hoho2004

HI, john.i was a student at neworiental in the past winter vacation. in the interview provided, i barely got a score of 6.5 in the speaking section, the lowest in my overall examination. one of my problems seems to be ,as the interviewer said, the lack of idioms.         then,could you kindly give me some suggestions on that? thanks very much for your help!
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John

In fact, idioms are not very important on the spoken exam. What I assume your mock interviewer was emphasizing was the correct usage of vocabulary. Many students will try to use very advanced words in the interview but end up using them incorrectly. It's better to stick to words that you know.

Since you feel more comfortable with the other sections of the test, I would suggest that you spend more time preparing for the speaking test. Some people spend the least time practicing for the part that they are the least confident about. No wonder it's their weakest section! If you want to improve your speaking, you've got to open your mouth and speak every day--even if it's just for 10 minutes a day.

Good luck!

John

hoho2004

lots of thanks for ur advice, John![em01][em01]

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I        agree        that someone        open his/her mouth and speaking everyday is more important to themselves ! '


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