1.口语篇的讲解重点
作为雅思官方最新的考试指南，这本书的意义重大在于它全面系统的解释了受雅思官方体系培养训练出来的考官们会如何给考生打分;对于这个体系理解的越深刻，我们在日常教学当中的针对性就会越强，学生们单位时间内提分的可能性就会越大——一切的教学活动和知识灌输都要以口语的四项评分标准展开。因此，100%的理解本书所给的建议和评分解释就是我们成功的关键，也是这篇文章创作的目的。
首先是这本书最大的特点在于以下两个方面：
1) 官方总结的口语考试三个部分的问题类型总结
2) 针对性地给出了面向中国考生的建议和应试贴士——Advices for Chinese candidates & tips
具体来说，该书从官方的角度对口语考试题目类型进行了总结。
Part 1
Have you ever…? (ridden a bike, baked a cake, been to a sport match…)
Did you … (learn to play sport, watch TV, live in the country…) when you were a child?
Which do you prefer? (tea or coffee, night-time or daytime, wet or dry weather…)
Do you like…? (playing sport, sleeping, listening to music, shopping for clothes…)
When did you …? (start learning English, do to your first movie…)
Part 2
…a book, movie, TV program… you like/have watched
a time when you…(got some help from someone, worked very hard to achieve a goal, gave someone some advice…)
…(a place, building) you have visited/would like to visit
a sport event, family occasion, happy day…
a person who…(you like, admire, would like to meet, is important to you…)
an object/a thing…(you really like, you bought recently, you would like to own…)
Part 3
List items – this is often the opening question
Compare – older VS younger people, men VS women, the past VS the present…
Speculate about future changes – in technology, in communication…
Give your opinion – some people think that…, do you agree with this?
Give reasons for your opinion…
此外，这本书最有价值的部分就是给中国考生的建议和考试贴士总结：
1. Despite what some people have suggested, your appearance, body language or handshake makes no difference to your score. You are only judged on your communicative ability, so don't worry about those irrelevant factors and focus on the key-communicative ability. If you know someone that did well in their test, they did well because they showed their ability, not because they wore the right clothes.
给口语教学的启示：让学生正确地树立从语言运用即评分标准出发来做口语考试的准备，而不是错误地认为形象，肢体语言甚至握手会对考试产生任何的影响。
2. The list of possible topics IELTS might cover is potentially endless; so do not worry about covering everything. These are all everyday topics, and you are not expected to demonstrate expert knowledge in any of these topics. If you practise naturally talking – not memorizing answers – about a broad range of topics, developing your skills in fluency and coherence, you will have the confidence and flexibility to adapt to other topics.
给口语教学的启示：考试的重点在于提高流利度和连贯性的技能，而不是背诵成篇的答案;需要在准备是多总结思考题目的类型和练习自然的回答方式。
3. There is a lot of focus on an examiner’s facial expression and gestures to tell whether he/she likes what you are saying and will award a positive score. Do not be concerned with this. An examiner’s apparent friendliness or detachment means nothing about the score you will be given. They are trained not to give feedback, encouragement or signals of this nature. Just focus on performing your best.
给口语教学的启示：考官都是经过培训不会给予反馈鼓励或者类似的示意，考生需要做的就是集中精力做到最好。
4. The best way to expand your answer in Part 2 is to give more details or extra stories about each part of the topic. Remember that you do not have to cover all of the points on the topic card. Remember coherence is important – this is the logical flow and structure of what you are saying. Introduce each new bullet point before you address it, in different ways, so you listener knows what you are talking about. Linking words and expressions are important here. Use the preparation time effectively. Practise noting down ideas, key vocabulary, likely tenses and possible linking expressions – this might seem a lot but practise making notes, not complete sentences, and make sure these are easy to read. Mind maps help to make notes easy to follow.
给口语教学的提示：Part 2中尽可能地提供更多的细节和额外的叙述;不一定涵盖话题所有的信息点;连贯性和关联词语非常重要;有效利用准备时间，写下想法，关键词，可能用到的时态和关联词，制作自己的思维导图。