Your student will be calm when they know what to expect from the exam

Teaching IELTS Part 1 SUMMARY
Encourage your student to

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  Answer briefly the introductory questions.
  
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  Make sure they can talk about their hometown and studies or work.
  
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  Build phrase lists and topic collections.
  
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  Listen to the question forms and the words that the examiner uses. These will help form their answer.
  
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  Try to give a full answer. The examiner wants to listen to them speak, so it is essential to keep talking.
  
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  Not memorise any answers. They will lose marks for this.
  
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  Answer each question directly. Don’t talk about something unrelated to the examiner’s question.
  

What were some of the biggest challenges that you’ve had to overcome when preparing students for the IELTS Speaking exam?