How  to  get   a  high  score   in  IELTS  Lis tening  -­‐   Reading   By  Hang  Mu n   www.faceb ook.com/ie ltshangmu n   About  me   •  3+  years  experience  in  training  students  for  IELTS   •  CELTA  certiDicate  from  University  of  Cambridge   •  Many  students  got  their  desired  IELTS  score  (6.0  –  8.0)   •  IELTS  score  of  8.0   Hello!  My  name   is  IELTS!!!   Are  you  scared?   No  way!!!     3P   Practice   Persistence   Patience   It  is  POSSIBLE  to  get   a  high  score  for   IELTS,  and  to  achieve   your  dreams,  you   HAVE  TO  get  it!   HOW  TO  TURN  THE  MONSTER   INTO  YOUR  LOVER?   General  strategies   Maximize  your   exposure  to   English   Set  out  a  certain   amount  of  time   everyday  for   English  &  IELTS   Create  an  IELTS   community   around  you   Plan  ahead   Listening  Test  Overview   How   many   Qs?   Any   other   notes?   How   many  Q   types?   •  How   many   parts?     How   long?   •  •  Time  is  given  before  each   section  to  read  the   questions,  and  after  to   check  your  answers    You  only  get  to  listen  once    Answers  come  in  order   (i.e  #3  after  #2  after  #1)   Listening  Test   Part  One:  2  speakers  in   an  everyday  social   situation,  asking   questions  and  getting   information   • e.g  Dinding  out  about  travel   services   Part  Two:  1  speaker  in   an  everyday  social   situation,  giving   information   • e.g  giving  a  speech  about   some  new  facilities  or  giving   information  about  a  tour  or   event   Part  Three:  2-­‐4   speakers  in  an   educational  situation,   discussing   • e.g  students  talking  about  a   lecture  they  attended   Part  Four:  1  speaker  in   an  educational   situation,  giving   information   • e.g  a  university  lecture   Reading  Test  Overview   How   many   Qs?   Any   other   notes?   How   many  Q   types?   How   many   parts?     How   long?   Listening  &  reading   •  Get  yourself  familiar  with  all  the  question  types   •  Read  instructions  carefully   •  Underline  key  words  in  the  questions   •  Predict  answer  pattern   •  Never  leave  any  answer  blank   •  After  listening:  transfer  answers  &  check  for  spelling,  grammar,  order  of   answers   Stay  focused!  Look  at  your   test  paper  only   Never  check  answers   Keep  looking  forward   Listen  for  the  STRESSED   words   Don’t  panic  if  you  miss  an   answer  -­‐>  you  can  go  back   and  guess  at  the  end   Answer  may  come  quickly   one  after  another     Reading   Listening   Listening  &  Reading   Read  questions  Dirst,   passage  later   Ignore  new  words  Focus   on  what  you  know   Spend  max  2  minutes  for   any  difDicult  question   After  you’ve  found  an   answer  move  to  the  next   part  of  the  text  -­‐  answers   usually  come  in  order   Time  management:  ~  20   minutes/passage   On  the  test  day   •  Sleep  early  the  night  before  the  test  day   •  Listen  to  1  test  before  going  to  the  test   center   •  Eat  a  healthy  breakfast   •  Bring  a  non-­‐label  water  bottle  Drink  bit   by  bit     •  And  let  British  Council  do  all  other  things   J   Listening  –  Vocabulary  building   0  Form  Dilling  questions/  Section  1   0  Spelling   0  Numbers   0  Letters   0  Name  of  street   0  Date,  time   0  Occupation   Listening  –  Vocabulary  building   v Map  labelling  questions   v Section  3:  vocabulary  related  to  assignments,  lectures,  report  writing…   Reading  -­‐  Neglecting  new  words   v No  need  to  know  all  the  words   v 570  academic  word  list   v www.facebook.com/ieltshangmun   v Grammar  structures   Reading  –  Grammar  structures   v Question:    The  main  difDiculty  associated  with  using  the  laser  equipment   is  related  to  its…   v Text:  However,  there  is  still  a  big  stumbling  block…  Diels  is  trying  to  cut   down  the  size  and  says  that  a  laser  around  the  size  of  a  small  table  is  in   the  offering   Reading  –  Grammar  structures   v Question:  Biosilk  has  already  replaced  nylon  in  parachute  manufacture   (True/  False/  Not  given)   v Text:  Army  scientists  are  already  looking  at  the  possibilities  of  using  it   (biosilk)  for  lightweight,  bullet-­‐proof  vests  and  parachutes   Reading  –  Grammar  structures   v Text:   Hypnosis  has  been  shown  through  a  number  of  rigorously  controlled   studies  to  reduce  pain,  control  blood  pressure,  and  even  make  warts  go   away  But  because  very  few  studies  have  attempted  to  deDine  the  actual   processes  involved,  most  scientists  are  skeptical  of  its  power  and  uses   That  skepticism  has  driven  David  Spiegel,  a  professor  of  psychiatry  of   Stanford  University  School  of  Medicine,  USA,  and  other  researchers  to  take   a  hard  look  at  what  happens  in  the  brain  during  hypnosis   Among  researchers  there  are  two  schools  of  thought  One  claim  that   hypnosis  fundamentally  alters  subjects’  state  of  mind  The  other  belives   that  hypnosis  is  simply  a  matter  of  suggestibility  and  relaxation   Reading  –  Grammar  structures   0  Headings:   i.  An  experiment  using  people  who  are  receiving  medical  treatment   ii.  The  experiment  that  convinced  all  the  researchers   iii.  Medical  beneDits  of  hypnosis  make  scientiDic  proof  less  important   iv.  Lack  of  data  leads  to  opposing  views  of  hypnotism   v.  The  effects  of  hypnosis  on  parts  of  the  brain  involved  in  vision   vi.  Inducing  pain  through  the  use  of  hypnotism   vii.  Experiments  used  to  support  conDlicting  views   Good  online  sources  to  learn  IELTS   •  IELTS  preparation  websites  from  British  Council   •  http://ielts-­‐simon.com/   •  http://www.ielts-­‐blog.com/   •  http://facebook.com/ieltshangmun