IELTS Speaking Test Tips and Tricks

Hello everyone! My name's Anna.

大家好！我叫安娜。

Welcome to English Like A Native.

欢迎来到像母语一样英语。

This is my series on exam preparation,  

这是我的考试准备系列，

so if you’re thinking about taking  an official English exam soon,  

所以如果您正在考虑尽快参加官方英语考试，

this series will give you the information  you need, just make sure you’re subscribed.

该系列将为您提供所需的信息，只需确保您已订阅。

The IELTS exam is one of the most popular  official English language exams that you can take.

雅思考试是您可以参加的最受欢迎的官方英语语言考试之一。

Each year more than five  million people take this test.

每年有超过 500 万人参加此考试。

Listen closely if you want to  be one of the successful exam  

如果您想成为成功的考试之一，请仔细聆听

takes! Here are five things you need  to know about the IELTS speaking exam.

！以下是您需要了解的关于雅思口语考试的五件事。

Number one. The first thing is that the  speaking exam is the same for everyone  

第一。首先，口语考试对于

at every level, for both General  and Academic versions of the exam.

每个级别的每个人来说都是一样的，无论是普通版还是学术版考试。

The IELTS exam gets more and  more difficult in each section.

雅思考试在每个部分都变得越来越困难。

After the exam, you get a band score  from zero to nine in the speaking test,  

考试结束后，您会在口语测试中获得从零到九分的分数，

as well as the other three papers.

以及其他三篇论文。

The average of these gives  you your overall band score.

这些的平均值就是您的整体分数。

This score tells you your level.

这个分数告诉你你的水平。

For example, a band score of  six means your level is B2.

例如，分数为 6 表示您的级别为 B2。

Check out the chart on the screen to see  how other band scores relate to the CEFR.

查看屏幕上的图表，了解其他分数与 CEFR 的关系。

Number two.

第二。

The exam always follows the same format.

考试总是遵循相同的格式。

There are three parts to the speaking test  and it lasts eleven to fourteen minutes.

口语考试分为三个部分，持续 11 到 14 分钟。

Part one is always the introduction and interview.

第一部分始终是介绍和采访。

The examiner will ask you some personal  questions and you should respond,  

考官会问你一些个人问题，你应该回答，

giving one or two pieces  of additional information.

提供一两条额外的信息。

Your answers don’t have to be very long in this  section but just giving one-word answers doesn’t  

在这部分你的答案不必很长，但只给出一个词的答案

really give a great first impression or give  the examiner enough English to judge your level,  

并不能真正给人留下很好的第一印象，也不能给考官足够的英语来判断你的水平，

so try to aim for something in the middle,  a sentence or two about each question.

所以尽量争取中间的东西，关于每个问题的一两句话。

Pro tip!

专家提示！

Aim to start strong by practising, practising,  

目标是通过练习、练习、

practising your answers to  questions about yourself.

练习你对关于你自己的问题的回答来 开始强大

This will give the examiner  a good first impression.

。 这会给考官留下良好的第一印象。

Part two of the exam is the long turn.

考试的第二部分是长转弯。

You have to speak for one to two minutes  about a subject the examiner gives you.

您必须就考官给您的主题讲一到两分钟。

You can’t usually ask to change the topic so  

你通常不能要求改变话题，所以

be prepared to speak about a  range of different subjects.

要准备好谈论一系列不同的话题。

The examiner will give you a  card with some prompts on it.

考官会给你一张卡片，上面有一些提示。

These are ideas for you to use in your answer.

这些是供您在回答中使用的想法。

It’s not necessary to talk about all of these  ideas and you can add your own ideas too,  

没必要把这些想法都说完，你也可以加上自己的想法，

just remember to talk about the  topic the examiner gives you.

只要记得说考官给你的话题就行了。

This part lasts for three to four minutes.

这部分持续三到四分钟。

Part three is the discussion.

第三部分是讨论。

This is your opportunity to speak as much as you  can about the question the examiner asks you.

这是您尽可能多地谈论考官问您的问题的机会。

This part lasts for four to five minutes.

这部分持续四到五分钟。

The examiner will keep asking you  questions until the time is up.

考官会一直问你问题，直到时间到了。

Pro Tip!

专家提示！

Expand your answer and give examples  but try not to repeat yourself.

扩展你的答案并举出例子，但尽量不要重复你自己。

And that’s always the format of the exam.

这始终是考试的形式。

Number three.

第三。

The same topics are always on the exam.

相同的主题总是在考试中。

Common topics are your job or what  you’re studying, where you live,  

常见的话题是您的工作或您正在学习的内容、您的住所、

your family and friends and other everyday  topics like clothes and your daily routine.

您的家人和朋友以及其他日常话题，例如衣服和您的日常生活。

These can come up in any part of the exam.

这些可以出现在考试的任何部分。

Other common topics are travel, education, family,  

其他常见话题包括旅游、教育、家庭、

art, culture, sport, food, work,  crime and other similar topics.

艺术、文化、体育、美食、工作、犯罪和其他类似话题。

The examiner won’t ask you about religion,  politics or other sensitive topics.

考官不会问你有关宗教、政治或其他敏感话题的问题。

Remember, the questions will get  more difficult as the test goes on.

请记住，随着测试的进行，问题会变得更加困难。

Number four.

排名第四。

In part two and three, the examiner will  ask you questions on the same topic.

在第二部分和第三部分，考官会问你关于同一主题的问题。

Sometimes they will ask you about another,  similar, related topic in part three.

有时他们会问你关于第三部分中另一个类似的相关主题。

Pro tip!

专家提示！

Think of advantages and disadvantages or different  

想一想关于

points of view about different questions  relating to the topics I just mentioned.

我刚才提到的主题的不同问题的优点和缺点或不同的观点。

You can’t really tell the examiner, “I don’t have  an opinion” or “ I don’t know anything about that  

你不能真的告诉考官，“我没有意见”或“我对那个话题一无所知

topic”, so it’s a good idea to brainstorm things  to say when you’re studying for the speaking exam.

”，所以在准备口语考试时集思广益是个好主意.

Which brings me to my last point - ideas!

这让我想到了最后一点——想法！

Number five.

五号。

You are not graded on your  ideas, just on your English.

你的评分不取决于你的想法，只取决于你的英语水平。

But you need to have vocabulary and things to say,  

但是你需要有词汇量和要说的东西，

even if, in a normal conversation you  wouldn’t really say much about it.

即使在正常的谈话中你不会真的说太多。

It doesn’t matter what you say, just speak!

不管你说什么，你就说吧！

Pro tip!

专家提示！

You can lie!

你可以撒谎！

If you don’t have an opinion about the  question, just invent one but make it realistic.

如果您对这个问题没有意见，请发明一个但使其切合实际。

It’s better to make something up than be silent.

编造一些东西比保持沉默要好。

It’s a speaking exam, after all.

毕竟是口语考试。

Your examiner can’t give you a good mark if  they don’t hear you speak a lot of English!

如果你的考官听不到你说很多英语，他们就不能给你一个好分数！

I hope this video was helpful,  and if you’re looking for an  

我希望这个视频对您有所帮助，如果您正在寻找

opportunity to practise speaking  then write “Let’s have a chinwag,  

练习口语的机会，请 在下面的评论中写下“Anna，

Anna” in the comments below and I will  share some useful information with you.

让我们来个 chinwag

Until next time, take care and goodbye!

”，我将与您分享一些有用的信息。 下次见，保重，再见！