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why are you studying English there might

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be many reasons maybe you are preparing

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for a job interview a University

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admission interview or perhaps you are

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planning to check the IELTS exam in all

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these cases you need to speak English

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fluently accurately and with confidence

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in this video I am going to give you

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some tips

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now before you start if you want to

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download My ultimate English book for

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free you simply have to click on the

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link above my head this book includes

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all the lesson summaries of my YouTube

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videos from day one with the link to the

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video so you can watch the video and

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follow the lesson summary this book has

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and note sheets so that you know what

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you have learned from each lesson and

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you can put a check each time you review

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a lesson you can also find the link in

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the description of this video also at

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the end of this video I'm going to tell

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you how to prepare for an interview in

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short time so make sure you watch this

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lesson to the end and now let's start

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let me begin with an example

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yes please come on in all right you

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already came in

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uh please uh oh have a seat

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what did I do wrong

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well first I entered the room without

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knocking or asking for permission and

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look at what I'm wearing could I be more

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informal then again I didn't ask for

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permission to sit

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now what I did was bad but why because

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it ruined my first impression and first

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impressions are very important when it

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comes to interviews so here's tip number

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one try to make a very good first

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impression but how let's see another

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may I come in yes please come on in

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please have a seat thank you

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it's as simple as that so here are a few

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tips that can help you make a good first

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impression number one show up on time

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now you don't want to be late for sure

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but at the same time you don't want to

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be too early as that suggests that you

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might not have more important things to

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do in your life so I would recommend

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arriving 5 to 15 minutes before the

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interview not earlier and definitely not

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later number two knock on the door when

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you want to enter the room that is very

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important it shows that you are being

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polite and that you are respecting the

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other person number three wait for or

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ask for permission to sit on your chair

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and number four Dress for Success it's

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very important that you are wearing

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formal clothes now here's a tricky one

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should you go for a handshake or not I

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would say no but why it doesn't matter

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if it is an IELTS speaking session a job

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job interview or a University admission

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interview during covid-19 outbreak

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people became too aware of physical

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contact with other people therefore you

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might make the other person

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uncomfortable by going for a handshake

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maybe they don't want to have physical

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contact with you in that case you might

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end up being embarrassed it's a pleasure

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to meet you sir well um good to meet you

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too uh please have a seat

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however if the interviewer initiates the

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handshake go for it otherwise I would

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recommend a slide bow it's a pleasure to

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meet you

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now if during the bow you smile and you

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tilt your head a little bit that would

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show confidence

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it's a pleasure to meet you

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now what if the interview is online well

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in that case it'll be much easier

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because you don't have to knock on the

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door there's no door you don't have to

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ask for permission or wait for the

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permission to sit on the chair because

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there is no chair just wear smart

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clothes and show up on time and make

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sure you have good background also make

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sure you test the connection and sound

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before you start now remember first

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impression is very important in any

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interview whether IELTS speaking session

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job interview University admission

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interview or any other kind of interview

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because it helps form a good or positive

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image of you in the mind of the

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interviewer and if you make a good

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impression it will boost your confidence

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moving on to tip number two know what to

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expect

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now before the interview you need to do

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some homework now if you are planning on

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preparing for the IELTS speaking test

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this is what you should expect the test

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will last from 11 to 14 minutes and it

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will have three different parts in the

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first part you will have to answer

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questions about yourself whether about

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your family yourself your job your home

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your neighborhood your country your

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studies or your interests now this part

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will take about four to five minutes in

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the second part you will be given a cue

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card

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you will have one minute to think about

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what you want to say and to take some

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notes and then you will have to talk for

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about one to two minutes now pay

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attention IDP recommends talking for the

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entire two minute period until the

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examiner stops you but anywhere between

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one and a half minute to two minutes is

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acceptable just make sure you finish all

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the key points and you cover everything

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before you hit the two minute limit

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otherwise you will miss the points now

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after you finish your two minute talk

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follow-up questions about what you just

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said then you will move to part three

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where you will be asked more abstract

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questions which are linked to the topic

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of part two this part will also last

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about four to five minutes now the

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assessment of your speaking skill is

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based on four factors your fluency and

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coherence your pronunciation your

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lexical resources or let's but it's

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simply vocabulary and your grammatical

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range and accuracy however if you are

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not planning to check the IELTS test but

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you are preparing for a job interview

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you must study about the company and

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about the position you are applying for

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and you must be prepared to answer these

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questions why have you chosen this

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company why are you applying for this

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role what are your personal

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qualifications that make you good for

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this role and what should we consider

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you and what are your salary

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expectations these four questions are an

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Inseparable part of job interview so you

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must prepare for them in case you are

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preparing for a University admission

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interview you must be ready to answer

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questions such as why have you chosen

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this University if this university is in

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another country why this country why are

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you applying for this particular course

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what qualifications do you have that

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make you right for this course what are

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your plans after graduation and maybe

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they ask about your means of funding

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like how are you going to fund your

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studies at this University in this

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country moving on to tip number three

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body language now don't get me wrong you

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are never assessed based on your body

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language what I mean is that there is no

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criteria in the IELTS speaking test

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asking for your body language or if you

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are attending a job interview or a

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University admission interview nobody is

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going to judge you based on your body

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language however your body language is

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just as important as what you say it is

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not just about what you say it's about

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how you say it let me show you some

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examples I don't know I don't know I

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don't know let me see

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let me see

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that's an interesting question that's an

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interesting question that's an

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interesting question

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body language can help you demonstrate

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confidence uh I hadn't thought of that

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it is very important to use the right

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body language now here are some tips

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don't slouch sit up straight never cross

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your arms that's defensive show interest

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with facial expressions

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not to say you understand the questions

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don't lean backwards lean slightly

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maintain eye contact

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but don't stare tip number four ask for

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repeating or clarification imagine you

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don't understand the question or the

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meaning of a word in a question now you

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will have two options either to guess

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the meaning and then come up with an

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answer or to ask for clarification now

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if you try to guess the meaning of that

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question or that word and then come up

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with an answer your answer has a very

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high chance of being inaccurate this

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will show that you are either a bad

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listener or that your knowledge is very

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limited on the other hand if you ask for

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clarification this is what will happen

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The Examiner or the interviewer will

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repeat the question or explain that word

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then you will understand it and you will

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come up with an accurate answer now

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afraid of asking for clarifications and

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they think that they might lose marks

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but this is not going to happen if you

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don't understand the question you can

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ask the examiner to repeat or if you

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don't understand a word in a question

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explain that word to you but pay

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attention you can use this once only

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don't use it twice three times four

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times as it shows that you don't

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understand some words and you have

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limited knowledge so use it wisely once

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even if you are having a job interview

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or a University admission interview it

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never hurts to ask for clarification so

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that you know exactly what the question

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was before you attempt to answer

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tip number five lessen and don't

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interrupt never interrupt the

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interviewer or the examiner even if you

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understood the question let the examiner

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let the interviewer finish asking the

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question and then you can start coming

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up with an answer okay about your last

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University I wanted to know if uh yeah

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my previous University was polytechnico

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de Milano I chose it based on its

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reputation okay but I wanted to ask you

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about your GPA not why you chose that

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University I'll check enough with the

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tips now here's a very important

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question how can you prepare for a job

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interview a University admission

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interview or the IELTS exam in short

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time imagine you are asked to have an

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interview in less than a week so you

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will have about six to seven days do you

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think it's possible to improve your

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English significantly in the period of

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six to seven days no well you can't have

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minor improvements but you can not

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improve it dramatically so what can you

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do if you are given six to seven days to

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prepare for an interview you have to

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take Three Steps step one is to make a

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list of common questions now you can go

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online go on Google and then search for

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the most common questions regarding that

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those questions and step three memorize

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your answers and practice practice and

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memorizing is not a good option well pay

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attention you have a limitation you only

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have six days what else can you do so

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your best chance of preparing for an

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interview in six to seven days is by

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memorizing some good answers now if

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during the interview you are asked the

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exact question you're lucky because you

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have already memorize the answer for it

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question here's where it gets tricky so

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you will have to use the answers you

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have memorized to come up with a new

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answer you will try to mix and match the

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things you have memorized and that will

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definitely help you in short time

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however the best option overall is that

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if you have time work on your general

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English and English speaking skill do

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you want me to make a video and comment

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IELTS speaking questions or job

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interview questions or University

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admission interview questions well that

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depends on the number of views of this

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video and the number of likes and

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comments we'll see have a good day

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