Table of contents
Module 1: Introduction ..............................................................................................................................3
Module 2: How to Think Like an Examiner ................................................................................... 4
Module 3: Speaking Part 1 ...................................................................................................................... 6
Module 4: My Unique Part 2 Strategy.............................................................................................. 9
Module 5: Everything You Need to Know About Part 3......................................................... 11
Module 6: Vocabulary ..............................................................................................................................14
Module 7: Grammar .................................................................................................................................. 16
Module 8: Pronunciation ....................................................................................................................... 17
Module 9: Fluency and Coherence................................................................................................... 19
Module 10: Practice and Final Test Day ........................................................................................ 23
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, Speaking
Module 1: Introduction
The speaking test is divided into three parts:
1. Questions about you.
2. Speak for up to 2 minutes about a certain topic.
3. More Abstract questions related to the same general topic you talked
about in Part 2.
The keys for success:
➢ Fluency
➢ Coherence
➢ Pronunciation
➢ Grammar Vocabulary
Why people fail?
➢ Get very stressed.
➢ Become very formal.
➢ Think intensely about each answer.
➢ Try to impress the examiner with ‘high level’ grammar and vocabulary.
➢ Focus on sounding very clear.
➢ Make lots of small mistakes due to stress.
➢ Speak like a robot.
➢ Lots of hesitation, repetition and pauses.
➢ Include an unusually high amount of inappropriate grammar and phrases.
➢ Ignore higher level pronunciation features at the expense of clarity.
What is the result of this?
➔ Make lots of small mistakes due to stress. -6 for grammar and vocabulary.
➔ Speak like a robot. -6 for fluency/pronunciation.
➔ Lots of hesitation, repetition and pauses. -6 for fluency.
➔ Include an unusually high amount of inappropriate grammar and phrases.
-6 for grammar and vocabulary.
➔ Ignore higher level pronunciation features at the expense of clarity. -6 for
pronunciation.
How can we solve these problems?
★ Preparation
★ Relax
★ Treat the exam like a conversation
★ Remember it is a speaking test, not a knowledge test.
★ Have confidence in your English level.
★ Mimic native English speakers, especially their pronunciation.
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