Bonus lesson Exam tips Appropriate pausing Speaking part 3

Tip 10 
Be ready for every situation
• Sometimes, your examiner 
may not be in the mood
• Sometimes, your examiner's accent can be different
• Sometimes, your examiner may have blue eyes, long 
hair and strange beard 
• Sometimes, an examiner may not keep an eye-contact 
• Sometimes, an examiner may seem to be ignoring you. 
• Sometimes, there may be some technical problems 
Tip 11 
Don't get discouraged 
when you make more mistakes 
than you expect. 

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Tip 12 
For speaking part 1 
 
• Don't show off 
• Don't give memorised answers 
• Don't use many advanced words in one answer 
Tip 13 
For speaking part 2 
 
• When the speaking part 2 finishes, the examiner gives 
you a follow-up question. This is absolutely okay. 
• Tell a story or remember the note-taking skills I taught 

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Tip 14 
For speaking part 3 
• If you receive some challenging questions in speaking 
part 3, don't be scared, instead be happy because high-
level students are asked challenging questions 
• Try to give in-depth answers in part 3 (at least 2 times) 
Tip 15 
Be confident
 
• But, remember that confidence usually comes from 
good preparation/enough practice. 
• Nothing is more important than 
a sufficient amount of 
practice 
in speaking. 

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Tip 16 
• When the examiner may say "That's the end of the 
speaking test" suddenly, 
don`t be scared
• Don't forget to say "Thank you, I really enjoyed talking 
to you" or "Thank you, it's been a pleasure talking to 
you"