IELTS READING第一讲(new)雅思阅读概述

Locating Words
Ⅰ Principles of locating words

If the words appeared in the text constantly repeated, it is not the locating words; There shouldn’t be too much locating words; Better the locating words in the text and questions are the same; if changes happens, better it is easily identified.
Easily Identified Locating Words
2. Different kinds of Proper Nouns (in Capital Letter) Example 2
Question: Opponents of smoking financed the UCSF study… Text: A more recent study by researchers and the University of California at San Francisco (UCSF) has shown that…
Key Words

If the words appear in the text several times, those words are not key words. Because of its outstanding characteristics(特殊性和细节 性), key words are the words appear in the text underfrequency. 文章中多次出现的语汇不是关键词。越细节越 特殊的词，在文章中出现的频率越低，一旦找 到，它旁边的信息很可能就是考点了。
Outline of IELTS READING
Lecture One Overview of IELTS READING Lecture Two True / False / Not Given questions Lecture Three List of Headings Lecture Four Matching questions Lecture Five Summary
Key Words
Other important key words: Modals: e.g. must, should, have to (varying degrees of obligation or certainty)表示不同程 度的义务和确定性 Adverbs of frequency: e.g. sometimes, always;频率副词
Different Classifications of Key Words
Key words can be divided into four groups according to their relationship: Causality 表因果; Adversative relation 表转折; Comparison 表比较; Coordinative relation 表并列
1. Numbers Example 1 Questions: The 1990 survey related to 550.000 consultations with alternative therapists. Text: The 550,000 consultations with alternative therapists reported in the 1990 survey.
Locating Words
Ⅱ Types of locating words

Easily Identified Locating Words/特殊定位词 Not Easily Identified Locating Words/普通定位词
Easily Identified Locating Words
Objective of Lecture One

Paraphrase Capabilities； Steps of how to do IELTS READING questions; Classifications of IELTS READING questions according to the difficulties of language processing and location;
IELTS READING

General Reading

Academic g
Academic Reading

3 sections, around 40 questions, 60 minutes 1500-2500 words for the whole reading test Topics of the tests are chose from different journals, magazines, textbook, newspapers. IELTS Reading including around 14 kinds of questions, can be divided into 4 groups.
1.
Key Words
Answer
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. not two all little/first already
Key Words


Key words can help the examiner process big amount of information into simple and easy understand information. The locating words are key words but not all the key words are locating words.
Question Type


Multiple Choice Questions ---List of Headings ---Matching ---Summary ---Multiple Choice True or False Questions ---True/False/Not Given
Targets of Lecture One

Know the classifications of IELTS READING; Have an overview of ACADEMIC IELTS READING; Know the differences of some important words in IELTS READING;
Key Words
Key word includes ? 1. 主题词 句子要描述的对象，会在文中多次出现 2. 定位词 出现次数少而且特殊的词
Key Words
Example And the future- If we are to believe the forecasts, it is predicted that two thirds of the world population will be without fresh water by 2025. But for a growing number of regions of the world the future if already with us. While some areas are devastated by flooding, scarcity of water in many other places is causing conflict. The state of Texas in the United States of America is suffering a shortage of water with the Rio Grande falling to reach the Gulf of Mexico for the first time in 50 years in the spring of 2000, pitting region against region as they vie for water sources. With many parts of the globe running dry through drought and increased water consumption, there is now talk of water being the new oil.
Question Type


Fill in the Blanks ---Summary ---Complete the sentences ---Short answer questions ---Picture filling Others
IELTS READING
IELTS READING can be classified as the followings according to its Intrinsic attributes: Gist/Detail (主旨考察/细节考察) In/Out of order (有序考察/乱序考察) Global/Local (全文考察/局部考察)
Different Classifications of Key Words
Key words can be divided into four types according to the nature of the words: Determiner (adj. / adv.)限定词; Numerals (figures, quantities, proportions ) 数字词; Negative words (any kinds of negatives) 否定词; comparatives (any kinds of comparison and contrast)比较词
Important Words in IELTS READING



Key words Locating words Exampoint words
Key Words
QUESTIONS
Networking is not a modern idea. 2. People fall into two basic categories. 3. All teachers are cynics. 4. The first piece of Hesse’s art has little effect on visitors to the gallery. 5. The New Forest has already been make into a National Park.
IELTS READING
Lecturer: ZHAO Yan (Suzanne) International Education College Tel: 63555578 suzannezhao@
Objectives of IELTS READING

Have a general idea of IELTS READING; Can classify different types of IELTS READING questions; Know the characteristics of 4 different IELTS READING questions; Grasp skills and steps of doing 4 kinds of questions