How Do I Get Band 9 in IELTS Reading?



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**00:00:00**  
We research the most popular IELTS reading tips and tricks so you don't have to.  
我們研究最流行的雅思閱讀技巧和祕訣，讓你不用自己去找。

**00:00:02**  
We're going to tell you exactly what IDP and the British Council have to say about each of these tips and whether they lower your score or improve your score.  
我們會告訴你，IDP和英國文化協會對每個技巧的看法，以及這些技巧是會降低還是提升你的分數。

**00:00:04**  
So without further ado, let's jump in.  
那麼話不多說，我們開始吧。

**00:00:06**  
Tip number one, one strategy or 11 strategies.  
第一個技巧，一個策略還是11個策略。

**00:00:19**  
So, when you open the book and you're looking at the different questions, should you have 11 strategies or one strategy for each question?  
所以，當你打開書本，看著不同的題目時，你應該用11個策略還是每個題目用一個策略？

**00:00:23**  
>> I think one strategy just to keep it simple.  
>> 我認為只用一個策略，保持簡單。

**00:00:35**  
>> Um, maybe 11 different strategies, even if they're slightly different, so that you can have a different unique approach according to what the question is and uh you can adjust and play along depending on what you're being asked.  
>> 嗯，也許用11個不同的策略，即使它們略有不同，這樣可以根據題目的不同採用不同的獨特方法，並且可以根據被問到的內容調整。

**00:00:50**  
Let's see who's right and who's wrong and we'll help everyone watching at home.  
讓我們看看誰對誰錯，並幫助在家觀看的每一個人。

**00:00:55**  
Let's look at each of the strategies in a little bit more detail and we'll find out what's like IDP and the British Council have to say.  
我們來更詳細地看每個策略，並了解IDP和英國文化協會的看法。

**00:01:01**  
So, if you type in to YouTube IELTS reading tips and tricks, the first video that comes up, their first tip is the most important one.  
所以，如果你在YouTube上搜尋“雅思閱讀技巧和祕訣”，第一個出現的影片，它的第一個技巧是最重要的。

**00:01:07**  
Their first tip says understand the 11 different question types.  
他們的第一個技巧是理解11種不同的題型。

**00:01:12**  
So, it does not say which strategy to use, but it says that it’s important to understand the different question types.  
所以，它沒說用哪個策略，但說理解不同的題型很重要。

**00:01:17**  
And this is totally true.  
這完全正確。

**00:01:19**  
So there are many different question types and often students like strong students like yourself who are very good at English that we get a band 9 in speaking sometimes they can go and do the real reading test and they can mess it up because they're like I've never...  
有很多不同的題型，經常你們這些很厲害的學生，英文非常好的，有時候甚至考到滿分的口說，但在真正的閱讀測驗中卻搞砸了，因為他們就像是從未...  

(此處內容較長，拆分並翻譯如下：)

**00:01:24**  
What is true/false/not given?  
什麼是真/假/未提及？

**00:01:26**  
What is matching headings?  
標題配對是什麼？

**00:01:29**  
Normally people are used to multiple choice or comprehension.  
通常人們習慣多選題或理解題。

**00:01:31**  
These are completely new to them.  
這對他們來說是全新的。

**00:01:34**  
So you should definitely familiarize yourself with the different types of questions.  
所以你一定要熟悉不同的題型。

**00:01:37**  
On the other end of the spectrum, there's this video with millions of views and what it says is I first read the question and then I start quickly reading the text, not paying attention to any detail...  
在另一端，有一個影片有數百萬點閱率，它說我先讀問題，然後快速瀏覽文章，不注意細節...

(以下略，持續拆解)

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**00:02:00**  
When I feel okay the answer is somehow here I slow down I carefully read the sentence I read the second question I resume reading the text and this strategy allows me to finish my reading section much more quickly and this is probably the more common advice that you'll see on YouTube and especially on TikTok and Instagram and things like that  
當我覺得答案差不多在這裡，我會放慢速度，仔細閱讀句子，讀第二個問題，然後繼續閱讀文章。這個策略能讓我更快完成閱讀部分，這可能是你在YouTube、TikTok、Instagram等平台上看到的較常見的建議。

**00:02:12**  
What you'll see is a video saying use this one killer strategy and it will magically answer all of the questions which one is actually true and if we summarize that strategy so it was quite vague what they said basically most of these one strategies is skim so read quickly then scan for the general location find generally where it is and then read that area carefully find the correct answer  
你會看到一個影片說用這個殺手策略，它會神奇地解答所有問題，然後如果我們總結這個策略，內容就比較模糊。基本上，大多數這類策略就是快讀（skim），快速閱讀，再掃描（scan）找到大致位置，然後仔細閱讀那個區域找到正確答案。

**00:02:43**  
Okay sounds very simple and normally I like simple but is it actually correct? Does it actually help you find the correct answer?  
好聽起來很簡單，我通常喜歡簡單的方法，但它真的正確嗎？真的能幫助你找到正確答案嗎？

**00:02:52**  
So, what we're going to do is you both have the same matching headings question.  
所以，我們要做的是，你們兩個都有相同的標題配對題。

**00:02:57**  
This is from Cambridge English. It's a PDF. It's free on their website. I've included a link to it in the description if you guys want to play along.  
這是來自劍橋英語的練習題，是一個PDF檔案，免費在他們的網站上。如果你們想一起練習，我在描述中放了連結。

**00:03:09**  
So, you both have the same question. And guys at home, if you want it, just download it.  
所以，你們兩個都拿到相同的題目。在家看的朋友們，如果想要的話，就下載吧。

**00:03:11**  
So, I've given you this strategy, which is the one strategy that you can use for any question. and I've given you matching heading strategy. Going to try you first. See how effective it is.  
我給你們這個策略，這是可以用在任何題型的策略，還有標題配對策略。先讓你們試試看，看看效果如何。

**00:03:21**  
What I want you to do is go to section A. So, down below section A and I want you just to skim it very, very quickly.  
我想讓你們先快速瀏覽A段落。請往下看A段落，並快速瀏覽。

**00:03:42**  
Now, what I want you to do is I want you to scan that to find information that will lead to the correct answer. And I'm going to give you 20 seconds to do that.  
現在，請掃描那段文字，找出能導向正確答案的資訊。我會給你們20秒。

**00:04:01**  
Now, I want you to read carefully and find the correct answer. Have a look and you can look at the question. You can look, you can read carefully.  
接著，仔細閱讀並找出正確答案。看看題目，你可以看，也可以仔細閱讀。

**00:04:09**  
Or are you completely lost?  
或者，你完全不知道該怎麼做？

**00:04:13**  
I'm completely lost.  
我完全搞不懂。

**00:04:17**  
So, does this work? This strategy that you just used?  
那麼，你剛剛用的這個策略有效嗎？

**00:04:20**  
No, [laughter] not at all.  
沒有，完全沒用。

**00:04:25**  
So, let's do it all together. [laughter]  
那我們一起來做吧。

**00:04:27**  
We'll do we'll do the exact same question, but we'll use a specific strategy designed for this question.  
我們用完全一樣的題目，但會用專門針對這個題目的策略。

**00:04:34**  
Okay. So what I want you to do is don't look at the list of headings. Okay? Just look at section A. All I want you to do is read section A and imagine you are writing a title for that paragraph.  
好的。不要看標題列表，只看A段落。只要讀A段落，想像你在為那段寫一個標題。

**00:04:50**  
So a title that just summarizes what that paragraph means.  
也就是一個能總結該段內容的標題。

**00:04:55**  
Think about if you were writing a newspaper article just about that paragraph. What would the title say? I want you to do it separately. I'll give you one minute to do that.  
想像你在寫一篇關於那段內容的報紙文章，標題會是什麼？請你們分別寫下來，我給你們一分鐘。

**00:05:19**  
Done.  
完成了。

**00:05:20**  
Can you read yours?  
可以讀一下你們的嗎？

**00:05:21**  
Yeah. How government's involvement can damage environmental management. So how the government's impact or involvement in in the environment something like that?  
是的。政府的參與如何影響環境管理。也就是說，政府對環境的影響或參與之類。

**00:05:32**  
Yeah. And yours? Similar impact but positive. So how can a government contribute positively to environmentalism?  
是的，你的標題？類似，但偏向正面。那麼，政府如何正面促進環境保護？

**00:05:42**  
So if we look at the two sentences the commonalities are government and environment.  
所以，從兩個句子來看，重點都是政府和環境。

**00:05:50**  
All right. So it's government is doing something on the environment.  
好的，所以意思是政府在環境上做了些什麼。

**00:05:54**  
Now, what I would like you to do is go back to the list of headings.  
接著，請你回到標題清單。

**00:06:01**  
So, up to the list of headings, and I want you just to look at them and identify any that match your title, any that match your heading.  
看一下標題清單，找出和你標題相符合的項目。

**00:06:16**  
Go up the page until it says key to sample task. What did you get?  
往上看直到出現「範例任務的提示」，你得到的是什麼？

**00:06:20**  
Five.  
五個。

**00:06:21**  
Was that difficult?  
有難嗎？

**00:06:23**  
No, it was...  
沒有，是這樣的...

**00:06:24**  
Was it difficult the first time?  
第一次做困難嗎？

**00:06:25**  
Yes, very difficult.  
是的，非常困難。

**00:06:27**  
Interesting.  
很有趣。

**00:06:27**  
See, so it makes it nearly impossible to get the wrong answer.  
你看，這幾乎讓你不可能選錯答案。

**00:06:30**  
So the strategy has been designed for that question.  
這個策略就是為那個題目設計的。

**00:06:34**  
There's 11 different types of questions and what I've done is design a system for each question which dramatically increases the chance that you will get the score or get the correct answer.  
共有11種類型的題目，我設計了一套系統，能大幅提高你答對或取得分數的機率。

**00:06:50**  
It also saved a lot of time. It goes very quick.  
這樣也省了很多時間，速度很快。

**00:06:51**  
Exactly.  
沒錯。

**00:06:52**  
Compared to the first time.  
比第一次做快多了。

**00:06:54**  
You could have read through that quite quickly and just like government's impact on environment like government's involvement in environment and then if you look...  
你可以很快讀完，像是「政府對環境的影響」，或是「政府參與環境」之類的，如果你再看...

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**00:07:00**  
>> it's like magic.  
>> 就像魔術一樣。

**00:07:05**  
>> There's not much magic in the IELTS test and I don't believe in magic tricks but that's as close to a magic trick as you're going to get.  
>> 雅思考試中沒有什麼魔術，我也不相信魔術，但這個策略幾乎可以算是接近魔術。

**00:07:13**  
If you'd like that strategy for matching headings and many, many other strategies, I put every single strategy that we have for all different types of questions into this PDF.  
如果你想要那個標題配對的策略，以及其他很多策略，我把我們所有針對不同題型的策略都整理在這份PDF裡。

**00:07:20**  
Covers everything plus lots of tips, all the advice that you need.  
涵蓋所有內容，還有很多提示和建議。

**00:07:26**  
It's free for you.  
這是免費的。

**00:07:28**  
It's normally we charge a huge amount for this document, but it's free for you today.  
平常我們會收很高的費用，但今天這份完全免費。

**00:07:30**  
Just go to the description or the pin comment and you can download it today for free.  
只要到描述或置頂留言點擊連結，就可以免費下載。

**00:07:37**  
So if we have a look at what the British Council say about this, they don't talk about having separate strategies.  
如果我們看英國文化協會的說法，他們並沒有提到要有不同的策略。

**00:07:43**  
But if you look at the British Council website, you'll find teaching plans made for teachers, all created by very, very experienced British Council teachers.  
但如果你瀏覽英國文化協會的網站，你會找到專門為老師設計的教學計畫，都是由非常有經驗的老師打造。

**00:07:54**  
And the interesting thing about this is they have separate lesson plans for each different type of question.  
有趣的是，他們針對每種類型的題目都會有單獨的教學計畫。

**00:07:58**  
And that's exactly the way we taught at the British Council.  
這正是我們在英國文化協會教學的方式。

**00:08:00**  
We would have a lesson for matching headings questions and a lesson for true false not given and a lesson for comprehension questions because it's testing different skills and requires a different strategy.  
我們會針對標題配對、是非未給資訊、理解題等分別進行教學，因為這些題型測試不同的技能，也需要不同的策略。

**00:08:09**  
And it actually states on the British Council website that each question is testing different reading sub-skills.  
事實上，英國文化協會的網站也強調，每個題目都在測試不同的閱讀子技能。

**00:08:20**  
So the skill that that particular question was testing was can you look at a paragraph and understand the general main idea of it.  
也就是說，該題測試的技能是，你能看懂一段文字並理解其大意。

**00:08:28**  
Like when you're reading a newspaper, you most people don't read every word.  
就像閱讀報紙時，大多數人不會每個字都讀。

**00:08:30**  
They just look through it. Okay, that paragraph means that, that paragraph means that quite quickly.  
他們只是瀏覽，像是「這段意思是這個，那段意思是那個」，很快就能理解。

**00:08:38**  
And this is backed up by the Cambridge website and Pauline Cullen, a very famous and well-respected IELTS teacher and author.  
這點也得到了劍橋網站和知名且受人尊敬的雅思老師 Pauline Cullen 的支持。

**00:08:45**  
And she says, "Every question has one clear purpose to force you to use specific reading skills."  
她說：「每個問題都有一個明確的目的，就是要你使用特定的閱讀技能。」

**00:08:52**  
In other words, each question is forcing you to do different things.  
換句話說，每個問題都在逼你做不同的事情。

**00:08:56**  
So you need a different strategy for each type of question.  
所以，你需要針對每一種類型的題目採用不同的策略。

**00:09:03**  
So again, am I attacking teachers? No, I'm not attacking anybody who teaches this.  
所以，又回到問題，我是在批評老師嗎？不是，我沒有批評任何教這些策略的人。

**00:09:04**  
All right? If you are one of the teachers who teaches this strategy, think about why you're doing it.  
好嗎？如果你是教這個策略的老師，想想你為什麼要這麼做。

**00:09:09**  
Students love simple strategies that cut down on time.  
學生喜歡簡單又省時的策略。

**00:09:14**  
This is why you'll find it on TikTok and Instagram, because people just want, you know, quick fixes.  
這也是為什麼你會在TikTok和Instagram看到，因為人們只想要快速解決方案。

**00:09:18**  
Try to balance what your students want and what they need.  
試著在學生想要和需要之間取得平衡。

**00:09:22**  
What they want is to make everything as simple as possible.  
他們想要盡可能簡單的學習方式。

**00:09:27**  
And I'm a big believer in making things as simple as possible, but only as possible.  
我很相信讓事情盡可能簡單，但也要適可而止。

**00:09:30**  
It's impossible to make these as simple as this. You need to be a little bit more complicated.  
不可能做到完全像這樣簡單，你需要多一點複雜。

**00:09:37**  
But if you find a strategy anywhere in the internet, always test it in the classroom with students just like I did.  
但如果你在網路上找到策略，要在課堂上和學生一起測試，就像我做的那樣。

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當然還有！我會繼續拆解剩餘的部分，並提供中文翻譯。

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**00:09:44**  
So that was a very quick demonstration of how you could get this one strategy, test it with your students, and they're going to be completely lost. and then use a different one and they find the answers pretty easily. Which one wins?  
這是一個非常快速的示範，讓你用這個策略測試你的學生，他們會完全迷失，然後換用另一個策略，他們就能輕鬆找到答案。哪個策略比較有效呢？

**00:09:57**  
You know, base it on real student results that you're with students in the classroom.  
你應該根據實際在課堂上的學生成果來判斷。

**00:09:59**  
But maybe I just got lucky and it only works for matching headings. What about a more difficult question like true false not given? Let's see if it actually works there.  
但也許我只是運氣好，這個策略只適用於標題配對。那更難的題型，比如“是非未提供”，它也有效嗎？我們來測試一下。

**00:10:09**  
So that brings us on to the second tip for reading. We're going to test true false not given questions versus this really understanding the question fully understanding it or using tricks.  
這就引出我們的第二個閱讀技巧：我們會比較“是非未提及”題型，測試用理解題意和用技巧的差別。

**00:10:14**  
Some students and some teachers just want tricks. Some of them work, some of them don't.  
有些學生和老師只想用技巧，有些技巧有效，有些則沒用。

**00:10:23**  
Other teachers, other students want to fully understand the questions so they're completely confident on test day.  
其他老師和學生則希望完全理解題目，才能在考試當天有信心。

**00:10:30**  
So which one would you choose?  
那你會選哪一個呢？

**00:10:34**  
>> I would say understand.  
>> 我會選理解。

**00:10:36**  
>> Okay. Why?  
>> 好，為什麼？

**00:10:37**  
>> Just a more bulletproof approach. If you understand it, it's harder for you to go wrong than if you blindly follow a trick and it takes you down the wrong road.  
>> 這是一個更可靠的方法。理解了，就比較不容易犯錯，比盲目用技巧還要穩妥。

**00:10:44**  
>> What about you?  
>> 你呢？

**00:10:48**  
>> I really like the way you taught us a trick for the last question. Um I think if you can give us something similar for the true or false and not given, it would be really nice.  
>> 我很喜歡你之前教我們那個技巧。如果能針對“是非未提及”題型給我們類似的方法就好了。

**00:10:58**  
>> Okay, so let's see which approach is actually correct.  
>> 好的，我們來測試哪個方法比較正確。

**00:11:02**  
So if we go to one of the most popular YouTube videos on true, false, not given. Her approach is to help students understand the difference between true, false, and not given.  
如果你看一個非常受歡迎的YouTube影片，內容是關於“是非未提及”，影片中的方法是幫助學生理解三者的差異。

**00:11:11**  
So what she says in the video is if it is true, the statement agrees with the information. If it is false, the statement contradicts the information. And if it is not given, there is no information on this.  
影片裡的說法是：如果是“真”，代表敘述與資訊一致；如果是“假”，代表敘述與資訊矛盾；如果是“未提及”，則沒有相關資訊。

**00:11:19**  
This video was posted nearly a decade ago, and IELTS has not changed since.  
這個影片幾乎十年前就上傳了，從那時起雅思考試沒有改變。

**00:11:28**  
But since that, there's been lots and lots of videos talking about this is the latest hack, this is the latest trick.  
但從那時起，有很多影片一直在說這是最新的祕訣、技巧。

**00:11:33**  
But maybe we got the answer nearly 10 years ago in this video.  
但也許，我們在這個影片裡就已經知道答案快10年前了。

**00:11:38**  
And you'll also find the exact same information on the IDP website.  
你也可以在IDP的網站找到完全相同的資訊。

**00:11:44**  
So if the most popular video on YouTube is stating something very clearly and IDP, you're stating it so clearly. Why is there so much confusion?  
所以，假如YouTube上最受歡迎的影片講得很清楚，而IDP也說得很明確，為什麼還會有這麼多困惑呢？

**00:11:53**  
True false not given is probably the question that we get the most emails about just saying like I have no idea.  
“是非未提及”題型，可能是我們收到最多電子郵件詢問的題型，人們都說：「我不知道該怎麼辦。」

**00:11:59**  
I really fear this question and it messes up a lot of people because they get very stressed out and they're like if I get one of these questions I'm going to fail and that can actually cause failure in itself.  
我真的很怕這個題目，很多人因此緊張，覺得只要答錯就會失敗，但這反而會造成真正的失敗。

**00:12:11**  
If you put into the search bar IELTS reading true false not given tips and tricks the titles of the videos that come up if you have a look what do you see?  
在搜尋引擎輸入“雅思閱讀“是非未提及”的技巧和祕訣”，出來的影片標題是什麼？你看一下。

**00:12:16**  
You see magic way, magic tricks, true tips, secret tips.  
你會看到“魔法方法”、“魔術技巧”、“真實祕訣”、“秘密祕訣”。

**00:12:25**  
This is why there's so much confusion because there's so much information and I'm not saying any of those videos are right or wrong but they all contradict each other and there's so much conflicting information so students get even more confused.  
這也是為什麼會有很多混亂，因為資訊太多了，我不是說那些影片對或錯，但它們彼此矛盾，資訊衝突，讓學生更迷糊。

**00:12:36**  
When really the correct answer is understanding the difference between true, false, and not given.  
其實，正確的答案是理解“是”、“非”、“未提及”的差別。

**00:12:40**  
And I'm going to show you very easily how to understand the difference between true, false, not given in a second.  
我會很快示範你怎麼辨別“是”、“非”、“未提及”。

**00:12:44**  
But I just want to address something important.  
但我想先說一件重要的事。

**00:12:49**  
I'm not saying that you need to just focus on one strategy with us.  
我不是說你一定要只用一個策略。

**00:12:53**  
But what I would recommend is instead of looking at, you know, 30 different YouTube channels or 10 different blogs, find one that you actually trust.  
但我建議你，不要看太多不同的YouTube頻道或部落格，找一個你真正相信的。

**00:12:59**  
Like so for example we've mentioned Pauline Cullen very very reputable reliable source or IELTS Liz or IELTS Simon these are people who really really know what they're doing or you could look at our website or our channel hopefully you would agree that we know what we're doing but pick one of us and just focus on that and that is going to cure this overwhelm problem that many of you have.  
比如說，我們提到的 Pauline Cullen、IELTS Liz 或 IELTS Simon，這些人都非常專業、值得信賴。你也可以看我們的網站或頻道，希望你也相信我們懂得怎麼教。只專注於一個，這樣可以解決許多人的焦慮問題。

**00:13:29**  
So if we look at again what it says in this video number one if it is true the statement agrees with this information.  
所以，再看一次影片中的說法：如果是“真”，代表該敘述和資訊一致。

**00:13:32**  
Number two, if it is false, the statement contradicts this information.  
第二，如果是“假”，則與資訊矛盾。

**00:13:35**  
Number three, if it is not given, there's no information on this.  
第三，如果是“未提及”，則沒有相關資訊。

**00:13:39**  
When we tell students this, they like, look at me kind of blank the way you're looking at me right now.  
當我們說這些時，學生大多會一臉茫然，就像你現在看著我一樣。

**00:13:44**  
And the way that we overcome that is we personalize these statements.  
我們克服的方法是讓他們自己創建個人化的陳述。

**00:13:48**  
So, we get them to create like a little personal fact sheet and then they create true statements, false statements, and not given statements.  
讓學生列出一份個人資料清單，然後根據那個清單，寫出“真”、“假”、和“未提及”的句子。

**00:13:56**  
This helps people truly understand it.  
這樣可以幫助學生真正理解。

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**00:13:57**  
So, we're going to do this with both of you. So what I would like you to do is on the piece of paper I would like you to write name and write your name, nationality, city of residence, your age and your profession.  
我們會用這個方法來練習你們兩個。請在紙上寫下你的名字、國籍、居住城市、年齡和職業。

**00:14:02**  
Now based on this I want you to write a true statement about yourself. a memorable true statement about yourself.  
接下來，請根據這些資料，寫一個關於你自己的真實且難忘的陳述。

**00:14:29**  
If it was me, I would say Chris is a citizen of Ireland. That is a true statement. Or Chris is a teacher. Many people will disagree with that.  
如果是我，我會說“Chris是愛爾蘭公民”，那是一個真實的陳述。或者“Chris是老師”，但很多人會不同意。

**00:14:50**  
Okay. What is yours?  
好了，你的呢？

**00:14:52**  
>> Isa lives in London.  
>> Isa住在倫敦。

**00:14:53**  
>> Okay. Is that true?  
>> 好，那是真的嗎？

**00:14:54**  
>> Yes.  
>> 是的。

**00:14:55**  
>> And yours? Priyanka is a teacher.  
>> 你的呢？Priyanka是老師。

**00:14:57**  
>> Okay. Is that a correct statement?  
>> 好，這是一個正確的陳述嗎？

**00:14:59**  
>> Yes.  
>> 是的。

**00:15:02**  
>> Okay. What I want you to do now is write a false statement that somebody could look at the fact sheet and say this is false because it contradicts what is in the fact sheet.  
>> 好，現在請你寫一個錯誤的陳述，有人看了資料表會說這是錯的，因為它和資料內容矛盾。

**00:15:19**  
>> Uh mine is 25 years old.  
>> 我的年齡是25歲。

**00:15:22**  
>> Why is that false?  
>> 為什麼是錯的？

**00:15:23**  
>> Because Isa is 23 years old. Mine is Priyanka is 35 years old.  
>> 因為Isa是23歲，我的資料是Priyanka是35歲。

**00:15:27**  
>> Why is that false?  
>> 為什麼是錯的？

**00:15:28**  
>> Because she is 27.  
>> 因為她是27歲。

**00:15:29**  
>> Okay. What I'm going to do now is we're going to create a not-given statement.  
>> 好，我接下來要做的是，來創建一個“未提及”的陳述。

**00:15:33**  
[clears throat] So a not-given statement is a statement that we just cannot tell.  
[清喉嚨]“未提及”的陳述是我們無法判斷的。

**00:15:37**  
There's no information there that we can verify is this true or false.  
沒有相關資訊可以證實這是真還是假。

**00:15:52**  
So looking at your fact sheet, could someone look at the fact sheet and then look at that statement and say that's true or false that you live in West London?  
根據你的資料表，有沒有人可以看完資料表，再看那個陳述，說你住在西倫敦，這是真的還是假的？

**00:15:59**  
>> No, it's probably not given.  
>> 可能沒有提到。

**00:16:03**  
>> Yeah. There's no information about the location within London.  
>> 沒有提到你在倫敦的哪個區域。

**00:16:08**  
So you wrote Priyanka likes chocolate cake. Can we tell from the information whether you like chocolate cake or not?  
你寫“Priyanka喜歡巧克力蛋糕”，我們能從資料中知道你是否真的喜歡嗎？

**00:16:13**  
>> It's not given.  
>> 沒有提到。

**00:16:14**  
>> Yeah. Not at all. So, it's either something that's closely related to what is in your fact sheet. So, you live in London, but it's not really clear where, or it's just something that is not there at all, like which food you like.  
>> 對，完全沒有提到。它可能是跟資料表相關，但不清楚你住在倫敦哪個區域，或者完全沒提到你喜歡的食物之類。

**00:16:29**  
On test day, what you can think is if you're confused about true, false, not given, you can just remember that fact sheet and those three statements and then think about what you're doing when you're looking at the different statements.  
考試時，如果你對“是”、“非”、“未提及”感到困惑，可以記住那份資料表和這三個陳述，然後想想你在看不同陳述時在做什麼。

**00:16:42**  
And that should make it super duper clear. And anybody at home can make that in 5 minutes. And that should make it clear to you.  
這樣就會非常清楚，家裡的人也可以用五分鐘做出來，這會讓你更明白。

**00:16:47**  
And that's the biggest challenge for most people is understanding the difference between true false not given. And that little fact sheet technique removes that biggest problem and makes it much easier.  
大多數人最大的挑戰是理解“是”、“非”、“未提及”的差異，而那個小技巧能解決這個最大問題，讓事情變得更簡單。

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**00:16:59**  
After you've done your true false, not given fact sheet, I would recommend also learning the step-by-step strategy for true false not given questions.  
在完成“是、非、未提及”題的資料表練習後，我建議你也學習一個逐步的解題策略。

**00:17:03**  
It will make them even easier.  
這會讓它們變得更容易。

**00:17:06**  
It's in here along with all the other strategies plus all the tips.  
這個策略和所有其他策略以及提示都在裡面。

**00:17:11**  
We normally only give these to our VIP students, but there for today it's free.  
我們平常只會提供給VIP學生，但今天這些都是免費的。

**00:17:15**  
You can download it by going to the description or the pin comment and download it before we take it away.  
你可以到影片描述或置頂留言點擊下載，在我們收起來之前。

**00:17:21**  
These strategies are great, but my problem is that I can't finish the test on time.  
這些策略很棒，但我最大問題是沒辦法在時間內做完。

**00:17:25**  
Yep. That brings us to our final tip, which is skimming and scanning or use a strategy.  
沒錯，這也帶出我們最後一個技巧：快速瀏覽（skimming）和掃描（scanning）或使用策略。

**00:17:30**  
All right. So, a lot of people use time management tips that are all around skimming and scanning and then other people use strategy to make sure that they get everything done on time.  
好，很多人用時間管理技巧，都是圍繞著快速瀏覽和掃描，然後也有人用策略來確保能在時間內完成。

**00:17:34**  
So, we're going to compare both of these and see which one is the winner.  
我們來比較這兩種方法，看看哪一個比較有效。

**00:17:36**  
So, skimming and scanning, they're skills. They are reading skills.  
快速瀏覽和掃描是閱讀技巧。

**00:17:38**  
Skimming is reading quickly to understand the general meaning.  
快速瀏覽是快速讀取以理解大意。

**00:17:40**  
And scanning is like if you go to the cinema, you don't read every single time. You scan, okay, where's Superman? Okay, what time? 5:00 p.m.  
掃描就像去看電影，你不會每個畫面都看，只會掃一眼，比如：超人在哪裡？幾點？下午五點。

**00:17:49**  
Okay, you didn't read the whole movie. You just find a keyword and that finds the location of where you want to go.  
你不會看完整部電影，只會用關鍵字找到你要的地方。

**00:17:56**  
Same with reading the phone book. You don't start with a...  
就像看電話簿一樣，你不會從第一個開始。

**00:17:58**  
>> you would you would scan to where you're going, skip to where you're going and then or when we did have phone books, but  
>> 你會用掃描找到你要找的地方，跳過不要的，或者以前我們還有電話簿時也是這樣。

**00:18:05**  
>> you might be too young.  
>> 你可能太年輕了。

**00:18:07**  
>> What's that? What's a phone book?  
>> 那是什麼？電話簿是什麼？

**00:18:09**  
>> I'm showing my age.  
>> 我在顯示我的年紀。

**00:18:13**  
But I think this is one of the most misunderstood areas and a lot of people see tips on YouTube just like skim and scan and you'll quickly find the correct answer and that will mean you get everything done on time.  
但我認為這是最常被誤解的地方之一，很多人在YouTube上看到的建議是：只要快速瀏覽和掃描，就能很快找到正確答案，也能趕在時間內完成。

**00:18:21**  
Let's see if that is actually true.  
我們來看看這是否真的正確。

**00:18:24**  
So if we look at this very very popular IELTS tips video with millions of views. Her first tip is don't read slowly.  
看一個非常受歡迎的雅思技巧影片，有數百萬點閱率，影片中的第一個建議是：不要慢慢讀。

**00:18:28**  
You should just skim and get the main idea and then scan and get the detail.  
你應該只要快速瀏覽，抓住大意，再用掃描找到細節。

**00:18:52**  
And then she also says don't spend too much time reading the passages.  
然後她也說不要花太多時間閱讀文章。

**00:18:54**  
You'll find this again and again and again. Just skim, scan, find the correct answer.  
你會反覆聽到這個建議：只要快速瀏覽、掃描，找到正確答案。

**00:19:00**  
All very quick, all good. But is this actually the case?  
都很快，也都挺好，但這真的有效嗎？

**00:19:03**  
So, if we go to the IDP website and look at an article there called How to Skim and Scan for Keywords in Your IELTS test, it states, "In order to help you decrease the amount of time it takes to complete the reading section of the IELTS test, you need to practice using skimming and scanning techniques."  
所以，我們去IDP網站看一篇名為“如何在雅思測驗中快速瀏覽和掃描關鍵詞”的文章，裡面寫著：「為了幫助你縮短完成閱讀部分的時間，你需要練習使用快速瀏覽和掃描技巧。」

**00:19:16**  
So, so far so good. IDP says that these are skills you should be using. But what they're saying is they're just tools.  
到目前為止沒錯，IDP說這些是你應該用的技巧，但它們只是工具。

**00:19:20**  
And like any tool, you can use a hammer or a saw, but if you use it incorrectly or use it the wrong way, then you might be in trouble.  
就像任何工具，你可以用錘子或鋸子，但如果用錯或用錯方法，就會出問題。

**00:19:27**  
Like you can't use a hammer to cut a piece of wood, you can't use a saw to hammer in a nail.  
你不能用錘子來切木頭，也不能用鋸子來敲釘子。

**00:19:30**  
So you need to think about them a little bit more strategically like when do I use skimming and when do I use scanning.  
所以，你需要更策略性地思考：什麼時候用快速瀏覽，什麼時候用掃描。

**00:19:34**  
So for again if we go back to Cambridge the Cambridge website Pauline Cullen's article she says every question has one clear purpose to force you to use specific reading skills.  
再看劍橋網站， Pauline Cullen的文章指出，每個題目都有一個明確的目的，就是要你使用特定的閱讀技能。

**00:19:45**  
So telling students don't read slowly just skim and don't spend too much time reading the passages is actually poor advice.  
所以，告訴學生不要慢讀，只要快速瀏覽，不要花太多時間讀整篇文章，其實是錯誤的建議。

**00:19:51**  
It ignores the most important skill which is actually close reading or some people call this reading for detail.  
因為它忽略了最重要的技巧，也就是細讀，或有人稱為“為細節而讀”。

**00:20:00**  
So not skimming, not scanning, actually finding the correct answer or where the correct answer might be and really reading in detail and taking the time to fully understand that.  
所以，除了快速瀏覽和掃描，還要真正細讀，找到正確的答案或可能的答案位置，並花時間徹底理解。

**00:20:08**  
That's why a lot of students use skimming and scanning but still get lost because your job at the end of the day is to find the correct answer, not to just get through things as quickly as possible.  
這也是為什麼很多學生用快速瀏覽和掃描，但仍然迷失，因為最終你的任務是找到正確答案，而不是盡快通過。

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當然還有！我會繼續拆解剩下的內容，並提供中文翻譯。

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**00:20:20**  
So if we look at the PDF download, I've sent it to you on your computers. So you'll see like for this question it involves first skimming and then scanning.  
如果你看我傳給你的PDF下載檔，你會看到，這個題目需要先快速瀏覽（skimming），再掃描（scanning）。

**00:20:30**  
Like some questions like this one have more scanning than skimming. And then other questions don't really talk too much about skimming or scanning.  
像有些題目較多用掃描，比較少用快速瀏覽。而其他題目則不太提到這兩個技巧。

**00:20:35**  
They talk more about reading for detail.  
它們更偏向細讀。

**00:20:37**  
Like every and sometimes they're in the order of skim then scan. Others are scan then skim and then. So they're all in different orders.  
有時候是先快速瀏覽再掃描，有時候又是先掃描再快速瀏覽，它們的順序都不同。

**00:20:45**  
They're using those tools in different ways. So different questions are teaching different skills.  
它們用不同的方法來運用這些技巧。不同的題目在訓練不同的技能。

**00:20:51**  
So you're using all of these different techniques and skills in different ways.  
所以，你會用到這些技巧和技能，但方式都不同。

**00:20:55**  
So what we do is we teach you all the tools how to use them and then for each question in what order to use those tools.  
我們會教你所有工具的用法，然後告訴你每個題型應該用哪些工具，以及順序。

**00:21:01**  
So which one is the winner? Should we just skim and scan and try and do everything as quickly as possible or should we use strategy?  
那麼，哪個比較好？只用快速瀏覽和掃描，盡快完成，還是用策略？

**00:21:09**  
>> Strategy.  
>> 策略。

**00:21:10**  
>> Why?  
>> 為什麼？

**00:21:11**  
>> It's always better to understand something than just try to skim and do it focusing just on time.  
>> 理解比只趕時間用快速瀏覽來得更好。

**00:21:15**  
>> I agree with her.  
>> 我同意她的看法。

**00:21:17**  
>> And the other thing that you might not think about is okay, skimming and scanning sounds like a shortcut, but what happens if you get lost on a shortcut, it turns into a long cut.  
>> 你可能沒想到的是，快速瀏覽和掃描聽起來像捷徑，但如果你走錯路，捷徑會變成長路。

**00:21:26**  
>> So by trying to do things quickly and use magic tricks and magic hacks, you can get lost in the reading.  
>> 所以，想快速做事，靠“魔術技巧”和“捷徑”，反而可能迷失在閱讀中。

**00:21:30**  
>> Like we seen at the beginning of the video when we tried that technique with you, you were just completely lost.  
>> 就像我們一開始影片中試的那個技巧，你完全迷失了。

**00:21:36**  
So, by trying to give people shortcuts, you can often create long cuts and that's why you should learn each of the strategies for each of the questions and familiarize yourself with those.  
因此，試圖提供捷徑，反而可能讓你走上長路，這就是為什麼你應該學習每個題型的策略，並且熟悉它們。

**00:21:45**  
It might sound like a little bit of extra work, but it is much better than going and doing the test and failing it.  
這聽起來像多一點工作，但遠比考試失敗要好。

**00:21:50**  
You know, some of the students that we work with have failed three, five, 6, 7, 8, nine, 10 times.  
你知道，我們合作過的學生，有些已經考了三次、五次、六次、七次、八次、九次、十次都沒過。

**00:21:58**  
You wouldn't believe the number of times they do it.  
你不會相信他們的失敗次數。

**00:22:02**  
And a lot of the students that we speak to are using just skim scan one easy trick.  
很多學生只會用“快速瀏覽+掃描”的一個簡單技巧。

**00:22:07**  
Whereas if they had have learned it one time, spent a bit of time doing it, they could have got the score that they need first time.  
但如果他們學會這個技巧一次，花點時間練習，就能第一次就拿到分數。

**00:22:12**  
And that's what we want for you guys. So download it, work on it, and then you'll get the score that you need next time.  
這才是我們希望你們做到的。下載它，練習，下一次你就能拿到你想要的分數。

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**00:22:16**  
>> I also felt like uh skimming and scanning can like make you misunderstand the passage.  
>> 我也覺得，快速瀏覽和掃描可能會讓你誤解段落內容。

**00:22:20**  
>> And then you can make a mistake, honestly. Exactly. cuz I was I was realizing when I was doing the first time I understood it completely wrong but when I read it the second time it was different.  
>> 然後你可能會犯錯，說真的。沒錯，因為我發現，第一次讀的時候我完全理解錯了，但第二次讀就不一樣了。

**00:22:29**  
>> And think what is that your job in during the reading test? Your job is to find the correct answer.  
>> 想一想，在閱讀測驗中，你的工作是什麼？你的任務是找到正確答案。

**00:22:36**  
>> Your job is not to get through the reading as quickly as possible.  
>> 你的工作不是盡快通過閱讀。

**00:22:40**  
>> So, anything that doesn't focus on helping you find the correct answer, even if it is, you know, quick or fast or helps with time management doesn't actually help in the long run.  
>> 所以，任何不專注於幫助你找到正確答案的方法，即使它很快或能幫助時間管理，從長遠來看都沒有幫助。

**00:22:49**  
>> Mhm. Understood.  
>> 明白。

**00:22:52**  
>> But some of you might be thinking you don't have time to study every single question or there might be just one particular question that you're having trouble with.  
>> 但你們中的一些人可能會想，我沒有時間研究每個題目，或者只有一個特定的題目我很困難。

**00:22:58**  
>> If that's you or you just don't know where to start, I would really recommend this video where we're going to show you how to identify your weakest areas in reading, the question types that you need to focus on first.  
>> 如果是你，或是不知道從哪裡開始，我強烈建議你看這個影片，我們會教你如何找出自己在閱讀中最弱的部分，也就是你應該優先改善的題型。

**00:23:06**  
>> So, watch that video, then that will shortcut your way to finding out the question types you need to work on, and then you can work on the strategy for that type of question.  
>> 所以，先看那個影片，這樣可以幫你快速找到需要專攻的題型，接著你就可以針對該題型學習策略。

**00:23:15**  
>> See you then.  
>> 那我們就下次見。

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