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IELTS_notes\r\n\r\nSome notes for IELTS.\r\n\r\n## Books and websites\r\n\r\n\r\n| Listening                      | Reading                        | Writing                      | Speaking                              | Vocabulary                                                   | Resources                                                    |\r\n| ------------------------------ | ------------------------------ | ---------------------------- | ------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------ |\r\n| **IELTS Cambridge Test Books** | **IELTS Cambridge Test Books** | **https://ielts-simon.com/** | **http://ielts-yasi.englishlab.net/** | IELTS Cambridge Test Books                                   | **https://www.oxfordonlineenglish.com/free-ielts-preparation-lessons** |\r\n|                                |                                |                              | **https://markteacher.com/**          | [Academic Word List Exercises](https://dcielts.info/academic-word-list-exercises/) | [The Economist](https://www.economist.com/)                  |\r\n|                                |                                |                              |                                       | [The Academic Word List from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary](https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/us/wordlist/english/academic/) | [BBC 6 minute learning English](http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english), [BBC NEWs](https://www.bbc.com/news), [60-Second Science](https://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/60-second-science/) |\r\n|                                |                                |                              |                                       | [Word of the Day](https://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day) | https://www.jimuenglish.com/ (listening podcast online)      |\r\n\r\n## Directories\r\n\r\n- **Podcast_notes / Journal_notes**\r\n\r\n  **Note Style:**\r\n\r\n  **Bold**: The word I didn't know/understand;\r\n\r\n  ***Bold + Italic***: useful words/collections;\r\n\r\n  \u003cins\u003eUnderline\u003c/ins\u003e: the words/sentence I couldn't recognize from the audio.\r\n\r\n- **Listening_notes**\r\n\r\n- **Speaking_notes**\r\n\r\n  Notes of Oxford online English for IELTS Speaking\r\n\r\n  Notes of Simon videos\r\n\r\n- **Test_notes**\r\n\r\n  Notes of Reading and Listening parts of IELTS Cambridge Test Books\r\n\r\n- **Writing_notes**\r\n\r\n  Notes of Task1 and Task2 from Simon videos and ebooks\r\n\r\n- **Vocabulary_notes**\r\n\r\n  **Note Style:**\r\n\r\n  No. Word\r\n\r\n  - Brief explanation\r\n\r\n  - Full Definitions\r\n\r\n    Synonyms\r\n\r\n  - Collections\r\n\r\n  - Examples\r\n\r\n  **Sources**:\r\n\r\n  - [Vocabulary.com](https://www.vocabulary.com/)\r\n  - [LDOCE5](https://www.ldoceonline.com/)\r\n  - [Colins](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/)\r\n  - [英语常用词疑难用法手册](https://book.douban.com/subject/5038844/)\r\n\r\n  **Software:**\r\n\r\n  - [GoldenDict](http://goldendict.org/)\r\n  - [Mdict](https://www.mdict.cn/wp/?lang=en)\r\n  \r\n- **Writing_notes**\r\n\r\n  [ielts-simon.com](https://ielts-simon.com/ielts-help-and-english-pr/) (Writing task1 and task2)\r\n\r\n## Plan\r\n\r\n\u003cdetails\u003e\r\n\u003csummary\u003e2019-09-10 -- 2019-09-30 (Actually, I didn't practice ....)\u003c/summary\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\r\n\r\n- **Listening**\r\n\r\n  [Voice of Cambridge (Wang Lu)](https://weibo.com/ttarticle/p/show?id=2309404319052876149390)\r\n\r\n  ​\t\tDaily: 21:00 -- 22:00\r\n\r\n  [Word of the Day](https://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day)\r\n  \r\n  ​\t\tDaily: Listen 23:00 -- 23:30 and review 08:30 -- 09:00\r\n  \r\n  [6 Minute English](http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english)\r\n  \r\n  ​\t\tWeekly: Listen 22:00 -- 22:30 and review 08:30 -- 09:00\r\n  \r\n  [60-Second Science](https://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/60-second-science/)\r\n  \r\n  ​\t\tOnce every two days: Listen 22:00 -- 22:30 and review 08:30 -- 09:00\r\n  \r\n- **Speaking**\r\n  \r\n  [BBC pronunciation](http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/pronunciation)\r\n  \r\n  ​\t\tDaily: 18:30 -- 19:00\r\n  \r\n  Reading article from The Economist ([PDF](https://github.com/nailperry-zd/The-Economist) and [md](https://github.com/fredliu168/TheEconomist) files)\r\n  \r\n  ​\t\tDaily: 08:00 -- 08:30\r\n  \r\n- **Vocabulary**\r\n  \r\n  Merriam-Webster's Vocabulary Builder\r\n  \r\n  ​\t\tDaily: 08:30 -- 09:00\r\n  \r\n  Any useful or unknown word from Podcast and Reading\r\n  \r\n  ​\t\tDaily: 08:30 -- 09:00\r\n  \r\n- **Reading**\r\n  \r\n  [The Economist](https://github.com/nailperry-zd/The-Economist) (Leaders, China and Graphic detail)\r\n  \r\n  ​\t\tDaily: 13:00 -- 13:30\r\n  \r\n  Review notes\r\n  \r\n  ​\t\tDaily: 13:30 -- 14:00\r\n\r\n\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003c/details\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cdetails\u003e\r\n\u003csummary\u003e2019-10-01 -- 2019-10-15 (Actually, I didn't practice ....)\u003c/summary\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\r\n\r\n- **Listening**\r\n\r\n  Cambridge IELTS\r\n\r\n  ​\t\tDaily: 09:00 -- 10:00\r\n\r\n  [Voice of Cambridge (Wang Lu)](https://weibo.com/ttarticle/p/show?id=2309404319052876149390)\r\n  \r\n  ​\t\tDaily: 20:30 -- 21:00\r\n  \r\n  ​\t\tTool: https://www.v2ex.com/t/573167\r\n  \r\n  [6 Minute English](http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english)\r\n  \r\n  ​\t\tWeekly: Listen 22:00 -- 22:30 and review 08:30 -- 09:00\r\n  \r\n  [60-Second Science](https://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/60-second-science/)\r\n  \r\n  ​\t\tOnce every two days: Listen 22:00 -- 22:30 and review 08:30 -- 09:00\r\n  \r\n- **Speaking**\r\n  \r\n  https://ieltsbro.com/: one topic per day\r\n  \r\n  ​\t\tDaily: 18:30 -- 19:30\r\n  \r\n  Reading article from The Economist ([PDF](https://github.com/nailperry-zd/The-Economist) and [md](https://github.com/fredliu168/TheEconomist) files)\r\n  \r\n  ​\t\tDaily: 08:00 -- 08:30\r\n  \r\n- **Vocabulary**\r\n  \r\n  Any useful or unknown word from Podcast and Reading\r\n  \r\n  [CET6](https://github.com/mahavivo/english-wordlists)\r\n  \r\n  ​\t\tDaily: 08:30 -- 09:00\r\n  \r\n- **Reading**\r\n  \r\n  [The Economist](https://github.com/nailperry-zd/The-Economist) (Leaders, China and Graphic detail)\r\n  \r\n  ​\t\tDaily: 13:00 -- 13:30\r\n  \r\n  Review notes\r\n  \r\n  ​\t\tDaily: 13:30 -- 14:00\r\n  \r\n  Cambridge IELTS\r\n  \r\n  ​\t\tDaily: 14:00 -- 15:30\r\n  \r\n  ​\t\tFocus on each kind using Cambridge IELTS 5 - 10\r\n  \r\n- **Writing** ([origin](https://www.zhihu.com/question/19880155/answer/53848867))\r\n\r\n  ​\t\tDaily: 19:30 - 20:30\r\n\r\n  **Task1**\r\n\r\n  ​\t\tSimon's IELTS Writing Task 1\r\n\r\n  ​        [DCIELTS](https://dcielts.info/): learn Vocab\r\n\r\n  **Task2**\r\n\r\n  ​\t\t[Ideas for IELTS Topics](https://ielts-simon.com/ielts-help-and-english-pr/ielts-ebook.html): one topic per day\r\n\r\n  ​\t\t[DCIELTS](https://dcielts.info/): learn Vocab and sentence according to Simon's IELTS eBook\r\n\r\n  ​\t\tMake my own summary docs: Agree\u0026Disagree, Advantanges\u0026Disadvantages ....\r\n\r\n\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003c/details\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cdetails\u003e\r\n\u003csummary\u003e2019-11-01 -- 2019-11-07 (The exact preparation period)\u003c/summary\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\r\n\r\n- **Listening**\r\n\r\n  Cambridge IELTS\r\n\r\n  ​\t\tDaily: 09:00 -- 10:00\r\n\r\n  [Voice of Cambridge (Wang Lu)](https://weibo.com/ttarticle/p/show?id=2309404319052876149390)\r\n  \r\n  ​\t\tDaily: 20:30 -- 21:00\r\n  \r\n  ​\t\tTool: https://www.v2ex.com/t/573167\r\n  \r\n  [6 Minute English](http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english)\r\n  \r\n  ​\t\tWeekly: Listen 22:00 -- 22:30 and review 08:30 -- 09:00\r\n  \r\n- **Speaking**\r\n  \r\n  https://ieltsbro.com/: one topic per day\r\n  \r\n  ​\t\tDaily: 18:30 -- 19:30\r\n  \r\n  Reading article from The Economist ([PDF](https://github.com/nailperry-zd/The-Economist) and [md](https://github.com/fredliu168/TheEconomist) files)\r\n  \r\n  ​\t\tDaily: 08:00 -- 08:30\r\n  \r\n- **Vocabulary**\r\n  \r\n  Any useful or unknown word from Podcast and Reading\r\n  \r\n  [CET6](https://github.com/mahavivo/english-wordlists)\r\n  \r\n  ​\t\tDaily: 08:30 -- 09:00\r\n  \r\n- **Reading**\r\n  \r\n  [The Economist](https://github.com/nailperry-zd/The-Economist) (Leaders, China and Graphic detail)\r\n  \r\n  ​\t\tDaily: 13:00 -- 13:30\r\n  \r\n  Review notes\r\n  \r\n  ​\t\tDaily: 13:30 -- 14:00\r\n  \r\n  Cambridge IELTS\r\n  \r\n  ​\t\tDaily: 14:00 -- 15:30\r\n  \r\n  ​\t\tFocus on each kind using Cambridge IELTS 5 - 10\r\n  \r\n- **Writing** ([origin](https://www.zhihu.com/question/19880155/answer/53848867))\r\n\r\n  ​\t\tDaily: 19:30 - 20:30\r\n\r\n  **Task1**\r\n\r\n  ​\t\tSimon's IELTS Writing Task 1\r\n\r\n  ​        [DCIELTS](https://dcielts.info/): learn Vocab\r\n\r\n  **Task2**\r\n\r\n  ​\t\t[Ideas for IELTS Topics](https://ielts-simon.com/ielts-help-and-english-pr/ielts-ebook.html): one topic per day\r\n\r\n  ​\t\t[DCIELTS](https://dcielts.info/): learn Vocab and sentence according to Simon's IELTS eBook\r\n\r\n  ​\t\tMake my own summary docs: Agree\u0026Disagree, Advantanges\u0026Disadvantages ....\r\n\r\n\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003c/details\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n## Past timetable\r\n\r\n\r\n| Time           | Task                                                         |\r\n| -------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ |\r\n| 08:00 -- 08:30 | Speaking (99 and topic audios of Yang Shuai)                 |\r\n| 08:30 -- 09:30 | Part 1: http://ielts-yasi.englishlab.net/Part_1_Questions_SEP_to_DEC_2019.htm |\r\n| 09:30 -- 11:00 | Part 2/3: http://ielts-yasi.englishlab.net/PARTS_2_and_3_INDEX_P19.htm |\r\n| 12:30 -- 13:30 | Cambridge IELTS (Listening)                                  |\r\n| 13:30 -- 14:00 | Read the Economist                                           |\r\n| 14:00 -- 15:00 | Writing Task 1                                               |\r\n| 15:00 -- 16:30 | Writing Task 2                                               |\r\n| 16:30 -- 17:00 | **Scientific research**                                      |\r\n| 18:30 - 20:00  | Cambridge IELTS (Reading)                                    |\r\n| 20:00 -- 21:30 | Review notes and Vocabs                                      |\r\n| 22:00 --22:30  | Review my own sentences for Speaking                         |\r\n| 23:00 -- 23:30 | **Scientific research**                                      |\r\n| 23:30 -- 24:00 | Free listening time (Youtube, 6 Minute English, audios of Yang Shuai) |\r\n\r\n`Summary: 1.0 hours for Scientific research, 11 hours for IELTS.`\r\n\r\n## IELTS Test (2019-12-07)\r\n\r\n### Speaking Test\r\n\r\n**Part 1**\r\n\r\n- Your Home / Accommodation \r\n- Reading \r\n- Time Management  \r\n\r\n**Part 2**\r\n\r\nA time you had to give some advice \r\n\r\n**Part 3**\r\n\r\n- Do you think parents should advise their children on what friends to have?\r\n- Should they follow all suggestions given by parents?\r\n- How do these experts give advice to others?\r\n- What kind of (examples of) skills do people need to have in order to give advice to others?\r\n- Who is the best person for guiding, parents or teachers? (I answered: neither. that should be internet, especially Google)\r\n- How does Google help people make decisions about career? (This is a good example of how your answers can affect the next questions you get - interesting!) \r\n\r\n### Writing Test\r\n\r\nIn some countries, some older people choose to live in the retirement communities with other people, rather than living with their adult children. Is it a positive or negative development?\r\n\r\n### Test results\r\n\r\n| Listening | Reading | Writing | Speaking | Overall |\r\n| --------- | ------- | ------- | -------- | ------- |\r\n| 7.5       | 7.0     | 5.5     | 6.0      | 6.5     |\r\n","project_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fzxdawn%2Fielts_notes","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/projects/github.com%2Fzxdawn%2Fielts_notes","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fzxdawn%2Fielts_notes/lists"}