Number five - this is the thing that always gets my students and I always warn them about when we practice...plural versus singular. Okay?
第五点，在我们练习的时候，这一点经常难倒我的学生，而且我也不断提醒过他们，那就是：单数和复数形式。
You have to listen carefully on whether you're writing down the plural with an "s" or the singular.
你们要仔细听录音，分辨出自己要写下的是带"s"的复数形式，还是单数形式。
If the question wants me to write down: "cat", someone's talking about their cat and I write down: "cats", it's incorrect.
比如说，这一题需要我写的答案是"cat"（猫），录音里有人在谈论他们的猫，而我写下的答案是"cats"，那就不对了。
I would get an "X".
我会得到一个"X"。
Okay, so it's important to be careful, to really listen: is it a singular thing, is it a plural thing?
所以，仔细听，好好听录音里讲的是单数的名词还是复数名词是很重要的。
Are they saying "store" or "stores"? Okay?
比如仔细听他们讲的是"store"（店铺）还是"stores"。
Number six - this is probably the most obvious tip, but... very important to do practice tests.
第六点，这一点可能是最明显不过的技巧了，不过我还是要说：做练习题非常重要。
There are many, many books out there on the IELTS that have practice tests with a CD.
市面上有很多很多书都是关于雅思考试的，里面有练习题和CD。
You can listen and you can practice.
你们可以听CD，然后练习。
The more you do, the better, and the better your mark probably will be.
你们做得越多、越好，成绩可能就会越高。
Okay? So do as many practice tests as you can for the listening.
所以，请尽可能多做一些练习题来训练听力。
And again, maybe when you start, it will be very difficult.
还有，在你们刚开始做题的时候，也许会觉得很难。
Maybe you'll do a test and you'll do very poorly on it - a practice test - it's good to keep going.
也许你们做了一套练习题，然后做得非常差，但是一直做下去就会变好的。
Even if you do bad at first, I'm sure the more you practice, the more you get used to these accents - you're going to do fine. Okay?
即使你们一开始做得不好，但是我相信练习得越多，越习惯这些口音，你们到时候在考场上的表现就会越好。
Just keep practicing, practicing, practicing.
只要坚持练习、练习再练习就可以了。