Ea 15 Days’ Practice for Reading Deng He Gang © Consolidating Your English Ability © Improving Your English Reading Skill © Providing General Knowledge © Developing Your Test-Taking Skill NHA XUAT BAN TONG HOP Cong ty TNHH THANH PHO HO CHE MEH Nhan Tri Viét& MAM aa station.com Ad i avs Wracrice for IELTS Reading Deng He Gang NTV NHA xUAT BAN TONG HOP Cong ty TNHH THANH PHO HO CHI MINH Nhan Tri Viet‘ MAM i mamstation.com EWORD ed a great deal to prepare for your actual exam. You have also variety of materials, and have familiarised yourself with the format of the book, therefore, does not aim at loading you with more practice materials on You have certainly prac been exposed to IELTS test. Th I but it will sum up the main points so as to enable you to work out an effective plan to finally achieve your desired band score in the actual test you are taking, I. Six features of the IELTS test 1, Communicative Testing The first feature of the IELTS test is communicative testing. The purpose of this test is, indeed, designed to assess the language ability of candidates who need to study or work where English is the language of communication. It aims at testing candidates’ language use, not language knowledge. Compare the items in the table below: Focus of non-communicative testing + Use of verbal and non-verbal communication | Knowledge of vocabulary and grammar « Understanding meanings of lexical items in | + Understanding literal meanings of lexial contexts | items: + Applying understanding into reali tasks such as | + Testing individual skills role-play in speaking, completing a table in reading « Integrating receptive with produetive skills + Focussing only on receptive skills 2. The Third Generation Testing As far as testing is concerned, the format of tests has resulted from the way language is taught and learnt. In reality, English language testing has so far gone through three stages: the first stage lasted from the beginning of the 20" century to prior World War I when the tests of this period focussed mainly on translating from and into the target language. Then, the second stage started from post World War II and continues up to the present time. The gen- eral trend of testing in this period concentrated on objective tests (typically the TOEFL test which is primarily popular in the US). Next came the third stage with the IELTS test which was introduced in 1989 (mainly popular in the UK and Australia) and was, in fact, the fruit of the Communicative Language Teaching that came into existence in the 1970s. Nowadays, the Communicative Language Teaching and its test format have widely been recognised by the majority of language instructors and candidates. This kind of testis, generally, becoming more and more popular. www.nhantriviet.com 5