聽力測驗技巧第四篇

本週, 很快的再次提醒大家IELTS雅思聽力測驗的高分技巧:

1. 30分鐘加上10分鐘謄寫答案到答案卷上
2. 四大部分
3. 總共40個問題

準備IELTS雅思聽力測驗的方向

此測驗會由不同的角色展現不同的英語腔調 (英國腔，澳洲腔，美國腔或其他) 。幸運的是，現在可以較輕易地透過有線電視、網路以及電影聽到英語為其母語的人講英文，所以在準備聽力測驗時，盡可能善用這些媒體來練習。第一部分與第三 部分為對話，可能是朋友間的對話，所以看喜劇或是肥皂劇並不會浪費時間，反而會幫助你增進你聽力測驗所需的技巧。

IELTS雅思聽力測驗技巧

1. 仔細聽清楚每個問題前的介紹。介紹裏會提供問題情境與主題的相關資訊。
2. 你會有時間在開始聽題目以前先把題目看過 – 確定你做到這點，你就可以預測你應該要聽的資訊。
3. 確定你的答案符合文法
4. 確定每個字讀拼字正確 (英式與美式拼法都可以)

第一部分: 朋友間的對話

Two friends, Toby and Chris, are planning to take a gap year. They have gathered a lot of information about voluntary projects overseas for students, and they are telling their tutor group about what they have learned.
Professor Rathmell: … so today Toby and Chris are going to share with us some of what they have found out about volunteering around the world. Over to you two.

Chris:Thanks professor Rathmell.

Toby:Yeah, thanks. Well, the first thing is, there really are a lot of different projects you can get involved in if you want to take a break from your studies and do something useful with your time.

Chris:That's right, there's so much out there if you are prepared to rough it and put in a bit of work. One of the key things is, you don't have to sign up for a whole year. Most of the projects we found out about last from one to nine months. So you can help people in some of the world's poorest communities and then spend some time travelling around their amazing countries.

Toby:Er,… yeah. There are projects all around the world, South America, Micronesia, Latin America, but we have concentrated on Sub-Saharan Africa and South East Asia as that's where we're thinking of exploring.

Chris:The first project we looked at is in Laos, The Village Irrigation Project. Volunteers will be helping local villagers to rebuild irrigation channels that were damaged in recent floods. It's an eight-week programme. You'll be living with the villagers, and all your expenses will be paid for by the organisation, so you just need to pay for your flight ticket. Other than that, it's free. But it's physically demanding work, so you need to be quite strong.

Rathmell: Do you need to speak the local language?

Chris:Hang on, er…., here it is. "Translators will accompany the volunteers". Nah, you don't.

Rathmell: A relief, I'm sure, to anyone whose Laotian language skills are a bit rusty.(Loud laughter from group)

Toby:(Laughing) Yes, quite. That's us. OK. The next one is a very exciting opportunity supporting vital research into marine habitats in Mozambique, the East Africa Shark Conservation Project. Not only will you be supporting essential conservation work, you will also have the opportunity to swim with whale sharks, manta rays and turtles.

Chris:Because of the nature of the work, they are only looking for people who already have a diving licence. And this one is not cheap. The project doesn't receive government funding, so participants have to pay around £2,200 to do a 3 month stint.

Toby:There's another interesting opportunity in Africa, the Malawi Orphans Project, teaching English to orphans in one of Africa's poorest countries. It's a great opportunity to learn how rural communities live. It's a six month work placement, so if you take a year off you will plenty of time to explore southern Africa.

Professor:Do you have to pay to join this project?

Chris:It's supported by the World Orphan Fund, and they provide basic food and accommodation while you are there. But they are desperately short of money, so participants are urged to make a £800 contribution.

Toby:Right, moving on, Thailand! Lots going on here, er…

問題 1: 選擇題

1. Which two regions will the talk focus on?

1. South America
2. Sub-Saharan Africa
3. Micronesia
4. Europe
5. Latin America
6. South East Asia

問題2-3: 完成句子

Complete the following sentences. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
2.Projects last from ____________ months.
3.Participants can help people in the world's ____________

問題 4-12: 完成表格

Complete the table. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Answer

1. B, F
2. one to nine (1 – 9)
3. poorest communities
4. 2
5. translators
6. East Africa
7. 2,200
8. diving licence
9. Orphans
10. 6
11. 800
12. rural communities

Key Vocab.

Gap year:I'm thinking of doing a gap year before I go to university. I might hitch through Asia and then get work on a farm in the Australian outback. Rough it:Travelling through the Himalayas is a great experience, but there are no 5-star hotels, so you have to be prepared to rough it.
Rusty: He learnt English at school, but he's really rusty; he can hardly understand anything I say.
A stint:After graduating, I did a one-year stint working in Hong Kong before I moved back to London and settled down.