ImproveyourIELTSspeakingskills–10tips10个小贴士
Theaimofthislessonistogiveyoudifferentpracticeactivitiesforthespeakingtest.WhilemostoftheactivitiesarebasedonIELTSspeakingquestions,theideaistoimproveyourskillsandnotjustpractiseansweringquestions.Thereasonforthisisthatpracticetestsarenotenoughbythemselves;ifyouwanttogetbetter,youneedtoimprovehowyouspeakandthatmeansthinkingaboutspeakingasaskill.
这课的目标是给你的口语提供多样的练习方法。大多数方法都是基于雅思口语练习，这些方法会提高你的口语技巧，而不仅仅是练习回答问题。原因是仅仅为考试练习是远远不够的。要是你还想更高更强的话，你还得注意你怎么说，这意味着将说话当做一门技巧。
1.Recordyourselfandthenwritedownyouranswer自己录音再写下答案
Thisissomethingeveryoneshouldtry.Itisalmostcertainlyabadideatowriteyouranswerfirstandthenspeakit.Thisisbecausewespeakandwriteinverydifferentwaysanditisamistaketotryandtrainyourselftospeakinthewayyouwrite.Butyoucanlearnalotfromrecordingwhatyousayandthenwritingthatdownwordforword.
这个方法每个人都要试一下！先写答案再说出来一定不是个好方法！因为说话和写作是不一样的，用写作的方式来训练口语是行不通滴~但是你可以通过录下自己的答案，再一字一句地听着写下来，这样会进步很多~
Thingsyoucanlearnare:
这样你可以了解到：
DoyousayenoughDoyougiveveryshortanswersInparts1and3,youshouldsayatleastacoupleofsentencesinanswertoeveryquestion.
你说的足够多了吗？答案会不会太短？在Part1和Part3，回答每个问题至少要说几个句子。
IswhatyousayorganisedCanyouseeastructuretoyouranswerIsitpossibletoputinsentencesandparagraphbreaksDoyouhavesomeorganisationlanguagelike“Thefirstpointis..”
你是如何组织的？答案中看得出结构吗？能把句子和段落放到这个结构中吗？有没有结构性的语言？
DoyouspeaktooslowlyortooquicklyTrycountingthewordsinyourpart2answer.Mostofmyanswersasanativespeakerareabout240wordslong.Youshouldprobablyaimforaround200orso.Lessthanthatandyouarespeakingtooslowly,butifyouhavemorethanthat,itmaybethatyouarespeakingtooquickly.
有没有说得过快或过慢？试着数一下Part2你的答案的字数，一般nativespeaker能说到240字左右，烤鸭们一般要写到200字左右。如果字数少于这个值，那说明你讲话太慢，如果超过了，说明你讲话太快~~
HowlongareyourpausesYoucanpause,butyourpausesshouldgenerallycomebetweensentences/paragraphsandtheyshouldn’tbemorethan2/3ofseconds
你停顿多久？一般应该在句子和段落间停顿，而且不超过2-3秒。
Didyouanswerthequestion
你回答清楚问题了吗？
IsyourpronunciationokayIfyoucan’timmediatelyunderstandwhatyousay,theexaminerwon’teither!
你的语音可以吗？如果你不能听懂自己在说什么，那考官也不会听懂。
AretheresomewordsyourepeatalotYouprobablyshouldn’tworrytoomuchaboutcontentwordssuchas“television”–nativespeakerswillrepeatthosealotwhenspeaking.Ratheryoushouldlookatmorefunctionalwords/phrasessuchas“Ithink”.It’sveryeasytorepeatthesealotanditisalsoquitesimpletotrainyourselftousemorevariety.
有没有重复很多词？不要担心重复实义词，即使是nativespeaker也会一直重复，因为你讲的就是这个东西~不过，你应该重点检查功能词汇，比如“Ithink”，烤鸭们很容易老重复这些词，不过让自己练习用不同的词也不是难事。
2.Doitfirstinyourownlanguage先用母语说
Thisisperhapsanunusualpieceofadvice.Inthespeaking,youshouldaimtobethinkingandspeakinginEnglishasmuchaspossibleandnottranslatingfromyourlanguagetoEnglish.Itcan,however,sometimeshelptopractisethelongturnpart2inyourownlanguagefirst:
一般来说，最好是能用英语思维思考，并用英语回答。但是像Part2这种比较长的题目，先用母语说可能会好一点。
somepeoplestruggletospeakintheirownlanguagefor2minutes:theyprefershort/conciseanswersandnotlongermorediscussiontypeanswers.SobeforeyoutryitinEnglish,makesureyoucandoitinyourfirstlanguage.
有的人就算用自己的语言说，也会很困难，他们会说一些短句子，而不是讨论型的长句子，所以，在你用英语表达之前，先让你自己用母语能够说清楚。
Ithelpsyouunderstandhowlong2minutesisandhowmuchyouneedtosaytofillthattime.
这会帮你了解2分钟有多长，能说多少东西
ifyourecordandlistentoyourselfinyourfirstlanguage,youwillprobablyfindyourselfusingquitealotof“structure”languagesuchas“AsImentionedbefore”.Thisisalotofthelanguageyouneedforpart2.
如果用母语录音然后听，你可能会发现自己用了很多结构性语句，比如“像我之前说到的”，这就是在第二部分你需要用到的！
3.Don’tpractisethewholepart2,doitbitbybit不要一口吃成胖子，练习第二部分，慢慢来
Somepeoplefindpart2frighteningbecausetheyareworriedtheycan’tspeakfor2minutes.Relax.Youdon’thaveto.It’smucheasierthanthat,youneedtospeakfor不要担心2分钟很长，其实你要说的不过是：20秒+20秒+20秒+1分钟！20seconds20seconds20secondsIminuteThisisbecausetherearealways4pointsforyoutotalkaboutonthecuecard.Youwanttotrypractisingtalkingaboutthefirst3pointsonthecuecardforabout20secondseach(thewho,where,whattypequestions).Makesureyoudon’tsay“lastyear”,butyouextendthatalittle.Thenallyouneedtodoistalkfor1minuteonthelongerquestionattheendthatisalmostalwaysaboutexplainingsomething.
这是因为在题目卡上总是会有4个要点，你可以先练习前三点分别说20秒，不要太简略，稍微扩展一点。然后用最后一分钟来解释。
4.Practisebydescribingphotographs通过描述照片来练习
Intheexamofcourseyoudon’tgetanyphotographtohelpyou.Itwouldprobablybeeasierifyoudidbecausewhenyouhaveaphotograph,youcanseewhatyouneedtotalkabout.Theideaisherethatifyoulearntoseepicturesasyouarespeaking,youfindmorethingstosay.Isuggest:
考试时，并没有照片给你提示，如果有的话可能会容易一点，因为你就知道要说什么了~所以平时可以拿照片来练习，让自己找到更多可说的！以下是几个建议：
5.Readthenspeak先读再说！
Ithelpstopractisereadingandspeakingtogetherbecausereadinggivesyouwordsandsometimesideas.Thisideaisaverysimpleone.WhenyoureadapassageinEnglish,youshouldthentryandsummarisewhatitsaysspeaking.Thewaysthisworksis:
先读英语，然后试着用自己的话把它复述出来。这可以训练你：
Tosummariseareadingtext,youaregoingtoneedtousesomeofthewordsusedinit
总结阅读文本，抓住关键词
Ifyousaythewordaloud,youhavelearntthatwordbetterandaremorelikelytousfitforyourselfinthefuture
当你大声说出来，能能学好这个词，并且以后自己用着更顺口
Ifthetextislonger,youshouldfindyourselfhavingtolistthedifferentpointsitcontains.Thisshouldhelpthecoherenceofyourspeakingasyouwillneedtouselanguagelike“Firstly…then…next…”etc
Twoextremelygoodsourcesforthistypeofreadingis6minuteEnglishandmyfavouriteWordsintheNews.Itsometimeshelpstochoose5wordsfromthetextyouarereadingthatyouwanttousewhenyouspeak.
6分钟英语和世界新闻都是不错的听力资源。可以从中选5个词用在你的口语中。
6.Improveyourmemory–writeyourlifehistory提高记忆力，写自己的故事
Parts1and2ofthespeakingtestarepersonalquestionsaboutwhoyouare(part1)andwhatyouhavedone(part2).Onereasonwhysomecandidateshaveproblemsisnotthelanguage,butthattheycan’tthinkofthingstosay.Thesolutionissimple–refreshyourmemoryaboutimportanteventsinyourlifebeforethetest.
Part1和Part2主要是关于你自己的一些问题，有些烤鸭的问题不在于用什么语言说，而是他们根本想不到要说什么。。那么就在考试前重温一下、回忆一下你生活中的重要事情吧！
Theideaisnotsomuchtopractiseexamquestions(it’shardtopredictthose),buttopractisespeakingaboutyourmemoriesofpeople,events,placesandthings.Dothatandtheexamshouldbesimplerasyouhavememoriesyoucanuse.Writedownsomepersonalmemoriesandthentryspeakingaboutthem.Someideashereare:
这不是要练习考试题目，只是练习说出自己记得的人、事、物、地方。如果你能这样做，考试会容易很多。
Thinkofimportant/interestingpeopleinyourlife:Askyourself:WhendidyoumeetthemHowlonghaveyouknownthemWhyaretheyimportant/interestingCanyouremembersomethingyoudidtogetherWhataboutaconversationyouhadwiththem
想想在你生命中重要或者有趣的人：问问自己：你是什么时候遇到他们的？你认识他们多久啦？为什么他们重要或者有趣？你还记得你们一起做的事情吗？你们之间的谈话呢？
Thinkofimportanteventsinyourlife:Askyourself:WhatitwasWheredidithappenWhowereyouwithatthetimeWhatelsewashappeninginyourlifethenWhatonethingstandsoutinyourmemoryaboutitHowwelldoyourememberit
想想你生命中的重大事件：问问自己：是什么？在哪里发生的？那时候你跟谁在一起？后来又发生了什么？哪一件事在记忆中最鲜明？你还记得多少？
Thinkofplacesyouhavebeento:Askyourself:WhereitwasHowdidyougetthereInwhatdetailcanyoudescribetheplaceCanyoudescribethegeneralareaitisinWouldyouwanttogobackthere
想想你去过的地方：问问自己：是哪里？你怎么去的？你还能描述多少细节？你能说出大概方位吗？你还想再次到访吗？
Thinkofyourpossessions:Askyourself:HowlonghaveyouowneditWheredidyougetitIsitspecialorsomethingnormalHowoftendoyouuseitDoyouassociatewithsomeoneelse
想想你的所有物：问问自己：你拥有它多久了？你在哪得到它的？这是个特别的东西还是很一般的东西？你用了多久了？你还跟谁有联系？
7.Practisesaying“Idon’tknow”练习说“Idon’tknow”
AnotherreasonwhysomecandidatesgowrongintheexamisthattheyfeeltheyhavetogiveacompleteanswertoveryquestionandtheythinkofIELTSassomeacademictest.Itisn’t.It’ssimplyatestofyourlanguage.Inparts1and3,youmaywellbeaskedquestionsthatyouhaveverylittletosayabout.That’snotaproblem,there’salwaysanotherquestioncoming.Thebigmistakeistotryandgiveafullanswerwhenyouhavenothingtosay.Whathappensisthatyourlanguagebecomesconfusedandsodoyou,withtheresultthatthingsgetandworseandworse.
很多考生误以为雅思是学术测试。恰恰相反，这只是语言测试而已，第一和第三部分你可能被问到说不了什么的问题，有什么关系？之后还有问题。千万别在你没话可说的情况下试图整出和完整答案，弄糊涂了考官会让你万劫不复。
Allyouneedtodoissayyoudon’tknowandexplainwhyandthenwaitforthenextquestion.Thismaytakealittlepractice.Youwanttobuildasetofphrasessuchas:
其实你也没必要说你不知道然后解释理由，你可以模仿下面的例子：
Q.WhatcolourisyourfavouriteroomandwhydidyouchoosethatcolourA.I’mnotsurewhattosayaboutthat.It’snotaquestionI’veeverthoughtaboutbefore.IsupposeyellowisjustmyfavouritecolourandsoIpaintedmyroomyellow
8.Talktoamirror拿个镜子
Thisisanotherstrangesoundingpieceofadvice,butitcanbeverypractical–especiallyifyoudon’thaveaspeakingpartner.Theideaisthatwhenyoupractisespeaking,youshouldsitinfrontofamirrorandspeaktoyourself.Itcanworkbecause:
这个建议听起来有点奇怪，不过真心实用，特别是在缺少陪练的时候。你可以站在镜子面前自言自语，这个方法超有效，原因如下：
Eyecontactisextremelyimportantinallpartsofthetest.Asaformerspeakingexaminerforotherexams,Icanpromiseyouthatexaminersareinfluencedbycandidateswhomakeeyecontact-eventhoughtheymaynotbeawareofthis.Typically,thecandidatewhomakesgoodeyecontactgetsamoregenerousmarkbecausetheyseemtobecommunicatingbetterasbodylanguageisaround70%ofallcommunication.
考试中眼神交流很重要，作为一个前任考官，我负责任地告诉你，就算他们没注意到，但是考生的眼神交流一定会影响考官评分。懂得眼神交流的考生一定能得到慷慨的分数大放送，理由就是他们占据整个交流70%的身体语言让他们的交流更流畅。
theotherpointisthat,formostpeople,sittingandlookingatthemselvesinamirrorisanuncomfortableexperience.Afterthat,theexamwillseemeasy!
还有一点，对大部分人来说，坐在镜子面前看着自己实在窘迫不安，过了这关，考试还不是小菜一碟？
9.Writeyourownquestions写下你自己的问题
ThisisanotheractivitythatIsuggesteveryoneshouldtryatleastonce.Youshouldofcoursepractisewith“real”examquestionstoo,butthereisalottobelearntfromwritingthequestionsfirstandthentryingtoanswerthem.Thewayitworksisthatifyouwritethequestionyourself:
这个我建议每个考生至少尝试一次。当然你也是要做真题练习的喽。但是一开始写下自己的问题，然后再尝试回答，也会学到很多。
youaremorelikelytotryandansweritproperlyandgiveafullanswerbecauseyouunderstandwhatthequestionisasking–goodpractice
你会更愿意去给出完备的答案，因为你非常清楚，这个问题是想要问什么。
youlearntoadddetailstoyouranswersbythinkingofmorequestionwords.Sowhenyouanswerthequestion“Areyouastudentordoyouhaveajob”,youaremorelikelytosay“I’mastudentatWuhanUniversityandIhavebeenstudyingthereforthelast3years”–addinginformationbythinkingofthequestion“Howlong”eventhoughyouweren’taskedit.
你会打破脑袋想出更多的词汇来增加答案细节。所以呢，比如你要回答，”你是学生还是工作啦？“，你会说，哦，我是武汉大学三年级的学生。虽然问题中没问，但是你加上了念了多久这个信息。
10.Improveyourcoherenceandfluency–easyas1-2-30r3-2-1提高你的连贯性和流利度
Thisisanotherofmyfavouriteclassroomspeakingactivities.Ideally,youneedoneortwomorepeopletopractisethiswith,butyoucandoitbyyourself.Theideaisthatyoudon’tjustpractisespeakingfor2minutes.Rather,youstartoffbyspeakingfor3minutesaboutthattopic,thenyoudothesamethingfor2minutes,thenfor1minute.Intheperfectworld,youwouldalsospeaktoadifferentpersoneachtime.
这是也我最爱的练习方法之一。理想状态下，你需要和一到两个或者更多人一起练习，不过你自己一个人也做得到。你不仅仅说2分钟，而是3分钟，以后你再把同样的话说2分钟，然后1分钟。理想状况下，你可以每次对不同的人练习。
HowdoesitworkThefirsttimeyouranswerisprobablyslightlyincoherentandlacksfluency.Thenexttimeyouspeakthough,youknowwhatyouwanttosayand,ifyouhavelistenedtosomeoneelsespeak,younowhavemoreideas.Theresultisthatwhenyouspeak,youanswerbecomesmorefluentandcoherent.Thenwhenyoudoitfor1minute,youranswerneedstobecomeevenmorecoherentbecauseyounowhavelotsofthingstosaybutnotverymuchtimetosayit.
Ishouldaddthatthisactivityworksbestifyouhavedifferentpeopletospeakto.Itworksbecauseeachtimeyouspeaktosomeonedifferent,itbecomesadifferentconversation–evenifyouaretalkingaboutthesamething.
如果有不同的练习对象，这项练习就会效果更好。每次你都跟不同的人练习，就等于练习了不同的对话，哪怕你只是谈论同一件事情。