I am going to share with you today, the three most common mistakes that candidates make

今天我要和大家分享，考生在每周六雅思口說測驗中

on the IELTS Speaking Exam every Saturday, or Thursday, if you're taking it on Thursdays.

最常見的三種錯誤，如果你周四要参加測驗的話正好派得上用場。

But, regardless, students make these mistakes all the time.

總之，學生不斷地犯這些錯誤。

So, please, as you watch this video, take out a pen and paper, write these things down

所以，當你看這部影片時，請拿出筆和紙，把這些錯誤寫下來。

so you review this advice and you will not do these things on test day.

這樣你就可以拿來複習，而不會在考試時犯這些錯誤。

So, the first mistake is not listening to what the examiner is saying, or not listening

第一個錯誤，就是沒在聽，或不專心聽考官正在說什麼。

closely because I know that students are nervous.

因為我知道考生會很緊張。

So, what you're doing is, is you're thinking ahead and worrying about what you're gonna

所以，你當下在做的，是你正在擔心等下該說什麼

say, worrying about what vocabulary you should use, what grammar is correct, and while you're

應該用什麼詞彙，如何運用正確的文法，當你在擔心這些事情的時候

worrying about this, the examiner is talking to you, and you're not actually listening.

考官正在和你說話，但你實際上並沒有在聽。

So what you need to do is: stop for a second, try and stop all of your worries and thoughts

所以你需要做的是：停一下，試著停一秒鐘，不要去想你所擔心的事

for just a second, and listen carefully to the question that the examiner is asking.

並仔細聆聽考官提的問題。

So, if you don't do this, for example, the examiner might say, tell me about the house

如果你不這樣做，例如，考官可能會說，請描述

that you grew up in.

「the house that you grew up in」。

If you're not listening, maybe all you hear is grew up, for example.

如果你沒專心聽，也許你只聽到「grew up」。

And so a bad response would be: I live with my mom and dad in Riad and I have five brothers

那麼一個錯誤的回答就會是：我和爸媽住在 Riad，我有五個兄弟

and sisters.

姐妹。

Like, that doesn't answer the question at all.

這根本是答非所問。

The question was asking you to describe the house.

考官問的問題，是叫你描述你住的房子。

So, if you are not listening and you start talking about something that's vaguely related,

因此，如果你沒有專心聽，沒有針對考官的提問

and not directly answering the examiner, your fluency and coherence scores might drop.

而回答得含糊不清，那麼你在應答的流暢度和一致性方面就可能被扣分。

Also, your vocabulary scores might drop.

另外，你的詞彙分數也可能拿不到高分。

Okay, it's very important to listen to what the examiner is asking and also, listening

注意聽考官問的問題非常重要，同時也要注意聽

to the examiner's directions.

考官的指示。

Okay?

好嗎？

It's a test right?

你是在參加考試，對吧？

You have know what to talk about.

你知道該說些什麼。

So, first thing, stop worrying for a couple seconds, relax and listen to what the examiner

首先，把你擔心的事暫時丟在一邊，放輕鬆，並專心聽考官

is asking, and if you don't understand the question, you can ask for clarification.

在問什麼，如果這個問題你不明白，你可以要求考官再說清楚。

You can say, I'm sorry, I didn't quite catch that.

你可以說，對不起，我沒聽清楚。

Can you repeat the question?

你能再說一遍嗎？

Like, that's a great phrase, alright?

這是一個很實用的短語，好嗎？

Okay, so the second mistake is, and this is very common, is answering in incomplete sentences.

好的，第二個錯誤是，這是很常見的錯誤，就是用不完整的句子來回答。

I understand that the questions in part one are very informal.

我知道在前面所舉的例子，是非正式的問句。

And in normal day to day conversation you would not answer in complete sentences.

在一般的日常對話中，你不會用完整的句子來回答問題。

I understand that, so if someone says, where in the city do you live?

我能理解這一點，如果有人問，你住在哪裡？

You'd say downtown, like that's one word.

你會說市區，只用了一個單詞。

On the IELTS Exam, you can't do that.

但是在雅思測驗中，你不能這樣回答。

Alright, the IELTS Exam, it's an exam.

雅思測驗，是一項測驗。

It's not natural conversation.

不是一般的對話。

So even if the question is informal, your response cannot have informal grammar.

因此，即使問題是非正式的問句，你的回答也必須合乎文法。

You must always use complete sentences.

你必須一直都用完整的句子來回答。

So, if the examiner asks, where in the city do you live?

所以，如果考官問，你住在哪裡？

You must say: well I currently have an apartment downtown.

你必須這麼說：嗯，我目前住在市區自己的房子。

Obviously that's a much higher scoring answer than, downtown, than just one word.

很顯然，這要比僅用「市區」一個單詞來回答，可以拿到更高分。

So, remember, always use complete sentences, okay?

所以，請記住，請始終使用完整的句子，好嗎？

The third mistake, and this is related into the first one, but it's slightly different.

第三個錯誤，與第一個錯誤類似，但又不盡相同。

The third mistake is talking about something that's unrelated to the topic.

第三個錯誤是，回答的內容與主題無關。

And again, this might effect your fluency and coherence scores as well as your vocabulary

同樣，這可能會影響你的流利度和一致性的分數，以及詞彙的

scores.

分數。

Okay, you must be able to show the examiner that you understand the topic you're talking

你必須能夠讓考官知道，你了解正在談論的主題

about, and you are able to give them vocabulary for that topic.

並且能夠運用適當的詞彙來討論它。

Alright, that's how it can effect your scores.

這就是第三個錯誤會如何影響你的分數。

So, in speaking part two, sometimes candidates will not fully focus on what the question

因此，在第二部分的口說測驗中，有時候考生沒有專心於考官的問題

is asking, and maybe they'll just choose, like, one word, from the question and go off

也許他們只從問題中挑一個單詞

and talk about that for two minutes.

然後討論兩分鐘。

It won't drop scores by like, two band points, or whatever, it's not the biggest mistake

這個錯誤不會讓你的分數掉很多，這不是你可能犯的錯誤中

that you can make, but, it is a mistake, and it can decrease your scores.

最嚴重的一個，但是，錯誤就是錯誤，你還是會被扣分。

Alright, and your job as an IELTS candidate, is to everything in your power to increase

好了，作為雅思考生，你的工作就是用洪荒之力來提高

your scores.

你的分數。

So please, pay attention to what the examiner is saying.

因此，請注意考官在說什麼。

Pay attention to what the part two card is asking you to do.

請注意第二部分的試題要求你做什麼。

And try and develop your answers in which, all of the information is directly connected

並嘗試在回答時盡量發揮，但所有的內容都要直接與該主題相關

to the topic, alright?

好嗎？

That's the best way to show your coherence and your organization.

這是證明你的一致性和組織能力的最佳方法。

So, thank you very much for watching today.

謝謝你今天的收看。

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如果你想知道更多如何提高雅思成績的方法，並且更了解

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以及我們出色的「Three Keys IELTS」雅思課程。

Thank you so much for watching today, have a wonderful day.

非常感謝你今天的收看，祝你有愉快的一天。