IELTS Speaking Exam Cue Card - How to Do Part Two of the IELTS Speaking Test

雅思考试 - 口语 第二部分

Hi, I’m Oli.

嗨，我是Oli。

Welcome to Oxford Online English!

欢迎来到Oxford Online English！

In this lesson, you can learn about the IELTS speaking exam, part two.

在本节课里，您能学习雅思 口语测试第二部分。

The IELTS speaking test has three parts, and in this class, you can learn in more detail

雅思口语测试有三部分，在本节课，您可以 学到与口语测试第二

about part two of the speaking exam, and how to improve your score.

部分有关的更多细节，以及您怎样 提高您的得分。

First, let’s review what happens in part two of the IELTS speaking test.

首先，我们来复习在雅思口语测试 第二部分发生了什么。

The examiner will give you a card with a topic.

考官会给您一个写有主题的卡片。

You have one minute to prepare a short speech on the topic.

您有一分钟来准备一个与 主题有关的简短发言。

After one minute, the examiner will ask you to speak.

一分钟之后，考官会要您说。

You need to talk for between one and two minutes.

您要谈大约一分钟到两分钟。

After you finish, the examiner will ask you one or two simple questions about what you

在您完成之后，考官会问您一到两个 与您说的有关的

said.

简单问题。

Let’s look at a sample question from part two of the IELTS speaking test which we’ll

我们来看一个会在这节课里用到的 雅思口语测试第二

use during this lesson:

部分里的简单问题：

Describe an important choice you made.

描述一个您做过的重要选择。

You should say:what choices you had, what you decided, and how easy it was to make your

您要说：您曾有什么选择， 您曾决定什么、您做

decision.

决定有多容易。

You should also explain how you feel about this choice now.

您也要解释现在您觉得这个决定怎样。

Imagine: you’re in the exam.

想像一下：您在测试。

You have one minute to prepare your answer.

您有一分钟准备您的回答。

How should you use your time?

您要怎样使用您的时间？

Let's look!

我们来看看！

Part one: how to use your preparation time.

第一部分：怎样使用您的准备时间。

The first thing you should do: ask the examiner if there are any words you don’t understand!

您要做的第一件事：如果您有任何 不懂的单词，问考官！

Asking the examiner will use some of your time, and that’s not great.

问考官会用掉您的一点时间， 那不是很好。

But, don't talk if you haven’t understood the question; that will be worse.

但是，如果您不理解问题，就无法谈论； 那会很糟糕。

Secondly, look at the question.

其次看看问题。

It has four parts: the three bullet points, and the longer question at the end.

如果有四个部分： 三个要点，以及 更长的问题在结尾。

One minute is not a long time.

一分钟不是很长的。

You can’t prepare everything, so don’t try.

您不能准备任何问题， 所以不要试。

Try to think of one or two things you can say for each part of the question.

试着考虑问题的每个部分里您 可以说的的一两件事。

Make short notes to help you remember your points.

做简短的笔记来帮 您记住您的要点。

How can you make effective notes?

您怎样可以做一个有效的笔记？

Let’s look:

我们来看看：

For example, let’s say you want to talk about choosing what to study at university.

例如：我们来说您想谈论 选择在大学里学什么。

You write:

您写：

"Computer science or engineering."

"计算机科学或工程"

"IT—interesting career opportunities."

"IT—有趣的工作机会."

"Difficult—pros and cons on both sides."

"困难—二者利弊."

"Satisfied—IT work is interesting/creative."

"满意—IT工作是有趣的/有创意的。"

These notes will help you to speak.

这些笔记会帮助您说。

Let’s see how:

我们来看看是怎样的：

The four parts of the notes follow the four parts of the question.

笔记的四个部分要紧贴问题 的四个部分。

This will help you to keep your answer organized.

这会帮您保持回答是有组织的。

You have some key words and phrases like 'career opportunities', 'pros and cons' or 'creative'

您有一些关键词和短语像是“career opportunities“、”pros and cons“或”creative“

which you can use in your answer.

在您的回答里您可以用哪一个？

The notes give you at least one or two points to make about each part of the question.

笔记给您至少一个或两个点 来解决每一部分的问题。

Again, you won’t have time to do more than this, so don’t try.

同样，您没更多时间做其他的， 所以不要试。

Don’t write full sentences—focus on covering all the points you need to talk about.

不要写整句话 — 记下要点覆盖您要 谈论的所有重点。

OK—your minute’s up, and it’s time to talk!

好 — 您的时间到了，是 时候开始谈了！

Now what?

怎么办？

Part two: how to organize your answer.

第二部分：怎样组织您的回答。

Organizing your answer well is easy to do, and important, but many students don’t do

组织好您的回答是容易的，也是 重要的，但是很多学生

it so well.

做得不是很好。

So how can you organize your answer effectively?

那么您怎样有效率地组织您的回答？

First, start with an opening phrase.

首先，用一个开场短语开始。

Say something like:

说些像是：

"I’m going to tell you about…"

"I’m going to tell you about…"

"I’d like to talk about…"

"I’d like to talk about…"

"I’ve decided to talk about…"

"I’ve decided to talk about…"

This gives your speech a strong, clear start.

这会让您的讲述有一个强而 清晰的开始。

What next?

接下来呢？

Very simple: follow the bullet points.

很简单：跟随重点。

Say 1-2 sentences, using your notes, about each of the three bullet points.

三个要点的每一个都要说1-2个句子， 使用您的笔记。

Hopefully, this will take you 30-60 seconds.

希望这会耗费您30-60秒。

Be focused, and don’t go off topic or add any points which don’t answer the question.

要集中，不要离题或不要添加没有 回答问题的东西。

Every sentence should be a direct answer to one of the points on the card.

每个句子要是一个对卡片上 重点的直接回答。

Next, focus on the last part of the question—“…explain how you feel about this choice now.”

接下来，集中在问题的最后一个部分 —“…解释 您现在觉得这个选择怎样。”

This is the most important part of the question, because it lets you go into more detail.

这是问题最重要的部分， 因为您会进入更多细节。

This isn’t just true for this question; this is generally true for IELTS speaking

不只是这个问题是这样的，雅思口语 测试通常是这样的。

part two questions.

第二部分问题。

The three bullet points are quite simple, and you can’t say very much about them,

三个要点是十分简单的， 有时您不能说

sometimes.

太多。

The last part has more depth, and you should spend more time on it.

最后一部分更深入，您要花 更多时间在这上面。

So, try to make 3-4 sentences about the last part of the question.

所以，试着造 3-4个与最后 一个部分有关的句子。

This should take you 30-60 seconds, again.

这同样要花您大约30-60秒。

Great!

很好！

You’ve finished, right?

您完成了，对吗？

Well, not quite.

好，不完全是。

You also need a strong finish.

您也需要一个很强的结尾。

Often, when I practice IELTS with my students, they act surprised when they finish their

通常，在我们和我们的学生练习雅思时， 在他们结束回答时，

answers, like this:

他们感到惊讶，像是这样：

“…and so I feel like I probably made the right choice…

“…and so I feel like I probably made the right choice…

… …

… …

Finished!”

Finished!”

This doesn’t sound like you’ve finished.

这听起来不像您已经结束了。

It sounds like you’ve just run out of things to say.

那听起来像是您只是说 完要说的事情。

You should know when you’ve finished, and you should show the examiner clearly.

您要知道您什么时候结束， 您要清楚地显示给考官知道。

How can you finish strongly?

您怎样有一个很强的结尾？

Use a concluding phrase, such as:

使用一个总结短语，比如：

"That’s why I feel that…"

"That’s why I feel that…"

"Finally, when I look back at my decision now…"

"Finally, when I look back at my decision now…"

"I’m glad I made the decision I did."

"I’m glad I made the decision I did."

Obviously, the finishing phrases aren’t like the opening phrases, which you can use

很显然，结尾短语不像是您用于 任何主题的

for any topic.

开场短语。

The finishing phrases will depend on the question you get.

结尾短语取决于您得到的问题。

Just remember: you need to finish strongly, don’t just…

就记住：您需要很强的结尾， 不只是…

…

…

…

…

Okay, I’ve finished point 2!

好，我完成第二点了。

What’s next?

接下来是什么？

Part three: adding details to your answer.

第三部分：增加细节到您的回答里。

A lot of IELTS advice says the same things: give detailed answers, use varied vocabulary,

很多雅思建议说同一件事： 给详细的回答，使用各种单词，

use different sentence structures.

使用不同的句子结构。

OK, that’s great, it’s all true, but how?

好，那太好了，那都是真的， 但是怎么做呢？

And how can you use this in part two of your IELTS speaking test?

您怎样在雅思口语测试的 第二部分用这个？

Actually, if you follow the advice I’ve given you so far, this will happen automatically.

实际上，如果您遵循我到现在为止给 您的建议，这自动就发生了。

If you make two sentences for each bullet point, make 3-4 sentences for the last part

如果您给每个重点造两个句子，给 问题的最后部分造3-4个句子，

of the question, write down key vocabulary to use in your notes; if you do these things,

做笔记写下关键词汇， 如果您做这些事，

your answer should already be detailed, with good vocabulary.

您的回答肯定是细节化的， 有好的词汇。

We’ve already done a lot of the work you need to do here.

我们已经做了大量的 您要在这做的工作。

What else can you do?

您还能做些什么呢？

For each point, try to give at least one fact and at least one opinion.

就每一个重点，试着给出至少一个 事实以及至少一个观点。

For example, don’t say:

例如，不要说：

"I had to choose between studying computer science and studying engineering."

"I had to choose between studying computer science and studying engineering."

Say:

说：

"I had to choose between studying computer science and studying engineering.

"I had to choose between studying computer science and studying engineering.

I was interested in both, although I always felt that studying computer science was a

I was interested in both, although I always felt that studying computer science was a

better choice."

better choice."

Don’t say:

不要说：

"I decided to study computer science."

"I decided to study computer science."

Instead, say:

取代的是，说：

"I decided to study computer science, because I felt that it would give me more interesting

"I decided to study computer science, because I felt that it would give me more interesting

career opportunities."

career opportunities."

This is a good, simple rule to make your answers more detailed.

这是一个好的、简单的规则让 您的回答更细节化。

Always include a fact and an opinion if you can.

如果您可以的话，总是包括 一个事实和一个观点。

Add details wherever you can.

在任何您可以的地方增加细节。

Don’t say,

不要说。

"It was quite a difficult decision to make."

"It was quite a difficult decision to make."

Instead, say:

取代的是，说：

"It was quite a difficult decision to make, because my parents and my teachers all gave

"It was quite a difficult decision to make, because my parents and my teachers all gave

me different advice, and I didn’t know what to do."

me different advice, and I didn’t know what to do."

Don’t say:

不要说：

"I feel like I made the right decision."

"I feel like I made the right decision."

Say:

说：

"I feel like I made the right decision, because I really enjoy working in IT—it’s very

"I feel like I made the right decision, because I really enjoy working in IT—it’s very

creative and there’s always something new to learn."

creative and there’s always something new to learn."

Following these simple rules will make your answers more detailed, and give you a higher

追随这些简单的规则会让您的回答 更细节化，给您一个

chance to get a better score.

更高的机会去得到一个好分数。

Next, let’s look at timing.

接下来，我们来看看定时。

Part four: how long should you speak?

第四部分：您要讲多久？

This is simple: at least one minute.

这是简单的：至少一分钟。

Speaking for less than one minute will hurt your score.

讲述少于一分钟会扣分。

You can speak for up to two minutes.

您可以最多说两分钟。

After two minutes, the examiner will stop you, even if you’re in the middle of your

两分钟之后，考官会让您停止， 甚至是如果您的句子

sentence.

讲到一半。

If the examiner stops you, that’s not necessarily a problem.

如果考官让您停止， 那不是一个问题。

It doesn’t affect your score if you go too long.

如果您讲太长， 那不影响您的得分。

However, if you’ve haven’t covered all the parts of the question, that could be a

然而，如果您没有答到问题的 所有部分，那可能

problem.

是一个问题。

That’s why a good goal is to speak for 90 seconds.

那就是为什么一个好的 目标是讲90秒。

This should give you enough time to say everything you want to say.

这肯定会给您足够的时间来说您 想说的每一件事。

So how do you do that?

那么您要怎样做那个？

Practice, and time yourself.

练习，自己定时。

Type “IELTS part two speaking questions” into Google and find some questions to practice

输入 “IELTS part two speaking questions” 到谷歌里，并找一些

with.

问题来练习。

First, speak and look at your timer, on your phone or wherever.

首先，讲并且看着您手机上的或在 任何东西上面的定时器。

Answer the same question several times.

回答同一个问题几次。

Your goal is to cover all parts of the question in 90 seconds.

您的目标是在90秒内谈完 问题的所有部分。

Later, when you’re more comfortable with this, practice your answers, but don’t look

之后，在您更适应这个时，练习您的 回答，但是不要

at the timer.

看着定时器。

At the end, guess how long you spoke for, and then look at the timer to check.

在最后，猜猜您讲了有多久， 然后看定时器确认。

If you do this a few times, you’ll start to feel how long you need to speak for.

如果您做这个几次，您会开始感觉 到您需要讲多久。

You’ll also know how much you can say.

您会知道您可以讲多少。

Different people speak at different speeds.

不同的人讲话的速度不同。

If you can speak fast and fluently, you’ll be able to say more in 90 seconds.

如果您可以讲得快且流利，您会在 90秒以内讲得更多。

If you’re a slower speaker, you won’t be able to say as much.

如果您讲话比较慢， 您不会讲太多。

Practising will help you to understand how much you can say in 90 seconds.

练习会帮您理解您可以在 90秒以内讲多少。

Part five: dealing with common problems.

第五部分：应付常见问题。

Finally, let’s look at some problems which students face in part two of the IELTS speaking

最后，我们看一些学生们在雅思口语 测试第二部分

test.

遇到的问题。

First problem: “I don’t have anything to say about this topic!”

第一个问题：“关于这个主题我们没有 任何东西可以说的！”

Well, I chose the question for this lesson because it’s an easier one.

好，我为本节课选择问题，因为 那是比较简单的一个。

“Describe an important choice you made” Ithink is something which most people could

“描述一个您做过的重要选择” 我认为是大部分人可以

talk about.

谈论的事情。

Unfortunately, not all of the questions are so easy or general.

很不幸，不是所有的问题是 这么容易或一般的。

For example, if the question is, “Talk about a party which you went to.”

例如，如果问题是，“谈论一个 您曾经去过的晚会。”

What if you haven’t been to a party for several years?

如果您好几年没有 参加一个晚会了，怎么办？

What if you don’t like parties?

如果您不喜欢晚会呢？

This could happen.

这是有可能的。

We hope it won’t, but it could.

我们希望不会这样， 但是那是有可能的。

What can you do?

你可以怎么做？

First, when you’re preparing for the exam, be strict with yourself.

首先，在您准备测验时， 要自我要求严格。

Don’t just practice easy questions, or questions which you think are interesting.

不要只练习简单的问题， 或您觉得感兴趣的问题。

Find the most difficult question you can.

找您能找的更难的问题。

Find the most boring question you can.

找您能找到的最烦人的问题。

Practice answering these.

练习回答这些。

Find more difficult questions, and more boring questions, and practice them.

找更难的问题和更烦人的 问题，练习它们。

You need to be prepared for anything.

你要为任何事做好准备。

If the worst happens, and you get a topic where you don’t have anything to say, you

如果最糟糕的发生了，您得到了一个您 没有任何东西可以说的主题，

have two options:

您有两个选项：

First, you can just lie.

首先，您可以骗。

The examiner really doesn’t care if you tell the truth or not.

考官真的不在乎您讲的 是真的或假的。

Make up a story if you can.

如果您可以，编一个故事。

Otherwise, try to think of a story from a friend, or from the news, or anything which

否则，试着想一个您的朋友的故事， 或新闻里面的，或

you could use.

任何您可以用的东西。

For example, if the topic is “Talk about a party which you went to,” and your friend

例如，如果主题是 “谈谈一个您 曾经去过的晚会”，您的朋友

told you about a party that he or she went to last week, use your friend’s story.

告诉您一个他/她上周参加的 晚会，用您朋友的故事。

To be clear, don’t talk about your friend.

要弄清楚，不是谈论您的朋友。

Use your friend’s story and make it about you.

用您朋友的故事，编一个您的。

This is important: in other parts of the IELTS exam, it can be OK to say “I don’t know,”

这是重要的：在雅思测试的其他部分， 说“我不知道”或“关于

or “I don’t have anything to say about this.”

这个我没有任何东西可以 说的”是没事的。

But in part two, you must answer the question.

但是在第二部分，您必须回答问题。

You can’t change the topic or adapt it.

您不能换主题或修改它。

What other common problems do IELTS students have during part two of the speaking test?

在雅思口语测试第二部分学生 们常见的其他问题有哪些？

Another common problem: “I’m so nervous!”

另外一个常见问题 “我太紧张了！”

Alright, well giving a speech like this makes a lot of people nervous or uncomfortable.

好吧，像这样讲述会让太多的人 紧张或不舒服了。

What can you do about this?

关于这个，您要怎么做？

First of all, understand that feeling nervous in this situation is natural.

首先，理解在这个情形下感到 紧张是很自然的。

Very few people can feel totally comfortable in this kind of situation.

极其少的人在这种情形下 会完全感到舒适。

Is there anything you can do to feel less nervous?

有什么您可以做的来 减少紧张的感觉吗？

Well, yes, there is.

好，是的，有的。

Try to practice making presentations or speeches in English, in front of as many people as

试着练习尽可能地在很多人面前用 英语做介绍或演讲，

possible, maybe in class or with your teacher.

也许在课堂上或和您的老师一起。

Practicing speaking like this is useful anyway, but it’s also goodto get used to feeling

反正像这样练习讲述是有 用的，但是它也对习惯

nervous.

感到紧张很好。

Feeling a little bit nervous doesn’t mean your English will get worse.

感到一点点紧张不意味着您的 英语会很糟糕。

Feeling nervous is natural; you can feel nervous and you can still speak well.

感到紧张是自然的，您可以感觉紧张， 您仍然可以说得很好。

It's important to understand this before your exam.

在您参加测试之前理解这点很重要。

Okay, part six, let's review what we've talked about today.

好，第六部分，我们来回顾 今天我们谈了些什么。

To get a higher score in part two of the IELTS speaking test, you need to prepare carefully,

要在雅思口语测试第二部分得到一个较高的分数， 您要小心地准备，

making sure you have something to say for each part of the question.

确定在问题二的每一个部分 您都有东西说。

You should structure your speech, with a clear beginning and ending.

您要用一个清晰的开始和结尾 来构建您的讲述。

Add details to your answer where possible, especially for the last part of the question.

增加细节到您的回答里可能的 地方，特别是问题的最后一部分。

Try to speak for around 90 seconds.

试着讲大约90秒。

And, practice in advance, including boring questions, difficult questions, and speaking

同时，先练习，包括烦人的问题、 难的问题，在您感觉

in situations where you feel nervous.

紧张的情形下讲述。

Okay, think about the question we looked at today:

好，想想我们今天看的问题：

Here it is again.

再来一次。

Who would you talk about?

您要说谁？

What would you say?

您要说什么？

What details could you add to your answer?

您可以增加什么细节到您的回答里？

Try it for yourself, and try to use some of the things we’ve talked about today.

您自己再试一次，试着用一些我们 今天谈到的东西。

Alright, that’s the end of the lesson.

好吧，本节课就结束了。

Thanks very much for watching!

非常感谢观看！

I hope you found this IELTS advice useful in preparing for your exam.

我希望您觉得这个雅思建议对您 准备雅思测试是有用的。

Good luck if you have an exam coming up soon!

如果您近期有一个测试，祝您好运！

You can see more of our free lessons on our website: Oxford Online English dot com, but

您可以在我们的网站上看到更多的免费课程： Oxford Online English dot com

that's all for today.

但是今天就到这了。

See you next time!

下次见！