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Mistake 1: 使用非官方雅思教材练习

Using Only Unofficial IELTS Preparation materials. Unofficial materials can be useful. But nothing prepares you for the real test quite like real materials. If you don’t use actual samples of exam sections from the makers of the test, it’s almost impossible to be fully prepared for test day. So learn how to use the 4 official IELTS websites.【official IELTS prep from Cambridge, the British Council, the IELTS Essentials website, and IELTS.org】 And know where to get official IELTS prep materials. Above all, make sure these official resources are a central part of your practice sessions.

应该以剑桥系列书籍作为练习和入门的主要教材，同时熟悉雅思官方网站的指导内容

Mistake 2:只熟悉美式口音

Doing IELTS Practice with Just One Style of Native or English — both spoken and written — undeniably dominates the IELTS exam. However, there is a significant amount of non-British English on this test too. In IELTS Listening, you’ll hear not only standard British accents, but also the standard accents of Canada, the United States, New Zealand, and Australia. So know what accents to expect in IELTS Listening. Also be aware that IELTS Reading will include both British-style writing and North American written English. The most obvious difference between UK and USA standards is spelling. However, there are also differences in wording, common phrases, and even some grammar rules. If you aren’t familiar with all the forms of English that appear on the exam, you can really get disoriented（困惑） by unfamiliar accents or shifts in national writing style. Avoid the “one English” mistake in your IELTS practice!

雅思考试主要以英式口音为主，也会出现一定的其他口音

Mistake 3:用你自己的标准评分

Trying to Rate Your Own Speech and Writing The IELTS has official band descriptors for Reading and Writing. This can help you measure the quality of your own written and spoken English to a limited degree. However, it’s pretty much impossible to rate your IELTS Speaking and Writing accurately without help. Find another person to read your IELTS essays and listen to you speak in English. This could be a study buddy, a family member or friend who’s good at English, a tutor, a teacher, or a conversation partner. Just make sure you get feedback form someone, so you can really know how you’re doing in IELTS practice for the Speaking and Writing sections.

应参看雅思中文官方网站上的各科评分标准进行总结比对，了解得分出处，掌握正确备考方式

Mistake 4:无法合理安排备考时间

Focusing on Language Skills at the Expense of Pacing Mastering your English skills can be a real joy. It’s a thrill to be able to read, listen, speak, or write with minimal error in your second language. But there’s a danger of focusing on language skills too much: you can forget to actually time yourself until shortly before the test. Pacing is a difficult skill to master in and of itself. If you aren’t able to go through the IELTS exam fast enough in the final days before you take the test, you may not have time to get your pacing to where it needs to be. So practice pacing and finishing tasks within the time limits early on. This skill goes hand-in-hand with（与……密切相关；于…同步发展） the English skills on the IELTS.

考生需要合理安排备考时间，避免考前抱佛脚，尤其是口语各话题的（素材）准备，和写作的练笔

Mistake 5: 重视视觉读写能力

Not Practicing IELTS With Visual Information The IELTS really emphasizes a somewhat new idea in education: visual literacy. You need to be able to understand graphs, tables, and charts to do well on almost every section of the exam. IELTS Reading, IELTS Listening, and IELTS Writing all include a “visual information” component. Be prepared to interpret informational images quickly and accurately. It’s pretty easy to forget this aspect of IELTS practice, but if you aren’t sufficiently prepared to read, listen, and write in a “visual” way, you’ll lose a lot of points on the exam.