That’s true, having a good command of English is vitally significant and profound. Here I would like to give all my friends and students some advice for the future IETLS spoken English learning in terms of the experience I got from being a teacher and being interpreter for government as well as embassies. Being an interpreter is by no means easy, which needs to have a good command of listening, understanding or decoding and speaking. As soon as I hear the original voice from the speaker, meanwhile, I will decode or understand it by dividing the content of the voice into different segments, and use my short-term memory and if possible ,note-taking, to deliver the interpretation in the process of consecutive or simultaneous cases. Now , I would like to tell you how to speak good English, not only for IETLS but also in life.
As we all know there are three stages in the oral text of IELTS, and use 3-D methods to practice and conquer.
3-D methods for IELTS Spoken English ----(Dialogue, Description , and Discussion)
Stage one: Dialogue
Having authentic and polished oral English is every learner’s dream, however, many of my students who spent a lot of years, money and efforts to speak this language well but failed to be able to communicate and speak out, the reason to which might be mainly confidence and methods. I notice that many students do well in speaking when conducting a prepared speech or presentation in class. But speaking English fluently is not just about making presentations and giving speeches. It is about expressing your ideas and insight on the most mundane of things around you. I still remember when I first landed on the soil of Beijing 7 years ago; I could not communicate with my friends and even felt uneasy when going out with them because I did not have the confidence to start a conversation with my Mandarin or English. It’s the same to the English learners who have no courage to start a topic and face an awkward silence after the initial greeting was given because they don't know what to talk about and are not confident of putting something across correctly, thus the interview for the text comes to end. The ability to make dialogues is very important in every text and even social communication. Topics for casual conversation, even in the IELTS text could include the hometown, weather, education, music, current affairs ; hobbies, travel, etc. In the preparation of the exam , you can go to English Corner or find some friends to practice your English with, mind you, please read up on your area of interest and try framing sentences expressing your opinions. Talk about it with someone close to you or someone’s English level is higher than yours, so you can check for your language accuracy and fluency . Also, you’d better to grasp regularly used ways of small talk, and you will be able to initiate speaking more confidently. If you can break this barrier and speak out with passion and confidence, you can take your first step into the realm of English speaking and become a excellent speaker in the first step of successful English.
Stage two: Description
In stage two of the text, there are mainly five areas, namely people, object , place/building , experience, entertainment or mass communication. In this area, you are going to use your creativity, imagination and innovation to describe, to speak out of your heart and soul. I strongly recommend my students to use the whole sentence with interesting ideas. Remember, in IELTS spoken text , the interviewer are expecting the answers with creativity and interesting, of course honesty is the best policy. Take a topic of person for example, if I let you to describe your teacher’s appearance , to which answer, most of students might say : she is very pretty, sexy, beautiful , attractive, even delicious etc. All those adjective are meaningless, for they just serve one purpose, that is “good looking”, and the interviewer wants to know nothing more than the way of teacher looks like in details, to which the noun takes function. So , we should say which part of the appearance is pretty, sexy or attractive. Put the very noun after the adjective , that is to say , my teacher has a good looking, for she, well, has pretty eyes, pointed nose , sexy lips , rosy cheeks and attractive personality. If you want to describe a girl’s beauty, you can put it that “ nobody can compare her beauty in my heart and soul” instead of simply saying “she is beautiful”. In all, in part two of the text, every sentence you make up must be in accordance with your reality and imagination. If you are hardly to speak out a word about the topic , just make up some , in IELTS, we are not going to be true always. Adding up some flavor and appetizer to your reality will be of help ,even the best bet. Keep taking, keep nodding , keep smiling and eye contact and confident even though you are telling a “white lie”. Remember , do not go too far! Part two is important , for the relevant part three is coming after that. Whenever you get the chance , describe the thing around you , your home , your family , your computer, something like that. You can also get the topics from my Blog. Using the TSE method I teach you to practice until you are ale to blurt out naturally.
Stage three: Discussion
I always enlighten my students that your language ability and academic achievements are very imperative and important, but the most important of all, it’s your eloquence to communicate in the personal relationships. Elite may not have eloquence, but an eloquent person must be an elite. So the best way to drill your speaking abilities is to discuss. When I was a junior, I always raised discussions with my classmate in my dorm, questions like “environmental protection, cohabitation , 2008 Olympics, postgraduate exams and so on. After everyone aired his opinions, then we conducted discussion to argue, to express ideas to convince the other. And I gradually build up on my own repertoire of conversational topics and start using them whenever I get a chance; subsequently I have good command of English, and won a lot of awards in English speech contest and debate . Hence, it’s also effective for you, my beloved friends or students, to have a try to use your language to discuss. Topics can be related to part two of the interview(like a place with a lot of water or a place you can listen to music), how do Chinese people to protect the water resource and do you think it is beneficial for children to learn piano, etc. There are more helpful topics that you can get from my Blog (http://blog.sina.com.cn/wuhuidong)
If you do want to learn something well, you are supposed to have confidence and passion. I love playing piano , basketball and learning as well as being a teacher, to which I devote my whole interest , confidence and passion no matter how many mistakes I will encounter, how helpless , how hopeless and how far away for me to reach my final goal. I will never stop fighting for the betterment and improvement of myself and to be an all-grounded person equipped with knowledge and clear mindset . And that is why I hope all of you can be confident and passionate for what you have done and what you will be doing. Finally, I want to say to my students and English lovers. Try to be confident and passionate in the journey of study and life, all you need is a will to learn and the initiative to begin. That done, it is simply a matter of time and effort!
As we all know there are three stages in the oral text of IELTS, and use 3-D methods to practice and conquer.
3-D methods for IELTS Spoken English ----(Dialogue, Description , and Discussion)
Stage one: Dialogue
Having authentic and polished oral English is every learner’s dream, however, many of my students who spent a lot of years, money and efforts to speak this language well but failed to be able to communicate and speak out, the reason to which might be mainly confidence and methods. I notice that many students do well in speaking when conducting a prepared speech or presentation in class. But speaking English fluently is not just about making presentations and giving speeches. It is about expressing your ideas and insight on the most mundane of things around you. I still remember when I first landed on the soil of Beijing 7 years ago; I could not communicate with my friends and even felt uneasy when going out with them because I did not have the confidence to start a conversation with my Mandarin or English. It’s the same to the English learners who have no courage to start a topic and face an awkward silence after the initial greeting was given because they don't know what to talk about and are not confident of putting something across correctly, thus the interview for the text comes to end. The ability to make dialogues is very important in every text and even social communication. Topics for casual conversation, even in the IELTS text could include the hometown, weather, education, music, current affairs ; hobbies, travel, etc. In the preparation of the exam , you can go to English Corner or find some friends to practice your English with, mind you, please read up on your area of interest and try framing sentences expressing your opinions. Talk about it with someone close to you or someone’s English level is higher than yours, so you can check for your language accuracy and fluency . Also, you’d better to grasp regularly used ways of small talk, and you will be able to initiate speaking more confidently. If you can break this barrier and speak out with passion and confidence, you can take your first step into the realm of English speaking and become a excellent speaker in the first step of successful English.
Stage two: Description
In stage two of the text, there are mainly five areas, namely people, object , place/building , experience, entertainment or mass communication. In this area, you are going to use your creativity, imagination and innovation to describe, to speak out of your heart and soul. I strongly recommend my students to use the whole sentence with interesting ideas. Remember, in IELTS spoken text , the interviewer are expecting the answers with creativity and interesting, of course honesty is the best policy. Take a topic of person for example, if I let you to describe your teacher’s appearance , to which answer, most of students might say : she is very pretty, sexy, beautiful , attractive, even delicious etc. All those adjective are meaningless, for they just serve one purpose, that is “good looking”, and the interviewer wants to know nothing more than the way of teacher looks like in details, to which the noun takes function. So , we should say which part of the appearance is pretty, sexy or attractive. Put the very noun after the adjective , that is to say , my teacher has a good looking, for she, well, has pretty eyes, pointed nose , sexy lips , rosy cheeks and attractive personality. If you want to describe a girl’s beauty, you can put it that “ nobody can compare her beauty in my heart and soul” instead of simply saying “she is beautiful”. In all, in part two of the text, every sentence you make up must be in accordance with your reality and imagination. If you are hardly to speak out a word about the topic , just make up some , in IELTS, we are not going to be true always. Adding up some flavor and appetizer to your reality will be of help ,even the best bet. Keep taking, keep nodding , keep smiling and eye contact and confident even though you are telling a “white lie”. Remember , do not go too far! Part two is important , for the relevant part three is coming after that. Whenever you get the chance , describe the thing around you , your home , your family , your computer, something like that. You can also get the topics from my Blog. Using the TSE method I teach you to practice until you are ale to blurt out naturally.
Stage three: Discussion
I always enlighten my students that your language ability and academic achievements are very imperative and important, but the most important of all, it’s your eloquence to communicate in the personal relationships. Elite may not have eloquence, but an eloquent person must be an elite. So the best way to drill your speaking abilities is to discuss. When I was a junior, I always raised discussions with my classmate in my dorm, questions like “environmental protection, cohabitation , 2008 Olympics, postgraduate exams and so on. After everyone aired his opinions, then we conducted discussion to argue, to express ideas to convince the other. And I gradually build up on my own repertoire of conversational topics and start using them whenever I get a chance; subsequently I have good command of English, and won a lot of awards in English speech contest and debate . Hence, it’s also effective for you, my beloved friends or students, to have a try to use your language to discuss. Topics can be related to part two of the interview(like a place with a lot of water or a place you can listen to music), how do Chinese people to protect the water resource and do you think it is beneficial for children to learn piano, etc. There are more helpful topics that you can get from my Blog (http://blog.sina.com.cn/wuhuidong)
If you do want to learn something well, you are supposed to have confidence and passion. I love playing piano , basketball and learning as well as being a teacher, to which I devote my whole interest , confidence and passion no matter how many mistakes I will encounter, how helpless , how hopeless and how far away for me to reach my final goal. I will never stop fighting for the betterment and improvement of myself and to be an all-grounded person equipped with knowledge and clear mindset . And that is why I hope all of you can be confident and passionate for what you have done and what you will be doing. Finally, I want to say to my students and English lovers. Try to be confident and passionate in the journey of study and life, all you need is a will to learn and the initiative to begin. That done, it is simply a matter of time and effort!