如何准备雅思考试？

Question

本人去年通过专业八级，想要准备考雅思出国，希望能在六月之前考到7分，应该怎么准备？
还有本人口语比较差，应该怎么练习？

Answer 1

雅思总分7.5分，阅读9分高分心得

总的思路

对于准备任何一门外语考试，均可以从两个方面入手：词汇+真题；其中词汇的主要作用是为随后的做题提供扎实的基础，而真题则是钻研考试思路的全部依据。

我在苏州6月20日这次考试中的结果显示出了词汇上准备的不足，各分项分数如下：阅读9分，听力7.5分，写作6.5分，口语6分，在写作和口语上尤其突出。

词汇

对于愿意在雅思考试上追求高分，或者意在通过本次考试进一步提升自己英语水平的同学，扎实地记忆雅思词汇至关重要。

我们在背诵词汇时，往往感到枯燥无聊，很快就会怀疑背单词的到底有什么意义，于是乎就半途而废(难怪很多单词书的第一个单词是abandon)。现在看来，我的教训是要懂得坚持的可贵：当你坚持背到一本书三分之一的时候，其实大部分人都已经放弃了；而一旦你将整本词汇书掌握完毕后，7.5分以上的目标绝不会显得遥不可及。先说说词汇对各个分项的意义所在：

1.听力：

在第二和第三部分的填空题中，相当一部分的空需要填写的是雅思词汇，不去背诵单词书而仅仅凭之前的积累是不够的。6月20日雅思考试中：part 3考的香料的历史作用，其中说香料的功效之一是治愈关节炎(arthritis)，我抓住了发音，甚至知道是“关节炎”这个意思，由于词汇拼写记忆不牢，颇为抓狂。

2.写作：

有一项关于词汇丰富量的评分项(lexical resources)，雅思范文中基本上生词都是雅思词汇书中所包含的，因而如果对这些词汇不熟悉的话，枉谈熟练的使用。在了解词汇基本含义的基础上，通过阅读范文掌握在特定语境下的运用。

3.口语：

上同样和写作相同的道理，能够在和考官的交流中运用相对生僻而准确的词汇来表达准确的意思。比如说good一意在不同的语境下可以用competent, charming, harmonious, well-regulated等。

4.阅读：

阅读相对来讲受到词汇的影响较小，不理解的词汇有时不会影响对整体段落大意的理解，或者不一定被考到。但是如果一句话中出现某个高端的词汇描述了作者的态度，或者某个事物的性质，如果你不了解的话很可能就无法掌握作者的观点，在随后的判断题中就只能瞎蒙了。

真题

真题的作用就是将雅思考试的出题思路深刻的领悟，在掌握思路的情况下，没有任何必要看所谓的机经。所以做一遍真题肯定无法达到以上目的，最多只能够知道雅思考试的题型是什么样的。建议大家买两份真题(剑三到剑七)，用途如下：

剑三剑四：了解雅思题型特点，找回做英语题的感觉；具体来将就是第一遍做完所有试卷要把所有的题型熟悉，总结常错的地方，并有初步的思路如何应对它；第二遍再做的时候就是验证自己的应对思路，有不合适的地方重新改变思路，并在下一阶段再次验证和反思。

剑五剑六：剑五剑六的特点是题型更符合近年来的考试趋势，同时在难度上要比剑三剑四上一个层次；两本书的作用就在于形成自己的解题思路，这个阶段要给自己定下目标，我要在某个阶段结束前正确率达到什么水平，因而每次做完题目都要去反思，改正并在下一次做题时区参考上次犯的错误。

剑七：据说是最像现在考试的试卷，用于考前两周的模拟试题；可以结合原来总结的错误类型和思路来做，注意把握时间。

分项建议

阅读：

将每次做完一篇文章后当时不懂的句子划出来，在结束做题后仔细分析句式结构；通过积累一段时间后基本上能够做到凌波微步，不用因为看不懂某一句话停下来回读了；

听力：

1.快速预读的机制很关键，主要原则是在最短的时间内掌握最多有用的信息：

a.选择题，先掌握题干的动宾结构，随后去对比和比较各个选择支中相同和不同的成份，在听的过程中要注意把握说话者的观点；

b.填空题，把握前面和后面的动词和名词，一旦听到与之对应的同意转换，立刻将答案写上。

2.按照题目所给数字顺序做题：形成良好的做题节奏，根据节奏做完一题后一段时间没有听到下一题，将其果断放弃。

写作：

1.推荐顾家北的《雅思写作思路剖析》，将写作思路看完后，在随后的每个专题动手写一篇，其余的看一看积累素材和结构；

2.养成自己惯用的写作思路和句子，便于节省时间。本人在议论文常用开篇如下：The new era has witnessed the rise of …, there is no denying towards its significance of …, while it raises much concern as…. This essay aims to give an overview of the debatable issue by throwing light on both sides and offer some responsible solutions。

3.考前注意将大作文和小作文一起写，防止花时间太多在小作文上导致随后未完成任务。我在那场考试就是小作文过于精雕细琢，导致写大作文只有三十四分钟。

口语：

最大的教训是准备口语应该先准备回答问题的基本思路，而不是先准备回答问题的内容；例如：回答“How do you like transportations in your city?”，我们应该有逻辑结构的展开“To the best of my knowledge, the transportation is by no means….As can be mainly seen in the fact that…It also deserves mention that…”在掌握框架之后，再去向里面填充回答问题的具体内容。

Answer 2

你好，很高兴为你解答：
雅思口语的难点在于：
一、没话说（特别是第二部分的卡片题，碰到不熟悉的，说不满一分钟）；
二、不知怎么说 (脑中出现的总是几个关键词而已，口头连词成句的能力还有欠缺，导致频繁出现broken English，即不成句的英语)。
以上这两点大大影响了口语成绩，均分全球垫底成为可能。而攻克这两大难点的通用武器便是——经典句型。语法知识告诉我们，英语中的三大从句各有用途。定语从句起修饰或包装的作用；名词性从句提供信息；状语从句补充说明，增加额外信息量。那么这三种从句是否也可以用在口语中并且发挥同样的用途呢？下面就从语法角度来感受英语从句在应对雅思口语考试三部分话题时的巨大威力。
一、定语从句经典系列
①(名词或代词) is the kind of (person/place/thing…) who (which/that) is…
②(名词或代词) is a (person/ place…) who (which) gives you the impression of being…
③(名词或代词)is one of the most (形容词) (名词) I have ever seen/met/known.
④(地点名称) is a place where you can do sth.
⑤(时间名词) is a day (occasion/the time) when you do sth.
实例分析
原句 套用句型后
He is truly helpful. a. He is the kind of guy who is truly helpful.
b. He always gives others the impression of being someone who is truly helpful.
Suzhou is ancient but also modern. a. Suzhou is the kind of city which gives you the impression of being both ancient and modern.
b. Suzhou is a place where you can appreciate both the ancient culture and modern city lifestyle.
The film is interesting.a. This is one of the most interesting films I have ever seen.
b. This is the kind of movie which blows your mind.
The party is exciting. a. This is the most exciting party I have ever attended.
b. It’s a party that I will remember for the rest of my life.
On the weekend, I relax myself by reading.Weekends are the time when I relax myself by reading.
说明：雅思口语话题频繁涉及人物，地点，物品，事件四大类，上表中的原句是在回答此类问题时多数考生使用的句型。其缺陷是过于简短，一不能体现语法优势，二不能凑字数争取时间。而套用句型后的表达效果就明显不一样了。可见，定语从句的使用在口语中可以起到“包装”作用。

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Answer 3

附上我的经验，供楼主参考下吧。我的准备时间也就是两个月左右。背单词，新奇雅思高分班，真题+各种单项题训练，考试。我觉得可以先背背单词，这样上课的时候包括后期做练习巩固的时候感觉会好一点。培训班的话，要选小班的，有外教的，尤其是口语，小班比较能够保证教学质量。做题一定要认真做，尤其是真题集，如果可以你可以多做两遍，找到思路，做顺了就好了。单项练习的话，你觉得你哪个PART不好就多做一点，作文要动笔写，当时我在新奇上课的时候我保证每周写两篇。。后面就偷懒了。。所以写作不好。。额。。
不过你是专八的水平，已经会比我轻松很多的，单词方面可能都不需要另外花时间背了。加油，没问题。

Answer 4

那你水品很高诶，专八过了的话7分应该不在话下的，本人前几个月考了个7.5，但是相信你的水平一定在我之上，只要你现在去买剑桥系列3-7做一下，大致了解一下雅思考试，然后买本作文书，了解一下雅思作文考什么，连个几篇

Answer 5

专8都过了，雅思应该不是什么大问题。做一下剑桥雅思真题4-7，熟悉一下题型，练习速度最重要。