AEE IELTS: What Happens on IELTS Exam Day?

这里是《全耳英语雅思》的一期节目。

This is an All Ears English IELTS episode.

雅思考试当天会发生什么？

What happens on the IELTS exam day?

欢迎收听《全耳英语》播客，下载量已超过700万次。

Welcome to the All Ears English podcast, downloaded more than 7,000,000 times.

我们相信连接，而非完美。

We believe in connection, not perfection.

不过今天是一期特别的雅思节目。

But today is a special IELTS episode.

我们有杰西卡·贝克，这位卓越的考官、12本备考教材的作者，还有林赛·麦克马洪，英语冒险家。

We have Jessica Beck, the examiner of excellence, author of 12 test prep textbooks, and Lindsay McMahon, The English Adventurer.

我们在这里帮你拿到下次雅思考试所需的分数。

We're here to help you get the score you need on your next IELTS exam.

那我们就开始吧。

So let's get started.

今天的节目里，你会了解到雅思考试当天该带什么、什么时候去，以及需要注意哪些事项。

In today's episode, you'll find out what to bring to the IELTS exam, when to go, and what to watch out for on exam day.

在雅思口语部分，有三个关键词你需要避免，才能拿到七分。

On the IELTS speaking section, there are three keywords that you need to avoid if you want to get a seven.

想知道口语部分要避开哪三个关键词，可以前往 allearsenglish.com/evaluation 免费下载我们的速查表。

To find out what those three keywords are to avoid on the speaking section of the IELTS, go to allearsenglish.com/evaluation and download our cheat sheet for free.

前往 allearsenglish.com/evaluation。

Go to allearsenglish.com/evaluation.

你有没有过这样的经历：一场对话结束后，心里还在想，等等，他们刚才说了什么？

Have you ever walked away from a conversation thinking, wait, what did they just say?

母语者说话很快。

Native speakers speak fast.

他们会打断别人。

They interrupt.

他们会用俚语。

They use slang.

他们说的不是教科书式的英语。

They don't speak textbook English.

如果你有时觉得自己跟不上，你不是一个人，也不是能力不行。

If you sometimes feel one step behind, you're not alone and you're not incapable.

你只是需要有针对性的听力训练。

You just need targeted listening training.

第一步，先搞清楚你的真实水平，以及问题出在哪里。

The first step, find out your exact level and where the breakdown is happening.

去我们的网站 allearsenglish.com/fluencyscore 做个免费的快速流利度测试。

Take our quick free fluency quiz at all ears english dot com slash fluency score.

再说一遍，网址是 allearsenglish.com/fluencyscore。

Again, that's allearsenglish.com/fluencyscore.

嘿，杰西卡。

Hey, Jessica.

今天怎么样？

How's it going today?

嘿，Lindsay。

Hey, Lindsay.

你今天怎么样？

How are doing today?

我感觉不错。

I'm feeling good.

我感觉挺好的。

I'm feeling good.

我觉得我们有些听众最近这个周末要考雅思了。

And I think some of our listeners have the IELTS exam coming up one of these weekends here.

哦。

Oh.

对。

Yeah.

我猜他们肯定在想考试那天会是什么样子。

And I I bet I bet they're wondering what their day is gonna look like.

你知道吗？

You know?

所以我觉得，要是我们今天这期节目能聊聊考试当天会遇到什么，那肯定特别棒。

So I bet it would be really cool if we could talk about what to expect on test day in today's episode.

没问题。

Sure.

对。

Yeah.

这个主意真不错。

That's a great idea.

我觉得很多人去考试之前，其实并不清楚到底会发生什么，而且不同国家的情况可能也不一样。

I think a lot of people don't really know what's gonna happen before they get there, and it might be different in some countries.

有些国家会根据考试中心的不同，把考试分成几天进行。

Some countries split up the test, depending on the center.

但在大多数雅思考试中心，你得在同一天内完成全部四个部分。

But in most IELTS test centers, you have to do all four sections in one day.

所以这一天会非常漫长。

So it's a really long day.

那一般上午考哪些部分呢？

And what sections are in the morning generally?

上午你会考阅读、听力和写作。

So you will have the reading, listening, and writing in the morning.

通常九点开始。

It usually starts at nine.

对。

Mhmm.

所以考试九点开始，我会至少提前半小时到。

So the test starts at nine, and I would get there at least half an hour before that.

我建议提前四十五分钟到。

I I'd say forty five minutes before that.

是的。

Yep.

因为最糟糕的情况就是迟到，错过第一部分的开头。

Because the worst thing that could happen would be arriving late and missing the beginning of the first section.

对吧？

Right?

对。

Yeah.

而且你根本进不去。

And you can't just go in.

我的意思是，如果你迟到了，那就算了吧。

I mean, if you arrive late, you're well, forget it.

你没法参加那个部分了。

You're not you can't take you can't take that section.

整个听力部分都得错过。

You're gonna have to miss the whole listening thing.

你得等到下一个部分开始才行。

You have to wait until the next section starts.

那你说，这还有什么意义呢？

And then, I mean, why even do it?

你懂我的意思吧？

You know what I mean?

你那一部分肯定得零分，所以

You're gonna get a zero on the one section, so

那会拉低你的整体

that will bring your whole

平均分。

average down.

而且这个考试不便宜，对吧，杰西卡？

And this test is not cheap, is it, Jessica?

参加这个考试费用挺高的。

It's quite expensive to take this.

所以，各位，多给自己留点时间吧。

So, guys, give yourself that extra time.

给自己留出时间，比如说，计划提前四十五分钟到达。

Give yourself, you know, plan to arrive forty five minutes ahead of time.

路上可能会发生什么谁也说不准。

You never know what could happen on the road.

没错。

For sure.

对。

Yeah.

而且有时候考试中心也可能出问题。

And sometimes the test center may have problems too.

他们现在要处理很多技术上的事情。

They they have a lot of technology to to balance now.

他们要拍照。

They're they're taking pictures.

还要录指纹。

They're taking fingerprints.

他们还要检查护照。

They're checking passports.

他们还要收走考生的所有物品，贴上姓名标签什么的。

They're, taking all the belongings of the candidates and organizing it with name tags and stuff.

我是说，这些考试中心你到的时候都特别忙。

I mean, like, these these test centers are super busy when you get there.

所以，是的。

So Yeah.

他们还要录指纹。

They're taking The fingerprints.

指纹。

Fingerprints.

是这样吗？

Is that right?

哇。

Wow.

所以我觉得，

So I think,

对，我猜这是今年才开始的。

yeah, I think that just started this year, actually.

不过，是的，你必须得录指纹。

But, yeah, you have to you have to be fingerprinted.

我觉得，过去确实有人花钱雇别人代考。

I think, there there have been some issues in the past of people paying others to take the test for them.

所以不行。

So No.

不行。

No.

这可不好。

Not good.

确实不好。

Not good.

我们不推荐那样做，各位。

We don't recommend that, guys.

我们显然不支持这种行为。

We don't endorse that, obviously.

对。

Yeah.

而且，就算你想试，现在也行不通了。

And you well, even if you tried, it's not gonna work now.

没错。

No.

是的。

Right.

很好。

Good.

好的。

Okay.

那好吧，

Well, then

区别。

difference.

好的。

Good.

我们想用合法的方式来做事情。

We wanna do things in a legitimate way here.

好的。

Good.

那么，关于安全方面，这是需要知道的一点。

So well, regarding security, that's one thing to know.

我们的听众在考试当天需要带什么到考试中心？

What do what would our listeners need to bring to the test center on test day?

比如，他们需要带护照吗？

Like, do they need their passport?

是的。

Yeah.

所以你必须带上护照，否则不能参加考试。

So you must have your passport or you, cannot take the exam.

你需要随身携带身份证明。

You need to have your identification with you.

通常这个身份证明就是护照。

And usually that identification is gonna be a passport.

所以你必须带上它。

So so you have to bring that.

你可以带水进考场，但必须是去掉标签的水瓶。

You are allowed to bring some water in with you to the exam room, but it has to be a water bottle without a label.

所以如果你想带水进去，得把标签撕掉。

So you have to rip the label off if you wanna take water in with you.

你可以申请去洗手间，但只能在特定时间，而且一次只能去一个人。

You can ask for a bathroom break, but only at, like, really specific times, And only one person can go at once.

我的意思是，好吧。

I mean, this Okay.

他们真的对每件事都特别小心。

They are so, so careful about everything.

我觉得这样挺好的，因为你可以信任这个考试。

I mean, which is good because you can trust the test.

你可以信任考试结果。

You can trust the results.

对。

Right.

没人能作弊。

Nobody can cheat.

但为了让这个考试有效且公平，他们确实得

But in order to make this test valid and honest, they do have

非常小心。

to be really careful.

所以，是的，他们还会拿走你的个人物品，放到另一个房间里。

So, yeah, they they're going to, take your belongings also and put them in a separate room.

这些都是在早上你到达时进行的，然后你坐在指定的座位上，桌上会有你的考生信息，还有一张纸，上面有你的照片和考生编号。

And that all happens when you arrive in the morning and then you sit in your assigned seat, which will have your, candidate information on the desk, and it'll have your picture and your candidate number on a piece of paper on your desk.

然后在整个考试过程中，监考人员——不管你怎么称呼他们——会在考场里来回走动，核对你的脸和桌上的照片，以及你的护照信息。

And then, throughout the exam, the proctors or the invigilators, whatever you wanna call them, they're going to be walking around the room and checking your face with the picture on the desk and checking your passport with the information.

就是为了确保你是同一个人。

So just to make sure you are matching.

是。

Are.

好的。

Okay.

所以那里的安保措施很严格。

So there's serious security there.

嘿，大家好。

Hey, guys.

你想知道雅思考官在口语部分到底想要什么吗？

Do you wanna know exactly what the examiner wants on the IELTS speaking section?

你可以了解考官在口语部分会从哪四个方面来评估你。

You can find out the four things that the examiner is going to evaluate you on during the speaking section.

去 allearsenglish.com/evaluation 下载我们的免费速查表。

Go to allearsenglish.com/evaluation and download our free cheat sheet.

网址是 allearsenglish.com/evaluation。

That's allearsenglish.com/evaluation.

下周，在我们的另一个播客《商务英语》里，我们会聊如何用一个词来分享你在工作中的技能。

Next week, over on our other podcast, Business English, we'll talk about how to share your skills at work with one single word.

这个词能帮你自然地表达你对团队的贡献，既不会显得自夸，也不会像在背一份冗长的资格清单。

This word can help you talk about what you bring to the team without sounding like you're bragging or giving a long robotic list of qualifications.

你会学到如何在面试、会议和日常职场对话中自然地使用它。

You'll learn how to use it naturally in interviews, meetings, and everyday workplace conversations.

这就是我们在《商务英语》播客里做的事情。

That's what we do over on the Business English podcast.

我们教你如何在工作中用英语建立人际关系。

We show you how to build relationships at work in English.

在你听播客的地方搜索“商务英语”，点击关注，把商务英语加入你的日常收听计划。

Search for business English wherever you listen to podcasts and hit follow to add business English to your listening routine.

到时候见。

See you there.

每个部分之间有多少时间？

What how much time do we have between each section?

我们说过，上午有阅读、听力和写作。

So we said we have the reading, the listening, and the writing in the morning.

完成一个部分后，我们有多少时间休息？

And how much time do we have to take a break when we finish one section?

对。

Yeah.

上午确实挺紧张的。

The morning is tough.

所以，通常是没有休息时间的。

So, usually, there is no break.

他们会在上午九点到十二点之间连续完成这些内容。

They're they're doing this between, like, nine and noon.

他们尽量把这三个部分安排进去。

They try and fit in these three sections.

听力考试持续三十分钟，然后你有十分钟时间誊写答案。

So, the listening test, lasts for thirty minutes, and then you have ten minutes to transfer your answers.

然后，在这前后，监考老师会给你讲解考试要求，告诉你该怎么做，还会分发所有的试卷。

And then, of course, on either side of that, you have the proctor or the invigilator giving you instructions and telling you what to do on the exam and handing out all the test booklets.

明白。

Mhmm.

还有一个问题。

And then One question.

你说的誊写答案是什么意思？

What do you mean transfer your answers?

这是什么意思？

What does that mean?

我有点搞不清楚。

I'm confused about that.

对。

Yeah.

在听力考试中，你会拿到一个试题册和一张单独的纸。

So on the listening test, you get a test booklet and a separate piece of paper.

那就是你的答题卡。

That's your answer sheet.

你可以在试题册上写答案，大多数学生也确实直接在试题册上写，因为这样最方便。

So you can write in the test booklet and most students do just write their answers in the test booklet, because that's the easiest thing to do.

然后你会有额外的十分钟时间，把答案从试题册抄到答题卡上。

And then you have an extra ten minutes to transfer all of your answers from the test booklet to the answer sheet.

答题卡就像那种机读卡，你知道的，就是A、B、C、D那种——哦，抱歉。

So the answer sheet is like a like a scantron, you know, the a b c d oh, sorry.

不是那种答题卡。

It's not not a scantron like that.

你得自己写单词，有时候是选择题答案。

It's, you have to write in the the words, and then sometimes they're letter answers.

你得写字母，有时候是单词答案。

You have to write the letter, and sometimes there's word answers.

你得写单词或短语。

You have to write the word or phrase.

所以这就是誊写的过程。

So that's that's the transferring.

哦，我明白了。

Oh, I see.

好的。

Okay.

对，是这样。

That yeah.

这点很重要，得知道。

That's important to know.

所以在那段时间里，你知道，到了最后十分钟，我们可能已经很累了，但保持专注和在场真的很重要，因为那是个关键时段，不能出错。

So during that time, you know, when it comes to that last ten minutes, we might be really exhausted, but that's really important to make sure we stay centered and stay present because that's a really important time so we don't do that incorrectly.

对吧？

Right?

对。

Yeah.

要是弄错一个数字，把其他数字都带偏了，那就太糟糕了。

If you mix up one number and throw, like, all the other numbers off, like, that's that's terrible.

但哦，不。

But Oh, no.

话虽如此，说实话，十分钟来誊写答案其实挺充裕的。

Having said that, honestly, ten minutes is a really long time to transfer your answers.

我……好吧。

I've Okay.

我从来没见过有人没按时完成。

I've never seen anybody, like, not finish in time.

通常，大家大概五分钟就搞定了，然后就坐在那儿等着。

Usually, people are done in, like, five minutes, and then they just kinda sit there and wait.

所以，好的。

So Okay.

好。

Good.

对。

Yeah.

别为那个紧张。

Don't stress out about that.

你有足够的时间来誊写答案。

You you have plenty of time to transfer your answers.

很好。

Great.

所以十分钟一到，监考老师就会过来收走听力册子，然后发给你阅读册子。

So as soon as that ten minutes is up, the proctor will come around and and pick up the listening booklets and give you, the reading booklet.

或者如果听力阅读在同一本册子里，你就直接翻到阅读部分。

Or if it's in the same booklet, then you just turn to the reading test.

然后阅读考试有一个小时的时间。

And then you have an hour for the reading test.

好的。

Okay.

所以你一直待在同一个地方。

So you're staying in the same place.

你坐在同一张桌子前。

You're sitting in the same desk

整个上午。

all morning.

好的。

Okay.

对。

Yeah.

是的。

Yeah.

我觉得那是一个漫长又紧张的上午。

It's a it's stress it's a long it's a long stressful morning, I think.

而且

And

就像我说的，当然，你可以去洗手间，但只能在特定的时间。

like I said, I mean, of course, you are you can go to the bathroom, but that's it's only during very specific times.

考官在给指示的时候会告诉你。

And the proctors will tell you when they're giving you the instructions.

他们会说，这个时候你可以去洗手间，但必须举手示意。

They'll say, you can are allowed to go to the bathroom at this point, but you must raise your hand.

而且你得把试卷交给他们，他们会跟着你去洗手间。

And it's you have to, like, give them your test booklet, and they have to follow you to the bathroom.

而且整个过程都非常谨慎。

And it's all it's all very careful.

好的。

Okay.

我知道。

I know.

确实很严格。

Serious.

所以，我们早上进去的时候，得准备好大半个上午都处于一种半紧张的状态。

So so when we go into the morning, we should be ready to be in a semi stressful situation for most of the morning.

但如果我们提前知道会是什么样，就没问题。

But if we know what to expect, we'll be okay.

那在上午和下午之间，进入口语部分之前，有没有休息时间呢？

And what is the is there any break then, you know, between the morning and the afternoon before we move into the speaking section?

有的。

Yes.

是的。

Yeah.

大多数情况下会有很长的休息时间。

A long break in most cases.

所以，你先考听力，然后考阅读，阅读一结束紧接着就是写作考试，写作也是一个小时。

So so you have the listening and then the reading, and then immediately after the reading, you have the writing test, which is also an hour.

就像我说的，算上所有指令和考试时间，整个上午大概需要三个小时。

So, like I said, all in all, including all the directions and the test, the whole morning takes about three hours.

这包括听力、阅读和写作。

And that's the listening, the reading, and the writing.

然后你可以去吃午饭，休息一下。

And then, you can go to lunch and you can have a break.

大多数考试中心会尽量把所有考生的口语考试安排在下午。

And most centers try to schedule all of their candidates in the afternoon.

所以你需要查看时间表，看看听力考试需要几点到场。

So what happens is you have to check the schedule and see what time you have to be there for the listening test.

不好意思。

I'm sorry.

是听力考试。

For the Listening test.

好的。

Okay.

所以，对有些人来说，他们的口语考试可能要到晚上六点才开始。

So, I mean, for some people, like, they don't have their speaking test scheduled till 06:00 that night.

那，那这段时间

So Oh, what do

你做什么呢？

you do during that block of time?

我是说，你要是回家的话得小心。

I mean, you wanna be careful if you go home.

万一赶不回来就麻烦了。

You might not get back on time.

哦。

Oh.

对。

Yeah.

是的。

Yeah.

所以那里要小心一点。

So be be careful there.

我会建议你做好准备，因为大多数情况下，你直到当天才知道口语考试的时间。

I would I would come prepared because you in most cases, you do not know what time your speaking test is until that day.

所以如果你要等三四个小时，就提前做好准备。

So if you have, like, three or four hours to wait, come prepared.

带上你的电脑，这样你可以在咖啡店放松一下，看个电影什么的。

Bring your computer so you could relax and watch a movie in a coffee shop or.

对。

Yeah.

看看你的谷歌地图，确保附近有个公园，这样你可以去散散步。

Look at your Google Maps and make sure there's a park nearby so you can go for a little walk.

就是说，你得为中间休息的时间做好准备。

Like, you know, be be prepared for, whatever break you're gonna have.

口语考试最晚能安排到几点？

What's the latest time that they'll schedule a speaking exam for someone?

是六点吗？

What's is it 06:00?

那是最后一个时间段吗？

Is that the last slot?

我觉得这得看考试中心。

You know, I think it depends on the center.

在波特兰的两个考试中心，最晚到……让我想想。

In, the both of the centers in Portland, they go up until let's see.

我见过最晚的好像是六点半，在这边的考试中心。

The latest I've seen is, like, 06:30, I guess, at the centers here.

但这取决于很多因素。

But it it depends on a number of factors.

取决于那天有多少考官、中心能开到多晚、以及有多少考生。

It depends on how many examiners they have that day, how late the center can stay open, how many candidates they have.

所以这取决于很多不同的因素。

So it depends on a lot of different things.

所以每个中心的情况都不一样。

So it's going to vary from center to center.

你应该问一下，因为现在很多中心也在工作日安排考试。

And you should ask because a lot of centers are scheduling tests during the weekdays too now.

所以你的口语考试可以安排在考前一周，或者考后一周，但我觉得大部分都是考前一周。

So you can have you can have your speaking test either the week before, or maybe the week after, but I think mostly it's the the week before.

所以这也是一个选择。

So that's an option too.

哦，

Oh,

非常好。

very good.

所以，你看，这看起来好像没什么大不了的，但我认为提前了解情况真的很重要。

So, you know, it seems like this is insignificant, but I think it's really important to know what to expect.

你知道，对我们的听众来说，当他们去参加考试那天，你们想把所有精力都放在考试上。

You know, for our listeners when they're going into this day, you guys wanna put be able to put all of your brainpower into the exam.

你们不想浪费任何精力去担心，比如，我怎么吃午饭？

You don't wanna waste any energy worrying about, oh, how do I get my lunch?

或者口语考试是什么时候？

Or when is my speaking exam?

你知道，你们希望所有这些事情都在脑子里提前安排好，这样你们就能真正专注于

You know, you wanna have all of these things really set up in your mind beforehand so that then you can really focus on

考试。

the exam.

对吧，杰西卡？

Right, Jessica?

对。

Yeah.

我真的很喜欢提前规划好一天的想法，做好充分准备。

I really like the idea of of planning your day ahead of time and just and being really ready.

就像你说的，除了怎么答题之外，你不需要再做任何其他决定。

So like you said, like, you don't have to make any other decisions besides how to answer the test questions.

没错。

So Right.

也许吧。

Maybe yeah.

比如，考试前一周，你就知道自己中午去哪儿吃饭。

Like, the week before, you know where you're gonna eat lunch.

知道自己去哪儿散步。

You know where you're gonna take a walk.

知道自己下午去哪儿买咖啡。

You know where you're gonna get coffee in the afternoon.

也许这些事情都已经安排好了。

Maybe have those things already taken care of.

前一天就把衣服选好。

Choose your outfit the day before.

你知道吗？

You know?

对，就是这样。

Just Yes.

我喜欢这样。

Be I like it.

是的。

Yeah.

完全准备好。

Be completely ready.

没错。

That's right.

没错。

That's right.

在之前的一期节目里，我们聊过怎么为考试着装，这也是一个例子。

In a in a previous episode, we were talking about how to dress for the exam, and that's another example of this.

你知道，要给自己创造一切成功的机会。

You know, give yourself every opportunity to succeed.

所有你能提前控制的变量，都控制好，这样你才能有精力在考试中发挥好。

Every possible variable that you can control beforehand, control that so that then you have that space in your mind to do well on this exam.

我们知道你们能做到，因为你们水平足够，能拿到七分。

And we know you guys can because you're at the right level to get those sevens.

对吧，杰西卡？

Right, Jessica?

完全正确。

Exactly.

七分、八分、九分。

Sevens, eights, nines.

这取决于

It's up

你。

to you.

哇哦。

Woo hoo.

好的。

Alright.

这次聊得很棒。

This has been great.

非常感谢你分享这些精彩的信息。

Thanks so much for this awesome information.

再说一次，真的很有帮助。

Again, super helpful.

各位，这个故事的寓意是

And guys, the moral of

这个故事的道理就是，要提前规划好你的一天。

the story is plan out your day.

对。

Yeah.

做好准备就行，我们在这里就是为了帮你做好准备。

Just be prepared, and that's why we're here, to help you be prepared.

所以，如果你们还有其他问题，今天或者之前的播客里没讲到的，请告诉我们。

So any other questions you have that maybe we didn't get to today or in previous podcasts, please let us know.

是的。

Yeah.

非常感谢。

Thank you so much.

完美。

Perfect.

祝你愉快，杰西卡。

Have a good one, Jessica.

保重。

Take care.

谢谢。

Thanks.

你也是，Lindsay。

You too, Lindsay.

再见。

Bye.

再见。

Bye.

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If you believe in connection, not perfection, and you wanna put your ears into English more often, please subscribe to our podcast in iTunes on your computer or on your smartphone.

对了，如果你喜欢今天的节目，请在iTunes上给我们写个评价。

And hey, if you liked today's show, please let us know with a review in iTunes.

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