明志塾三年考入国际一流大学，标化成绩考试是必修课，其中雅思作为出国学习的语言能力证明就是其中之一。上学期，明志塾一部分同学进行了雅思考试的试水，两到三个月的时间拿下了雅思：1个7.5分、2个7分、3个6.5分、1个6分。
在中国考生中，7分是一个很高的分数，足够申请世界排名前列的大学，能拿到这个分数的学生比例不高。但在新教育，雅思7分却并不是一个很值得夸耀的分数，7.5分及以上的学生大有人在。学术能力突破在新教育圈是一件很常见的事情：4个月突破英语、4个月突破SAT数学、1年突破西班牙语等等不胜枚举。
在这里，学生们是如何备考的？短时间如何达到7.5分的成绩的？请看明志塾学生胡星宇的英文演讲《我是如何用三个月的时间拿到雅思7.5的？
各位叔叔阿姨好：
我是来自明志塾的胡星宇，今年15岁。今天与大家分享的主题是：《如何轻松成为学霸，三个月拿到雅思7.5》
明志塾在学术上的目标是让学生们在三年之内成为国际化的一流人才，并进入国际一流大学学习。要做到这一点，雅思、SAT这些标化考试的成绩必不可少。这个学期，在学习方面，我们的雅思考试提上了日程。“IELTS 雅思是International English Language Testing System(国际英语语言测试制度) 的简称。它是为准备进入以英语为主导教学语言的国家的高等教育机构就读进修而设的语言测试制度。目前也用于测试准备到以英语为母语的国家”。为了帮助大家理解目前中国学生的雅思水平，分享给大家一些数据作为参考和对比：
·2021年中国雅思考生平均得分5.8，其中阅读6.2，听力5.9，写作5.5，口语5.4。
·2021年中国雅思考生得分的世界排名：32名。
·中国高中生（十八岁左右）平均能拿到雅思5分就已经很不错了。
通过上面的数据，大家可以看到中国学生的平均英语水平实在不怎么样。这学期，我也参加了雅思突破计划，并且提前完成了任务——拿到了听说读写7.5分的平均分。用这个成绩可以做什么呢？再给大家一组数据：
申请泰国大学的雅思要求是5分到5.5分，
申请世界一流大学，剑桥，牛津的雅思成绩要求是7分。
换句话说，用这个成绩可以申请世界上的任何一流大学。能在15岁的年纪加上短短三个月的准备时间，就拿到雅思7.5分的学生就更是少之又少了，而我很幸运，成为这“少之又少”中的一员。
事实上，在备考中，我班上的几位同学都拿到了6分、6.5分、7分的成绩。雅思7.5作为免费入读新教育界的翘楚——比欧三语高中的敲门砖，在新教育圈并不是一个神话般的存在。
这说明什么？能够在15岁左右，考到这个成绩的，其实是一批人。一些在别人看来难于登天的事情，对我和同学们来说，似乎是一件水到渠成的事情。那么我是如何轻松成为学霸的？是如何拿到这个成绩的？今天的演讲将详细的为大家分享。
在我学习的路上，老师一直都扮演了很重要的角色。区别于体制学校老师给学生当知识的搬运工，结果老师一桶水，学生一瓢水的填鸭模式，这里的老师则指的是真正能够为我们“传道、授业、解惑”的老师。
在新教育中，老师的核心使命就是，无论自己有多少水，都要引导学生去获得一个大海，让长江后浪推前浪，一代更比一代强。因此在平常的教学中，在学习方面，老师的重点是放在培养我们的学习兴趣，调整我们的学习态度，教我们学习的方法。而比教导学习更为重要的，则是实时解决我们的问题，调整我们的状态，均衡我们的个性，帮助我们随时聚焦目标。总结来看，老师做的，就是我们不会做，做不了的事情。
首先，老师点燃了我们想要突破和挑战的心。当遇到的一切问题，都有老师在旁边引领的时候，很多看上去很难的事情，也就变得很简单了。就像我们在一开始确定要突破雅思的时候，一般人的反应是15岁考雅思太难了，但老师引导我们换个角度来看：15岁考雅思的确是绝大多数人想都不敢想的事情，但也正因为这样，如果我15岁能拿下雅思，我就成为了少数创造历史的人，为自己的生命书写了荣耀的记录。卓越者就是能做别人做不了的事情，敢做别人不敢想的事情。通过老师的引领，很多成功者的心念已经在我们心中扎根，最核心的就是“我行”、“我能”。这种信念让我们在面对雅思考试的挑战时，升起的就是“谈笑间樯橹灰飞烟灭”的从容心态。觉得别人可以做到的事情，我也可以做到。这种挑战的愿心就是老师一直在背后做的事情，也是我们驱动我们突破的核心所在。
其次，在突破的过程中，具体的学习方式上，老师一直是我们的领路人。我们学习雅思所用的所有学习资料，都是老师花费大量时间寻找和研究的。老师找到了雅思听力、阅读、写作、口语四个部分中最厉害的老师，把他们的资料汇总起来，这样我们就可以从最优秀的老师那里学习。老师示范的也是学习方式——在信息化时代，在知识和技能方面，我们可以请全世界最优秀的老师来教我们。另外，当我们在某个部分有不理解的知识点时，老师也会尽己所能给我们讲解。当同学们对自己的学习进程或者是项目有些迷惑的时候，会找老师梳理下一阶段的学习目标是什么，让大家能够及时收到自己学习进程的反馈。
最后、老师随时在帮助我们纠偏，保证我们不偏离航向。虽然有了愿心和方法，过程中我们也难免会有状态起伏，或者是遇到困难的时候。这个时候，老师就是那个消除我们的疑惑，将我们拉回到目标上的人。比如当时，在第一批的同学们报名考试之后，有些同学开始表现出一些慌张的现象，都在私下交流着要不要转考。老师在了解到情况后立刻召集同学们在一起开会，告诉我们没什么好紧张的。老师对我们的能力并不担心，说我们都可以考个好成绩，而且告诉我们，如果我们紧张，后面的同学就更紧张了，我们一梯队要做好领队示范。从此之后，我就基本没有担心过考试成绩的问题了。
在我们出发考试之前，老师给我们准备了考试锦囊，帮助我们心态平稳的完成考试。这三个锦囊分别会在考前、考中、考后起作用，提醒我们如何对待考试前的紧张以及如何看待自己的考试成绩。
总结来看，因为有明师之路，我们的雅思突破从一开始，就走的比较顺利。
人生中的一大幸福之事，便是能够和一群志同道合的人一起做一件事情，哪怕这个事情是让很多人生畏的考试。幸运的是，在明志塾，我拥有这样的机会。这个学期，能够和一群有着相同目标，并且彼此喜欢和欣赏的同学们一起突破雅思，让我感觉到生活的每一天，都是如此的美好。
在我们的学塾中，有这样一个团队——“自杀小队”。我们的目标是以身试险，像神农尝百草一样体验各种学习方法和材料，给其他同学筛选出最佳的突破方案。作为学塾的第一梯队，作为雅思歼灭战中的冲锋小队，我们为自己能够承担这样的责任而自豪。我们六个人的小组，带着这样的任务开启了我们的攻城战。
在突破期间，小队中的每个成员都会互相分享好的资料和经验，而且经常会开“安慰小会”。因为每过一段时间，就会有同学会被自己的模考成绩给打击到，从而变得信心受挫。这时，我们就会聚在一起互相安慰、鼓励，并分享经验。这样我们就能带着信心和活力继续攻城。这些会议的重要性不仅限于鼓舞士气，更重要的是保持我们乐观的心态，给后面的同学做好榜样。
我们还会组织学习分享会，把最近学习的经验汇集起来，分享给班上的其他同学。宇宙的法则真是神奇，越是分享，我们感觉到自己的动力越足，同时进步也越大。当我们在专心突破学习的时候，班上的其他同学们也在通过自己的方式助我们一臂之力——他们从来没有否定过我们的英语实力，也没有怀疑过我们的模考成绩，他们总是在旁边为我们加油，希望我们最终能够在正式考试中拿下好分数。同时对于我们的分享给予正面的及时反馈。在出发考试之前，所有人都真心诚意的道别，并一起盼着我们凯旋回归。
在这样的环境下学习，我们6个人越学越有斗志。觉得我们肯定可以完成自己的使命。
从实际情况来看，没有人可以在三个月内零基础拿到雅思7.5分。所以，除了我和老师同学们一起创造的环境之外，另外一个帮助我的重大因素就是在此之前，踏实努力的跟随新教育所给予我的英文基础。
从小就学习英语的人在中国非常多，但是其中大多数人的学习效果并不好。我很幸运，能够在英语学习上遇到新教育的英语自然学习法。我真正的英文学习，是从今日英语突破班开始的。说来也巧，那个时候，我的班主任就是钟老师。直到今天，我都还庆幸自己当初能够有机会去到突破班学习英语，庆幸自己能够了解到这么高效的学习方式，而不是像其他人一样每天死磕单词。
当其他人都在旧有的赛道上苦苦挣扎的时候，我则是在新教育高效学习赛道上开心驰骋——学习电影表演，配音，纪录片，演讲，使用学中玩，玩中学的方式远比传统的学语法背单词方式高效，当时我和另外一些同学用这种方法学习一个学期，四个半月就可以无障碍全英文交流了，还在配音电影上达到了不错的效果。
另外，在新教育的学习方式下，我一直都属于喜欢学习的类型。身为男生，贪玩的本性在我身上一样体现的淋漓尽致。只是我发现没有什么比玩学习这个游戏更好玩的了，所以就会更多的花费时间在“玩学习”上，基于这样的心态，我在学习上的态度是比较认真和踏实的，在紧紧跟随老师的过程中，经常能够轻轻松松的将成绩保持在班级中等偏上的位置上。在学习之余，我也喜欢阅读，各种书都读。一些在别人看来，枯燥无聊的书籍，我都可以读的津津有味。
人是受成就感驱动的动物，在学业方面的成就感也促使我进入一个正向循环。久而久之，就成为了别人眼中的学霸。
爱迪生曾经说过，天才就是1%的天分和99%的汗水。因此天才并不是天生造就的，而是靠后天努力成就的。人之所以能成为别人眼中的天才，靠的是幸运的选择和努力。所以，我今天所完成的一切，大家所有人都可以做到，因为正确的方法从来都是公开的，而努力是所有人都会的一件事。
感恩新教育，感恩明志塾，让我们这些资质普通的孩子，拥有了弯道超车，成为“天才”的机会。
【以下为现场英文版演讲稿】
The academic goal of MingZhi Academy is to convert normal students into top-ranking, international talents, and study in internationally prestigious universities. To do this, standardized test scores like the SAT and the IELTS are crucial. This semester, taking the IELTS test has become a part of our agenda in the general goal.”
IELTS” is the abbreviation for” International English Language Testing System”. It is a language testing system for students who are prepared to study in higher education institutions in countries where English is the dominant language of lecturing. To give you a bigger picture of the English ability of present-day Chinese students, there is some information I’d like to share with you for reference and comparison:
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In 2021, Chinese students taking the IELTS test get an average band score of 5.8.
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World ranking of IELTS testing scores: China was located in 32nd place.
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High school students (around 18) can get a band score of 5 on average.
As you can see from the information provided above, the English levels of Chinese students today do not look promising at all. This semester, as a part of the academy, I participated in the IELTS studying program and accomplished the job ahead of time– achieving an average of 7.5 in listening, reading, speaking, and writing. What can I do with this band score? Here’s another set of data:
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The minimum requirement of IELTS grades for Thailand university enrollment is 5 to 5.5.
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As for world-class institutions (like Oxford and Cambridge), the minimum score acceptable is 7.
In other words, it is theoretically feasible to apply for any university on earth with this band score. Students who can achieve such a score at 15 years old and with merely 3 months of preparation are few, and I am lucky enough to become one of “the few”.
Actually, during the period of preparing for the test, some of my classmates also reached a score of 6, 6.5, and 7. As for the band score of 7.5, it is not a legendary existence in the New Education circle, because it is the lowest score allowed if you want to study in the most distinguished school in our circle– the B.O Trilingual High school.
What does it imply? It means that there are actually a group of people who can get such a score. Something extremely difficult in others’ eyes seems like a natural process for me and my friends. So how did I easily become a curve wrecker? And how did I got the score specifically? In today’s speech, I will share this with you.
1, Having an accomplished teacher showing the way of progress, is one of the biggest blessings in one’s life.
Teachers have always played an important role in all my years of studying. Unlike teachers from traditional schools, where the teacher acts as the porter of knowledge and does not get good results, the teachers mentioned here are the ones that can truly help us with disabusing and teaching knowledge of life.
In New Education, the core mission for educators is to lead students towards a brighter future, allowing the latter generations surpass the former ones no matter what their abilities might be. Therefore, in daily teachings, teachers always pay more attention to developing our passion for studying, adjusting our attitudes, teaching studying methods. And what’s more important than lecturing, is to resolve our problems in time, balancing our personalities, enabling us to focus on our goal at any moment. In summary, our teachers do the things that we won’t and can’t do.
First of all, teachers ignite our hearts for challenging and breaking through ourselves. When there is a teacher alongside guiding us through when we encounter a problem, all hard things just seem a lot simpler. Just like the time when we first started studying for the IELTS test, ordinary people would think that IELTS is too complicated for a 15-year-old. But our teacher provides us with a different perspective: taking the IELTS test at 15 years old is something that common people wouldn’t even think of, but if I can do this, I will become the few that would make history, and write a glorious record for my life. The outstanding ones have the guts and ability do things that others dread and cannot.
Through the teacher’s guidance, many important faiths of the achiever have taken root in our hearts. Among these are things such as “I can do it”, etc. Such beliefs will help us cultivate a state of moderation when we are faced with challenges like the IELTS test, knowing that I can do all the things that others can. The will to break through is the thing that our teacher had been working on, and the main driving force in our studies.
Secondly, during the course of breaking through IELTS, the teacher had been our pathfinder in terms of learning methods. All the materials used in our study were gathered and researched by our teacher, spending a great amount of time and effort. He found the best teacher in all four parts of listening, reading, writing, and speaking so that we can learn directly from the best teacher in the world. Additionally, when we have clogs in our study process, like a misunderstood knowledge point, our teacher will do what he can to deliver his understanding. When students are confused about their learning progress or project, they will find a teacher to assist them with analyzing the goal for the next stage, which enables us to get immediate feedback from our studies.
Lastly, our teacher is constantly maintaining our course, adjusting us if someone goes off. Even with the correct method and goodwill, hardships and vicissitudes in mental status are hard to avoid. At this time, the teacher’s function is to dispel doubts, dragging us back to the right course. For example, when the first group of students signed up for the actual test, some of us started to show signs of stress, even considering whether to change the date of testing. The teacher quickly gathered us for a small meeting when he learned about the situation and told us there was nothing to worry about. He told us that he is not worried about our abilities in English, and said that we can all get good scores. Most importantly, he informed us that it would not be a good example for other students if we panicked. The first echelon must set up a good example for others. Since then, I have not worried about my final grades even once.
Before leaving for the exam, our teacher prepared some wise counsel for us, helping us maintain a stable mindset throughout the test. The three pieces of advice will play their part before, during, and after the test, reminding us how to deal with pressures before the test and how to regard our grades.
In conclusion, because of good teachers leading our way, the IELTS studying program went well from the beginning.
2, Having helpful friends advancing together, it is hard not to keep up the pace.
It has been deemed by some that it is a pleasure to do something together with people who possess common goals. Fortunately, I have had this opportunity in MingZhi academy. This semester, being able to study with a group of peers who possess the same objective and appreciate each other, makes life here happy and fragrant.
In our academy, there is a group named “Suicide Squad”. Our goal is to try the risks for ourselves, utilizing all the learning methods and materials, selecting the best combination for the rest of the students. As the first echelon of the academy, as the first team in the IELTS annihilation warfare, we are proud to take on the responsibilities. A group of 6 started the siege with these missions.
During the whole battle of IELTS, all squad members shared information and experience, and we regularly hold a meeting specially held to comfort each other. This is because every once in a while, some of us have been crushed by our mock test results, and become discouraged. Every time this occurs, we gather together to comfort and encourage each other, so we can keep on fighting the battle with vitality and faith. Such meetings not only boost our team morale but also maintain our optimistic mentality, setting up a good example for others.
We also frequently hold study sharing sessions, gather recent learning experiences, and share them with other classmates. This made us realize the magic of the law of the universe. The more we shared with others, the more we felt motivated, at the same time progressing even faster. When we are focusing on studying, our classmates also helped us in their own way– they never doubted our English abilities, nor did they ever feel doubtful about our mock test band scores. All they did was cheer for us alongside, and hope that we can get a fine score in the final exam. They also gave good feedback to our sharing sessions. Before we left for the exam, everyone said farewell sincerely and hoped together for a triumphant return.
Learning in such a friendly environment has made the 6 of us feel more and more confident, and feel that we can accomplish the task.
3, Passing through adolescence with my own sureness and endeavor.
Looking from the physical truth, no one can achieve a band score of 7.5 in 3 months with absolutely no basic English abilities. Therefore, except for the environment that my classmates and teachers and I built together that helped me, another factor contributing to this is the fundamental English skills that I had gained through years of following New Education.
Many people started learning English in their youth, but most of them didn’t end up very well. I am lucky to learn about the natural English learning technique in New Education. The real improvement in my English skills started when I entered the breakthrough class in Today academy. As luck would have it, my teacher back then was Mr. Zhong. To this day, I always feel rejoiced when I remember that I had the opportunity to study in that class, felicitating that I can get hold of such an efficient way of learning, instead of memorizing vocabulary like many other people.
When others are struggling on the traditional route of learning English, my classmates and I are galloping happily on the faster and efficient route made by New Education– learning movie acting, dubbing, documentaries, speeches, using the learning while playing method is way more productive than the traditional vocabulary and grammar way. At the time, my classmates and I used the method for a semester, and we could achieve barrier-free daily communication in English after studying for a mere 4.5 months and reached good results in dubbing and acting movies.
Other than that, under the studying method of New Education, I had always been the type that is passionate about learning. As a boy, the playful nature of our kind had also appeared on me. Only I had discovered that studying was the best game in the world, so I would naturally spend more time on “playing study”. With this mentality, I was pretty concentrated and hardheaded on the attitudes, and can always reach the top of the class easily while following the teacher’s footsteps.
Besides my everyday studies, I am very fond of reading and enjoy reading every kind of book. Even if a book seems tough and arduous to read for others, I could enjoy it just as well.
Humans are animals driven by our sense of achievement, and it has driven me towards a positive circulation. As time passed, I had become a study machine in the eyes of others.
Thomas Edison once said: genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration. Consequently, a genius is not made instinctive or inborn but molded through fortunate choices and great efforts. So, what I have achieved to this day can be done by anyone else, because the right and efficient method is never secreted, and perspiration is something that all humans are born with.
It is because of New Education and MingZhi academy that we ordinary children can have a chance of taking shortcuts and becoming “geniuses”, and so we must all be grateful for it.
Thank you.
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