So you've decided to take the IELTS Exam, congratulations! Success starts with IELTS.
感谢选择报考雅思，这将成为你成功之路的起点。
The speaking test is divided into three sections: Part 1 is the introduction and general questions;
雅思口语考试分为三个部分：第一部分是简介和一般性问题；
Part 2 is the long turn and Part 3 is an analytical discussion.
第二部分是个人陈述；第三部分是分析性的问答讨论。
It's important to understand the criteria on which you will be tested in the IELTS exam.
明确雅思考试所采用的评分标准十分重要。
First we consider the criteria of fluency and coherence.
首先，我们来了解“流利性与连贯性”。
This is one of four criteria on which you will be tested.
这是口语部分四个评分标准之一。
We'll cover the other three in later videos.
我们将会在其他三个短片中分别介绍另外三项评分标准。
Fluency and coherence refer to your ability to speak at length, including organizing ideas logically and appropriately signposting.
流利性与连贯性指的是你在以下方面的能力：一是语言表达详尽的能力，包括符合逻辑地组织观点，以及进行适当的语义指示的能力。
It also refers to your ability to express and justify opinions,
流利性和连贯性还包含了表达观点、就你的见解进行辩护、
and to discuss and speculate about issues without long pauses or repetition of the same words.
就出现的话题进行讨论并推测的能力，并且，在表达过程中没有不自然的停顿或者重复使用相同的词。
Signposting is the use of words or phrases that indicate the direction of your thoughts.
语义指示是指在表达过程中使用可以表明你思维发展方向的词汇或者词组。
We will give you some examples of this in a moment.
我们会在稍后的部分举例说明。
Many students tried memorizing large portions of speech to repeat during the speaking test.
许多考生试图背诵大段的语篇，想在口语考试中进行套用。
But this can add unnecessary stress and sound unnatural. We don't recommend this approach.
但这其实会让你产生不必要的压力，听起来也不太自然。我们不建议你采用这种方式。
Here are a few tips to improve your speaking test performance.
接下来是一些建议，帮助你在口语考试中取得更佳表现。
As you are speaking about a topic, build on your point of view by adding a few details.
在针对一个话题进行表达的过程中，你需要在自己的观点中加入一些细节。
For example if the question is "What do you do?", rather than responding with “I am a teacher.”
例如，如果考官问What do you do?与其回答I am a teacher，
You might expand this to "I have been a high school mathematics teacher in New York for over five years."
不如将其扩展，"I have been a high school mathematics teacher in New York for over five years."（我在纽约一所高中当数学老师已经五年了。）
For Part 2 of the test, use the bullet points on the Task Card to help you structure a long turn and make notes in the one minute that given using keywords.
在口语考试的第二部分中，记得使用问题卡上的要点帮助自己组织个人陈述的内容，并要在一分钟准备时间内，使用关键词来做相应的笔记。
In Part 3 particularly, it is important to develop your answers and to speak at length.
在口语第三部分中，将你的答案进行扩展并详尽地表达十分重要。
You can do this by thinking of reasons, effects, comparisons, supporting examples and personal experience.
你可以思考以下方面：原因、后果、对比、支持性例证和个人经验。
Just make sure you are signposting what you say.
值得注意的是，在表达过程中应该针对内容进行语义指示。