在雅思考試中，時間非常緊張，因此，進行一定的閱讀技能訓練是非常必要的。以下是關于閱讀技能訓練的介紹。
　　意群閱讀(Reading in thought groups)
　　一個好的閱讀者在閱讀過程中眼睛的移動是從一個意群到另一個意群;而普通閱讀者閱讀時眼睛從一個單詞移動到另一個單詞。避免把一個單詞讀出來，即使在腦子里讀出一個單詞而不出聲也很浪費時間。
　　E.g. (The little boy Johnie ) (had been up) (with a packet of mints) (and said) (he wouldn’t go out to play) (until the post had come.)
　　運用上下文的線索理解生詞 (using context clues for word meanings)
　　線索1：定義
　　a. The harbor is protected by a jetty-a wall built out into the water.
　　b. Jane is indecisive, that is, she can’t make up her mind.
　　線索2：重述
　　a. He had a wan look. He was so pale and weak that we thought he was ill.
　　b. I am a resolute man. Once I set up a goal, I won’t give it up easily.
　　線索3：普遍知識
　　a. The door was so low that I hit my head on the lintel.
　　b. Mark got on the motorbike, I sat behind him on the pillion, and we roared off into the night.
　　線索4：相關信息
　　a. Just before the exam Carl’s hands shook and sweated so much that he could not hold a pen. His heart beat fast and his stomach ached, even though he knew the subject very well. He really had a strange phobia about taking tests.
　　線索5：例子
　　a. Select any of these periodicals: Time, Newsweek, Reader’s Digest or the New Yorker.
　　b. She is studying glaucoma and other diseases of the eye.
　　線索6：比較
　　a. Jane was talking with others while Eliza remained reticent all the time.
　　線索7：比喻
　　a. The hot-air balloon took off. It was as buoyant in the air as a cork in water.
　　線索8：構詞知識
　　un-, im-,-less, -ness, -ion, -ist
　　尋找主題句，掌握段落主要思想。(look for the topic sentence and master the main idea)
　　主題句的位置可以在句首，句中或句末。但在句首的比例通常達到50%-60%，句末是主題句的可能性為30%左右。
　　細讀(scanning)
　　在尋找某些具體信息時，閱讀者需要仔細閱讀，定位自己所要的信息。這是雅思考試中運用最多的閱讀技能，對考生尋找答案的位置非常重要。
　　識別邏輯詞 (recognizing signal words)
　　邏輯詞表達前后句子的某種邏輯關系。通常有5種邏輯關系詞。這些詞對考生寫作也很有幫助。關于更多邏輯詞的介紹可以參看51雅思網的閱讀頻道的其他文章。
　　并列關系：
　　and, furthermore, more than that, also, likewise, moreover, in addition, what is more, for instance, for example,
　　轉折關系：
　　although, however, on the contrary, but, in spite of , nevertheless, yet, otherwise, despite
　　順序關系：
　　first, second, third, and so on, then, after, before, next
　　因果關系：
　　as a result, for, thus, because, for this reason, so ,therefore, as since, consequently
　　歸納總結：
　　as a result, finally, therefore, accordingly, in shout, thus, consequently, in conclusion, so, in brief, in a word
　　略讀 (skimming)
　　當讀者面對大量文字時，用普通的速度和方法會使讀者閱讀速度造成影響。閱讀者必須具備略讀的技能，從紛雜的文字中提取重要信息。略讀和細讀在雅思閱讀中的交叉運用，相得益彰，是考生必勝的法寶。