Tips, Tricks , and Strategies

  1. Make sure you know how to spell your name.
  2. Try to speak clearly with a clear voice. This way the examiner can hear you easily.
  3. Don’t try to use any word or grammar that you have no idea about.
  4. When asking questions, if you don’t understand your partner candidate, say ‘I’m sorry I don’t understand’ or, ‘Can you repeat that, please?’
  5. Try to use Wh-words like what, when, where, who, etc. in your questions.
  6. You can also use question words such as do/does to ask questions.
  7. Avoid answering questions with ‘Yes’ and ‘No’ only.
  8. If you don’t understand the examiner’s questions, ask him/her to repeat the questions.
  9. Try to take some notes if the examiner allows you time. Use your own way or language to take notes (notes are not part of the test).
  10. If you have problems understanding a long question, give importance to the keywords; you don’t need to understand every word.
  11. When the other candidate speaks, give him/her some time to finish; don’t interrupt them.
  12. If you feel nervous in the test, take your time. Slow yourself. Don’t talk too quickly; you can give pause between sentences. This helps you overcome nervousness.
  13. If you want to say a word, but you can’t remember the word instantly; describe the word with other words. For example, suppose you want to say the word ‘enjoyable’ but you can’t remember it, you can explain it with other words like ‘a matter of great pleasure’.
  14. Use contracted forms like ‘I’m’, ‘don’t’, ‘shouldn’t’ etc. instead of ‘I am’, ‘do not’, ‘should not’ etc.
  15. If you don’t know professional or native English, it doesn’t matter. The purpose of the test is to judge your basic communication skills. So, don’t worry too much.
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