In this post, we'll learn essential answering strategies for Part 4 of the Linguaskill General Speaking test. Before you start this post, make sure you've read · · Understanding what is being tested in Speaking and · · Practise speaking using these academic markers.
In Part 4 of the Linguaskill General Speaking test, a visual chart, table, or diagram will be presented to you and you'll be asked to perform a speaking task based on the visual. Like Part 3, Part 4 contributes 20% to the total points of your final Speaking test score.
Examples of the visual may include:
And examples of the speaking task may include:
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However, once you learn this simple strategy, you should find questions in Part 4 to be no problem at all. As usual, let's start by understanding Part 4's time constraints.
Just like previous parts, you'll first listen to a set of instructions.
After that, the visual and a few prompts will be displayed on the screen. You will be given 1 minute to process the visual and think about what you are going to say.
Finally, you will be given 1 minute to complete the speaking task.
During the "speaking" portion of the question, you must demonstrate the use of these vocabulary items:
You should structure your thinking by focusing purely on these vocabulary items when you are processing the visual information. Do not get overwhelemed by the amount of information presented to you! You do not need to speak about every location, item, or possibility shown in the visual. All you need to do is to just pick one that comes most naturally to you.
Things you absolutely do not have to do in Part 4:
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