How can I use my one minute of preparation time for Speaking Part 2 as effectively as possible?
It's essential that students use their 1 minute of preparation time for Speaking Part 2 wisely, simply because if they do, they'll never have to worry about not being able to speak about any given topic for at least 2 minutes.
The general idea of how you should use this minute is outlined below, but HERE is a video that will explain it to you in greater detail.
To use my 1 minute of Speaking Part 2 preparation time as wisely as possible, I need to:
- Immediately jot down my Pt. 2 structure.
- Pick my topic as quickly as I can. Which one would be easiest for me to talk about at length?
- Start taking notes and try to fill out the structure as much as possible, keeping in mind the following:
- I’m NOT restricted to the bullet points and can expand the topic in any and all ways that are relevant to the overall topic.
- I should consider the bullet points to be suggestions. If I don’t feel it will be easy for me to talk about them, I don’t need to include them.
- my notes should NOT consist of sentences, but only of words and/or short phrases that will help me remember what I am planning to talk about.
- I can draw lines in between the basic parts of the structure to help me remember when I need to change tenses.
