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Doing IELTS on a budget?
参加雅思考试但是预算有限？
Here are some free support tools to help you prepare.
这里有几个免费的工具帮你备考。
If you’re a student like me, you probably don’t have a heap of money to throw at test preparation.
如果你和我一样也是学生，你也许没有大笔的费用花在准备考试上。
But don’t worry! Getting ready doesn’t have to be expensive.
但是别担心！准备得好不代表多花钱。
Let me share a few tips that can help you prepare without spending much money.
让我来和你分享几个花钱不多的备考窍门。
Study with a friend.
和一个朋友一起学习。
A study buddy can help motivate you and give you feedback on how you’re going.
学习伙伴可以提高你的动力，对你的准备情况做出反馈。
It’s also far more fun than studying alone!
而且比一个人独自学习要有意思多了！
Read English.
阅读英语。
Read as much English as you can – you can make it fun and interesting by choosing your favourite magazine or a news website.
尽可能阅读多一点英语——你可以选择你最喜欢的杂志，或一个新的网站，把阅读变得生动有趣。
It doesn’t always have to be a boring text book.
不一定总得看枯燥的课本。
Listen to the radio or podcasts.
听收音机或播客。
Sharpen up your listening skills while you’re out and about.
出门在外也可以锻炼你的听力。
If you pay attention to the speaker you can learn from their pronunciation and you might even pick up some new words.
如果你仔细听，你可以学习他们的发音，还可能学到几个新词。
Get on Facebook.
上Facebook。
Did you know that IELTS Essentials has about about 1 million fans?
你知道吗？IELTS Essentials 有大约一百万粉丝。
That’s 1 million IELTS test takers you can interact with and learn from.
这就是说，你可以与一百万人交流，互相学习。
The page is also monitored by an IELTS expert who responds to each individual question.
而且，该页面由雅思专家监控并回答每个人提出的问题。
So head over to facebook and join the community.
那么现在就上facebook加入这个社区吧。
Get free materials from IELTSessentials. com, it's packed with resources to help you, like: The IELTS Support Pack.
从IELTSessentials.com下载免费材料，这里有许多能够帮助你的资源，例如：雅思支持包。
It’s a free download with information about the test and general advice.
其中包含考试信息和一般性建议，可以免费下载。
There's also free sample tests and practice materials for Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking.
还有免费的考试和练习样题，包括听力、阅读、写作和口语。
And you can sign up for an IELTS Masterclass – a free, 90-minute seminar where you get to interact with an IELTS expert.
你还可以报名参加雅思大师班，这是一个免费的90分钟的课程，你可以与一位雅思专家互动。
But that’s enough from me.
这对我来说已经够多了。
How about you?
你觉得呢？
What tips can you share?
你有什么可分享的窍门呢？
Leave a comment with your suggestions.
请留下你的建议和意见。
