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（胡敏、张建宇）

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Lesson 1

Skill analysis

When doing the IELTS reading, a lot of examinees complain of the large reading load by citing the statistics that within 60 minutes, they have to read three passages and finish 40 questions attached after the three articles. They are in fact trapped by the designers of the test. It is most difficult for the average Chinese examinees to do intensive reading of the three articles within the given time. The way out is to employ a very important reading skills, which is called fast reading.

In general, fast reading is comprised of two sub-reading skills, namely, skimming and scanning. In the following several lessons, we will discuss the proper ways to employ the scanning strategy in IELTS reading. As for the first step, scanning means “look, rather than read”, that is, in order for the examinees to improve their reading speed, they just need to look for the exact words or phrases, without any efforts to understand the meaning in the context. So in the first lesson, the students are trained to “spot out” the proper names appearing in the sentences or paragraphs.

Skill training

1. As is known to all,New York is one of the biggest financial centers, where you can see one of the three most important stock exchange centers.

2. There is a most developed underground system in London, but the traffic there is still terrible.

3. Paris is the capital of fashion and art, of which the name came from a prince of the ancient Greek mythology.

4. When in Rome, do as the Rome do.

5. There are many places of interest in Beijing, such as the Forbidden City, the Great Wall, and the Summer Palace and so on.

6. Sparkhill University campus is small in comparison with most universities in Britain. As you enter the main gate, you will see the Student Union Building on the right side. The building next to the Student Union is the

Pentagon Canteen, named after its shape. Opposite the Student Union, there is a university bookshop, Boothby’s, where students can buy most of the textbooks used in their courses at discounted prices. If you prefer to borrow books, go to the Wellington Library, which is about 200 meters north of the bookshop. If you get lost, go to the entrance to the Melrose Sports Centre. The library is directly opposite it.

7. The admission procedure at Sparkhill University involves two simple steps: application and enrollment. The application procedure is as follows. You must submit a completed Application for Admission together with a non-refundable application fee of 25 pounds to the Admission Officer. Check your Application for Admission carefully to ensure that there are no errors or omissions.

The Admission Officer is Mrs. Jean Edwards, who has been dealing with admission affairs over 20 years now. Applications can be sent to her at the university address. Alternatively, you may deliver your application in person to Mrs. Edwards or the Assistant Admissions Officer, Mr. Richard Cox, during office hours, Monday to Friday (9:00 a.m. to12:00 a.m., 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. ). The Admission Office is located on the ground floor of the Keeling Building. The telephone number for the Admission Office is (0363) 63859367.

Domestic students using the Computerized Admission System do not need to send evidence of their applications, but all other applicants must do so. Copies of transcripts, etc., may be sent separately from the Application for Admission, but please ensure that they are clearly marked with your name and address, so that they can be processed quickly. You can call the Admission Office during working hours to check that your documents have arrived.

Enrollment takes place on the first day of term. Students who are unable to enroll on the first day of term must contact the Admission Office to make alternative arrangements. Students sign up for courses with the Admission Officer at the faculties where those courses are taught. So, for example, if you wish to sign up for French Literature, you must go to the Foreign Language Faculty to enroll. A full list of courses and details of where to

enroll will be published on our website at least 10 days before the start of term. Each faculty organizes its own orientation sessions on the second day of term. You should attend the orientation session at the faculty where you are taking most of your courses.

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