IELTS, the International English Language Testing System, is designed to assess the language ability of candidates who need to study or work where English is the language of communication.IELTS is recognised by universities and employers in many countries, including Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the UK and the USA. It is also recognised by professional bodies, immigration authorities and other government agencies.

雅思（IELTS, the International English Language Testing System，國際英語語言測(cè)試系統(tǒng)）旨在評(píng)估需要以英語作為溝通語言來學(xué)習(xí)或工作的人的語言能力。雅思得到了許多國家大學(xué)和雇傭單位的認(rèn)可，包括澳大利亞、加拿大、新西蘭、英國和美國等。它同時(shí)也被專業(yè)機(jī)構(gòu)、移民當(dāng)局和其他政府機(jī)構(gòu)認(rèn)可。

These are some tips for what to do on the day of the exam itself. While IELTS is a test to measure your English, it does of course feel like an exam and the people who do best in exams tend to be those who have exam day strategies.

這里有一些小技巧來幫助你在考試當(dāng)天充分發(fā)揮自己的水平。 雖然雅思考試是用于衡量英語水平的，但它歸根結(jié)底還是一種考試，而考試中做得最好的人往往是具有考試策略的人。

Speaking 口語

Keep the length of your answers relevant. If you decide to keep on speaking until the examiner stops you, that will be wrong as the examiner may never stop you and you may start losing focus.

確保你答案的長度貼題。如果你決定一直回答直到面試官打斷你才停下，那有可能你的策略是錯(cuò)誤的。有可能面試官永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)打斷你，而你的答案則會(huì)漸漸開始離題。

Don’t learn answers ‘by heart’ and practice them. This process will make you more nervous, and the chances are you will not asked the exact same question you prepared for.

不要“用心識(shí)記”答案并練習(xí)。這個(gè)過程將會(huì)使你更加緊張，而你并沒有太大的可能性遇上你正好準(zhǔn)備的問題。

Listen to the question carefully and then answer it. If you need any clarification, ask before answering so that your answer is relevant.

聽清楚問題再回答。如果你有進(jìn)一步的疑問，問清楚之后再回答，確保你的答案與問題相關(guān)。

Talk in English before your exam. The simple reason behind this is to get your mind to start thinking in English. The best way to talk in English is to first start processing your thoughts in English.

在你考試之前用英語交談，讓你的頭腦開始用英語思考。用英語交談的最好方式是首先用英語思考。

Listening 聽力

Focus on the whole question, don’t just look for keywords in it. Two questions can contain one keyword but can be completely different. Keywords only tell you the context of the question, not the answer.

關(guān)注整個(gè)問題，不要只是在其中尋找關(guān)鍵詞。兩個(gè)問題可能包含同一個(gè)關(guān)鍵詞，也可能完全不同。 關(guān)鍵詞只是告訴你問題的背景，而不是答案。

Don’t write down everything as you are listening. If you are busy writing, then you are not listening.

不要在收聽時(shí)寫下所有你聽到的內(nèi)容。 如果你正忙著寫，那么你沒法好好聽。

Look at the complete question and listen closely. You will be required to read, write and think at the same time but most of your time needs to be spent listening.

仔細(xì)觀察完整的問題并仔細(xì)聆聽。你將被要求在同一時(shí)間讀、寫和思考，但大部分時(shí)間需要花費(fèi)在聽力上。

Reading 閱讀

Don’t divide total time by the number of questions. You get 60 minutes to answer 40 questions, so that gives you one and half minutes on each question. This process is wrong as there are different strategies that you need to consider. The initial few questions will take longer because you still have to figure out how the text is organized. You can decide to give a bit more time to the more hard passage, and a bit less to the easier one.

不要把總時(shí)間除以問題的數(shù)量，不要想著你有60分鐘的時(shí)間來回答40個(gè)問題，所以每個(gè)問題你留出一分半的時(shí)間——這是錯(cuò)誤的，因?yàn)槟阈枰紤]不同的策略。最初的幾個(gè)問題將需要更長的時(shí)間，因?yàn)槟闳匀恍枰逦恼碌慕M織方式。你可以給難度稍大的文章更多的時(shí)間，難度較小的時(shí)間則可以讀得快一些。

It is not necessary to first read the question and then read the passage to figure out where the answer is. It might work for some people, and may not for others. You can read the text quickly to get an idea of the content. You save time this way as you know which part of the text has the answer. First try both approaches and see which one works better for you as there is no right or wrong approach.

不一定非要先閱讀問題，再閱讀文章來找答案。這對(duì)某些人來說可能有效，對(duì)另外的人則可能不適合。你可以快速閱讀文章以了解大意。這樣你就能夠知道大概在文章的哪個(gè)部分能找到答案，從而節(jié)約時(shí)間。先嘗試這兩種方法，看看哪一種對(duì)你更好，因?yàn)闆]有絕對(duì)的對(duì)錯(cuò)。

Writing 寫作

Leave as much time as possible for planning out the written answers. If you know what you want to say, you will write quicker and more precisely. First take two minutes to organize your thoughts and then start writing.

留出盡可能多的時(shí)間來規(guī)劃你的作文。如果你知道你想說什么，你會(huì)寫得更快更準(zhǔn)確。 首先用兩分鐘的時(shí)間來組織你的想法，然后開始寫作。

Save five minutes for the end to read your answer again. This is done to make sure there aren’t any repeated words. This is called repetition in language, and is a fatal error in any language exam. Make sure to double-check your answer.

預(yù)留出五分鐘在最后再次閱讀你的答案，確保沒有任何重復(fù)的語言。語言重復(fù)是所有語言考試的致命錯(cuò)誤。 確保仔細(xì)檢查你的答案。

希望以上小技巧對(duì)你有幫助。祝大家考出好成績！