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March 24th, SZSE 2024 academic yearFirst fall entrance examsIt was officially held.
It is now away from the entrance examThere are less than 33 days leftHowever, there are still some students and parents who do not understand the content of the entrance examination of SZCE, or do not know the focus of exam preparation.
Then, we will give you a copy of the entrance examination situation in recent years, the latest admission syllabus and the suggestions given by relevant exam preparation teachersPreparation strategy for English + Mathematics of SZCE
SZSE entrance exam preparation strategy.
Unlike many international schools, the entrance examination of SZSE is self-proposedEnglish + Mathematics + InterviewThe overall difficulty of the exam is more difficult than that of the high school entrance examination.
1) English test preparation
Since last year, the grammar & vocabulary section will no longer be assessed in the English entrance examination. That is, at present, the English of SZSE is only examinedListening, reading, writingThe exam lasts 145 minutes and has a total score of 150.
Listening section
The English listening section generally consists of 4 parts: 1 short dialogue, 1 short dialogue, 1 male and female opinion matching question, and 1 long dialogue.
The first two parts are relatively simple overall。Listening mostly involves travel, restaurants, weather, social **, aviation and other content closely related to daily life, and listening to conversationsTwiceMany students reported that these two questions were equivalent to sending points.
The latter two parts are more difficult overall, especially the long dialogue at the end. Most of the listening content involves literature, celebrity anecdotes, science, etc., and listening**1 time onlyThe questions are out of order, speaking at a fast pace.
Exam Preparation Advice:Over the years, SJIE English listening has been a serious place for students to lose points. Because it is different from the "upright" listening in the high school entrance examination, the listening of SZSE will also have an accent, which is sometimes difficult to distinguish.
Therefore, it is recommended that candidates should focus on identifying the vocabulary of topics in different scenarios and be familiar with the listening questions of the SZCE, and on the basis of doing more listening simulation training.
Reading section
There is generally a reading section of SZCE4 articles。As with listening, the first two are easier and the last two are more difficult!
In the past two years, the content of the reading articles has examined running, ancient murals, beavers, solar eclipses, moving, Fermat's lemma, hollow earth theory, etc., and the main types of questions examined areIdea matching, fill-in-the-blank, paragraph headings, cloze in clozes.
Exam Preparation Advice:: Vocabulary is the foundation of reading. In the preliminary preparation, candidates must memorize IELTS and CET-4 and CET-6 vocabulary, and then be familiar with the question types of the reading test.
In the later preparation for the exam, it is necessary to master the ability to locate key information, extract opinions, and sort out the theme and logic of the article.
Writing section
There are three parts in the writing section of SZCE: short commentary, letter writing, and chart writing. The topics examined in these three sectors in 2023 are as follows.
Short commentSome of the anecdotes of celebrities, how to make students honest and responsible, the pros and cons of online classes, etc., candidates briefly write an evaluation of these things, and the word count is about 30 40 words.
Epistolary writingIn addition to the writing of the complaint letter, the State Exchange will also examine suggestions, thanks, congratulatory letters, etc.
Diagram writingIn part, I wrote an essay entitled "Comparison of Space Exploration in the United States, Japan, and Europe" in March last year.
Exam Preparation Advice:: memorize vocabulary and phrase collocation, accumulate topic vocabulary phrases and related synonym substitutions, lay a good grammar foundation and cultivate the ability of sentence output, and then enter the chapter writing training.
Candidates need to complete these three writing sections within 45 minutes, and students report that the writing part is extremely challenging for hand speed, so it is recommended that candidates usually do time-limited training.
Teacher Zhou has something to say
Among many international schools, the entrance exam is notoriously difficult, and the English difficulty can be compared to IELTS 65 or TOEFL 100 level, vocabulary requirements are about 7000-8000, and mathematics is much more difficult than the high school entrance examination, and from time to time there will be similar Olympiad questions. We have set up preparation courses for students at all stages who choose to prepare for the exam, so as to help students quickly grasp the essentials of the exam, consolidate and deepen their knowledge base, and sprint to break through the bottlenecks and difficulties in learning. If you want to know more about the preparation and synchronous courses for the 2024-25 SZSE entrance exam, add the international exam preparation week teacher zhoulaoshi36524 to make an appointment for the SZSE real mock exam for free, check and fill in the gaps according to the mock test results, and prepare for the exam with targeted planning, so as to easily enter the SZCE. With more than 10 years of experience in preparing for international school exams, it has multiple campuses in Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Zhuhai, Dongguan, Foshan, etc., and helps hundreds of people to be admitted to major international schools such as Shenzhen International Communications and Huafu every year, with a comprehensive admission rate of over 90% for international schools, ranking first in Guangdong for five consecutive yearsFinally, I hope that everyone can be admitted to the dream school in their hearts.
2) Math preparation
Different from English, there is a big difference between the G1 Mathematics and A1 Mathematics test centers of SZCE.
G1 MathIt mainly assesses almost all the mathematics knowledge points of public junior high schools, and algebra questions and geometry problems account for a large proportion.
A1 MathematicsIn addition to examining the knowledge points of public junior high schools, it will also cover the mathematics knowledge points of public high schools.
Exam Preparation Advice:: For mathematics exam preparation suggestions, it is recommended that candidates should complete the study and review of junior and senior high school knowledge points two months before the exam, and the remaining two months are suddenly familiar with the types of mathematics exam questions, and a large number of questions!