IELTS Notes

	纸笔	机考
听力	有10分钟填答题卡	只有2分钟检查答案
阅读	传统阅读做题方法	机考左半边屏幕是文章，右半边是题目，要用鼠标上下滑动
口语	和考官面对面（疫情期间也是和机考一样视频通话）	视频通话，和听力/阅读/写作是同一天
写作		字丑的可以机考；打字速度快的同学可以省更多的时间；机考实时显示字数
出分时间	13 天后出成绩（周六笔试，下下周周五中午 12 点出）	考后第三天下午 14:00 出成绩

Listening

Part 1

Part 2

Diagram Labeling

Element	Level
Frequency	⭐⭐
Difficulty	⭐⭐

Speaking

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Method: Combination of functions listed below.

Functions

flowchart TB
  Functions --- Comparison & Assessment & Explanation & Prediction & Suggestion
  Comparison --- Length & Depth & Grammar

Comparison

• Past versus Now
  • used to be... (more/-er), rather than...
• Universal
  • There's a big difference...

Assessment

Explanation

Prediction

• We will see normal people like you and me / ... becoming
• The chance of ... is slim
• There's every/no possibility that... in xxx years' time.

Suggestion

• .... seems like it could be a good idea
• it would be great if they/we could...

Steps

1. Comment on the question
   • Well, it's a tough question. I've never thought about it.
2. Locate the keywords (nouns)
3. Add more functions (especially Comparison)
4. Refer back to the question

Topics

Food

classDiagram
   class Food{
    Color appearance
    Taste how
    Flavor specified
    void cook(methodType)
    bool isAffordable()
    bool isEasyAccess()
    int timeCanBeStored()
   }

Practical Sentences

Issue	Answer
听不懂	Sorry, could you please rephrase that/ say that in other words?
反应不过来/没听清	I'm sorry, I didn't get/ catch that. Could you say that again/ repeat it?
单词不认识	What do you mean by...?
懂了但是不是很确定	Excuse me, I just want to make sure I understand you fully, do you mean....?
听懂	Well, It's a tough question... Let me see...

|Agree|Disagree| |||

Reading

Fill in the Blanks

True or False

Choice

Features

1. Sequential
2. Details orientated

Testing Points

1. Quantity - abstract / concrete
2. Time - before, after, today
3. Absolute words - all, must, only, every
4. Relationship
   • Comparison
   • Reasons & Results
   • Tendency

Matching

Categories

• Proper noun (Name, Theory)
• Normal noun

List of Heading

warning: Features 1. 题目顺序

Symbol
Roman number	Summary of paragraphs/sections
Matching options	1.5x ~ 2x summaries

纸笔考试	机考
题在文前	左文章右题目

2. 分为 Section 或 Paragraph
3. 不复选
4. 题目可能从任意段开始

Steps

1. 审题：注意段落序号和是否有例子（划去）
2. 配对
   • 关键词对应，通常是出现频率较高的词（可能同义复现或者同义替换）
   • 主题句对应，前两句 + 末尾句
   • 💡 如果看不出，需要阅读全段

Writing

Format

Task 1

Item	Requirement
Time Limit	20 min
Word Count	150 ~ 200 words
Score	1/3

Dynamic Charts

1. 上升

   • Verb: go up / rise (rose) / increase / grow / climb / ascend
   • Noun: rise / increase / growth / climb / ascent

2. 下降

   • Verb: go down/ drop (dropped)/ decrease/ decline/ fall (fell)/ descend
   • Noun: drop/ decrease/ decline/ fall/ descent

3. 急剧地

   • Adverb: rapidly / sharply / significantly / dramatically / drastically
   • Adjective: dramatic/ drastic

4. 平缓地

   • Adverb: insignificantly / slightly / smoothly / modestly

5. 急剧地上升

   Comparison: soar & surge |Word|Meaning|中文| |:---:|:----:|:---:| |soar|If the amount, value, level, or volume of something soars, it quickly increases by a great deal.|急剧增加| |surge|If something surges, it increases suddenly and greatly, after being steady or developing only slowly|剧增|

6. 趋势

   • Noun: trend/ tendency
     • 上升的趋势: an increasing / upward trend
     • 下降的趋势: a decreasing / downward trend

7. 稳定

   • Adjective: stable / steady / unchanged
   • Verb: stabilize
     
   • level off / level out: If a changing number or amount levels off or levels out, it stops increasing or decreasing at such a fast speed. 趋向稳定

8. 顶点（最大值）

   • Noun: top / peak / the highest point / maximum
     • 达到顶点 reach the peak at + 数据
   • Verb: peak at + 数据

9. 底部（最小值）

• Noun: bottom / minimum / the lowest point
  • 达到底部 reach the bottom at + 数据
• Verb: bottom out (at + 数据)
  • to reach the lowest point and level out 达到最低点并持平

11. 超过

• Verb: overtake (overtook) / exceed

Line Graphs

Static Charts

静态图数据描述原则

• 从大到小
• 相同相近
• 倍数关系

Pie Charts

Maps & Flow Charts

Task 2

Item	Requirement
Time Limit	40 min
Word Count	250+ words
Score	2/3

Criteria

Abbr.	Perspective
TR	Task Response	切题
CC	Coherence and Cohesion	逻辑
LR	Lexical Resource	词汇
GRA	Grammatical Range and Accuracy	语法

LR

• Sophistication
• Variation - Employ more paraphrasing

GRA

• Less grammatical errors
• A variety of complex structures

Argument

Agree or Disagree

观点 A 与 B 的合理性	我的观点选择
矛盾且都合理	A 或 B
不矛盾且都合理	A 和 B
都不合理	C
只有一方合理	合理的一方

Both Views

Mixed