剑桥回信: T,F,NG 不被接受;剑三误导,号召各位雅友投诉剑三出版社有多少雅友因为写了缩写T,F,NG而导致低分的呢?原因都在于自己不小心看题吗? 其实我们这样写是因为用了Cambridge IELTS 3,剑桥委员会的样书.在该书中,所付答案后清楚写明True/T, False/F,Not Given/NG 是正确答案,否则我们也不会偷懒只写缩写.关于这件事,我给剑桥方发了EMAIL,回答表明缩写不被接受.
我们付了昂贵的费用,宝贵的时间和精力,可是却栽在一本书的误道上,我希望各位同受此害的雅友们,投诉剑桥大学考试委员会,外语教学与研究出版社和剑桥大学出版社,必要时付诸法律.
剑桥回信及我的询问信
Dear Sir or Madam
The instructions that candidates must follo are those given in the test itself at the beginning of each set of questions. For example, the instructions for a set of T/F/NG questions are as follos:
In boxes 1-5 on your anser sheet, rite
TRUE if the statement agrees ith the information
FALSE if the statement contradicts the information
NOT GIVEN if there is no information on this
The instructions given in the question paper make it very clear hat candidates should rite. We remend that candidates follo the instructions given only.
Regards
Alison Pettit
IELTS Exams Administrator
Cambridge ESOL
01223 553355
Alison Pettit
IELTS Exams Administrator
Cambridge ESOL
01223 553355
From: may.liang [mailto:may.liang@126.]
Sent: 25 July 2006 17:02
To: ESOL Helpdesk; EFL
Subject: about ielts marking
Dear University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations,I am riting to inquire about marking for the current ielts. Recently i heard a rumor that to one form of the quetions in the reading tests T,F,NG can not be taken as correct ansers to take the place of True, False and Not Given. Is this true?
It reminds me that there doesn‘t seem to be an official ay that candidates can refer to as to hat should be considered the standard anser. Currently the only resources are Cambridge IELTS 1, 2,3 and 4 in hich there are detailed directions of ho the tests are about. Hoever, in Cambridge 3, published in 2004,sample ansers for the tests indicate clearly that True/T, False/F and Not Given/NG, Yes/Y,No/N are all acceptible as correct ansers. This, although not referred to be official document required to read by candidates, obviously give them a hint that the same situations can be applied to real tests.
The reason hy the rumors as mentioned above came is the publication of Cambridge IELTS 4,in hich the sample ansers change, and there is no alternative ansers as T,F,NG, or Y,N, NG. Hoever, as I said above. There is no indication that Cambridge 4 or any of the above books can be applied to be offical instrctions that candidates must read before taking the tests. As a matter of fact, many candidates as I kno are not informed of this book and therefore didn‘t read it or didn‘t notice the slight changes even they did have the book.
Based on the confusion I have about the tests. there to intentions for riting this letter,firstly, inquiry about hether T,F,NG or Y,N are acceptible ansers,and secondly, suggestion that there be an offical direction of the tests upon registration as to hat should be taken into consideration .
I look forard to you reply. Thank you very much for your time.
Yours sincerely,
May Liang
