雅思口语的一些general tips

　　1. Unless your pronunciation is particularly poor, dont waste time on pronunciation lessons. It is much more beneficial to spend the time acquiring a good range of vocabulary and structure.

　　2. This is easy to say, but dont be nervous. Think of is like this: if you are really nervous and cant speak then your score will be poor. If you are confident and speak freely, you will have no idea what your score will be - it could be great!

　　3. Remember your job is to give the assessor something to assess - if you only say Yes or No during the interview, the assessor wont be able to give you a good score. Your job is to give the assessor as much as possible to consider. This means speaking as much as you can. Dont go off topic and dont talk about anything that comes into your head, but speak as much as you can. The assessor will stop you when he is ready.

　　4. Remember the assessor wont prompt you to speak. If you dont say enough he/she will go onto the next question. If you continue not to say enough, the interview could be very short!

　　5. Dont ask the assessor what questions mean. All he/she can do if you dont understand is repeat the question. You can though ask the examiner to repeat a question if you are not sure you understood it.

　　6. As with the writing test, dont show off. Some candidates see the interview as a way of showing the assessor what you know. They use sophisticated vocabulary and difficult grammar without really knowing how to use both. The result will be a decline in how well you speak and your score will go down.

　　7. Extend your answers by giving reasons:

　　a. I dont really like going to the cinema.

　　b. I dont really like going to the cinema because its expensive and I dont like crowds very much.