آيلتس چيست؟What is IELTS?                                                                                                     

    آزمون آیلتس (IELTS= International English Language Testing System) جهت سنجش میزان آمادگی داوطلبان برای ادامه تحصیل، فراگیـری مهارتهـای تخصصـی و یـا کار و اقامـت در کشـورهـای انگلیسی زبان طراحی شـده است. ایـن آزمون مشترکاً تـوسط دانشگاه کمبریج، کنسول بریتانیـا (British Council) و مرکز IDP استرالیا در بیش از 500 مرکز در 120 کشور جهان برگزار می‌شود و سالانه چیزی حدود یک و نیم میلیون نفر در آن شرکت می‌کنند. نتایج این آزمون در کشورهای مشترک المنافع انگلستان و بسیاری دانشگاه های انگلیسی زبان در اروپا و ایالات متحده معتبر است.

    این آزمون در دو نوع مختلف موجود می‌باشد: آکادمیک (Academic) و عمومی (General Training).

افرادی که قصد تکمیل تحصیلات خود در دانشگاههای انگلیسی زبان را دارند (کارشناسی به بالا) باید از نوع آکادمیک این آزمون، و افرادی که به منظور گذراندن دوره‌های کوتاه‌مدت فنی و حرفه‌ای، اخذ دیپلم، کار و یا اقامت قصد سفـر به کشورهـای انگلیسی زبان را دارند، می‌توانند از نوع عمومی این آزمون استفاده کنند.البته ناگفته نماند که افرادی که دارای نوع آکادمیک آیلتس باشند می توانند از امتیازات مربوط به نوع عمومی آن استفاده کنند.
 

نحوه برگزاری آزمون آیلتس

    داوطلبان در چهار مهارت Listening، Reading، Writing، و Speaking مورد امتحان قرار می گیرند. همه داوطلبان (هم Academic .و هم General Training) در یک امتحان Listening و Speaking مشترک شرکت می کنند. ولی Reading و Writing آزمون آِیلتس آکادمیک با آزمون آیلتس عمومی  متفاوت است. سوالات به گونه ای طرح شده اند که تمامی رتبه ها را از داوطلب مبتدی تا داوطلب حرفه ای تحت پوشش قرار داده است. سه مهارت از چهار مهارت یعنی Listening، Reading، و Writing در یک روز مورد امتحان قرار می گیرند، و در بین آن هیچ زمان استراحتی وجود ندارد. ولی امتحان Speaking طبق اعلان قبلی معمولا یک هفته قبل و یا یک هفته بعد از امتحان برگزار می شود.

جدول زیر مدت زمان تخصیص یافته به بخش‌های مختلف این آزمون را نشان می‌دهد:
 

نمره قبولی

    در آزمون آیلتس هیچ حد نصابی برای قبولی وجود ندارد، بلکه مؤسسات و دانشگاههای مختلف حد نصاب مورد قبول خود را دارند. اما بطور کلی 9 نمره یا band در نظر گرفته شده است که در آن نمره 9 عالی، نمره 7 خوب، نمره 5 متوسط و نمره 3 به پایین ضعیف محسوب می‌شود.(اکثر دانشگاهها نمره آکادمیک 6 به بالا را می خواهند و اکثر کشورها از متقاضی مهاجرت نمره عمومی 6 به بالا رامی خواهند.ولی همانطور که در بالا ذکر شد شما اگر هنوز دو دل هستید که آیلتس را برای ادامه تحصیل می خواهید یا برای مهاجرت ،به شما دوست عزیز پیشنهاد می شود که آیلتس نوع آکادمیک را امتحان بدهید،در اینصورت قادر خواهید بود از امتیازات آیلتس ‍عمومي نیز بهره مند شوید.)

درآزمون  IELTS نمره منفی وجود ندارند.

    نتیجه تک تک مهارتها جداگانه اعلام می شود. و همچنین میانگین تمامی نتیجه ها، امتیاز نهایی داوطلب خواهد بود. همچنین تمامی نتیجه های امتحان رو به بالا گرد می شود. منظور این است که از قانون کلی گرد کردن در ریاضی تبعیت می کند به عنوان مثال اگر داوطلبی نمره 7.25 را کسب کند به نمره 7.5 گرد می شود ولی اگر داوطلبی نمره 7.1 را کسب کند به نمره 7 گرد خواهد شد.

لازم به ذکر است که نمره امتحان ایلتس فقط تا دو سال معتبر میباشد.

در زیر band های مختلف این آزمون بیان شده است:

A long time ago, a girl named Li-Li got married and went to live with her husband and mother-in-law. In a very short time, Li-Li found that she couldn't get along with her mother-in-law at all. Their personalities were very different, and Li-Li was angered by many of her mother-in-law's habits. In addition, she criticized Li-Li constantly. Days passed. The days turned into weeks. Li-Li and her mother-in-law never stopped arguing and fighting. What made the situation worse was that according to ancient Chinese tradition, Li-Li had to bow to her mother-in-law and obey her every wish.

All the anger and unhappiness in the house caused the poor husband great distress. Finally, Li-Li could not stand her mother-in-law's bad temper and dictatorship any longer. She decided to do something about it.

Li-Li went to see her father's good friend, Mr. Huang, who sold herbs. She told him about the situation and asked if he would give her some poison so that she could solve the problem for once and for all.
Mr. Huang thought for a while and finally said, “Li-Li, I will help you solve your problem, but you must listen to me and obey what I tell you.”
Li-Li said, "Yes, Mr. Huang, I will do whatever you tell me to do."

Mr. Huang went into the back room and returned with a package of herbs after a few minutes.
He told Li-Li, "You can't use a quick-acting poison to get rid of your mother-in-law because that would cause people to become suspicious. Therefore, I have given you a number of herbs that will slowly build up poison in her body. Every other day, prepare some pork or chicken and put a little of these herbs in her serving. Now, in order to make sure that nobody suspects you when she dies, you must be very careful to act very friendly towards her. Don't argue with her, obey her every wish, and treat her like a queen."

Li-Li was so happy. She thanked Mr. Huang and hurried home to carry out her plot of murdering her mother-in-law. Weeks and months went by. Li-Li would serve the specially treated food to her mother-in-law every other day. She remembered what Mr. Huang had said about avoiding suspicion so she controlled her temper, obeyed her mother-in-law and treated her like her own mother. After six months, the situation in the whole household had changed. Li-Li managed to control her temper so much that she almost never got mad or upset at her mother-in-law anymore. She hadn't had an argument with her mother-in-law in six months, who seemed much kinder and easier to get along with. The mother-in-law's attitude toward Li-Li had also changed and she began to love Li-Li like her own daughter. She kept telling friends and relatives that Li-Li was the best daughter-in-law one could ever find. Li-Li and her mother-in-law treated each other like a real mother and daughter. Li-Li's husband was very happy to see what was happening.

One day, Li-Li went to Mr. Huang and asked for his help again.
She said, "Dear Mr Huang, please help me to prevent the poison from killing my mother-in-law! She has changed into such a nice woman and I love her like my own mother. I do not want her to die because of the poison I gave her."
Mr. Huang smiled and nodded his head.
"Li-Li, there's nothing to worry about. I never gave you any poison. The herbs I gave you were vitamins to improve her health. The only poison was in your mind and your attitude toward her, but that has all been washed away by the love which you gave to her."

     Looking up, Lisa could see her pain reflected in the man's eyes. For the first time in months she didn't feel alone, she felt the unbearable burden begin to lift from her, only a bit but it was a start. She began to believe that maybe she had a future after all and maybe it could be with this man, with his kind hazel eyes, wet with their shared tears.

     They had come here to dissolve their marriage but maybe there was hope. Lisa stood up and took James by the hand and led him away from the bar towards the beech where they had made their vows to each other three years ago. Tomorrow she would cancel the divorce; tonight they would work on renewing their promises.

ول کردن-دست برداشتن                                                               Give up

کاری را به سرانجام رساندن Go through with something                                     

پشتکار داشتن Hang in there                                                                                

به کاری دل بستن(چسبیدن)Stick with something                                                   

دل شوره داشتنsweat something out                                                                    

دوری کردن ازکاریکه رضایت نداریمTo duck the issue                                         

تن در دادن به کاریFace up to something                                                            

تک وتنها،دست تنها رهاکردنLeave someone high and dry                                 

به گردن دیگری انداختن pass the buck                                                                   

به گردن دیگری انداختن  Point one's finger at someone                                      

به گردن گرفتن مسئولیت  Shoulder the responsibility                                        

از زیرکاردررفتن،شانه خالی کردنWorm out of something                                    

فوت آب بودنBe abreeze                                                                                    

دست وپاچلفتی   Be all thumbs                                                                             

مثل آب خوردنBe easy as a pie                                                                            

پنجه طلایی  Have a golden touch                                                                      

دستش خوبهHave a green thumb                                                                          

قلق کاری را در دست داشتنHave aknack for something                                      

شم کاری را داشتن Have nose for something                                                       

دست وپاچلفتیHave two left feet                                                                         

تا بوق سگ مطالعه کردنBurn the midnight oil                                                    

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Use present factual conditional sentences to talk about general truths and scientific facts.
Ex: If it's noon in Taipei, it's 2:00 P.M. in Brisbane.
Ex: If air expands, it becomes lighter.

2. You can also use present factual conditional sentences to talk about habits and recurring events (things that happen again and again).
Ex: If Jamie flies, he orders a special meal.
Ex: If John is traveling far, he always flies.

3. You can also use modals in the result clause.
Ex: If you practice your Japanese everyday, you can improve quickly.
Ex: You might learn more if you listen to Japanese tapes.

4. Use the imperative in the result clause to give instructions, commands, and invitations that depend on a certain condition.
Ex: If you come to Melbourne, stay with us.

5. You can begin conditional sentences with the "if" clause or the result clause. The meaning is the same.
Ex: "If the light goes on, fasten your seat belt." OR "Fasten your seat belt if the light goes on."

Unreal conditional sentence present

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Use present unreal conditional sentences to talk about unreal, untrue, imagined, or impossible conditions and their results.

Ex. If Grace had more time, she would travel. (But Grace doesn't have time, so she doesn't travel.)

2. Use the simple past tense in the if clause. Use would + base form of the verb in the result clause.

Ex. If Eric knew the answer, he would tell you.

3. You can use a modal in the result clause.

Ex. If Alisa had time, she could read more.

4. You can begin conditional sentences with the if clause or the result clause. The meaning is the same.

Ex. Jack would more if he had more money.

5. Statements beginning with if I were you, ... are often used to give advice.

Ex. If I were you, I'd travel to many countries.