1. 须知

　　您一般会被问及关于您的背景和考IELTS考试的原因。您应对这类问题做好预备，在第一阶段表现的要求包括：

　　1）在轻松友善的态度下介绍自己；
　　2）用简单，准确而流利的言语提供您自己的基本资料；
　　3）表现给面试官知道您愿意表达自己和您有很多有趣的事要告诉他。
　　2. 应做和不应做的事

　　应做的事
　　1）保持微笑和保持眼神接触；
　　2）当和面试官握手的时候，用力一点以表诚意；
　　3）清淅和具体地回答；
　　4）大方的谈及自己的事情和经验以控制场面；
　　5）测验前多练习，以肯定您能准确运用过去式等等的语法。

　　不应做的事
　　1）不要告诉面试官您很紧张，也不要眨眼太多和眼珠有太多移动；
　　2）握手时不要让面试官以为自己在握着一条死鱼；
　　3）不要让对话在短句中中止；
　　4）当面试官期望您进一步说明，不要随便停下；
　　5）有语法错误时不要害怕，应镇静地更正，但在口语考试中，流利度绝对比语法准确度重要。

　　3. 建议用字和用句

　　试熟练以下句子：
　　Good morning. Pleased to meet you.
　　Good afternoon. What exactly would you like to know?
　　As you can see from my CV…… The reason I'm taking the test is because ……
　　Perhaps I can begin by telling you about…… Would you like to know about ……?
　　Recently, I've been studying at …… Before that I studied at ……
　　Recently, I've been working at …… Before that I worded at ……
　　I've been studying English now for (1 year)…… At the moment I'm studying at ……
　　Is there anything else you wish to know?

　　1. 须知

　　当面试官要求您具体回答一些事情时，您应察觉第二部分已经开始了。通常题目会是关于您的爱好，您的工作和您的学业。您也许会被问及一件事的过程，一件物件如何运作或一项游戏的规则等等。想在第二阶段有好的表现，您应该能做到以下几点：

　　1）不需面试官太多提示而流利地讲出个人见解；
　　2）能流利解释，描述或说明一件事情的发生；
　　3）表现出您愿意讨论这个题目，就算您对它不熟悉，您也可围绕着这个题目发挥。

　　2. 应做和不应做的事

　　应做的事
　　1）开始回答时，先表示自己对题目的看法；
　　2）您起码要想到至少两个值得讨论的要点；
　　3）在正式开始讲解前，先说明您会提到的要点；
　　4）对不熟悉的题目，您可尝试猜测。用“maybe”,“perhaps”等字会比什么也不说好。

　　不应做的事
　　1）不要说您不懂这个题目或您从来未想过这些事情；
　　2）当您听不明白问题时，不用担心，您可要求面试官重覆一次；
　　3）不要离题。否则面试官会以为您听不明白题目；
　　4）不要等面试官问问题，要表现出您有能力讨论题目而不需任何提示帮助。

　　3. 建议题目

　　讨论：
　　…… the advantages and disadvantages of the use of computers.
　　…… the banning of alcohol and tobacco advertising in the media.
　　…… price differences between various items in your country and Australia.
　　…… examinations at school in your country and their relevance.
　　…… the importance of video and television in education.
　　…… the pros and cons of living, studying or working in a foreign country.
　　…… the causes and effects of traffic jams in major cities.
　　…… the qualities and skills required of a good company manager.

　　描述：
　　…… the recreational facilities in your city/town.
　　…… the night-life in your city/town.
　　…… the public transport system in your city/town.
　　…… an interesting vacation you have taken recently.
　　…… how a vacuum cleaner or other modern appliance works.
　　…… your journey to this country.
　　…… your first impressions of (your host country).

　　解释：
　　…… the rules of basketball (or your favourite game or sport).
　　…… how space travel can be of benefit in the future.
　　…… why crime occurs in modern cities.
　　…… the need for an international language.
　　…… why you chose your particular field of study.

　　说明：
　　…… a folk story in your culture that has significance.
　　…… the plot of a good book you have read recently.

　　4. 建议用字和用句

　　Could you please rephrase that question/topic?
　　I'm not exactly sure what you mean ……
　　I'm not exactly sure how to answer that question, but (perhaps) ……
　　That's a rather difficult question, but (maybe) ……
　　I'm sorry, but I don't know much about ……
　　However, it might be possible that ……
　　Maybe I can answer your question by telling you about a personal experience I had.
　　That's an interesting question ……
　　Let me see. Well, I suppose that ……
　　Well, I think there are 2 (or 3 or more) reasons: First, …… Second, …… Finally, ……
　　In my opinion there are three ways of looking at it: First of all, …… Next, …… Then, …… Have I given you enough information?
　　Would you like me to tell you more about ……?
　　Is that all you'd like to know?
　　I'm afraid that's about as much as I know.
　　I think that's about it.
　　I can't think of anything else right now ……

　　下面，您会被要求更具体地讲出您的未来计划。面试官会将话题带向关于您将来的一些计划，如您想有好的表现，您必须用到以下几点：