but why don’t we begin by looking at some important facts.

但我們為什麼不從一些重要的事實開始呢？

Let’s start with facts about the timing of the test.

先說說關於考試時間的事實。

When you take the IELTS Reading Test, it will take one hour, or 60 minutes. During this

當你參加雅思閱讀考試時，需要一個小時，也就是60分鐘。在這期間

time you will read and answer the questions. You’ll also need to write your answers on

您將閱讀和回答問題的時間。您還需要將您的答案寫在

the answer sheet while you are doing the test, because unlike the Listening Test, there is

因為與聽力考試不同，在做題的時候，會有

no extra transfer time given.

不給額外的轉移時間。

By the way, when you do this, your answers must be spelled correctly and you must use

順便說一下，當你這樣做的時候，你的答案一定要拼寫正確，而且必須使用

correct grammar.

正確的文法。

The Reading Test is organised into three sections and each section has a reading text and 13

閱讀測試分為三個部分，每個部分有一篇閱讀課文和13篇

or 14 questions. You can start with any section that you like. In total, you have to answer

或14個問題。你可以從你喜歡的任何部分開始。總的來說，你必須回答

40 questions for the whole Reading Test.

全程閱讀考試40題。

You are probably also wondering what the reading texts are about. Well, the text features a

你可能也想知道閱讀課文的內容是什麼。那麼，這篇課文的特點是

variety of different reading passages. The topics are different, for example one text

各種不同的閱讀段落。題材不同，比如一篇課文

may be about astronomy, but another would be about something completely different. The

可能是關於天文學的，但另一個會是關於完全不同的東西。這

topics are generally about academic subjects, such as the environment, education, technology,

話題一般是關於環境、教育、科技等學術話題。

and work. The texts would be of interest to an educated audience, but you don’t need

和工作。這些文字會引起有識之士的興趣，但你不需要

to be an expert to understand them. The texts are taken from real publications like books,

要成為專家才能理解它們。這些文字都是取自真實的出版品，如書籍。

newspapers, and magazines. The style of the passage may vary too; it might be descriptive,

報紙和雜誌。這段話的風格也可能不同，它可能是描述性的。

or argumentative, for example. The text may have an illustration or a graph.

或論證性的，例如。文中可以有插圖或圖表。

And as for length, each text can be up to about 900 words long.

而至於長度，每篇文字的長度可以達到900字左右。

You might also be wondering about the test questions, or tasks. Well, the IELTS Reading

你可能也會對考題，或者說任務感到疑惑。那麼，雅思閱讀

Test features a real variety of different question types. These include tasks like multiple

測試的特點是真正的各種不同的問題類型。這些任務包括像多個

choice, completing a table, or choosing headings for paragraphs. In one test, you might encounter

的選擇，完成一個表格，或選擇段落的標題。在一次測試中，你可能會遇到

between four and ten different question types, so it’s a good idea to have practised all

四到十種不同的題型，所以最好能練習過所有的

of them before you take the test.

的，在你參加考試之前。

To prepare well for the IELTS Reading Test, you need to practise all of the ten possible

為了做好雅思閱讀考試的準備，你需要練習所有可能的十項。

question types. The question types are used randomly and are

問題類型。問題類型是隨機使用的，是

called: multiple choice; short-answer questions; sentence

稱為：選擇題；簡答題；句子

completion; notes, summary, table, or flow chart completion; labelling a diagram; choosing

完成；註釋、摘要、表格或流程圖完成；給圖貼標籤；選擇

headings for paragraphs or sections of a text; locating information; identification of writer’s

文中段落或章節的標題；查找資訊；確定作者的身份。

views or of information in a text; classification; and finally, matching.

觀點或文本中的資訊；分類；最後是匹配。

When you answer these questions, you might be required to write a word or a phrase from

當你回答這些問題時，你可能會被要求寫出一個詞或一個短語，從

the reading text, or perhaps a number or a letter. You will be able to practise these question

的閱讀文章，或許是一個數字或一個字母。你將能夠練習這些問題

types in this course.

本課程中的類型。

As a teacher, I often get asked how difficult the Reading Test is. Well, that varies from

作為一名老師，經常有人問我閱讀考試的難度如何。嗯，這從

person to person. How easy or difficult you find the test overall really depends on you,

人與人之間。你覺得考試總體上有多容易或多難，真的取決於你。

your reading experience and your ability. But I can say that one of the most challenging

你的閱讀經驗和能力。但我可以說，最具有挑戰性的一個

aspects of the Reading Test is managing your time. You won’t be told when to start and

閱讀測試的一個重要方面是管理你的時間。你不會被告知何時開始，何時開始。

finish each section, so you’ll need to keep an eye on the time. You don’t want to spend

完成每個部分，所以你需要注意時間。你不希望花

too long on any one section because you’ll want to allow enough time to attempt all the

任何一個部分的時間都太長了，因為你要留出足夠的時間來嘗試所有的。

questions. And another thing that I remind my students

問題。而另一件事，我提醒我的學生

about is to read the instructions carefully. For example, pay attention to how many words

關於就是要仔細閱讀說明書。例如，要注意有多少字

you're supposed to write; one, two or three?

你'應該寫；一、二、三？

So, what happens to your test when you've finished?

那麼，當你'完成後，你的測試會發生什麼？

Well, it is marked and one point is given for each correct answer.

嗯，是有標記的，每答對一個答案就給一分。

Remember, you will lose points for incorrect spelling or grammar, so be careful when you're

請記住，你會因為錯誤的拼寫或文法而失分，所以當你'時要小心。

copying words from the reading text onto your answer sheet, it’s easy to make a careless

抄襲閱讀文章中的單詞到答題紙上，很容易粗心大意

mistake. The total number of points is then converted

錯。然後將總積分換算為

into an IELTS band score for Reading, for example, 6.0 or 7.0.

變成雅思閱讀的分數段，比如6.0或7.0。

It's also possible to be given a half band score, such as 5.5, or 6.5.

也可以給個半帶分，比如5.5分，或者6.5分。

So, now you have some basic information. But remember, although these facts are important

所以，現在你有了一些基本資訊。但是記住，雖然這些事實很重要

background knowledge, there's a lot more to learn which will help you to do well in

背景知識，還有很多需要學習的東西，這將有助於你在

the IELTS Reading Test.

雅思閱讀考試。