IELTS Speaking: How to Introduce Yourself - Tips and Tricks

Summary

本视频讲解了雅思口语部分1的技巧,包括如何介绍自己、家乡和工作/学习经历,以及相关的词汇和表达方法。其目的是帮助考生在这一部分取得好成绩。

Takeaways

• 😀 IELTS口语考试第一部分重点在于自我介绍，包括提供姓名、讨论家乡、工作或学习等。
• 📅 考前准备：建议考生提早到达考场，减少紧张感，并通过听英语材料来调整状态。
• 🆔 考试开始时，需要出示身份证明，考官会开始提问，考生不需要向考官提问。
• 🏠 当被问及家乡或居住地时，如果家乡和居住地不同，考生可以选择任意一个进行回答。
• 📚 在谈论工作或学习时，保持简短明了，避免使用过于复杂的句子结构以减少错误。
• 🗣️ 回答问题时，尽量使用自然的口语表达，避免使用听起来像书面语的答案。
• 🤔 对于难以回答的问题，比如所在城市的主要职业，如果没有特定的行业，可以提供一般性的答案。
• 🏡 谈论住宿时，可以描述住宿类型、位置、大小以及与谁同住等。
• 🌟 自我介绍时不需要过度展示，初次印象很重要，但应避免给考官留下过分夸张的印象。
• 🎓 对于学习内容的问题，如果考官重复问题，是在检验考生的反应，而非考官不注意。
• 📝 考试技巧：利用问题重复的时刻来获得更多思考时间，并使用这个机会以更自然的方式重新组织答案。

Q & A

IELTS口语考试第一部分通常包括哪些内容？

IELTS口语考试第一部分包括自我介绍，讨论个人的家庭、家乡、工作或学习情况，以及一些基本的个人信息问题。

在IELTS口语考试开始之前，考生需要做哪些准备？

考生需要到达考试中心，注册，按要求放置个人物品，并在考室外的等候区等待。考试前需要出示身份证件。

考生如何应对口语考试中的紧张情绪？

到达考场早一点以减少压力，可以在手机上听英语材料来调整状态，考试前在座位上或去洗手间进行精神准备，接受紧张情绪，并保持正面积极的心态。

在IELTS口语考试中，考官通常如何开始考试？

考官会通过问候和检查考生的身份证件来开始考试，并指导考生就座开始提问。

考生在回答有关家乡或居住城市的问题时应注意什么？

考生应简短回答，不需要过分展示词汇或语法技能，避免出现语法错误，给考官留下好的第一印象。

如何处理口语考试中关于'你的家乡有哪些工作机会'这样的问题？

如果有特殊行业或主要收入来源可以提及，否则可以给出更一般的回答，简短说明城市或家乡的工作情况。

在讨论居住的房屋或公寓时，考生应如何描述？

考生可以提及房屋或公寓的类型、位置、大小以及装饰情况，使用简单但有效的语言进行描述。

在口语考试中，如何有效地描述日常工作或学习任务？

避免列举长串活动，而是选择几项重要的任务进行详细描述，使回答更加自然和具体。

如果在口语考试中被问及'你想改变工作的哪一部分'，应如何回答？

简短说明不喜欢的工作方面并提出改进的建议，同时可以简要说明整体上对工作的满意度。

在IELTS口语考试中讨论学习主题时，考生应如何回答为什么选择了某个科目？

考生应说明选择该科目的原因，无论是个人兴趣、父母的建议还是职业规划，都应给出具体的解释。

如何在口语考试中自然地处理考官重复提问的情况？

即使考官重复了问题，考生也应该耐心并礼貌地回答，可以稍微改变表述方式来显示自己的语言能力。

Outlines

00:00

😊考试前的准备

这段讲了考试开始前的准备工作。主要包含以下内容: 1. 提前到考场,避免迟到造成压力 2. 考前听一些英语材料,使自己进入状态 3. 到考场后,找到安静地方做好心理准备 4. 注意控制考前紧张情绪,保持积极和专注的心态

05:00

😃谈论家乡

这段讲了自我介绍部分的第一个问题,关于考生的家乡。主要包含以下内容: 1. 考官会给出一个提示,提示接下来要谈论的话题 2. 第一个问题是热身题,回答时保持简单 3. 回答格式:我住在...,已经住了...年;它是一个...城市,有... 4. 不要背诵书面语回答,保持口语性

10:03

🤗家乡后续问题

这段继续谈论家乡话题中的后续问题。主要包含以下内容: 1. 考官可能问及城市最有趣的地方 2. 回答时也要简单,格式:对我来说最有趣的是...;因为... 3. 不要写完长句后试图背诵,保持回答的口语性 4. 记录语音再转换成文字,用语块而不是完整句子表示

15:04

🏠谈论自己的家

这段讲了关于“家”这个话题的问题。主要包含以下内容: 1. 考官提示接下来要谈“家”或者住所 2. 可能的问题:你住房子还是公寓?和谁一起生活? 3. 回答时可以用现在完成时表达已经做了多久 4. 也可以谈论宠物

20:05

👌家的装饰

这段继续谈论关于“家”的装饰和最喜欢的房间。主要包含以下内容: 1. 考官可能问及家的装修或者最喜欢的房间 2. 可以重复问题以争取思考时间 3. 谈论时可提到家具、装饰品等 4. 说明最喜欢的房间以及原因

25:07

🚩谈论工作

这段讲了有关“工作”的问题。主要包含以下内容: 1. 考官会问你是工作还是学生 2. 然后问每天的工作或学习内容 3. 还可能问及改变工作的意愿 4. 回答时简要谈论2-3件事,加些细节

30:09

🎓与学习相关的问题

这段讲了与“学习”相关的问题。主要包含以下内容: 1. 如果你在学生可以谈论学习的专业和学校 2. 考官可能问及选择该专业的原因 3. 也会问你是否喜欢目前的专业 4. 回答时可以谈论自己喜欢或不喜欢的部分

Keywords

💡自我介绍

视频讲述了雅思口语Part 1该如何进行自我介绍,包括姓名、家乡、居住地、工作学习等信息的介绍技巧。

💡首印象

视频强调了首印象的重要性,考生需要避免口误和过度炫耀,给考官留下好的第一印象。

💡家乡

视频详细讲解了考官可能就“家乡”提出的问题及考生应如何回答,比如家乡的工作种类、有趣之处等。

💡居住地

视频讲解了考官可能就“居住地”提出的问题,比如房屋类型、与谁同住、装修、喜欢与否等。

💡工作

视频提到考官可能就“工作”提问日常工作内容、想要改变的地方、工作环境等,并给出了样本回答。

💡学习

视频涉及考官可能就“学习”提问的问题,如选择原因、喜欢与否、将来规划等,并提供了回答思路。

💡技巧

视频讲解了应对雅思口语Part 1问题的各种技巧,如重复问题、简单直白、举例等,帮助考生取得高分。

💡语言

视频涵盖了应对雅思口语Part 1问题时可能用到的各类语言点和词汇,如房屋相关词汇、工作环境描述等。

💡在线课程

视频最后推荐了自己的在线视频课程,视频主题与其内容相关。

💡总结

视频最后进行总结,提醒考生注意首印象的重要性,避免错误,祝考生好运。

Highlights

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Transcripts

hi yes it's nice to see you again - so

listen today we're going to be looking

at how to introduce yourself in the

IELTS speaking part 1 including how to

give your name and how to talk about

your home or your hometown work or

studies and of course we'll be looking

at lots of language and some tips and

tricks to make sure this is a success

for you let's go first of all please do

remember to subscribe to the this

YouTube channel IELTS speaking success

and do turn on the notifications and

then that's going to make sure you don't

miss out on any of the exciting videos

coming your way soon so my name is Keith

I run the IELTS speaking success website

and YouTube channel and Facebook page

very nice to meet you and if I know you

good to see you again so listen let's

begin with part 1 what happens exactly

in IELTS speaking part 1 well you arrive

at the test centre of course you go in

you register normally and some test

centres and countries are a little bit

different but normally you are asked to

leave your belongings your mobile phone

in a special place and then you're taken

to a waiting area and you would sit

outside the exam room okay you wait

there and then the examiner will come

and open the door and invite you in

they'll say hello of course just say

hello smile and normally before you go

in they will start recording the test

and they use a little mp3 player so

don't be surprised your whole test is

recorded you're invited to sit down and

then the test begins of course you need

your ID or the passport and the examiner

will start to ask you questions and

we're going to look at that do remember

the examiner is the one who asked you

questions

you're not asking them questions it's

not a conversation it is an interview

right and also the examiners sometimes

has a pen and makes notes sometimes

right it has nothing to do with you

sometimes because they have a clock and

they write down the timing so that they

follow the timing so they may write an

eight and a twelve and of course

sometimes candidates look over oh eight

it's not your score it's nothing to do

with you right now if you look over you

might see Oh chicken yeah

because maybe the examiners just written

down what they want for dinner it could

be anything

the important thing is don't pay

attention focus okay

so let's look at a few tips and tricks

at the start of the test number one get

there early

don't be late cuz that's just gonna give

you stress on top of the stress you may

already have right so get there a little

bit early if you can

on your phone have something to listen

to in English to get you in the mood and

to give you an English environment

before the test right so you're just

kind of psyched up and ready for the

test then when you're in the testing

center if you can on your seat or go to

the toilet get mentally prepared right

just take a few moments to think about

what's about to happen okay and so the

few minutes before the exam one of the

biggest challenges is that most

candidates get nervous and it starts to

go into a cycle of being nervous and

negative so you need to break that so

when you're nervous just say that's fine

I'm nervous that's okay and just let the

nerves be see what happens it's actually

good to have a few butterflies in the

stomach before the test and then get

focused and be positive

my English is good that's the level I

have I love my English I'm gonna do my

best and we will see what happens and

just stay there stay in that positive

mind for a few seconds or minutes before

the test and then just before you nip

into the testing room smile and go in

when the examiner invites you in okay

just getting mentally prepared really

really helps okay and then after you've

sat down the examiner checks your ID

your passport or your national identity

card and then we'll say okay what's your

name

and just say your name and then they

will probably say and what can I call

you okay keep it simple you can call me

Tom you can call me Keith okay so what's

your name

Keith Michael O'Hare and what can I call

you just call me Keith just call me

Keith keep it really simple okay and

then next the examiner is going to move

on to ask you a couple of questions on

one topic either your home your hometown

work or studies and after that you'll

have two more part one topics so let's

look at what they might ask you first of

all if they talk or ask you about your

hometown

in the the very first question about

hometown or home or work it is true that

this is really a warm-up right it is

time for you to warm up and it's time

for the examiner to get used to your

voice and to you so they don't really

evaluate it and it is very short so you

don't worry want to worry too much about

fancy vocabulary and showing off right

my advice keep it short and simple right

keep it short and sweet for each

question just give two to three

sentences very very brief now it is a

warm up but first impressions count and

so if in your first two sentences you're

making grammar mistakes right it's like

having tomato sauce on your shirt it's

like oh hello oh right the first

impression straightaway is what a mess

right so your first few sentences if

possible keep them so short and simple

that they're accurate and there are no

mistakes if you try to make them complex

the chances are you may make more

mistakes and you'll have pressed a sauce

on your shirt there's so keep it simple

short and sweet two to three sentences I

don't think the introduction is the time

to show off maybe later when you're

warming up especially in part two and

part three you want to be showing off

your vocabulary and your language right

but think of it like this imagine you

went to a party right and you met

somebody and straightaway they say hi

this are you I'm Michael yes and I live

in London one of the great cosmopolitan

metropolises of Britain and it's a

beautiful place I work for AM Google one

of the greatest multinational companies

in the world I've got a PhD in

astrophysics

you're gonna be like ah yeah sorry John

you'd be shooting off to the bar like an

arrow I mean that is not the way to make

a good first impression right you want

to keep it simple and friendly right hi

my name is Keith yes I'm from Manchester

I work in Google that's it maybe later

when you've got to know each other you

can tell a bit more that keep it simple

right okay so no tomato sauce no PhD

let's move on so now the examiner begins

the first question let's talk about your

hometown tell me about the town where

you live so the first thing to notice is

what I call signposts so the examiner

normally gives you a little signpost to

say this is what I'm gonna talk about

right let's talk about your hometown

listen out for the signpost hmm okay or

let's talk about your home ah home got

it now this question sometimes confuses

people because if you listen carefully

they say let's talk about your hometown

tell me about the town where you live

and some people go what do you want to

know about my hometown or the town where

I live because they're not the same what

do I do

do I talk about Manchester or Santander

where I'm living and panic sets in so

remember the the examiner doesn't

actually care about your hometown you

can talk about any town but just talk

about one right either your hometown or

where you live if it's not the same

place it doesn't matter so don't sweat

the small stuff just go straight in

talk about your hometown right so you

could say something like I live in

Santander I've been living there for two

years actually and yeah it's a coastal

city with some nice beaches

that's it right now this is actually a

bit of a trick but I say I live in blah

blah blah I've been living there for two

years for five years I've been living

there is really nice

complex grammar right now I said don't

show off but if you know this tense and

you can say it naturally I've been

living there remember the I have I've

I've been living there for two years

great that's nice it's still simple

right right it's a coastal city and it

has some beaches okay it's a big city

with lots of Industry it's a small

village with lots of parks something

like that nice and simple and then the

next question will come in and there is

a variety of questions but let's take

one for example what's the most

interesting part of that city here again

keep it simple just talk about one

interesting part or maybe two and say

why it's interesting and if you want a

simple template to begin the most

interesting part for me is probably the

beaches the most interesting part for me

is probably the shops

it's a nice simple template if you want

especially at the beginning of the test

if you want to have a simple template to

use that could be it right you might say

the most interesting part for me is

probably the beaches there are quite a

few beaches that attract quite a lot of

tourists and I like to go down there

sometimes to have a swim or a paddle or

just to have a stroll on the sand okay

now another tip in a trick

when students are preparing for IELTS

speaking I know that they often write

down their answer what they want to say

and so this is okay but there's a

problem right because most of the time

when you write down what you think is a

good answer you're writing written

English not spoken English and so it

might look something like this

there are several beaches that attract

many tourists I like to go to these

beaches most weekends for a swim or a

paddle sometimes I just go for a stroll

on the sand okay now also that's okay

but the problem as well is that a lot of

students then try to make it more

complicated and they start crafting and

creating a better answer and it starts

to become something like this there are

several beautiful beaches that attract a

myriad of tourists I like to go to these

scenic spots most weekends for a swim or

a paddle sometimes I just go for a

stroll on the soft golden sand and you

start to sound like a poet it becomes so

written that it's not natural and that

bad impression that pasta on your shirt

has just got worse because it doesn't

sound natural and it sounds like you've

memorized a written answer so how do you

avoid this very simply when you see the

question you want to practice answering

speak out your answer right speak out a

natural answer record it and then if you

want write down what you've recorded

make small changes but keep it spoken

right and also a good tip is if you do

write out what you've said don't write

sentences write it in chunks so it looks

like this can you see there are

different phrases one after the other

there are several beaches

that attracts a lot of tourists and I

like to go to one of them you're kind of

chunking the clauses usually it makes it

easier and more natural to speak like

this so that's a great tip too if you're

going to write your answer write it like

that so can you see it's much more

natural it's not over complicated and

that is really a the best way to prepare

don't create and write down your answer

speak it out record it and then if you

want write out what you've said keep it

natural keep it spoken it sounds like a

great slogan right keep it natural keep

it spoken but it's true let's move on

and then the next question that

sometimes comes up is quite difficult

right is what kind of jobs do people do

there what a difficult question what

kind of jobs to people do there well

there's everything there's postman

there's bankers as much as the Baker's

there's business men I don't know mr.

examiner right but what the examiners

looking at here is maybe in your town

there's a special industry that is

particularly strong so you can talk

about it if not that's fine right you

just give a more general answer so you

may say something like well a variety of

jobs I think there are a lot of

fishermen actually because fishing is a

major source of income for that city a

number of people also work in the

tourism sector sure and simple rice oh

we've looked at some of the questions

for hometown let's look now at home

sometimes accommodation

so here this signpost might be let's

talk about your home let's talk about

your accommodation that's the signpost

right and then the question do you live

in a house or a flat or sometimes the

question is what kind of accommodation

do you live in examine is not their head

a lot right to help you understand so

here you may say something like well I

live in a in a flat in a high-rise

building it's in the suburbs of the city

it's not too big not too small

but it's nice and cozy so here you'll

probably want to learn some of the

language around houses detached house a

townhouse a bungalow flat an apartment

high-rise building you may talk about

the location it's in the suburbs it's in

the city center or its downtown or its

slap-bang right in the city center it's

in the outskirts okay and then talking

about the size you know it's huge its

small you couldn't swing a cat in there

if it's so small not too big not too

small most houses will be that normal

size right nothing special it's nothing

to write home about it's a nice

expression if something's not special

it's nothing to write home about not too

big not too small but it is nice and

cozy

nice binomial right short and sweet

nice and cozy fish and chips these are

very common to words with and/or run

together it's nice and cozy now talking

about your home another common question

is who do you live with well it's none

of your business

actually it's a bit of a personal

question right I mean maybe you're

living in secret

with your boyfriend or girlfriend who

knows but remember the examiner doesn't

really care who you live with right it's

just about language so maybe you live

with your close family your spouse and

children maybe with your parents or

maybe you live on your own on your own

or possibly you're sharing a house with

classmates school mates university mates

yes who knows now in the same way do you

remember we talked about your job right

I work in the Santander bank and I've

been working there for five years we can

do the same here if you feel comfortable

with it so maybe you say I live with my

wife we've been together for five years

and with my daughter who is two for

example I live with my parents I've

always lived with them actually or I

live on my own I've been living on my

own since I left home or I share a house

actually with some mates from University

and we've been living together and

sharing the house for about a year and a

half now okay and if you've got a pet

talk about your pet and we have a dog

and a cat

who lives with us too great

now the next common question about homes

is about often decoration so they may

ask how is your home decorated or what

is your favorite room

a very quick trick if it helps you you

can repeat the question right

how is my home decorated let me see

well my home is decorated with yep

what's my favorite room mmm just a

moment well my favorite room is my

bedroom that is absolutely fine if it

helps you gain time to think do it this

is not like IELTS writing where you have

to paraphrase and use synonyms it's not

like that you can just be natural

you can we often repeat the question

right in your natural language and your

mother tongue so you can do the same

here talking about decoration we can

talk about furniture photos and

paintings adornments things like that

right so you may say well for example

you can talk about plants yep

maybe you've got oh hello oh hello this

way maybe you've got a bookshelf maybe

you've got some kind of adornment like

my little guitar right all of that I'll

tell you what that plant it's looking a

bit the worse for wear right hang on

that should cheer it up apparently they

say if you talk to plants they they grow

oh come on

grow maybe not like that so you can talk

about decoration maybe something like

this well my favorite room I would say

is my bedroom and in my bedroom I've got

a simple table and chair from Ikea

actually and I've got two paintings

hanging on the wall one is a portrait

and one is a landscape yeah nice simple

but some good language let's move on

finally another question you are often

asked about your home is do you like

living there

you want to say briefly yes or no and

remember to say why so maybe something

like yes I do I really like it actually

because it's cozy it's spacious and cozy

there are a plenty of shops and

restaurants nearby and it's well

connected let's move on to talk about

what do you do so you'll hear the

following let's talk about what you do

do you work or are you a student again

keep it short and sweet just say which

one you do maybe what your job is and

where you do it right do you work or are

you a student I'm a student actually and

I'm studying English at the University

of da-da-dah I work actually I work in

in a bank and I'm a bank teller or I

work in a school I'm a teacher I'm an

English teacher then very often they ask

what do you do every day now it can be

tempting to give a list of lots of

things

well I wake up I prepare my classes I

give the classes I have to make exams I

mark the exams I you know give a little

no don't give a list it's a bit better

maybe just say two maybe three things

but just a little bit of detail right

just a little bit

it just sounds more natural rather than

a shopping list right so what do you do

every day well I teach right I give

classes online so I have to prepare my

classes and I usually do a bit of

research for that on top of that I also

have to write reports for my students

just two or three things with small

details next question

what would you like to change about your

job now here it's not would you like to

change your job

it's what would you like to change about

your job what are the activities in your

job you don't like and you would change

if you could write so here you may say

something like well I'm not a big fan of

mm-hmm if I could I would change that it

would be great - mm-hmm something like

that

so for example in my case well I'm not a

big fan of writing reports actually so

if I could I would change that it would

be good to outsource that to somebody

else actually but all in all you know I

enjoy my job all in all all in all just

means overall by and large right so it's

a nice way just to summarize what you're

saying here right I would change this

but overall all in all I enjoy my job

next remember there are many different

kinds of questions you may get but one

of them could be can you describe your

work environment your work environment

is not so much the cars in the street

outside your building it's more about

the room the furniture the facilities

the people and the atmosphere you have

at work right so you could describe your

working place I work in an office it's

an open plan office I work from home

actually I do there are about 20 of us

in the office there are 20 other people

there it's just me on my own the

facilities are pretty good you could say

talking about the facilities we have air

conditioning we've got a canteen

there's a gym or a crash where we can

leave the children furniture you may

mention we've got simple tables comfy

seats

ergonomic chairs maybe if you're lucky

and the atmosphere well it's about how

you get on with people right is it a

tense atmosphere where everybody's on

edge or is it relaxed

is it a relaxed atmosphere where

everybody is quite chilled out and

laid-back there's a good atmosphere

where I work everybody gets on pretty

well together brilliant let's move on

now look at studying so if you don't

work probably you study some people I

know work and study at the time at the

same time and they're not sure which one

to choose it doesn't really matter right

remember again the examiner doesn't care

so long as you are able to talk about

stuff that's what matters so if you're a

student and you say I study they may ask

you well what do you study

if you've already said what you study

the examiner will probably skip that

question and go to the next one or not

sometimes they just repeat the question

to test you right so you've said I study

I study biology in Oxford University and

then the examiner says and what do you

study and you go biology I just told you

that are you paying attention right no

of course you don't say that what the

examiners testing is as in a normal

conversation can you say well as I

mentioned before I'm studying biology

and it's really interesting

so you're repeating but paraphrasing a

little bit in a polite acceptable way as

I just mentioned I'm studying biology

yep don't insult your examiner it's not

a good idea right

and then they may skip or move on often

they ask you not always but often why

did you choose that subject now here

maybe you chose it so say why maybe your

parents chose it you can explain that

okay you may want to say something like

to tell you the truth my parents chose

it for me to be honest my parents chose

it for me or well I chose it because

I've always been interested in biology

I've always enjoyed biology I've always

wanted to be a scientist right nice use

of the present perfect I've always

wanted to be a scientist or biologist I

was inspired by blah blah blah from the

famous biologist and ever since then

I've always wanted to be a biologist

something like that you may want to add

I think it will be really useful for my

future career again keep it simple but

explain why make sure you give a bit of

detail on your reason moving on another

common question

do you like it sometimes you do right

sometimes you regret studying or

choosing that subject and you wish you

had done something else I can see an

opportunity right do you like it

not really I've realized now that it's

not my cup of tea I wish I had chosen a

different subject actually lovely right

I have realized it's not my cup of tea I

wish I had chosen right something that

is not true but you wish it were I wish

I had chosen another subject brilliant

or absolutely I love it I particularly

like where we do experiments on the

animals maybe I don't know because we

get to learn about the anatomy of the

different animals so you can explain the

part that you like and why or you

explain the part that you don't like and

why I do like studying biology actually

yes very much but I'm not really fond of

the experiments we do on animals because

I get a bit squeezy and I'd rather not

experiment on animals don't be a

biologist my friend anyway

so we can talk about yes the things you

like or the things you don't like keep

it fairly short and sweet you know it's

two to three sentences for each question

great there you have it so we've talked

about her home town home study or work

first impressions are important you

don't want spaghetti on your shirt and

you don't want to be the PhD show-off

at the party you want to make a good

first impression that's it

just to remind you there are a lot more

videos on YouTube to help you in

different parts of the test but if you

want a real

deep experience to learn the language

and techniques at a much deeper level I

do have an online course it's on udemy

it's called IELTS speaking success gets

AB and seven plus which will help you

improve all aspects of your English

spoken English to help you get AB and 7

or above check it out if it's right for

you go for it I've enjoyed making the

video today I hope it can help you I

look forward to seeing you very soon

take care my friend bye bye do you live

in a house

oh I particularly like report writing no

that's a job now if you've just said you

live with your wife you better say yes

so here you we've got simple desks we've

got we've got what can I just add just

add just to remind you what am I going

to remind you