ielts speaking 雅思口语.ppt

IELTS Speaking
By Chris Tang
Are you afraid of IELTS speaking test?
You don’t have to be!!!
Predictable
Easy preparation
Lots of tips to use
On Entering the Test Room
Waiting out at the door
“Do you have a mobile on you?”
Psychological suggestion
So how do you say it?
I’ve taken the test for … times. For my previous … tests, I always got X for my reading, X for my listening, and X for my writing. But I haven’t got enough for my speaking. So I have to take the test over and over again until one day I can get at least for my speaking.
Why you can say it?
The four official marking criteria:
Pronunciation
Vocabulary
Grammar
Fluency
What you say doesn’t really matter, but how and how well you say it!!!
General mistakes to avoid
Vocabulary
Overusing words like “good, nice, beautiful, interesting, delicious…”
Learn to paraphrase
Can you list ten positive words (adj.) to describe a person?
What about ten negative ones?
Good and well, Clever and smart, Bored and boring
Say “no” to Chinglish
Grammar
Plurality, third person pronoun, past tense, perfect tense, misusing gender-related nouns
Pronunciation
Mispronunciation
Be intelligible, so enunciate
Fluency
Speed is not fluency
Join and expand ideas; Avoid pauses; Avoid repetition; Expand rather than listing things
First things first
Standard: What is your full Chinese name?
Variants: What is your full name?/ How should I call you?/ How should I address you?
Answer: Long??? Or short???
My name is ____. (even “Name is___.”)
My full name is ____, and I also have an English name, ____. You are e to call me ____.
Remember what matters?
First runner-up
Are you working or studying?
Principle: Don’t make it too difficult.
Eg. I’m studying. And I study ____ in _____, one of the top universities in China and I will be graduating in 2 years’ time.
I’m working for ____ as an administrative staff/sales/secretarial staff. I’ve been doing this job for many years and I still like doing it.