一、内容提要（synopsis）
An overall introduction of the listening
part of IELTS .
二、
课程讲解(course content)
In IELTS
the listening comprehension is designed
to assess your ability to understand spoken
English and is the same for all candidates.
There is a pre-recorded tape which lasts
for about thirty minutes. There is a total
of about forty questions. There are four
sections in the test. Each section contains
four or fove short, linked passages of
about one minute each or one longer passage
of up to four or five minutes. The passages
get more difficult as you progress through
the tape.
The
earlier sections use situations in which
you may find yourself on first arriving
in an English speaking country, when you
need ' survival English'. These include
finding your way around, following directions,
giving and taking down information, making
arrangements, etc.
In the
later sections, the topics usually concern
education and training. Here you may have
to do the kind of thing you will need
to do in an academic environment-listen
to pre-recorded information, listen to
lectures, pick out relevant key information
from a dialogue, and so on.
You
will hear monologues, dialogues and conversations.
You will hear male voices and female voices.
You will also hear a variety of accents.
You will hear the passages once only,
as in most situations in real life.
You
are given a booklet. This contains all
the instructions and questions with space
to write your answers.
As in
the reading test, there is a wide range
of question types, which you have practised
in the reading section. Much of this may
be in the form of graphics, such as tables.
This applies also to multiple-choice questions,
where you may have to choose between a
number of pictures or mark a point on
a plan. Spelling is important only where
it is clear from the tape that accuracy
is required, such as filling in important
details on an application form. Generally,
spelling and grammar are not too important
as long as the examiner has no trouble
deciding what you mean. Answers require
notes, letters or numbers rather than
complete sentences.
You
will be given time to check your answers
between sectionsm, and at the end of the
test, as well as some time to read the
questions before each section. Instructions
are recorded on the tape. They are clear
and you are often given examples of what
you have to do. At the end of the test
you are given examples of what you have
to do. At the end of the test you are
given ten minutes to transfer your answers
to an answer sheet.
So the
main ideas above about the listening module
are as follows:
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Requirements
You must listen
to four separate sections and answer
questions as you listen. You will
hear the tape once only.
There will be between
38 and 42 questions. The test will
take about 30 minutes. There will
be time to read the questions during
the test and time to transfer your
answers on to the anwer sheet at
the end of the test.
The level of difficulty
of the texts and tasks increases
through the paper.
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Situation types
The first two sections
are based on social situations.
There will be a conversation between
two speakers and then a monologue.
The second two
sections are related to an educational
or training context. There will
be a conversation with up to four
speakers and a lecture or talk of
general academic interest.
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Question types
You will meet a
variety of queston types which may
include :
l Multiple choice
l Short answer
questions
l Sentence completion
l Notes/summary/flow
Chart/table completion
l Labelling a diagram
which has numbered parts
l Matching
l True or false
tasks
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三、
听力作业（listening activity）
Today
I have prepared a listening passage for
you. This passage is some short dialogues
about time which frequently appears in
IELTS. It is similar to the section 1
in the IELTS listening module. It is not
difficult for you, because there is a
lot of information in it. I think you
can benefit a lot after you finish listening
to it. Before you listening to it, please
look through the words below.
Here
we go now!
I.
Vocabulary Development
Turn
right/turn left(往左走/往右走)
Take
the right turning/take the left turning(往左走/往右走)
On
yourleft/onyourright( 在你左边/在你右边)
road/avenue/street/highway/lane/boulevard/thoroughfare/expressway(我们将在以后的课时里具体阐述他们的区别)
Junction/crossroad/intersection
Opposite
(to)/next to the bank(银行对面/旁边)
Walk
along the street walk straight on
Take
the first/second turning (在第一个/第二个拐弯处拐弯)
Could
you tell me where the __ is?(你能告诉我﹡地方在哪里吗？)
II.
Listening activity No. 1
Look
carefully at the street plan below, follow
the sets of directions and then answer
the questions at the end of each set of
directions.
1.
What’s the building on your left?
_________________________________
2.
_________________________________
3.
What’s the building on your right?
________________________________________
III.
Listening activity No. 2
Look
at the map of Maple Town. You will hear
five separate sets of directions to particular
places on the map. As you listen, follow
the direction carefully and write the
letter beside the name of the place. Find
the station at the bottom left first.
Listen carefully to the directions.
Answer:
Listening
Activity No. 1
1.
K Mart 2. Post Office 3. Church
Listening
Activity No. 2
1.D
2.I 3.C 4.E 5. F
Typescript:
Listening
activity No. 1
1.
dlawn Lane and continue up Hanover Road,
you will see a big building on your right.
What
is the building on your left?
2.
You’ve just come out of the bus station.
Turn right and walk to the junction of
Elm Avenue and Hanover road. Turn left
and walk up Hanover road. Pass the bank
of Asia on you left and a small park just
opposite. Cross woodlawn Lane. Keep straight
on until you see the zebra crossing. Turn
right. Walk along street Lane till the
end of this road.
3.
You’ve just come out of the bus station.
Turn left. Walk straight on. Take the
first turning on the right. Go along the
street lane. Take the second turning on
the left.
What
is the building on your right?
Listening
activity No. 2
1.
(Mr. Smith has just come out of the station
and is asking the driver the way.)
Smith:
excuse me. Could you tell me where the
bookshop is?
Driver:
when you leave the station, turn left,
then cross station Road at the junction,
and walk up North street. Take the first
turning on the right, and the bookshop
is the first building on the right.
Smith:
Thank you.
2.
(Miss Actin has just come out of the station
and is asking the driver where a coffee
bar is.)
Actin:
excuse me. Could you tell me where the
coffee bar is?
Driver:
Go straight along Station Road, pass the
zebra crossing until you reach crossroads
with Market Street. The coffee bar is
facing you on the right corner.
Actin:
Thank you very much.
3.
(Miss Abby has just come out of the station
and wants to do some shopping.)
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Abby: Excuse me. Can you tell me where
the nearest chemist’s is?
Driver:
A chemist’s? Oh, yes. There’s one on West
Street. When you leave the station, turn
left, and go along North street until
you get to some traffic lights. Take the
right turning there, and walk straight
on until just before a left hand turning
called south street. The chemist’s is
on the left, on the corner of these two
streets.
Abby:
Thank you very much.
4.
(Mr. Robert smith wants to find a hotel.)
Robert:
Excuse me. Could you tell me where I can
find a hotel?
Driver:
A hotel? Yes, there is one on the corner
of west street and Market Street next
to the bookshop.
Robert:
The corner of west Street and Market Street,
nest to the bookshop. Is that right?
Driver:
Yes, that’s right.
Robert:
Thank you very much. Goodbye.
Driver:
Goodbye and have a nice day.
5.
(Mary and Jack want to visit the art museum.
They don’t know where it is.)
Mary:
Excuse me. Could you tell us where the
art museum is?
Driver:
Yes. It’s on Market Street, opposite the
hotel.
Mary:
Thank you very much.
Driver:
That’s OK.
