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Answer each question as briefly as possible in 2 or 3 words.
NO
Give reasons for your answers.
YES
Offer extra details.
YES
Sounds interested in what you are saying.
YES
Repeat the exact words of the question.
NO
Speak clearly so that the examiner can hear you easily.
YES
Use a memorised answer.
NO
Ask the examiner to repeat the questions if necessary.
YES (but 1 or 2 questions)
Keep quiet in a minute before you talk, because you need time to think.
NO (use the phrases "It's an interesting question./ Let me see./ Let me think about that...")
Shrug your shoulders to show you don't know or understand.
NO (Ask him/her to repeat the questions.)
Make good eye contact or use appropriate body language as a way of communication.
YES
Use the right tenses and structures.
YES
