In the exam of course you don’t get any photograph to help you. It would probably be easier if you did because when you have a photograph， you can see what you need to talk about. The idea is here that if you learn to see pictures as you are speaking， you find more things to say. I suggest：
考试时，并没有照片给你提示，如果有的话可能会容易一点，因为你就知道要说什么了~所以平时可以拿照片来练习，让自己找到更多可说的！以下是几个建议：
find a picture about an IELTS topic e.g. a picture of a wedding – describe what you see 找一些跟考试题目相关的照片
then try talking about the same topic without the picture 然后不用照片试着将同样的事情
in the exam itself， all you need to do is imagine a picture in your head 在考试中，自己想象一张图片
What I strongly suggest is that you look at your own photographs， as what you will need to speak about are your own memories. 而且强烈建议看你自己的照片，因为你需要说的是你自己的memories
5. Read then speak 先读再说！
It helps to practise reading and speaking together because reading gives you words and sometimes ideas. This idea is a very simple one. When you read a passage in English， you should then try and summarise what it says speaking. The ways this works is：
先读英语，然后试着用自己的话把它复述出来。这可以训练你：
To summarise a reading text， you are going to need to use some of the words used in it
总结阅读文本，抓住关键词
If you say the word aloud， you have learnt that word better and are more likely to us fit for yourself in the future
当你大声说出来，能能学好这个词，并且以后自己用着更顺口
If the text is longer， you should find yourself having to list the different points it contains. This should help the coherence of your speaking as you will need to use language like “Firstly…then… next …”etc
如果文章太长，那么应该自己找到几个要点，如果用一些逻辑联系词会让你说起来更连贯
Two extremely good sources for this type of reading is 6 minute English and my favourite Words in the News. It sometimes helps to choose 5 words from the text you are reading that you want to use when you speak.
6分钟英语和世界新闻都是不错的听力资源。可以从中选5个词用在你的口语中。
