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Hi. I'm Rebecca from engvid, in today's lesson, I'll give you 10 important tips to do well and to get a higher score on the speaking section of your IELTS exam.
嗨，我是engvid的Rebecca，在今天的课上，我会跟你们分享10个重要的技巧，帮助你们在雅思考试的口语部分表现出色，取得高分。
Or actually on any oral speaking test where you're sitting with a live examiner.
或者实际上，这些技巧适用于任何与考官面对面交流的口语考试。
Okay? So these tips don't apply actually to the TOEFL where your answers are recorded, but it's for any English exam where you're sitting with a real examiner, okay?
所以这些技巧对托福考试就不适用了，因为在那种考试中你的答案是被录下来的，但是这些是为所有和考官本人坐在一起的英语考试准备的，听懂了吗？
Now, the IELTS, of course, the speaking section of the IELTS test is about 11 or 14 minutes long, has three different sections, and so on.
雅思考试......雅思考试的口语部分大约持续11或14分钟，有三个不同的部分，等等。
And the IELTS is an exam which is a...it's an English proficiency exam, it's used for immigration purposes, for example, to Canada and Australia.
雅思是一个测试英语精通程度的考试，用于移民目的，比如移民到加拿大和澳大利亚。
It's used for admission to universities where English is the medium of instruction, and it's also used for professional certification purposes.
用于申请进入教学语言为英语的大学学习，还被用作专业资证。
So lots and lots of people, millions of people do the IELTS exam, and if you're one of them, these speaking tips will really help you.
所以很多很多人，数百万人参加雅思考试，如果你是其中之一，那么这些口语建议将对你大有裨益。
They're general tips; they're not about the specific sections, they apply to all sections of the speaking test, okay? Let's get started.
这些是很笼统的建议，不是关于具体部分的，它们适用于口语考试的所有部分，知道了吗？我们开始吧。
So, the first point is: during your speaking test, be formal.
第一条建议是：在口语考试期间，请保持正式。
By that, I mean treat it like a job interview, and just as in a job interview, you'll be on your best behavior and so on, behave that way, don't take it very casually. Okay?
意思就是把它当成一次工作面试来对待，而且就像在工作面试中一样，你要拿出自己的最佳表现，按照那种方式行事，不要太随意了。
Take it seriously and be formal.Next, give a full answer whenever possible.
请认真对待并保持正式。下一点：尽可能给出完整的回答。
Now, remember and just think about it: you have about 11 to 15 minutes to use the best English that you know and that you've studied all your life. Okay?
别忘了，你可以这么想：你有11到15分钟左右的时间来使用你所知道的并且一直都在学习的最好的英语。
So, obviously, you want to try to show off during your English test.
所以显然，在英语考试期间你要尽可能把它们展示出来。
So, when I say give a full answer, I mean, in the first section when they ask you some questions about you,
我说给出完整的答案的意思是，在第一部分他们问你一些关于你自己情况的问题时，
about your family, about your background, if they say, for example: "Where are you from?" Don't just say: "Tokyo", because that's just a one word answer.
关于你的家庭、背景之类的问题时，比如如果他们问：“你从哪里来？”不要只是说“东京”，因为那个答案只有一个单词。
Try, as much as possible, to give sentences, give full sentences, all right, full answer,
尽可能用句子，完整的句子来作答，也就是完整的答案，
so that you can show when you use the full sentence that you know grammar, you know vocabulary, and all these other things.
这样在使用完整的句子时，你就能显示出你是懂语法的，你是懂词汇和所有其他内容的。
So, instead of just saying: "Tokyo." Say: "I'm from Tokyo, the capital of Japan" or: "I'm from the capital of Japan, Tokyo."
所以，用来替代“东京”这个回答，你可以说“我来自东京，日本的首都。”或者说“我来自日本的首都东京。”
Now, you've given a lot more information, so, obviously, you get much more marks if you kept doing that throughout.
这样你就给出了更多信息，所以显然你就会得到更高的分数，如果你整场考试都保持这么做的话。
Right? Give full answers, using sentences, not just words.Next: be polite, what we mean by that?
记住了吗？给出完整的答案，使用句子而不只是单词。下一点：要有礼貌，什么意思呢？
For example, if the examiner asks you something and you didn't understand, it's okay, just ask for the explanation in a polite way.
比如说，如果考官问了你某个问题，而你没听懂，没关系，礼貌地请他（她）解释一下就是了。
Don't just say: "What?" Or: "Sorry?" Say: "Excuse me? Could you please repeat that?"
不要直接说“什么？”或者“你说什么？”，而要说“不好意思？请问您能再说一遍吗？”
Because that's also using English, and that's what they want to know: can you use English?
因为这也是在使用英语，而那正是他们想知道的：你会不会使用英语？
And by being polite, you're not just showing that you know the language, but also that you know the culture of the language, which is being polite.
而且通过保持礼貌，你不仅显示了你了解这门语言，还了解这门语言背后的文化，也就是礼貌。
Okay? So remember to do that.Next, maintain good posture.Why do I put that? Nobody's filming you. Right?
懂了吗？记住要这么做哦。下一点：保持姿势端正。为什么要这么说？没人在拍你，对吧？
So, why do you have to maintain good posture?Because your posture actually affects your...the way you speak.
那为什么要保持姿势端正呢？因为你的姿势实际上会影响你的......你讲话的方式。
It affects your confidence, the confidence with which you speak, it affects the way your voice is projected.
它会影响你的自信，你讲话时候的自信，会影响你发出声音的方式。
So you want to make sure that you don't, for example, lean on your hand when you're speaking or anything like that. Okay?
所以你要确保你在讲话的时候不会靠在手上，或者做类似的动作。
Make sure that you sit straight and don't put your hand anywhere near your face, even if you're nervous,
确保你的坐姿端正，不要把手放在靠近脸的任何位置，即使你很紧张也不要这么做，
because that will affect the quality of your voice and the way it's projected. Okay?
因为那会影响你声音的质量和发声的方式。
Next, number five: speak clearly.Now, what I mean by this is: don't worry too much about your accent.
下一点，第五点：讲话清晰。这么说的意思是：不要过于担心你的口音。
Everyone has an accent, and as long as you do your best to enunciate the words clearly, that's all you can do.
每个人都有口音，只要你竭尽所能在讲话的时候保持清晰就行了，你能做的也只有这一点。
If you need to improve your pronunciation, work on that before your exam.
如果你需要改善自己的发音，在参加考试之前解决它。
If there are some very specific pronunciation errors that you tend to make or that people from your country tend to make, then obviously, work on those beforehand.
如果你或者你国家的人经常会犯一些特别具体的发音错误，那么你显然要提前解决那些错误。
For example, if you are a Spanish speaker and you say: "Jess", instead of: "Yes", then that's a big mistake that you want to correct well before you come to the exam.
举个例子来说，如果你的母语是西班牙语，你作肯定回答时说"Jess"，而不是"Yes"，那这就是你需要在参加考试之前就纠正好的一个大错误。
So, work on those pronunciation issues before, and then afterwards, don't worry about your accent, just speak as clearly as you can. Okay?
所以事先解决好这些发音问题，之后就不要再担心你的口音了，只要尽可能保持讲话清晰就行了。
Next: use descriptive words.By that, I mean, again, remember, we were supposed to show off, use the best English you have.
下一点：使用描述性词汇。我的意思是，还是一样别忘了，我们应该好好炫耀一番，使用自己掌握的最好的英语。
So, don't use boring words, don't use overly used words, like: "good", "bad", "okay", "nice".
所以不要用很单调的词汇，不要使用被过度使用的单词，比如"good", "bad", "okay", "nice"。
Use exciting words, use dynamic words to show that you have a rich vocabulary to express yourself in English.
使用能让人兴奋起来的词汇，使用充满活力的单词来显示你有丰富的词汇量能够很好地用英语表达自己。
Don't just say: "Good", say...or don't just say: "happy", say: "thrilled", don't just say: "sad", you can say: "depressed".
不要只说“Good”，不要只说“happy”，说“thrilled”，不要只说"sad", 你还可以说 "depressed"啊。
Use a more advanced word if you know it and if you're sure of the meaning.
如果你认识并确定它的意思，那就大可以使用更高级的单词嘛。
But most of all, try to stay away from the overly used words like: "good", "bad", "okay", "nice". All right?
但是最重要的是尽量避免使用被过度使用的单词，比如"good", "bad", "okay", "nice"，好吗？
Next: speak up, speak up means make sure you speak loudly enough to be heard and also recorded.
下一点：讲话大声一些，意思是请确保你讲话的声音足够大到对方能听清楚，而且能被清楚地录下来。
Because during the IELTS, for example, you are judged by that examiner, and also you are recorded so that another examiner is going to listen to what you said during your English test.
因为在雅思考试中，给你评分的不仅是当场的考官，他们还会把你的回答录下来，这样另一位考官就能听到你在英语考试期间说了什么。
So speak clearly enough that the recording will allow you to be heard properly. Okay?
所以讲话要足够清晰，这样别人才能好好听到你录音里的声音。
Next: keep a steady pace.That means don't speak too fast, and don't speak too slowly.
下一点：保持语速稳定。也就是不要讲得太快，也不要讲得太慢。
If you're not sure how fast you should speak, speak slower than you think is necessary because that way it's much more likely that you will be understood. Okay?
如果你不确定自己的语速应该有多快，那就讲得比你认为合适的更慢一些，因为这样别人更可能听懂你说的话。
Next: explain any foreign words that you use as part of your answer.What do I mean by that, and why should you be using foreign words?
下一点：解释你在作答时用到的所有外语词。我说的是什么意思？还有为什么你要使用外语词？
Well, foreign words can also be the names of cities, for example, so if they ask you where you're from, right?
因为外语词也可能是城市的名字，比如，如果他们问你来自哪里。
And you need to use the name of a city or a town, which is not common knowledge like London or Paris, it may be not as common and it may not be so easy to understand.
你需要回答一个城市或城镇的名字，而这可能不如伦敦或巴黎那么为人熟知，可能没那么常见，可能不太容易听懂。
So, instead of saying...for example, suppose you came...suppose you're from India and you come from a city called Hyderabad.
所以与其说......比如，假设你来自印度一个叫做Hyderabad的城市。
Now, Hyderabad is a bit of a mouthful, it's an unfamiliar word, so, what you could do to make it easier and to get higher marks is instead of just saying
Hyderabad挺绕口的，不是个很常见的单词，所以要使它更容易听懂，让你得到更高的分数，你可以......与其直接说
"I come from Hyderabad", and the examiner might think: "What did he say? What does that mean? I don't understand."
“我来自Hyderabad”，然后考官可能会想“他说了什么？那是什么意思？我听不懂。”
So, they...another...a way to get around that is to say: "I come from a city in the southern part of India called Hyderabad."
解决这种情况的一个方法就是说“我来自印度南部一个叫做Hyderabad的城市。”
Now, what you've done is you've given an explanation of what you're going to say so the listener knows that there is a word coming,
按照这种方法，你所做的是解释了你要说的内容，这样听的人就知道有个单词要出现，
and even if I don't know it, I know what it means or what it refers to.
甚至即使我不认识这个单词，我也知道它是什么意思，或者它指的是什么。
So it will sound, in fact, like you speak better English, because you have taken the listener into account. Okay?
实际上这听起来就像你的英语说得很好一样，因为你考虑到了听的人。
Next: stay on topic.So, even though I said speak in sentences, don't use too many sentences to answer any one question.
下一点：不要跑题。虽然我说过要用句子作答，但也不要用太多句子来回答一个问题。
So that...because if you do that, then the examiner will think that you don't understand the question.
因为如果你那么做，考官会觉得你没听懂问题。
You want to make sure that you answer the question and don't go way beyond that.Okay? They always have enough questions to ask you, don't worry.
你要确保自己回答了问题，而且不要扯得太远。听懂了吗？他们永远都有足够的问题问你的，别担心。
Next: don't use slang.Again, you want to use your best English, and slang can even be things like: "kids".
下一点：不要使用俚语。还是一样，你要用上自己最棒的英语，而俚语甚至可能是像"kids"这样的单词。
A lot of my students don't realize that you should be using the word: "children" instead of "kids".
我的很多学生都没意识到他们应该使用"children"这个单词来代替"kids"。
Or you should use the word: "items" instead of "things", "stuff", this is all slang.
或者应该使用"items"来代替"things"或"stuff"，这些全都是俚语。
Okay? Slang is not just bad language, but also this kind of casual language. Right?
知道了吗？俚语不只是粗话，也是一种很随意的语言。
You don't want to use that kind of language in your English test or on your IELTS speaking test, use the best English that you know.
不要在你的英语考试或者雅思口语考试中使用那种语言，用你知道的最好的英语。
And last of all: don't memorize answers.A lot of students read model answers, and it's good to do that, it gives you an idea of how to answer.
最后一点：不要死记硬背答案。很多学生会看参考答案，这么做很好，能让你知道该怎么作答。
But what you should do from that is to take ideas about how to structure your answer, take some vocabulary, take some expressions,
但是你应该做的是学习组织答案的概念，采用其中的一些词汇，摘用一些表达，
but don't try to memorize the answer because it's going to sound very artificial.
而不是试着背下整篇答案，因为这听起来会很不自然。
And if you forget, it's going to completely fall apart, and also, the examiners can...are quite experienced; they can usually tell if you're suddenly giving like a little speech.
而且如果你中途忘词，整场考试就完蛋了，还有，考官都是经验很丰富的，他们一般都能看出来你是不是突然一下就变得慷慨陈词了。
They'll know that's not you, because you also answered, you know, 15 other questions, and you didn't sound like that.
他们会发现那不是你自己的答案，因为你还回答了另外15道问题，而你那些时候听起来并不是这样的。
And all of a sudden, you give this little mini speech, and it doesn't sound good, and they might not give you marks for that at all because it's not you speaking; you just memorized something.
然后突然一下你就能发表一个迷你演讲了，这听起来并不好，他们可能根本不会给你分，因为你讲的内容并不是你自己的，你只是背了一些东西而已。
They don't want to know what you can memorize, they want to know what you can say when you're using the language by itself in a natural way. Okay?
他们不想知道你能死记硬背什么，他们想知道你自然而然使用这门语言时能说些什么。
So learn how to benefit from those kind of model answers, but don't memorize. Okay?
所以学会如何从那些参考答案中受益，但是不要死记硬背。
And I assure you that if you do, a lot of these things or all of these things,
我向你保证，如果你按照我给出的这些建议做，
you're definitely going to get a much higher score on your IELTS speaking test, and also on any oral English exam. Okay?
你的雅思口语考试和其他任何的英语口语考试都绝对会得到一个更高的分数。
If you'd like to do a quiz on these points, please go to our website: www. engvid. com.
如果你想做关于这些建议的小测验，请登陆www. engvid. com网站。
Thanks for watching, and good luck with your IELTS or any English exam.Bye for now.
谢谢观看，祝你们雅思和所有英语考试好运。下次见啦。
By the way, go to my website: www.goodluckielts.com for lots more information on how to do well on your IELTS exam. Bye.
顺便说一下，想要获得更多关于完胜雅思考试的信息，请登陆我的网站www.goodluckielts.com，再见。
