A GUIDELINE FOR YOUR SPEAKING PART 2

ace雅思专家

1.      How Part 2 is Conducted


Summary: The examiners all give the same instructions to all
candidates. If you are still talking at the two minute point, the examiner will
say, "Thank you" and you must stop.


2.      What Skills is Part 2
Testing?


Summary: All the skills (pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary,
fluency and coherence) are tested. But Part 2 especially tests your fluency
and coherence skills.


3.      Is Part 2 like a Speech?


Summary: Part 2 is definitely not like a
speech in a Speech Contest. It is like giving a short story in any natural
conversation situation. So don't memorize an answer, word-for-word. If the
examiner realizes your answer is memorized, you will lose points!


4.      Understanding the
Instructions on the Card



Summary: a) Make sure your answer includes any key adjective or
adverb that is in the first line. b) The words, "You should say"
really mean, "You should include these points but also
include other suitable points".


5.      How to Best Use Your 1
Minute of Thinking Time



Summary: This is brainstorming time.


a.      Mentally note the verb tense for
each point on the card.  


b.      Check your first idea to see if it
really is the best idea.  


c.      Divide the paper into four parts and
write a key word or two to address each of the four points. Then write a few
key words (at least one) to represent extra details.  


d.      Don't write full sentences. Spend
most of the time imagining as many ideas (details) as
possible.  


6.      How to Begin Talking


Summary: A formal-sounding introduction is unnecessary. Instead,
'jump straight into the story'. A particularly strong first sentence
includes a relative pronoun (such as 'which' or 'who') and a summary of
your answer to the last line of the card.


7.      How to Finish Talking


Summary: If you have finished but the examiner does not say,
"Thank you" immediately, tell the examiner you have finished. Two
other possible ways to more clearly finish are, a) by repeating the
topic or, b) by repeating the main point, especially your main feeling
in your story.


8.      How to Answer the One or
Two Follow-up Questions



Summary: a) Not every candidate as asked a follow-up question.
b) Most follow-up questions are 'Yes/No' questions. c) Give a short answer but
not just a simple "Yes" or "No".


9.      Grammar in Part 2


Summary: There are six main grammar points that are especially
important in Part 2:


1.      Verb tense or verb form


2.      The first, complex sentence


3.      Being consistent when using, "he",
"him", "his", "she"
and, "her".


4.      Reported Speech  (间接引语)



5.      Perfect Modals (情态动词完成式)



6.      Looking for opportunities to show
conditional sentences (条件句)


10. Do I Have to Tell the
Truth?


Summary: You don't have to tell the truth. Examiners know that
sometimes candidates don't have a real example from their own lives to answer
the card. But true stories are often spoken more convincingly, are easier to
speak and result in a story that has a more unified (= coherent) feeling.


11. Try to Make Your Story
Interesting!


Summary: Part 2, like all parts of the test, is a situation of
communicating naturally with another human being, not just 'giving a
performance'. As well as that, the more interesting the story, the less the
examiner will notice your small errors. A story is interesting when the
listener receives new information about your country, and new information about
you, which includes your feelings and opinions.