Hi, everyone. I'm Jade. In this lesson, I've put together all the tips I have for IELTS listening,
大家好，我是Jade，这次的课上，我把我所有的雅思听力技巧都汇总起来了，
so if you're preparing to take the test, you've got all my tips to help you do your best in the listening exam.
所以如果你们准备参加这个考试，你们就有了我所有的技巧来帮助你们完胜听力考试。
So, it's 40 marks, and it's around 30 minutes long, so how can you make the most of your listening exam?
听力考试共40分，时长大约30分钟，那么如何才能在听力考试中充分发挥呢？
Well, it's true what they say: practice really does make perfect.
那句话确实说得很对：熟能生巧。
So you should aim to do as many practice tests of the listening section as you absolutely can, it will really, really help you.
所以你们应该尽可能多做一些听力部分的练习题，它真的真的会对你们大有裨益的。
There's a book that I recommend, it's the Cambridge Series for IELTS, we've got some practice tests, there are other parts in that book, not just for listening,
我给你们推荐一本书Cambridge Series for IELTS，里面有一些模拟题，那本书里还有其他部分的题，不只是听力部分，
but the listening materials are good, so I've used those many times.
不过听力材料很不错，我已经用过很多次了。
And you don't get that many listening tests in the book, but what you can do is do the tests,
那本书里没有特别多的听力试题，但是你们能做的就是把这些试题做完，
and then take a break for, you know, two weeks or three weeks or whatever, and you'll forget, and then you can do it again.
然后隔一段时间，比如两三个星期之类的，那时你们就把这些题都忘记了，然后可以再做一遍。
So, that's really important, because I'll tell you that as a native speaker, yeah, plus someone with a university degree,
那非常重要，因为我可以跟你们说，作为一个母语是英语，而且大学毕业了的人，
but I'll do...I'll do an IELTS listening test after a long break, and I'll not get a lot of the answers right. Okay?
我在隔很长一段时间后再做雅思听力部分的试题，很多题都会做错。
So what that tells me is that doing IELTS, and the listening part is just another example,
所以我从这里面的体悟是，做雅思，听力部分只是另一个例子而已，
it's as much about learning how to pass a test and learning an exam technique, basically.
做雅思题基本上就是学习如何通过一场考试，学习考试技巧。
Because if a native speaker isn't going to get it all right, it shows you that you need to train yourself to be able to do this listening test.
因为如果一个以英语为母语的人都做不到全对，那就说明你们需要训练自己才能具备做好听力部分的能力。
So, anyway, if I do a couple of those tests, then I'm getting them all right.
不管怎么说，如果我做过好几套试题，那我就能把它们做到全对。
So what I'm telling you, just from my experience is: the more you practice those tests, you really will become better and better at doing those tests.
所以从我的经验来说，我在告诉你们的是：你们练习得越多，就真的会越来越擅长做这些试题。