最近，在我的博客上有考生留言問我關(guān)于雅思聽力中的大小寫問題，到底什么時(shí)候要大寫，什么時(shí)候不用大寫，會(huì)不會(huì)因?yàn)闆]有大寫而扣分？其實(shí)，國內(nèi)很多烤鴨都有同樣的疑惑，為了求證，我這兩天專門給雅思官方（ESOL）發(fā)郵件，希望得到他們關(guān)于這個(gè)問題的解釋。以下是我發(fā)的郵件內(nèi)容：
Dear Esol,
I am an IELTS teacher in China. Here I have a question regarding IELTS Listening. Many students are confused about the capital letter in Listening Test. When is it necessary to capitalize the first letter?
What is the safest way to deal with this "capital letter" problem? Say if we put the answer all in block letters, is it acceptable? Will the student be punished simply because he does not capitalize the initial letter?
I have checked the Past Sample Papers like Cambridge IELTS 4,5 & 6 and I found some answers which are in capital letters hard to explain. So please help clarify this question and I believe it is a very common question to Chinese students.
Thanks and best regards.
You Wenfeng
雅思官方很快作出了回復(fù)，以下是原文內(nèi)容：
Thank you for contacting Cambridge ESOL. Please find below an update to your call:
Original Call Description:
IELTS Listening - use of capital letters
Logged on: 18/05/2009 at 16:20:19
Update:
Dear You Wenfeng,
Thank you for your enquiry. In IELTS listening candidates are allowed to write their answers in upper or lower case.
I hope that this is of assistance.
Kind Regards
Elizabeth Jones
ESOL Helpdesk
Cambridge ESOL Customer Services
所謂的 In IELTS listening candidates are allowed to write their answers in upper or lower case意思就是說大小寫都行。其實(shí)，可以看得出來，雅思官方改卷時(shí)還是很機(jī)動(dòng)靈活的，不像一些老師所說的那么死板。當(dāng)然，我建議烤鴨們?cè)撌鬃帜复髮懙谋M量還是應(yīng)該大寫，不過沒必要因?yàn)榇笮憜栴}給自己太大的壓力。
Dear Esol,
I am an IELTS teacher in China. Here I have a question regarding IELTS Listening. Many students are confused about the capital letter in Listening Test. When is it necessary to capitalize the first letter?
What is the safest way to deal with this "capital letter" problem? Say if we put the answer all in block letters, is it acceptable? Will the student be punished simply because he does not capitalize the initial letter?
I have checked the Past Sample Papers like Cambridge IELTS 4,5 & 6 and I found some answers which are in capital letters hard to explain. So please help clarify this question and I believe it is a very common question to Chinese students.
Thanks and best regards.
You Wenfeng
雅思官方很快作出了回復(fù)，以下是原文內(nèi)容：
Thank you for contacting Cambridge ESOL. Please find below an update to your call:
Original Call Description:
IELTS Listening - use of capital letters
Logged on: 18/05/2009 at 16:20:19
Update:
Dear You Wenfeng,
Thank you for your enquiry. In IELTS listening candidates are allowed to write their answers in upper or lower case.
I hope that this is of assistance.
Kind Regards
Elizabeth Jones
ESOL Helpdesk
Cambridge ESOL Customer Services
所謂的 In IELTS listening candidates are allowed to write their answers in upper or lower case意思就是說大小寫都行。其實(shí)，可以看得出來，雅思官方改卷時(shí)還是很機(jī)動(dòng)靈活的，不像一些老師所說的那么死板。當(dāng)然，我建議烤鴨們?cè)撌鬃帜复髮懙谋M量還是應(yīng)該大寫，不過沒必要因?yàn)榇笮憜栴}給自己太大的壓力。