Scenes in IELTS listening are a major feature of the IELTS listening test. The content of the scenes can be divided into general training and academic. These two categories of scenes are evenly distributed in IELTS listening. Section 1 and Section 2 focus on the training category, which is the life scene that everyone knows. The content inside is mainly derived from life, such as renting a house, consulting, registering to start school, etc., and there are also the key analysis in this article. Travel scenes; the scenes in Section 3 and Section 4 that follow focus on restoring campus life, that is, course selection, paper discussions, tutoring, and course lectures, etc.
1. Questioning ideas
The first thing to understand is the frequency of tourism scenes in IELTS listening. Looking at the official Cambridge IELTS test questions, travel scenes appear in every Cambridge IELTS real test question 7. A test. Similarly, looking at the 47 IELTS tests in 2012, the travel scene appeared 20 times, distributed in section 1 and section 2, with a relatively high frequency. Moreover, according to the official annotations of section 1 and section 2 given by Cambridge, the official focus of IELTS listening section 1 and 2 is to examine students’ ability to grasp facts and detailed information, so sections 1 and 2 focus on restoring the role of tourism in real life. Every bit of it. So in Section 1, the idea of ??the question in the traditional travel scenario is that two people consult about the travel route. The investigation information involved includes the organizer of the itinerary, time, cost, tourist attractions and transportation, and even accommodation and how to book a hotel. This mainstream test model is in Cambridge IELTS 4 test1 section1. A student consulted about the travel activities organized by the school. In addition to the trip in our consciousness, there are also visit, historical interest, special trip, and other words that contain travel-related meanings. Words, so in real classrooms, in addition to the common word travel, students also need to be given other words that express travel. The itinerary of a school-organized tour is just one of the question-writing ideas in the IELTS listening tour scenario. Well, in real life abroad, some people’s travel patterns are booked through travel agencies. Cambridge IELTS 5 test1 section1 all reflects this question-setting idea. Coincidentally, the same question idea also appeared in the IELTS test on August 11, 2012, which involved the hotel where tourists stayed, the most suitable travel time, arrangements and activities. The words involved here include next tour date, hotel name, the price of tour, cost, deposit, book. These words also faithfully reflect what travel agencies need to communicate with tourists in real-life tourism. The last question idea is also the most popular travel mode at present, bag-packer. This part of the question idea appears in Cambridge IELTS 4, test 2 section 1. The questions in this part appear about traveler's cheque. , map, bus route, train, market, cathedral, sunset and other words, these words reflect the arrangements and considerations of backpackers for the entire itinerary during the trip.
After understanding the question-writing ideas for the travel scene in section 1, there are some slight changes and additions to the question-writing ideas for the travel scene in section 2. First, understand the distribution of tourism scenes in section 1 and section 2. Traditional tourism scenes mostly appear in section 2. This rule is reflected in the 2012 IELTS listening test. Tourism scenes appeared in section 2 15 times. Therefore, tourism appears more frequently in section 2 than in section 1.
In addition, regarding the test format of section 2, unlike section 1, the format of the second part of IELTS listening is a monologue. Monologues are mostly based on statements and introductions. Then section 2 is given the nature of introduction and presentation, so in this part it is mostly about inspecting and introducing the attractions, including the most basic information of the attractions, establishment time, opening hours, fees, activities, etc. The dinosaur museum introduced in test 1 section 2 of Cambridge 8 introduced the recent basic situation such as opening, closing time, allowed activities, etc. Words such as build dinosaur models, draw, eggs hunting activities appeared, also in 2012 In this exam on November 24, 2019, it was also the tour guide’s introduction to tourist attractions. Some common animal words appeared, such as kangaroo, koala, crocodile, etc., as well as water skiing, buy some souvenir, visit cheese production, and other activities. class words.
2. Test points
After understanding the test ideas, you can easily control the test points that appear in the IELTS listening tour scenario. The test sites can be classified into the following four categories, namely arrangements, attractions, activities, and expenses.
Arrangement: In addition to the familiar arrangements for the itinerary, such as various terms and arrangements for tourism, the most important thing in this test point is the arrangement of accommodation. There are many types of accommodation in tourism. It is a hotel and different room types, such as youth hostel, motel, single room, twin room, double room. In addition, there is a summary and summary of transportation. Because transportation, especially airport pick-up, has become a new test point in the travel scene, the questions can be traced back to the test 1 section 1 scene in Cambridge IELTS 7, where car, taxi/cab, and shuttle bus appear. Similar questions also appear in In section 2 of the IELTS listening test on September 22, 2012, the route from the airport to the hotel is described, and related transportation vocabulary also appears. Attractions: The word museum that appears most frequently in this test site. Most of the attractions that foreigners visit are related to culture. Museums are a concentration of the culture of a region and a country. Moreover, many museums are free projects abroad. This also inspires Many people visited the museum. In addition, it is also important to note that in this test center there will be some famous attractions in the world that everyone is familiar with, such as Tower of London and Sydney Opera House. The itinerary arrangement of test 1section 1 of Cambridge IELTS 4 involves some famous places. British landscapes such as Tower of London and Stonehenge. Also in section 1 of test 2 of Cambridge IELTS 4, the traveler arranged projects to participate in scenic spots, such as lookout point, cathedral, church, market, tower, etc.
Activities: Lists the activities during tourism. For example, foreign tourists prefer outdoor sports, such as surfing, climbing hiking, water skiing, diving, excursion, etc. On October 11, 2012, section 1 of the IELTS listening test involved activities. In addition, some foreign tourism activities include watching animal performances, so words about animals have become vocabulary that must be memorized. Such as whale, shark, kangaroo, koala, reptile, etc.
These animal words also appeared in Cambridge IELTS 5test 1 section 2, and also appeared in the IELTS test on August 11, 2012 that has been listed.
Cost: The cost of traveling abroad includes fare, tickets, tickets or charges, but a different cost when traveling abroad is insurance. In addition, the most important thing is after negotiation. A deposit, such as in Cambridge IELTS 5 test 1 section 1, the customer pays a deposit. At the same time, traveling abroad also involves buying souvenirs. On November 24, 2012, the tour guide’s introduction to section 2 of IELTS listening mentioned souvenir and tax refund.
Finally, after understanding the question ideas and test points in the IELTS listening tourism scene, it can be concluded that the tourism scene has become the mainstream and traditional scene of the IELTS listening test. The ideas and test points of the questions are very fixed. What needs to be paid attention to are the derived words such as animals, vehicles, etc.