Another key tip: Expand your answers.
另一个重要建议是：扩充你的答案。
What does this mean? Well, maybe the examiner asked you a question, "What is your favorite food?" Or -- sorry. Let me think of a good example.
什么意思呢？比如说考官问你，“你最喜欢的食物是什么？”呃这个例子不太好，咱们换一个好点儿的。
"Do you like to play sports?" The examiner might ask you that.
“你喜欢运动吗？”考官问。
Some students might just say, "No." And that's their answer. "Do you like to play sports? Do you like to cook?" "No."
有的同学可能回答，“不喜欢，”仅此而已。
Well, the examiner is not going to be able to judge your English if you answer questions yes or no.
要是你用“是或否”回答问题，考官是无法判断你的英语水平的。
You have to give bigger, longer answers. This is what I mean by expand.
你必须给出更具体、更长的答案，也就是我所说的扩充。
Don't just say "yes" or "no". Even if you don't know what to say, make something up.
不要只说“是”或“不是”。即使你不知道说什么，那就编点东西。
For example, a common question they ask, "Where are you from?"
举例来说，考官经常问，“你来自哪里？”
Now, I could just say, "I'm from Toronto." Or, "Toronto." This isn't going to help my IELTS mark.
如果我只是说，“我来自多伦多”或“多伦多”，是不可能拿高分的。
It's better if I expand this answer.
如果我扩充了答案则会好很多。
"I'm from Toronto. It's actually the biggest city in Canada. It's also considered one of the most multicultural cities in the world."
“我来自多伦多，它是加拿大最大的城市，也是世界上文化最多元的城市之一。”
I don't have to talk too long about Toronto. I don't want to say the whole history of Toronto.
关于多伦多我不需要说得太长，也不需要说完多伦多的整个历史。
I don't want to keep talking and talking and talking. But I don't want a very short answer.
我也不想一直说个不停，但我绝不想要一个过于简短的答案。
You need to find an answer that is not too short and not too long. You want something in the middle.
你应该找到一个不长不短的，也就是长度合适的答案。
That's what I mean by "expand".
我说的“扩充”就是这个意思。
One way to expand your answers is by giving examples.
扩充答案的一个方法是举例子。
So I asked this question earlier. You know, "What's your favorite food?" "Oh, I love Indian cuisine." How can I add to this?
就像前面说过的那个问题，“你最喜欢的食物是什么？”“我喜欢印度美食。”这个答案要怎么扩充呢？
I can give examples. My favorite dish is palak paneer.
我可以举例。我最喜欢吃菠菜奶豆腐。
It's made from spinach, a type of cheese they use in India, spices. You know, we often eat it at my house.
这道菜用菠菜做主料，加上印度的一种芝士，撒上调味料。我们经常在家做来吃。
So there. Instead of just saying, "I like Indian food", I've given a lot of examples. And that's what you want to do.
你看，不是简短地回答“我喜欢印度美食，”我还举了很多例子，希望你们也这样做。