简介:Thelisteningsub-testinIELTSisdividedintofoursections:sectiononeandtwotestcandidates’survivalskillsintheU.K.;sectionthreeandfour,candidates’studyskills,Ihtrainingpractice,theinstructormaydividethelisteningmaterialintotwoparts.Inthefirstpart—survivalEnglish,culturalbackgroundknowledgeofdailylifeintheU.K.shouldbetakenasthetrainingfocus.Dialoguesconcerninganewarrival’sdailyactivitiesintheU.K.maybechosenaslisteningmaterial.Thesecondpart,AcademicEnglishtrainingisthemostchallengingtask.Tounderstandauniversitylectureoracademicinterview,agoodcommandofacademicvocabularyisessential,sotheinstructorshoulddesignsomeexercisestohelpstudentsmemorizeacademicvocabulary.ThetrainingfocusfortheacademicEnglishpartistheskillofgraspingthemainpointsofalectureorinterview.Studentsshouldshowhowtowriteoutlinesandsummaries.Gap-fillandT&F&Nformsmaybeadoptedforsummaryandoutlinetraining.
简介:本文以近几年大学英语四级考试、剑桥商务英语证书考试(中级)以及剑桥雅思考试(学术类)的试题为研究对象,从试题类型、试题题材和试题真实性等方面分析比较三种语言测试系统。研究表明,剑桥商务英语证书考试和雅思考试具有明显的交际性测试特征,全国大学英语等级考试现阶段还处于结构主义测试与交际性测试的过渡阶段,题型较为单一,试题设置缺乏真实情景。据此,本文尝试借鉴国际性考试的设计,对大学英语教学改革提出一些建议。