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1、CambridgePracticeTestsforIELTS1VanessaJakemanClareMCDOWeIl!CambridgeUNIVERSITYPRESSPUBLISHEDBYTHFPRESSSYNDICATEOFTHEUNIVERSITYOFCAMBRIDGEThePittBuildingTrumpingtonStreetCambridgeCB2IRPUnitedKingdomCAMBRIDGEUNIVERSITYPRESSTheEdinburghBuilding,CambridgeCB22RU,UnitedKingdom40West20thStreet,NewYork,NY10
2、011-4211,USA10StamfordRoad,Oakleigh,Melbourne3166,AustraliaCambridgeUniversityPress1996Thisbookisincopyright.Subjecttostatutoryexceptionandtotheprovisionsofrelevantcollectivelicensingagreements,noreproductionofanypartmaytakeplacewithoutthewrittenpermissionofCambridgeUniversityPress.Firstpublished199
3、6Thirdprinting1997PrintedintheUnitedKingdomattheUniversityPress,CambridgeISBN0521497671Self-StudyStudentsBookISBN0521497663Setof2cassettesCopyrightThelawallowsareadertomakeasinglecopyofpartofabookforpurposesofprivatestudy.Itdoesnotallowthecopyingofentirebooksorthemakingofmultiplecopiesofextracts.Wri
4、ttenpermissionforanysuchcopyingmustalwaysbeobtainedfromthepublisherinadvance.ContentsAcknowledgementsivIntroduction1PracticeTest112PracticeTest234PracticeTest354PracticeTest475GeneralTrainingReadingandWritingModules94Tapescripts107Answerkeys130Sampleanswersheets153MlAcknowledgemeritsWewouldliketotha
5、nkthestaffandstudentsofthefollowinginstitutionsfortheirassistanceintriallingthesematerials:WollongongEnglishLanguageCentre;AustralianCollegeofEnglish,Sydney;HongKongPolytechnic;WaratahEducationCentre,Sydney;InternationalHouse,Queensland;MiltonEnglishLanguageCentre,Sydney;OxfordAcademyofEnglish.Inadd
6、ition,anumberofournon-EnglishspeakingfriendswerekindenoughtotrialthematerialsintheirearlyformatsTheauthorsandpublishersaregratefultothefollowingforpermissiontoreproducecopyrightmaterial.Focusmagazinefortheextractonpp.20-21fromJspark,aflint:howfireIepttolife;83CWILDLIFEMagazinefortheextractonpp.24-5f
7、romShOWbOatasArk;TheGuardianfortheextractonpp.28-9fromArchitectureReachingfortheSkybyRuthColemanandforthegraphsonpp.31and72;GeoffMaslenfortheextractonpp.40-41fromTheRightsoftheLeft,publishedbyGoodWeekendmagazine;NationalGeographicmagazinefortheextractandmaponpp.44-5fromAmerica,sBeekeepers:HivesfarHi
8、rebyAlanMairson,NationalGeographic,May1993,andfortheextractonpp.80-81fromGlass:CapturingtheDanceOfLighibyWilliamSEllis,NationalGeographic,December1993;theextractonpp.48-9isreprintedfromTheTouristGaze,JohnUrry1990,bypermissionofSagePublicationsLtd;TheEuropeanfortheextractonpp.60-61fromSpokenCorpusCon
9、iestoLife,fortheextractonpp.64-5fromHobbitshappyashomesgounderground,andfortheextractonpp.84-5fromWhysomewomencrossthefinishlineaheadofmenbyAndrewCrisp;TheRoyalZoologicalSocietyofNewSouthWalesfortheextractonpp.87-8fromanarticlebyHughPossmghaminConservationofAustraliasForestFauna;MoulmexZSwanfortheex
10、tractandillustrationsonpp.94-5fromInstmctionsforaMoMmexIron;CambridgeCoachServicesfortheextractonp.96;InternationalStudentsHousefortheextractsonp.99andp.101fromtheInternationalStudents,A-Z:AguidetostudyingandlivinginLondon;GoreandOsmentPublicationsforthediagramonp51andtheextractonpp.102-3fromTheScie
11、nceandTechnologyProjectBook;BBCGoodFoodMagazinefortheextractfromSpaceInvaders,BBCGoodFoodMagazine,January1995,onwhichPracticeTest3,Listening,Section4isbased;UniversityOfWestminsterfortheextractfromGettingitright:EssentialinformationforinternationalstudentsonwhichPracticeTest4,Listening,Section2isbas
12、ed:theIELTSReadingandListeninganswersheetsarereproducedbypermissionoftheUniversityofCambridgeLocalExaminationsSyndicate.Photographsp.20TheSciencePhotoLibraryZAdamHartDavis;p.80(top)ImageBank;p.80(bottom)DamienLovegrove.Theillustrationonp.84isreproducedbypcnissionofMmCooper7%eEuropean.Thedrawingsarcb
13、yJulianPage.MapsanddiagramsbyHardLines.BookdesignbyPeterDuckerMSTDThecassetterecordingwasproducedbyJamesRichardsonatStudioAVP,LondonIntroductionTOTHESTUDENTAboutthebookThisbookhasbeenwrittenforcandidatespreparingfortherevisedversionoftheInternationalEnglishLanguageTestingSystem,knownasIELTS.Thisisat
14、estdesignedtoassesstheEnglishlanguageskillsofnon-EnglishspeakingstudentsseekingtostudyinanEnglishspeakingcountry.AimsofthebooktoprepareyouforthetestbyfamiliarisingyouwiththetypesoftextsandtasksthatyouwillmeetintheIELTStest,andthelevelandstyleoflanguageusedinthetest.tohelpyouprepareforyourstudiesatun
15、iversityorcollegebyintroducingyoutothetypesofcommunicationtaskswhichyouarelikelytomeetinEnglishspeakingstudyenvironment.ContentofthebookThebookcontainsfourcompletesampleIELTStests,eachcomprisingListeningandSpeakingmodulesandAcademicReadingandWritingmodules.InadditionthereisonesetoftheGeneralTraining
16、ReadingandWritingmodules.(NBallcandidatesdothesameListeningandSpeakingmodules.)Toaccompanytheteststhereisananswerkeyatthebackofthebookandyoushouldrefertothisafteryouhaveattemptedeachofthepracticetests.Alsoincludedisanannotatedcopyofthelisteningtapescriptswiththeappropriatesectionshighlightedtohelpyo
17、utocheckyouranswers.Inaddition,youwillfindonemodelanswerforeachtypeofwritingtasktoguideyouwithyourwriting.ThereisacomprehensivekeyfortheReadingandListeningsections,butifyouareinanydoubtaboutyouranswers,talktoateacheroranEnglishspeakingfriend.Whereyouarerequiredtoanswerinyourownwords,theanswermustbea
18、ccurateinbothmeaningaswellasgrammarinordertobescoredcorrect.BenefitsofstudyingforIELTSBystudyingforIELTSyouwillnotonlybepreparingforthetestbutalsoforyourfutureasastudentinanEnglishspeakingenvironment.Thetestisdesignedtoassessyourabilitytounderstandandproducewrittenandspokenlanguageinaneducationalcon
19、text.ThebookmakesreferencetothewaysinwhichuniversitystudyisorganisedinmanyEnglishspeakingcountriesandthetypesofacademictasksyouwillbeexpectedtoperform.Theseinclude:ReadingandunderstandingwrittenacademicortraininglanguageWritingassignmentsinanappropriatestyleforuniversitystudyorwithinatrainingcontext
20、ListeningtoandcomprehendingspokenlanguageinbothlectureformataswellasformalandinformalconversationalstyleSpeakingtocolleaguesandlecturersongeneralandgiventopicsinformalandinformalsituationsDescriptionofthetestTherearetwoversionsoftheIELTStest:AcademicModuleforstudentsseekingentrytoauniversityorinstit
21、utionofhighereducationofferingdegreeanddiplomacoursesGeneralTrainingModuleforstudentsseekingentrytoasecondaryschoolortovocationaltrainingcoursesNote:AllcandidatesmusttakeQtestforeachojthefourskills:listening,reading,writingandspeaking.AllcandidatestakethesameListeningandSpeakingmoduleshutmaychoosebe
22、tweentheAcademicorGeneralTrainingversionsoftheReadingandWritingsectionsofthetest.YoushouldseekadvicefromateacherorstudentadviserifyouareinanydoubtaboutwhethertositfartheAcademicmodulesortheGeneralTrainingmodules.The力Odonotcarrythesameweightandarenotinterchangeable.Testformat1.istening4sections,aroun
23、d40questions30minutes+transfertimeAcademicReading3sections,around40questions60minutesORGeneralTrainingReading3sections,around40questions60minutesAcademicWriting2tasks60minutesORGeneralTrainingWriting2tasks60minutesSpeaking10to15minutesTotaltesttime2hours45minutesWHATDOESTHETESTCONSISTOF?TheListening
24、ModuleRequirementsYoumustlistentofourseparatesectionsandanswerquestionsasyoulisten.Youwillhearthetapeonceonly.Therewillbebetween38and42questions.Thetestwilltakeabout30minutes.Therewillbetimetoreadthequestionsduringthetestandtimetotransferyouranswersontotheanswersheetattheendofthetest.Thelevelofdiffi
25、cultyofthetextsandtasksincreasesthroughthepaper.SituationtypesThefirsttwosectionsarebasedonsocialsituations.Therewillbeaconversationbetweentwospeakersandthenamonologue.Thesecondtwosectionsarerelatedtoaneducationalortrainingcontext.Therewillbeaconversationwithuptofourspeakersandalectureortalkofgenera
26、lacademicinterest.QuestiontypesYouwillmeetavarietyofquestiontypeswhichmayinclude:multiplechoiceshortanswerquestionssentencecompletionnotes/summary/flowchart/tablecompletionlabellingadiagramwhichhasnumberedpartsmatchingAcademicReadingModuleRequirementsYoumustreadthreereadingpassageswithatotalof1500to
27、2500words.Therewillbebetween38and42questions.Youwillhave60minutestoanswerallthequestions.Thelevelofdifficultyofthetextsandtasksincreasesthroughthepaper.TypesofmaterialMagazines,journals,textbooksandnewspapers.Topicsarenotdisciplinespecificbutallareinastyleappropriateandaccessibletocandidatesentering
28、postgraduateandundergraduatecourses.QuestiontypesYouwillmeetavarietyofquestiontypeswhichmayinclude:multiplechoiceshortanswerquestionssentencecompletionnotes/summary/flowchart/tablecompletionchoosingfromabankofheadingsidentificationofwritersviewsorattitudes(Yes/No/Notgiven)classificationmatchinglists
29、matchingphrasesRequirementsTasktypesTaskIYoumustcompletetwowritingtasks.Youwillhave60minutestocompletebothtasks.Youwillhavetolookatadiagram,atableorshortpieceoftextandthenpresenttheinfbationinyourownwords.Youshouldspendabout20minutesonTask1andwriteatleast150words.Yourwritingwillbeassessedonyourabili
30、tyto:organise,presentandcomparedatadescribethestagesofaprocessdescribeanobjectoreventexplainhowsomethingworks4cademicWritingMocYouwillalsobejudgedonyourabilityto:unswerthequestionwithoutstrayingfromthetopicwriteinawaywhichallowsyourreadertofollowyourideasuseEnglishgrammarandsyntaxaccuratelyuseapprop
31、riateIangUageintermsOfregister,styleandcontentYoushouldspendabout40minutesonTask2andwriteatleast250words.Task2Youwillhavetopresentanargumentordiscussaproblem.Yourwritingwillbeassessedonyourabilityto:presentthesolutiontoaproblempresentandjustifyanopinioncompareandcontrastevidenceandopinionsevaluatean
32、dchallengeideas,evidenceoranargumentYouwillalsobejudgedonyourabilityto:communicateanideatothereaderinanappropriatestyleaddresstheproblemwithoutstrayingfromthetopicuseEnglishgrammarandsyntaxaccuratelyuseappropriatelanguageintermsofregister,styleandcontentGeneralTrainingReadingModuleRequirementsYoumus
33、tanswerquestionsonthreesectionsofincreasingdifficultywithatotalof1,500to2,500words.Therewillbebetween38and42questions.Youwillhave60minutestoanswerallthequestions.Thelevelofdifficultyofthetextsandtasksincreasesthroughthepaper.TypesofmaterialNotices,advertisements,booklets,newspapers,leaflets,timetabl
34、es,booksandmagazinearticles.Section/SocialsurvivalretrievingfactualinformationSection2TrainingsurvivallanguageinatrainingcontextSection3GeneralreadingextendedprosewithemphasisondescriptiveandinstructivetextsofgeneralinterestQuestiontypesYouwillmeetavarietyofquestiontypes,whichmayinclude:multiplechoi
35、ceshortanswerquestionssentencecompletionnotes/summary/flowchart/tablecompletionchoosingfromabankofheadingsidentificationofwriter,sviewsorattitudes(YesNoNotgiven)classificationmatchinglistsmatchingphrasesGeneralTrainingWritingModuleRequirementsTasktypesTasklYoumustcompletetwowritingtasks.Youwillhave6
36、0minutestocompletebothtasks.Youshouldspendabout20minutesonTask1andwriteatleast150words.Youwillhavetowriteashortletterinresponsetoagivenproblemorsituation.Yourwritingwillbeassessedonyourabilityto:engageinpersonalcorrespondenceelicitandprovidegeneralfactualinfbationexpressneeds,wants,likesanddislikese
37、xpressopinionsYouwillalsobejudgedonyourabilityto:answerthequestionwithoutstrayingfromthetopicwriteinawaywhichallowsyourreadertofollowyourideasuseEnglishgrammarandsyntaxaccuratelyuseappropriatelanguageintermsofregister,styleandcontentTask2Youshouldspendabout40minutesonTask2andwriteatleast250words.You
38、willhavetopresentanargumentordiscussaproblem.Yourwritingwillbeassessedonyourabilityto:providegeneralfactualinfbnationoutlineaproblemandpresentasolutionpresentandjustifyanopinionYouwillalsobejudgedonyourabilityto:communicateanideatothereaderinanappropriatestyleaddresstheproblemwithoutstrayingfromthet
39、opicuseEnglishgrammarandsyntaxaccuratelyuseappropriatelanguageintermsofregister,styleandcontentTheSpeakingModuleRequirementsYouwillhavetotalktoanexaminerforabout15minutes.Theinterviewwillberecorded.Itisin5parts:1IntroductionBasicintroductions2ExtendeddiscourseYouwilltalkatsomelengthaboutgeneraltopic
40、sofrelevanceorinterestwhichwillinvolveexplanationanddescription.3ElicitationYouwillbegivenacuecardwhichdescribesasituationorproblem.Youmustasktheexaminerquestionstoobtaininfbnation.4SpeculationandattitudesYouwillbeaskedtotalkaboutyourplansorproposedcourseofstudy.Youshoulddemonstrateyourabilitytospec
41、ulateordefendapointofview.5ConclusionTheinterviewcomestoanend.AssessmentcriteriaYouwillbeassessedonthefollowingcriteria:abilitytocommunicateeffectivelyabilitytouseappropriatevocabularyandstructuresabilitytoaskquestionsabilitytotakeinitiativeinaconversationgeneralfluencystructuralaccuracyintelligibil
42、ityHowisIELTSscored?IELTSprovidesaprofileofyourabilitytouseEnglish.InotherwordsyourIELTSresultwillconsistofascoreineachofthefourskills(listening,reading,writing,speaking)whichisthenaveragedtogivetheOverallBandScoreorfinalmark.Performanceisratedineachskillonascaleof9to1.ThenineoverallBandsandtheirdes
43、criptivestatementsareasfollows:9ExpertuserHasfullyoperationalcommandofthelanguage:appropriate,accurateandfluentwithcompleteunderstanding.8VeryrgooduserHasftllyoperationalcommandofthelanguagewithonlyoccasionalunsystematicinaccuraciesandinappropriacies.Misunderstandingsmayoccurinunfamiliarsituations.H
44、andlescomplexdetailedargumentationwell.7GooduserHasoperationalcommandofthelanguage,thoughwithoccasionalinaccuracies,inappropriaciesandmisunderstandingsinsomesituations.Generallyhandlescomplexlanguagewellandunderstandsdetailedreasoning.6CompetentuserHasgenerallyeffectivecommandofthelanguagedespiteina
45、ccuracies,inappropriaciesandmisunderstandings.Canuseandunderstandfairlycomplexlanguage,particularlyinfamiliarsituations.5ModestuserHaspartialcommandofthelanguage,copingwithoverallmeaninginmostsituations,thoughislikelytomakemanymistakes.Shouldbeabletohandlebasiccommunicationinownfield.4LimiteduserBas
46、iccompetenceislimitedtofamiliarsituations.Hasfrequentproblemsinunderstandingandexpression.Isnotabletousecomplexlanguage.3ExtremelylimiteduserConveysandunderstandsonlygeneralmeaninginveryfamiliarsituations.Frequentbreakdownsincommunicationoccur.2IntermittentuserNorealcommunicationispossibleexceptfort
47、hemostbasicinformationusingisolatedwordsorshortformulaeinfamiliarsituationsandtomeetimmediateneeds.HasgreatdifficultyunderstandingspokenandwrittenEnglish.1NonuserEssentiallyhasnoabilitytousethelanguagebeyondpossiblyafewisolatedwords.0DidnotattemptthetestNoassessableinformationprovided.Whatisthepassm
48、ark?ThereisnofixedpassmarkinIELTS.Theinstitutionyouwanttoenterwilldecidewhetheryourscoreisappropriateforthedemandsofthecourseofstudyortrainingyouwanttoundertake.However,asageneralrule,scoresbelowBand5inanyoneskillareconsideredtoolowforacademicstudy;scoresaboveBand6aredeemedtobeadequatetogood.OverallBands
