??Hello, my friends. And today I'm going to share with you 10 tips for your IELTS speaking test that will help guarantee your success on test day. Let's jump straight into it.
Hello, everybody. My name is Keith, and just in case you don't know me, I run a website called ieltsspeakingsuccess, giving you resources, ideas and model answers to help you improve your English, give better answers, and get a higher score on the IELTS speaking test.
You check your Facebook and you think: "Everybody's better than me". And then, you start getting a bit anxious and you start to lose your confidence.
你刷了你的脸书,在想:“每自个都比我好”。然后你初步变得有些不安,并初步失掉决心。
You go into the test room. The examiner doesn't smile.
你进入考场。考官没有浅笑。
You start making mistakes. And then the examiner keeps interrupting you and it all goes belly-up.
你初步犯错。然后,考官一向打断你,悉数都溃散了。
Well, listen. Don't let that happen to you. Get a pen and paper, listen carefully, make notes and follow these tips to make sure your test day is a success and that you get the score you deserve.
Let's get into it. So, my first tip is go to bed early the night before the test.
咱们初步吧。我的第一个好办法是在考试的前一天晚上早点睡。
Test day is a big day. Even if it's just the speaking test, you need to be on form, right?
查验日是个大日子。即便它只是口语查验,你也需要坚持状况。
Energetic, and alert, and awake. So, you need to sleep well.
充溢活力、坚持警惕和清醒。因而,你需要睡个好觉。
There is no point in cramming and studying the night before until the early hours. It's not gonna help, it's not gonna change your English speaking at this late stage.
在考试前一天晚上死记硬背和学习到清晨是没有意义的。这不会有协助,也不会改动你如今的英语口语。
So, don't study, maybe watch a film in English, listen to a podcast in English, but relax, go to bed early, so the next day you're full of beans, ready for your IELTS speaking test. Number two, breathe and focus!
One of the biggest problems all candidates have is nerves. Getting nervous makes them anxious, make mistakes, and very quickly you can lose all of your confidence.
一切考生最大的疑问之一就是神经严峻。严峻会让他们焦虑,犯差错,很快你就会失掉决心。
So, the thing to do in the morning, right, you've got up early, you've had a big breakfast, you get to the venue on time. Find a place, a quiet place, just for two minutes and breathe.
You can call this meditation, mindfulness, following the breath. It's just taking time to breathe and notice your breathing.
你可以称之为冥想,正念,跟从呼吸。只是花点时刻去呼吸,留心你的呼吸。
So, you breathe in and out. Do this with me just now. I'll show you.
吸气,呼气。如今跟着我做。我会教你。
Breathe in, and out. Don't try to breathe.
吸气,呼气。不要试着呼吸。
Just let your body breathe, but you can notice the breath. Maybe you can feel it on your nostrils, down in your abdomen, and when it comes out, maybe on your lips or on your nostrils.
And just follow that breath. It is an amazing way to get focused.
跟着呼吸。这是一种令人惊奇的会集留心力的方法。
Try it with me, just for two breaths. It's an amazing way to get into that moment and to get really focused.
和我一同试试,呼吸两下。这是一种进入状况并真实会集留心力的奇特方法。
It's not easy to do, you can't just do it like that. It's a bit like the gym or speaking English.
这不简略做,你不能就这样做。这有点像健身或说英语。
You do need to train and practice. So, maybe for the the week before the test, every morning, just find a quiet place and sit for two minutes and follow the breath.
你的确需要练习和操练。或许在考试前的一周,每天早上,找一个恬静的当地,坐两分钟,跟着呼吸。
Do it first thing when you get up when the house is quiet. If you've got lots of children and people around the house, do it in the toilet.
当你起床,屋里很恬静的时分,首要做这件事。假定你家里有许多孩子和人,那就去厕所吧。
Go in the toilet. And when you've finished your business or brushing your teeth, just follow the breath.
进入厕所。当你做完你的作业或刷完牙,就跟着呼吸。
If anybody knocks on the door, don't say, "I'm meditating." Doesn't work.
假定有人敲门,不要说:“我在冥想。”没有用。
"Oh, you could do that later." Say, "I'm on the toilet."
“噢,你可以晚点再做。”说:“我在上厕所。”
Because everybody understands you're on the toilet. "Oh, right. Okay. Let him be. That's okay."
因为每自个都会了解你在上厕所。“好吧,让他上吧。没联络。”
And then have that two minutes every day, follow the breath. Just let it be. Tip number three, smile before you enter the room, the exam room, okay?
然后每天做两分钟,跟着呼吸。顺从其美。第三个技巧,进入考场前要浅笑。
Because when you smile, your body changes, your physiology changes, and your psychology changes. You start to feel better.
因为当你浅笑的时分,你的身领会改动,你的生理也会改动,你的心思也会改动。你初步感触杰出。
And you will project a bit of energy which hopefully, will make the examiner feel better.
So, smile just a few seconds before you go into the room and get ready and this will help you relax and help the examiner relax.
You'll just get one or two questions there. It really is a warm up.
在这一环节你会被问一到两个疑问。这是热身。
So, keep your answers short. Because if you make them longer, you've got a good chance of making mistakes and hesitating and it's a bad first impression.
所以,你的答案必定要简略。因为假定你答复得长,你很有可以会犯错、犹疑,这是一个不好的第一形象。
So, keep it really short and make it a better impression. For example, right: "What do you do?"
所以必定要使它简略,留下一个非常好的形象。例如:“你的作业是啥?”
"Well, I'm a teacher. I've been teaching for about ten years."
“嗯,我是一名教师。我现已教育十年了。”
Boom! Stop! It's enough, right? "Do you like your job?"
嘣!停!够了,好吗?“你喜爱你的作业吗?”
"Yeah, I do actually, I really enjoy it. Particularly making videos and teaching students and watching them progress."
“喜爱,厚道说我真的很喜爱。”特别是制造视频、教育生和看到他们前进。”
Boom! Stop! Keep it short. Warm up. That's it. Tip number five, take your time when you answer.
嘣!停!这么短就好了。热身。可以了。第五招,作答的时分要沉着不迫。
In part one, but particularly part three, don't rush into your answer. What a lot of people do is they get a bit nervous.
在第一有些,特别是第三有些,不要急于答复。许多人都会有点严峻。
They hear the question and they start speaking before they've got their first idea. It's fine to stop for a second or two, just be silent and then give your answer.
. . . cook eggs, fry, boiled egg. . . (What do I say now? ) (Oh, what a mess! )"
煮鸡蛋,炒、水煮鸡蛋......(如今我该说啥?)(噢,真是一团糟!)”
Tip number six.?Don't worry if the examiner interrupts you or cuts in.
第六招。假定考官打断你或插话,不要忧虑。
They often do this because they have a certain number of questions they have to ask you. And they want to test you.
他们常常这样做是因为他们有必定数量的疑问要问你。他们想查验你。
Each question will be testing something different, so they want to see also the range of vocabulary on different topics.
So, they're always cutting and changing question to see if you can show that range of vocabulary and language and to see if you can react quickly to a different question.
It's perfectly normal. Don't worry. It's not necessarily a bad thing.
这非常正常。不必忧虑。这并不必定是坏事。
Actually, it can be a very good thing sometimes, because maybe the examiner has heard enough and they want to move to the next topic, so they cut in go to the next question. It will happen. Just relax. Breathe and move on to the next question.
Tip number seven. Remember in part 1 and actually part 2, it's all about you, your personal experience. So, try not to talk in wide, vague, general terms, right?
第七招。记住,在第一有些和第二有些,疑问都是关于你,你的自个阅历。所以不要答复得广泛、迷糊、笼统。
If somebody asks, you know, "Do you get up early in the morning?" Don't say, "Yes, getting up early in the morning is very good for you.
假定有人问你:“你早上很早上床吗?”不要说:“是的,早上早上对你很有优点。
I think it's a great habit that everybody should adopt." That's not about you, that's very very general.
我认为这是每自个都大约养成的好习气。”这不是关于你,这非常非常的笼统。
Change it to "I": "Yes, I get up very early in the morning.
改成“我”。“是的,我每天早上都很早上床。
I think it's a great habit and I'm really happy it's one that I've adapted." Or not "adapted", "adopted".
我认为这是一个极好的习气,我很高兴我现已习气了这个习气。”不是“习气”,是“养成”。
Can you see the difference? I, me, not vagaries.
看到差异了吗?我,不是别人。
Number eight. In part three, develop your answers!
第8。在第三有些,拓宽你的答案。
That's key. The simple way to do it: give an opinion, give a reason, and give an example, and make it really specific examples.
这是要害。简略的办法是:给出一个观念,给出一个理由,偏重出一个比方,使之变成真实具体的比方。
Why? Because it gives and brings out much richer vocabulary and that's what you want to show off to the examiner, right? So, don't wait for them to say, "Why? For example?"
为啥?因为这样能带来更丰厚的词汇,这就是你想要向考官展示的,对吧?不要等他们问:“为啥?例如呢?”
Give that information, tell them your opinion, why, and give some examples. And that can be done very simply with "I would say. . .", ". . . because. . .", "for example. . .".
Imagine this question: What are the advantages of living in a big city? "Well, I would say one of the biggest advantages is there are more job opportunities.
这个疑问:住在大城市有啥优点?“嗯,我想说最大的优点之一就是有更多的作业机缘。
And I think that's because a lot of the big companies tend to put their headquarters in the big cities.
For example, HSBC, an international bank, it has its main headquarters in London and other branches in other cities.
In fact, I think in London they have a branch down on near Trafalgar Square. It takes up about 3 floors of this high-rise building, and they must have over 200 employees there."
So remember, develop your part 3 answers. Number 9, be as natural as possible.
所以,记住,拓宽第三有些的答复。第九,尽可以地天然。
Imagine if you can that the examiner is a new friend you've just met and you're chatting over a coffee. They want to find out some things about you.
假定可以的话,愿望一下,考官是你刚知道的一个新兄弟,你正在喝咖啡谈天。他们想晓得你的一些情况。
You want to tell them some things about yourself. And so, just speak as naturally as you can with the kind of language you would use when speaking naturally.
你想告诉他们一些关于你自个的作业。所以,就像你天然说话时运用的言语相同,尽量天然地说话。
Yes, your focus is on your language, vocabulary, and grammar, but you want to do it in a very natural way not an artificial way. One of the biggest problems many students have is when it comes into an exam, they go into an exam mode.