Learn English: How to prepare for a speaking test?

Ditulis oleh: Administrator, 30-09-2019

What are some strategies you can use to prepare yourself for an English speaking test?

  • Preparing for a test

       Being confident in an exam situation can be tough. If you’re worried about being confident, we recommend you prepare for it and practice as much as possible

The topics that are asked during an English speaking test are usually common topics that people from all around the world can talk about.

       They’re going to be about experiences, people who are important to you, celebrations, and events. So think about the topics that everyone would be able to talk about in the world and give you a bit more practice about those,”

“So if you’re finding when you’re practicing that, all of the kind of topics are confusing to you, you might want to be maybe reading the news or reading a bit more widely and having a bit more content and background knowledge behind you,”

       And it’s perfectly fine to be nervous! After all, it’s an exam situation. There are two tips to overcome those nerves:

  • Visualize the whole day

        Before the day, visualize. Visualize yourself feeling calm, feeling confident and having control,’ That is helpful to visualize the whole day, from start to finish so nothing surprises you.

  • Take deep breathes on the day itself

       If you breathe out for longer than you breathe in, you can actually prevents really obvious signs of nerves,’’.       

The importance of fluency

       Fluency comes from having a very clear understanding of the language and giving yourself a lot of opportunities to practice it in different ways. Fluency can’t be achieved overnight.

“To learn a language and be able to speak it fluently, that means you need to have spent a lot of time and,,, done a real variety of activities around it,”

       The human brain tends to remember new words when you “engage with it emotionally” It’s a good idea to make a list of topics that are of interest to you.

“You should read about them, listen to them, talk about them and do that in as many different ways that you can,” adding that this way your brain is having to reinforce what it has learnt.

“Eventually, when you do that enough times, you’re making those pathways in your brain thicker or stronger and that means eventually the messages are travelling faster and faster. And that’s where fluency comes from.

“Have realistic expectations and be patient with yourself. It’s a lifelong process with yourself. I’m still learning new words all the time.”

  • How to structure your responses

       Structuring your responses during a speaking test is very important, and speaing test is very important and it all depends on the task, for example part 1 of the IELTS test asks you general uestions about your family and your life. It’s a good idea to practice extending your answers.

“Think about what you’re going to say and what are the broader issues around that,” she says.

We recommend that you use:

  • Varying sentences structures
  • Different linking words
  • Sequencing language i.e. firstly, secondly and finally
  • Complex language like phrasal verbs or collocations

       “When you organize your response and when you use different linking words, you’re also showing that you have grammar (and) you have control of the language. Which is what you want?”

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Source : https://www.examenglish.com/FCE/speaking_exam.html

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