IELTS Reading Tips thầy Simon

IELTS Reading Tips thầy Simon

 là tổng hợp các hướng dẫn, mẹo khi làm bài IELTS Reading mà thầy Simon đã rút ra trong quá trình dạy và chấm thi IELTS, đưa ra những lời khuyên hữu ích, giúp các bạn sẽ đạt được kết quả cao hơn trong quá trình học và thi IELTS. Mời các bạn tham khảo.

IELTS Reading Tips

IELTS Tips

1. IELTS Academic Reading: Basic Information

The Reading Test is immediately after the Listening Test at 10.40am. You do not get a break.

There are 3 sections in the Reading Test. Each section has 13 or 14 questions, making 40 questions in total. The test lasts 60 minutes, and in that time you must write your answers on an answer sheet.

Here are some of the problems students have with IELTS Reading:

• Time is the biggest problem. Many students don't manage to finish the test.
• The texts are long and contain some difficult vocabulary.
• Students find "paragraph headings" questions difficult.
• Students find "true/ false/ not given" questions difficult.

IELTS Reading is really a test of your vocabulary. If your knowledge of English words and phrases is good, you will do well.

There are techniques that can help you to work faster and cope with the difficult question types. However, the best way to improve your IELTS Reading score is by doing a lot of reading and vocabulary work.

• "Key word" technique: search for words in the passage that have the same meaning as words in the question.
• Always underline keywords in the question anh passage - this helps you to search.
• Go to the first question. Don't read the whole passage or all of the questions first.
• Most questions are in order in the passage.
• Time is a BIG problem in the IELTS Reading - move on quickly if you find one question difficult; miss it, and return to it later.
• Some question are easier to search for, usually those that contain numbers, name or distinctive words.

2. ELTS Reading: Simon’s advices

1. Don't read the whole text; you haven't got enough time. Just go straight to the questions.
2. 'Paragraph' questions are much easier if you do them last. Do other sections first.
3. The answers to most questions should be in the correct order in the text, so you don't need to go back to the beginning to start looking for the next answer.
4. Read all instructions carefully.
5. Look for 'keywords'. There are usually words in the questions that are similar to words you need to find in the text. For example, if the text contains the word "global", the question might use the word "international". If you find the similar words, you have probably found the answer.
6. You must get to the end and answer every question. If you don't finish, you might miss some easy points.
7. Some questions are difficult because their aim is to separate band 8 and band 9. Don't waste time on difficult questions. Miss them, finish the exam, and return to them at the end.