Number one -- very, very important -- take notes.
第一点——非常非常重要的一点——记笔记。
You're given one minute where you get to look at the question,
你有一分钟的时间读题，
and you're given a pencil and you can take notes, do it. Take notes.
考官还会给你纸笔，一定要记笔记。
A lot of ESL students, they think, "Ah, I don't really want to take notes, it's a waste of time.
很多学英语的学生会想，“啊，我实在不想记笔记，太浪费时间了，
I know what I'm going to say in my head."
我知道我要说什么。”
What happens is while they're speaking,
然而当他们张口说的时候，
they forget certain key points and they go off topic; they don't stay organized.
会遗漏重点甚至跑题，也就是没有条理。
Your notes are very important because they keep you on topic and they keep you organized which is one thing you're marked on.
这就是问什么记笔记很重要，因为笔记能让你专注于问题本身，让你的答案有条理，这是一个评分点。
Another thing that is very important -- actually this --, write keywords.
第二个重点是——记下关键词。
When you're making your notes, don't bother writing sentences of what you're going to say.
记笔记的时候，不需要写下完整的句子。
You only have one minute. Just write keywords, important words that will help you to remember what you want to say.
你只有一分钟，只需要写下能提醒你的关键词或重要的词。
It's very important to cover every point that is on the card.
依次回答每一个小问题也很关键。
In our previous example it said: "Describe a museum that you have visited."
在之前的例子里，要求“描述你去过的一家博物馆”，
And it said: "Where was the museum?" I think it said: "What do you remember most about the museum? And why were you at the museum?"
以及“博物馆在哪里？”“博物馆最令你难忘的是什么？”“你为什么去参观这家博物馆？”
If you get these three questions, make sure you answer each question.
拿到这三个问题之后，一定要确保回答了每一个问题。
And what's a good way to know you've answered each question? As you talk, point.
有什么好办法呢？那就是边说边用手指。
For example: this is to point as you talk, put your finger on the point you're talking about.
比如，你接下来要回答这一问了，那就边说边用手指着这个问题。
If this says: "Why did you go to the museum?"
比如问题是“你为什么去参观这家博物馆？”
Point at this while you talk about that point, and then move your finger to the next point as you talk about it.
回答的同时，手指着这个问题；要回答下一个问题时，手指也挪到下一个问题。
This will help you to remember what you've said, and to keep you on track.
这样有助于你记住自己说了什么，也有效避免了跑题。