Tips for speaking tests and contests (pt 2)
<p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="givea">givea</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="suggestions">suggestions</span> <span word="regarding">regarding</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="related">related</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="topic">topic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="environment">environment</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="article">article</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="depth">depth</span> <span word="regarding">regarding</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span> <span word="tests">tests</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="colleges">colleges</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="conducting">conducting</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Spring">Spring</span> <span word="Festival">Festival</span>.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="begin">begin</span>, <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="oral">oral</span> <span word="English">English</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="ideally">ideally</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="performance">performance</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="recorded">recorded</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="departments">departments</span> <span word="require">require</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="digital">digital</span> <span word="recording">recording</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="spoken">spoken</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="tested">tested</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="examiners">examiners</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="event">event</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="excuse">excuse</span> <span word="of">of</span> "<span word="that">that</span> <span word="examiner">examiner</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="me">me</span>" <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="valid">valid</span>. <span word="Often">Often</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="listen">listen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="accept">accept</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="score">score</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="responsible">responsible</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="success">success</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="failure">failure</span>.</p><p><span word="Also">Also</span>, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="is">is</span> - <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="lady">lady</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="Romeo">Romeo</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hoping">hoping</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="points">points</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="wearing">wearing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="dress">dress</span>, <span word="tight">tight</span> <span word="t">t</span>-<span word="shirt">shirt</span>, <span word="putting">putting</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="mountains">mountains</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="makeup">makeup</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="buckets">buckets</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="perfume">perfume</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="cologne">cologne</span> – <span word="this">this</span> <span word="strategy">strategy</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="work">work</span>. <span word="Actually">Actually</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="teachers">teachers</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span> <span word="mark">mark</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="trick">trick</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="with">with</span> "<span word="eye">eye</span> <span word="candy">candy</span>" <span word="or">or</span> "<span word="nasal">nasal</span> <span word="stimulation">stimulation</span>". <span word="Ideally">Ideally</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="dress">dress</span> <span word="smart">smart</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="sexy">sexy</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="debonair">debonair</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="note">note</span>, <span word="make">make</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="wash">wash</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> – <span word="brush">brush</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="teeth">teeth</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="extreme">extreme</span> <span word="importance">importance</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="staffroom">staffroom</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="laowais">laowais</span> <span word="complaining">complaining</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span> <span word="tests">tests</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="candidates">candidates</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="eaten">eaten</span>, <span word="often">often</span> <span word="fish">fish</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="onions">onions</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="smelling">smelling</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="baozi">baozi</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="jiu">jiu</span> <span word="rou">rou</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="spring">spring</span> <span word="onion">onion</span> <span word="filling">filling</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="mouths">mouths</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="wind">wind</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="knock">knock</span> <span word="leaves">leaves</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="trees">trees</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="released">released</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="film">film</span>, "<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Fantastic">Fantastic</span> <span word="Four">Four</span>". <span word="This">This</span> <span word="creates">creates</span> <span word="unease">unease</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="examiner">examiner</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="brush">brush</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="teeth">teeth</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="after">after</span>.</p>
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