The whole idea of IELTS is to assess your English knowledge by testing two types of skills: receptive and productive.
The receptive skills are LISTENING and READING. To demonstrate these skills learners do not need to produce language, they receive and understand it. These skills are sometimes known as PASSIVE skills.
The productive skills are SPEAKING and WRITING. What learners need to do here is to produce language. They are also known as ACTIVE skills.
In the classroom the relationship between both skills is a complex one, with one set of skills naturally supporting another. Based on numerous research it has been found that well-developed READING skills can contribute to the development of WRITING, and in return good LISTENING skills tend to help with SPEAKING.
It is pretty logical: when you read on a regular basis you get the sentence structure, body organization, tone, signpost words. Moreover, just by acquainting unknown (sometimes even known) words in English you improve your spelling. Talking about the last one – it is vital to write words correctly (either UK or US version) in IELTS Listening and Writing sections, otherwise you will not be scored for this answer.
Listening helps you to get the gist and later details from somebody’s speech. Also, you are exposed to different accents, pronunciation, intonation, etc. which is extremely helpful to develop your personal way of speaking in a new language.
Другими словами, все тестируемые в IELTS навыки очень тесно связаны друг с другом. Развивая пассивные (Listening and Reading) навыки, вы неминуемо придете к улучшению в активных навыках (Wring and Speaking). Также, в ходе исследований была выявлена прямая связь между Reading – Writing и Listening – Speaking.
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