Don't go off topic. Sometimes, students -- they're really actually excited, and they want to talk.
别跑题。有的同学确实非常兴奋，表达欲很强。
And they want to show off their language skills.
也想展现自己的语言能力。
And so they think, "Oh, yes. I need to expand my answers."
所以他们想，“嗯是的我要扩充我的答案。”
But instead of expanding, they go and they talk about so many different things that don't have to do with the topic.
然而他们并不是在扩充，而是说了一大堆与话题不相关的事情。
For example, if they ask me a question on my hometown, if I start talking about Toronto,
比如他们问到我的家乡。如果我说了多伦多，然
and then I start talking about education, and then I start talking about technology, this is going off on too many different topics.
后提到了教育，又谈了谈科技，这就跑太偏了。
Stick to what they ask you. You can give examples, but they should be about -- they should refer to the question they asked you.
专注于问题。你可以举例，但例子需要跟问题相关。
Don't answer, "I don't know."
别回答“我不知道”。
In the first part of the IELTS, this would actually be a difficult --
在口试第一部分，回答“不知道”可能还有点难度——
I can't imagine you actually using this answer because the point of Part 1 of the IELTS is to make you feel comfortable.
因为这部分其实是为了让你们进入状态的，我想象不到哟什么机会回答“不知道”。
The examiner asks you questions about yourself. You should know these answers.
考官问的是关于你的问题，你应该知道怎么回答。
"What are your favorite hobbies? What types of foods do you like to eat? How many members are there in your family?"
“你的爱好是什么？你喜欢吃什么食物？你家有几口人？”
You shouldn't answer, "I don't know" to any of these questions. They're about you.
这都是关于你的问题，你不应该答不上来。
And if -- maybe you don't know. Maybe you've never thought about what's your favorite food. Just make it up.
而且——即使你真的不知道，比如你从没想过自己最喜欢吃什么，那就现编一个回答。
Even if you hate sushi, even if you hate West Indian food or Canadian food.
即使你讨厌寿司，讨厌西印度食物或者加拿大食物。
That's okay. Just make it up. "I love West Indian food. I love Canadian food." If you don't know, make up your answer.
都没问题，编一个答案。“我喜欢西印度食物。我喜欢加拿大美食。”诸如此类。
Don't speak too quickly, and don't speak too slowly. This is a little bit about fluency.
语速别太快，也千万别太慢。这是“流利度”的评分点。
What often happens with students is when they get nervous,
有的同学往往一紧张就开始说得很快.
they start to talk really, really, really fast, and they go a mile a minute.They just go so fast.
快得没边儿了。
If you're the type of person that does this, practice is speaking in environments where you get nervous.
如果你属于这种情况，那就在你容易感到紧张的场合练习口语。
This way, you can practice maybe ways to deal with stress, ways to deal with nervousness.
这样一来，你也许就能掌握应对压力和紧张的方法。
Try not to speak too quickly. Also, don't speak very slowly.
试着不要语速太快，当然也不要太慢。
I've had some students who have used a lot of "uh's" and "ah's", and this is a problem. Don't speak too slowly.
我的一些学生太频繁地“呃/啊”，这是个问题。不要说得太慢。