

Reading Band 8.0

Writing Band 6.0

Speaking Band 7.0

Average score (8.8.6.7.0)/4=7.25 Total score: 7.5

Candidate 2

Listening Band 6.0

Reading Band 6.0

Writing Band 7.0

Spoken Speaking Band 7.0

Average Score (6.6.7.7.0)/4=6.5 Total score: 6.5

Candidate 3

Listening Band 6.0

Reading Band 7.0

Writing Band 7.0

Speaking Band 7.0

Average score (6.7.7.7.0)/4=6.75 Total score: 7.0

The listening and reading tests are both 40 questions. The algorithm of the score is not 40 (question) ÷ 9 (section) = 4.4 (span of each score section), but a very unique method is used to calculate it.

NO. 1 (Listening):

*Before listening*: Be familiar with the requirements of the question as soon as possible, use a pen to circle the key words and answer content qualifiers (these words can generally limit the scope of the question), such as: Who will he talk to tomorrow? Going to the airport in the afternoon? The key words are "tomorrow afternoon" rather than morning or today, and "airport" rather than elsewhere. The answer qualifier is "who", that is, the question asks you to answer the name of the person or the noun related to the person and the speaker. Maybe you think it's easy to distinguish and you don't need to do this, but the scores that you want to get but are difficult to get must be confusing in one way or another, so don't be careless. In addition, table questions are difficult to see clearly due to visual weakness, so it is best to circle the question number.

*Listening*: No matter how much you can understand at the beginning, you must do it according to the exam status, and write as much as you can. And listen to it two or three times at the beginning, and use pens of different colors to make corrections. Finally, different scores are calculated. The difference between these scores is the score you can increase through practice. It can motivate you and also allow you to see the gap and the speed of progress. Another problem is unspellable vocabulary. This requires mastering some spelling rules and trying to spell it out through pronunciation.

*After listening*: After checking the answer, find the corresponding sentence in the listening article and underline it, and reflect on whether its expression is special, especially if it is not directly explained. If you don’t understand the vocabulary, can you find the words that appear in the text and replace them. Finally, categorize the lost points. For example, it is divided into number type, address type, table type, question and answer type, selection type, etc. Do individual special training based on this.

NO. 2 (Reading):

*Before reading*: Also highlight the key points. Especially capitalized words (such as names of people, places, etc.), numbers (including Arabic numerals in time), unknown vocabulary, etc. (we will be more sensitive to these words and have subconscious short-term memory), because these words are clearly visible in the text, Can be completed first.

*While reading*: Do not read the article. However, if there are paragraphs that match the meaning of the paragraph, you need to browse them, and do not skip them carelessly, because one mistake will lead to two mistakes. You can group groups with common vocabulary and groups with similar meanings. In addition, make sure you read the question clearly and ask whether it is a paragraph or a combination of this information. True or false questions must be correct word for word. For example, he didn't bring his bag yesterday.

You have to ask yourself if it is him or someone else, is it yesterday or the day before yesterday, did you bring it or not, is it a bag or something else? Pay attention to tense and degree adverbs, ALL and TOTALLY are wrong 99% of the time. You don’t have to start from the beginning to fill in the blanks. As long as you see one of them in the article, fill it in, and then climb up or down, whichever is easier first. Oh, also, for questions listed sentence by sentence (such as true or false), you can group some words with obvious and identical characteristics, so that you can find the answer within a fixed range in the text.

*After reading*: Basically the same as listening, you also need to think about words that can replace the vocabulary you don’t understand.

NO. 3 (Spoken): This is because I usually have better skills and like to talk to myself (not taught, just my nature!). But people have skills when taking exams. The most important things are eyes (powerful, stretch as wide as possible, and show no fear), expression (change more to show your ease and naturalness, not recitation), style (depends on the teacher's style, if he is particularly kind, you should double Be friendly and humorous, and show emotional charm; if he is more serious and rational, you have to show the rational beauty of wisdom and knowledge, and don't be frivolous). Regarding the content, we should try our best to express ourselves, and should be not extreme but retain the enthusiasm and vitality of youth. For example, my topic was to describe my neighbor. I didn’t say her name, but I spoke fluently and enthusiastically, with a dim light of memory in my eyes. After it was over, I asked the examiner if he knew who she was. He said he didn’t know, so I told him that I lived on the 1st floor two years ago and now I moved to the 4th floor (purely random!), so she is me and me. neighbor. He laughed for a long time. So I’m still introducing myself, just the old one. In this way, what you say is what you are most familiar with, and it will naturally be more fluent and emotional. Of course, choosing to tell him the answer is risky. If you do it well, he will appreciate your astuteness. If you do it poorly, he may think you are opportunistic. But if you want to say that it is better to leave it after recording, the good impression will stay in his mind, and the bad ones will not be heard by other off-site judges.

NO. 4 (Writing): Organization comes first. Then the most important thing is the sufficiency, persuasiveness, comprehensiveness and specificity of the reason. It is absolutely enough to do this and add some common beginnings and endings.

NO. 5: In addition, I would like to emphasize that the preparation of the four items is very important and must be taken seriously. It is best to classify the symbols, such as using one straight horizontal line for numbers, two straight horizontal lines for uppercase words, etc.

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Basic preparation for IELTS test

(1) English grammar

Many books about IELTS will introduce that "IELTS does not test grammar." However, from my personal experience, IELTS not only tests grammar, but is even better than traditional exams.

In traditional exams, we can often guess what the test questions want to test us from the questions themselves. As long as we are prepared, we can be sure to get it right.

Just to give a random example: a traditional test question might be: "I am interested in ( ." As soon as we see the preposition "in", we know to some extent that this question may be about testing our gerund after the preposition. Usage. The IELTS exam will not be tested in this way, not to mention that there is no prompt at all in Writing (if you want to use "be interested in"), even in Short Answer, you must make the form of your answer consistent with the question hint (yes If the question implies a gerund answer, you are at great risk if you answer it in another form.

Therefore, it can be said that IELTS not only tests grammar, but also tests it everywhere, and it also tests it in a very detailed way (it can be said that it is described as "insidious"). If you are not familiar with grammatical phenomena! It's easy to fall into the trap, and it's often like "you don't know how to die"

Fortunately, unless you take the initiative to use some advanced grammatical knowledge in writing to get high scores, Generally speaking, the grammar requirements of IELTS are not too profound. They generally include some basic grammar requirements such as "agreement between subject and predicate (gender, quantity)" and "fixed phrase collocation". It is rare to use "subjunctive mood" , "inverted sentences" and the like to test you. Another point is that the IELTS scoring standards are relatively flexible. Unless the test question is about grammar, grammatical errors in some unimportant places often do not affect the overall score ( This also reflects the scientific nature of the IELTS test from one aspect: it does not mince words.

After all, even when speaking in one's native language, one tends to make innocuous grammatical errors, doesn't it? )

Therefore, my experience and suggestion is that in the early stage of preparing for the exam, it is best to find a good grammar book and review it from beginning to end, not seeking to be profound, but to be proficient; and in the specific When doing IELTS questions, consciously connect grammar and question types, and constantly consolidate and strengthen it.

(2) About the vocabulary requirements of the IELTS test

A lot of information says that the IELTS test does not have high vocabulary requirements, but my practical experience is different.

The vocabulary requirements of the IELTS test have three characteristics:

The first characteristic is that the vocabulary range is very large. This is determined by the scope of the IELTS test content. Since the content of the IELTS test (especially reading) is usually taken from mainstream newspapers and magazines in the United Kingdom and the United States, the content involves all aspects of people's daily life, study, and entertainment. Therefore, all words in human activities may be involved! This is why some people say that it is impossible to review IELTS words.

The second feature is that some words appear quite frequently. This is also determined by the content of the IELTS test (especially listening and speaking). In the listening and speaking tests, judging from the current situation, the topics of the test content still have a certain range. For example, for oral exams, the oral exam preparation materials currently on the market basically cover the exam topics. Therefore, vocabulary related to the topics appears very frequently. For another example, listening tests often test students' learning and living conditions on campus, so words such as accommodation, library, lecturer, etc. are must-know vocabulary. In this sense, some speaking vocabulary and listening vocabulary listed online or in books can really help us prepare for the exam.

The third feature is derived from the above two features, that is, the hierarchy of vocabulary is very obvious. Basically, the vocabulary involved in the IELTS test can be divided into three levels. The first is primary vocabulary, which are mainly so-called low-level vocabulary, that is, basic vocabulary that describes life and learning content, such as reach, hardly, book, etc. This type of vocabulary often constitutes the main vocabulary of listening. Therefore, mastering this type of vocabulary proficiently is very important for the improvement of listening; moreover, this type of vocabulary also constitutes the main words used in our writing. My personal experience is to try to master this type of vocabulary as proficiently as possible. The main thing is to find a college level 4 vocabulary collection (or even a high school vocabulary collection), and master the pronunciation, multiple meanings, usage, and noun/verb combinations of this type of vocabulary in detail. Commonly used combinations, etc. I think: If you really master these 2,000 basic vocabulary words, you should be able to meet the requirements of the listening and writing exams. The second is intermediate vocabulary, which is mainly words that appear in college textbooks, such as the advanced synonym of beautiful, pretty, etc. The third is advanced vocabulary, which is mainly some common professional vocabulary, as well as some vocabulary that is not common to us but used a lot in British and American newspapers and magazines, such as photocopy, evacuate, carbon dioxide, etc. These intermediate and advanced vocabulary mainly appear in the second half of reading and listening. I estimate that these two types of vocabulary are used to widen the gap in test scores. Therefore, if you expect high scores, this type of vocabulary (at least intermediate vocabulary) is what you must know (it does not require proficiency, just understand the basic meaning and usage. Of course, if you want to use it in writing, that’s another matter).

Regarding the IELTS vocabulary issue, my experience and advice is to master high school or college vocabulary proficiently (must be able to listen, use, and write), and purchase some IELTS vocabulary collections on the market , become familiar with some terms used by British and American newspapers and magazines that we are not familiar with. In short, if you have the time and energy, you can never memorize too many words!

2. Preparation for each component of the IELTS test

(1) Listening

①My feelings about taking the listening test

IELTS listening is important for It’s really difficult for a candidate of my level! The difficulty lies not in the speaking speed or word choice in listening, but in the listening test of the ability to extract and distinguish useful information from a large amount of information. Most people with college English proficiency can basically hear (hear, not understand!) the vocabulary of the listening content. This creates difficulties: the amount of information input is huge, but we don’t know (or don’t have time to react) which information is useful and which information needs to be filled in; or even if we know it, we often don’t have time to write the corresponding content ( This is why I mentioned above that you need to be proficient in elementary vocabulary). What’s even more difficult is that the answers to some test questions (mainly Short Answer types) require us to extract them from the information we receive. That is, the answers may be the synonyms of the words heard in the listening content or require continuous tenses. , sex, quantity deformation.

For the above reasons, I personally believe that improving listening skills cannot be accomplished overnight. It is the result of long-term and unremitting efforts that requires more listening and practice.

②My listening preparation

From the beginning, I knew that I had hearing problems, so listening was the focus of preparation for the exam.

The materials I used include the listening materials issued by the Global IELTS training class, the IELTS listening reference book purchased by World Publishing House, and the 3rd and 4th volumes of "STEP BY STEP" published by East China Normal University.

The materials provided in the training course (I participated in Global IELTS, but I think there will not be much difference in others such as New Oriental) help us become familiar with the general direction of the IELTS listening test (especially question types, listening vocabulary, listening topics, etc.), therefore, I studied and practiced these materials in great detail.

The IELTS reference books I purchased are mainly used to increase the number of questions. But if you have time, detailed study is also beneficial. Unfortunately, the materials I bought had a lot of overlap in content with the materials given out in the training class, and they were recorded by Chinese people (after being used to listening to authentic English, it was very awkward to listen to materials recorded by Chinese people!), so It's not very helpful to me personally. It is recommended to understand clearly before purchasing materials before making a decision.

"STEP BY STEP", I personally think it is a very good set of materials. Because this set of materials is divided into special exercises (such as dates, places, directions, names, subjects, etc.), it is very helpful for us to conduct targeted training; moreover, this set of materials also has different voices and different themes ( Such as environmental protection, school education, communication, etc.), which not only enables us to become familiar with different listening topics and local pronunciation, expand some listening vocabulary for common IELTS tests, but also research some topics and recite some good sentences, which is very important for writing. There are benefits (for example, environmental issues are a frequently asked question in the IELTS exam). However, this set of materials has short articles, a long history of publication, outdated content, and high requirements for users’ basic listening skills. Therefore, unless it is used for a long time, it is only suitable to be used as a useful auxiliary material.

Basically, my preparation for the listening test mainly uses the above materials as materials, mainly the materials distributed in the training class, and supplemented by other materials. I study for 4 hours a day, and the total continuous listening review time is about Between 200 and 250 hours.

③Some useful experiences

* When doing listening questions, strictly follow the time requirements for the first time (no pause, no rewinding, no reading of answers) and listen and answer at the same time; Then listen to it 2 to 3 times to see how much you can hear; then check the answers; then read the original text aloud several times until it reads smoothly; select listening vocabulary (such as names of people, place names, common words in listening topics, etc.) to focus on listening , write until you are familiar with it. Listen to it repeatedly when you have some free time. This method of answering questions is not only good for improving listening, but also good for writing, which will be mentioned later.

*Be sure to keep the time pressure on yourself, otherwise, you will lose your standard in the actual exam!

* Listen to BBC news programs extensively (mainly to deepen your familiarity with British English pronunciation).

* Listen to TV English programs extensively (if possible, watch more TV programs such as Hong Kong PEARL, including Australia's ABC News, but unfortunately it is not broadcast until after 1 o'clock in the middle of the night).

* Find 1 to 2 English original audio CDs and watch them over and over (I personally recommend "SHREK", the movie is interesting, the words are simple, the pronunciation is clear, and the dialogue is vivid).

＊I personally have not read the so-called Listening Version on the Internet, because I have some doubts about the usefulness of these things. On the one hand, I don’t know the accuracy of the answers, and on the other hand, I don’t have time at all when actually doing the questions. to react; besides, I don’t really believe that I’m lucky enough to just happen to it. But in any case, it doesn't hurt for those who are interested to learn about it, just don't have high hopes.

* Seize every opportunity to listen to English-related content (such as airport and train station announcements, etc.).

I can only think of so much about listening test preparation at the moment. If there are more, I will add them in the last part.

(2) Reading

①My feelings about taking the reading test

I took the G-type reading test, and I felt "faint" on the spot! But the final result was pretty good.

When I usually do simulation questions, my correct rate is very high (G-type questions have always been between 34 and 40 questions, and A-type questions can also be between 30 and 36 questions) ), among the 4 individual items, the one I was most confident about before the exam was reading; and, after carefully studying the 4 individual exams, I have always focused on reading as the focus of improving Overall Band. It should be said that I had the most adequate preparation for the reading test, but I never expected it, and I felt very bad on the spot.

When I took the exam, Section One was a relatively simple information search without very difficult understanding requirements (but there were individual "traps", such as the difference between "part" and "whole") . The other three sections completely knocked me out.

This is not because the articles given are difficult to read, but the way the questions are asked: most of them are question types that need to be understood before they can be answered, such as T/F/NG, HEADING MATCHING, etc., and these types of questions require Time to distinguish the similarities and differences in meaning between individual information keywords and title keywords [especially the similarities and differences between the "inferability" (T) of the title statement and "the statement is correct, but cannot be inferred from the text" (NG), This kind of question not only requires quick search for relevant information, but also requires judgment and comparison of information, which is very time-consuming]; what’s more terrible is that I don’t know whether the judgment I made is correct!

In fact, I did the questions very quickly and completed all the questions in less than 50 minutes, but I was in a bad mood. Reading has always been the key point for me to get points (I planned to get 7 points before the exam). Because the way the questions are set is really cunning, there are many traps, and there is a lot of uncertainty in the answers, I have no idea about the "correct answer rate". Originally, I felt that I did not do well in the listening part (I planned to get 6 points before the exam, but I felt that I couldn't get it after the exam), and I was not sure about the items I planned to get points for, so I felt uneasy.

It is worth noting that based on the analysis of participants’ reactions after recent exams, the organizers of the IELTS test have changed their thinking in setting questions: although the difficulty of the articles may not have increased, the question types have improved reading comprehension. requirements. Therefore, Scanning alone is not enough to meet the examination requirements.

②My Reading Preparation

In addition to increasing vocabulary [for IELTS vocabulary, please refer to "Some Feelings About the IELTS Test (1)"], my reading preparation method is to use the global During the IELTS training class, I studied IELTS reading and question-taking skills; on the basis of the materials distributed in the training class, I purchased IELTS materials from World Knowledge Publishing House to increase the number of questions; I purchased the 2001 comprehensive edition of "English Digest" Order a copy, increase the amount of reading, and become familiar with the genre, wording, and writing methods of foreign articles.

③Overall thinking and countermeasure experience about IELTS reading

It’s strange that the thing I did best in the test is reading, but the most difficult thing to summarize is reading: after thinking about it, I We still have to go back to those three experiences that have become a bit "excessive", which are to expand vocabulary, increase reading volume, and do more questions.

I believe that many colleagues who have taken the IELTS exam will have a similar feeling: when it comes to reading, especially starting from Section Two, the whole person is in a state of Automatic Response, relying entirely on the subconscious mind. Do the questions.

There are three main reasons for this phenomenon: First, not to mention the complicated identity confirmation and waiting procedures before the exam (usually more than an hour), after 30 minutes of high-intensity In the listening test, the candidate's energy has been consumed to a great extent; if coupled with the psychological impact of the feeling of "not doing well" (which is a common feeling) in the listening test, I believe that most people's Your thinking ability has been greatly reduced, and it is basically no longer comparable to your usual thinking ability when doing reading training (this can also explain why objectively, the actual IELTS reading articles are not more difficult than the usual reading articles, but many candidates feel that The phenomenon of the content of the article becoming more difficult); secondly, except for Section One (possibly) which is a relatively simple information search, other test contents are related to the process of "searching - understanding - summarizing" of information, which requires a large amount of information to be processed. Analysis and judgment, therefore, the reading process requires high thinking ability of the brain; thirdly, the time pressure under test-taking psychology is particularly high. Generally speaking, you need to do 40 questions in 60 minutes, turn the pages, write the answers on the answer sheet (the handwriting must be clear, and be careful to write in the wrong format!), etc. My feeling is that it takes about 1 minute to deal with one question. It can be seen that when you are taking the IELTS reading test, you are in a situation where your brain is not working well, but the reading task is heavy and you have to bear huge psychological pressure. In this situation, not many people (it is undeniable that there are some people who are particularly strong-willed and have particularly good psychological qualities, and these people often have very good grades) can consciously apply "skills"; besides, first of all, for Reviewing and judging the way each question is done, or making "guessings" on a large number of "new words" will inevitably consume a lot of valuable time, which is not only unfeasible, but also impossible. Therefore, it is foreseeable and understandable that you will feel dizzy and irritable during the exam.

Therefore, in the process of preparing for the exam, expand the vocabulary (purpose: to reduce the occurrence rate of "new words" during the exam, save "guessing" time and maintain the continuity of reading), increase the amount of reading (purpose: It is very important to enhance the sense of language and strive for the fastest reading comprehension speed) and to do more questions (purpose: to familiarize yourself with the question types and improve the brain's ability to automatically use various reading skills). My feeling is that when the accumulation of the three independent processes - memorizing vocabulary, reading articles, and doing questions - reaches a certain level, there will be an integration: vocabulary is no longer words with isolated meanings. Reading The vocabulary is automatically increased and the article comprehension ability is enhanced. This integration will ultimately greatly improve the response speed and quality of Automatic Response.

To use the scenario of martial arts novels to describe it, it is to practice according to the moves in the martial arts manual first, and then forget about the specific moves to achieve the unity of human and martial arts, and finally reach the highest level of martial arts of "seeing the moves as you see them". realm of learning.

Therefore, my experience and advice is: Memorize more, read more, practice more. When your accumulation reaches a certain level, you will surely become a "roast duck hero" or "roast duck witch" in reading ( ^-^)!

④Some fragmentary tips

* Before participating in various IELTS reading training classes, do not read the reading materials issued by the training classes yourself (especially "PASSPORT TO IELTS") . My experience is that following the teacher’s technical guidance during class is particularly powerful and impressive (I still clearly remember one time in class when Teacher Gao from Global IELTS asked me to quickly do the "PASSPORT" under pressure) A question: Choose the best one among several words with similar parts of speech. As a result, due to great pressure and not paying attention to the "an" in front, I immediately chose a noun that did not start with a vowel. Teacher Gao was proud of it. While laughing, I suddenly understood and understood why "you must pay attention to English grammar phenomena" when doing this type of questions.

By the way, I would like to express my respect for Teacher Gao (there is no bragging here. and the meaning of advertising): In addition to the above examples, as well as an example of using a simple declarative sentence structure and fictitious noun collocations to illustrate the role and meaning of English substantive words, I admire Teacher Gao's guidance method very much. The skills did not benefit me in this IELTS exam, but these "epiphanies" did deepen my understanding of English and improved my ability to learn and use English. I am really grateful to Teacher Gao.

*Nowadays, there are very few opportunities to use Scanning to directly answer questions, but Scanning still plays a very important role in positioning reading content, especially questions involving numbers and proper nouns. Therefore, mastering Scanning skills can help you. It saves us a lot of reading time. As for how to practice this skill, every teacher has his own experience and the effect is different.

*After learning the reading skills, you must do it a lot. The more you practice, the more likely you are to subconsciously use these skills in the actual exam.

In fact, reading is the most likely test for Chinese candidates. The individual items with good scores (generally higher than 6 points, I even found one who scored 9 points in Global IELTS!) Although there are many changes in the IELTS reading questions, they remain the same, which is nothing more than vocabulary. , speed, and understanding tests. These are things we have learned since the beginning of school, and years of accumulation will definitely not be bad. As long as you practice more, it is really trivial to get a score of 7 or 8; in addition, it is said that in the IELTS test, it will not be bad. , a high score in one individual item may have a certain positive impact on the scores of other individual items and the overall score. Don’t give up the opportunity to get high scores in reading!

(3) Writing

< p>①My feelings about taking the writing test

Comparatively speaking, writing is easier than listening and reading.

Like most colleagues, because I rarely use English. Writing, before the exam, I felt very mysterious about the writing part and I was not sure about it. Looking back now, writing is not only easier than the other three sections of the IELTS test, but it is also a test that can be obtained without too much preparation. The reason for getting good scores is because:

First, the types of articles involved in writing are limited and there are not many changes. Take the G-category writing requirements as an example, there are letters of inquiry and letters of complaint. 6 types of letters (Task One) such as letters of apology and apology letters (Task One) and 2 types of letters (Task Two) such as Argumentation and Discussion. For these less than 10 types of article genres, we do not need a lot of time to understand, master and use typical sentences ( For example, "I am writing to complain about..." is a typical sentence used in a complaint letter). Since the style of the complaint letter itself is fixed, just like we write "I want to complain..." in Chinese, if you use typical sentences in the article, you can immediately achieve the effect of deducting the question, and no one can Saying that you are suspected of plagiarism (at best, it means that you are "rigid" and "cliche", but this will not deduct your points);

Second, the biggest impact on the writing score is the logic of the article Structure and levels, and these logical structures and levels can also be mastered before the exam. My understanding is that the IELTS writing examiner does not expect us, non-native English-speaking candidates, to be able to write any authentic and stunning work in just 60 minutes (if you have noticed, this is not the case in the IELTS test organizer) The published "PASSPORT TO IELTS" has a hint). After being buried in our "garbage" day after day, the judging criteria of these judges have long been standardized: Is the structure complete? If it is complete, you can be considered to have met the basic requirements. If occasionally there are a few shining sentences in your masterpiece that can make these drowsy judges feel a little novel, then you can easily get a score that makes you excited. This phenomenon is like when you, as a housing surveyor, arrive in a remote and impoverished town, and you are surrounded by simple mud houses. At this time, all you can notice is to judge whether the object you see has the characteristics of a " The basic elements of a house: structure, that is, whether it has beams, walls, doors, and windows.

If a "house" has additional mosaics or a two-story structure, you're likely to identify it as a local "mansion."

Third, writing review has a greater tolerance for error. The review of the articles we write is based on the overall judgment. Accuracy of content; individual grammatical and spelling errors do not have a significant impact on the overall score. This gives us greater room for expression and freedom when writing.

Therefore, my experience and advice are: master the typical genre sentences of Task One and the logical structure and hierarchical arrangement of Task Two, and then express your thoughts with confidence and boldness. With a complete article structure, typical sentence sentences, and an expression of thoughts that are not too outrageous, this kind of "eight-part essay" is enough for us to get 5 to 6 points.

②My writing preparation

My writing preparation method is really very simple: I bought a copy of Mr. Wu Jianye’s IELTS writing materials (Mr. Wu was criticized by domestic English teachers as "Mr. Eight-gut",?/div>