Foreign language instruction should begin in kindergarten

Points to note

Fluency and coherence, pronunciation, grammar and vocab are measured throughout the test.

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  In this part, however, the key skills is almost certainly fluency and coherence. Try thinking of it as a story that maks sense and is interesting/relevant and you won’t go far wrong.
  
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  It really helps to maintain a comfortable level of eye contact here. The more you look away and/or look at your notes, the less natural your language is likely to become. Don’t speak at the examiner, speaker to him/her.
  

Part 3

Real life situation – the interview

This is the tough part of the test. The situation is that the examiner asks you questions that should make you think. In part 1, you should need no thinking time, in part 2 you get a minute to prepare yourself. Here you need to think on your feet – just like in an interview. The good news is this: you have been warming up for about 10 minutes before you get here by practising your speaking skills in parts 1 and 2.  A few general interview skills that can help you in this part are:

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  good interviewees normally don’t rush into an answer – they will often discuss the question first before giving their answer. This gives you time to think and make your answer coherent.
  
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  good interviewees will tend to summarise their answer when it is more complex/longer
  
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  good interviewees are unafraid of saying they don’t the answer – they will normally say why they don’t know, but they won’t tie themselves in knots by talking about something they have no idea about.