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9. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What should I do if I didn't hear or understand the question?
In Part 1-3 you can ask the examiner to repeat the question (they can do this 1 time
only for each question). It won’t have a negative impact on your grade unless you do
this often.
Can I ask the examiner what a word means?
In Part 1-3 you can ask the examiner the meaning of a WORD
In Part 3 you can ask the examiner to REPHRASE the entire question
What should I do if I don't know how to answer the question?
If you are really stuck about how to answer a question, do not sit there in silence! Say
it:
"gosh that's a tricky question of never thought about that before." Then try to give
some sort of answer. If you can't, then tell the examiner.
Of course this is not ideal, but
the worst thing is to sit there in silence. Additionally,
even communicating that you
don't understand the question is still producing language.
What should I do if I get an unfamiliar or difficult question in part two?
This is covered in the strategies section under Part Two of the speaking test.
Essentially, start by directly answering the question and then try to drift off onto some
part of the question that you can talk about. If you have pre-prepared some responses
you may drift off onto one of these.
For instance, if the question is about the gift you
bought, you may drift off onto talking about the actual event [maybe it was a birthday
party] or describing the person you bought the gift for [maybe this is your best friend].
Note that you do not need to stick to the sub-questions on
the topic card; as long as
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you are talking about the topic you can say anything about it. You also do not need to
cover ALL of the sub-questions.
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