I was born and raised in Japan on I studied English in Japan.

我在日本出生和長大，在日本學習英語。

So English is my foreign language.

所以英語是我的外語。

I consider myself very fortunate because my English instructors gave all the good instructions.

我覺得自己很幸運，因為我的英語老師都給了很好的指導。

Um, help me improve my overall English skills s so that when I first took the Tofel test, I didn't really have to study for the test.

嗯，幫我提高我的整體英語水平s，這樣當我第一次參加托福考試的時候，我就不用真的去學習考試了。

I got the score.

我得到了分數。

I want it now.

我現在就要。

My tip today is the balance between learning the test, taking strategies and improving your English skills.

我今天的建議是在學習考試、採取策略和提高英語能力之間取得平衡。

What's most important is doing the process.

最重要的是做過程。

Well, let's sleep.

好了，我們睡覺吧。

There are many people I see, um, who who tend to focus on test taking strategies, strategies only believing that that is the most effective and efficient way of raising their scores.

我看到有很多人，嗯，他們往往注重應試策略，策略只相信那是提高分數最有效、最高效的方法。

Um, so they go over the test practice questions in the textbook, But that might not work too many people off course if they're English.

嗯，所以他們把課本上的考試練習題都看了一遍，但如果是英語的話，這樣做可能會讓太多的人不適應。

Skill is already good enough.

技巧已經很好了。

That might work best.

這可能是最好的工作。

But if their English is still low off course, it doesn't really help them too much.

但是如果他們的英語水平還是偏低的話，其實對他們的幫助並不大。

So doing the right thing means, for example, improving their English skills.

所以，做正確的事情，就是要提高他們的英語水平等。

First on, take for example, in Japan.

首先在，以日本為例。

There are many people who are afraid off the speaking section.

有很多人害怕關講部分。

It's very difficult.

這是非常困難的。

Improve the score in the speaking section, so they have to, of course, spend time on improving the score.

提高口語部分的分數，所以他們當然要花時間提高分數。

However, they almost gave up on it because no matter how many times they go over test questions, they can improve their score.

但是，他們幾乎放棄了，因為不管複習多少遍試題，都能提高分數。

But they need to do is, of course, improve their speaking skills.

但他們需要做的當然是提高自己的說話能力。

But they think it's a waste of time to work on improving their speaking skills.

但他們認為努力提高自己的口語能力是浪費時間。

This is unfortunate because, as you all know, if the speaking section score is not as good, it's very difficult to raise overall scores.

這是很不幸的，因為大家都知道，如果口語部分的分數不盡如人意，那麼整體分數就很難提高。

Even if they work on learning other test taking strategies for other sections to compensate their lower scoring the speaking section with higher scores in other sections, it's still difficult on.

即使他們努力學習其他部分的應試策略，以其他部分的高分來彌補口語部分的低分，也很難上。

After all, this test is testing the ability off integrated skills in English, English so well.

畢竟這個測試是在測試英語的綜合能力關，英語這麼好。

It's not just the test.

這不僅僅是考試。

Uh, if one wants to improve the English, they have to work on overall skills.

呃，如果想提高英語水平，就必須在綜合能力上下功夫。

If he lacks speaking skills, it's difficult for him to improve other skills and sometimes by improving the speaking skill, they can find listening and other things much easier.

如果他缺乏口語能力，他就很難提高其他的技能，有時候通過提高口語能力，他們就會發現聽力和其他的事情會容易很多。

So, um, you are actually watching many tips from other instructors?

所以，嗯，你其實是看了很多其他導師的心得？

I think there are many tips useful for you.

我想有很多技巧對你有用。

So if you watch what other instructors say and you find them interesting spend time doing those things rather than hitting the book.

所以，如果你看其他導師說的話，你覺得他們很有趣，就花時間做這些事情，而不是打書。

One more thing.

還有一件事

For example, Uh, no taking strategy, no taking skill.

比如，呃，不拿策略，不拿技能。

I mean, it is very important.

我的意思是，這是非常重要的。

When you go to college, you have to be able to take good notes again.

上了大學，你又要能做好筆記。

My fellow Japanese students tend to tend to omit practicing how to take notes because they think is too difficult.

我的日本同學往往會因為覺得太難而省略練習如何做筆記。

They give up.

他們放棄了。

But the test gives you a chance for you to see.

但測試給你一個機會，讓你看到。

But scale you need to improve.

但規模你需要提高。

So think off the test like that.

所以，這樣想關考試。

Don't let the fear of the test conquer you, but conquer the fear of the test by doing the process.

不要讓對考試的恐懼征服你，而是要通過做的過程來征服對考試的恐懼。

Be patient.

要有耐心。

You get, you get it if you're patient.

你懂的，只要你有耐心就會懂。