學習都是有一定的技巧的，掌握一些複習備考的技巧，可以幫你在很短的時間內，收穫最大的效益。
技巧1
Practice wherever you can and wheneveryou can. Any practice is good, whether you speak to someone who is a native Englishspeaker or not.
隨時隨地練習口語。
技巧2
It's important to build your confidence. If possible, use simple English sentence structure that you know is correct, so that you can concentrate on getting your message across.
以表達清晰為主，句型多樣化為次。
技巧3
Try to experiment with the English you know. Use words and phrases you know in new situations. Native English speakers are more likely to correct you if you use the wrong word than if you use the wrong grammar. Experimenting with vocabulary is a really good way of getting feedback.
大膽運用所掌握的詞彙，不要過分拘泥於語法。
技巧4
Try to respond to what people say to you. You can often get clues to what people think by looking at their body language. Respond to them in a natural way.
透過身體語言理解對方意思並作出迴應。
技巧5
Try not to translate from or into your own language. This takes too muchtime and will make you more hesitant.
儘量避免翻譯。
技巧6
If you forget a word, do what native English speakers do all the time, and say things that "fill" the conversation. This is better than being completely silent. Try using um or er, if you forget the word.
遇到不知該如何表達的時候，用一些常用詞表示自己正在思考。
技巧7
Don't speak too fast. It's important to use a natural rhythm when speaking English. But if you speak too fast, it will be difficult for people to understand you.
語速不要過快。
技巧8
Try to relax when you speak. When you speak English at a normal speed, you will discover that most of the pronunciation skills, such as linking between words, will happen automatically.
說話時儘量放鬆，讓發音流利順暢。
相關閱讀：託福口語考試中常見的兩大誤區
普遍存在的兩大誤區：
第一大誤區是先Beat around the bush，再漸漸切入正題，最後才做出較為精準的.總結。這顯然與以漢語為母語的語言交流習慣有關，這在平時的一般交流中或許不那麼致命，甚至有些英語為母語的人平時講話也有這種習慣，但是新托福考試的答題時間只有一分鐘甚至是45秒,在這麼少的答題時間裡這樣做，就無異於浪費寶貴的答題時間，將60秒或45秒的可用來得分的空間縮小到30秒甚至是20秒，使整個答案的質量大打折扣。
第二大誤區是毫無計劃地想到哪，說到哪，甚至中途改變主意，否定前面所說內容，做出一個自相矛盾的答案。對於ETS的命題者來說，這兩種誤區都恰恰暴露了中國學生沒有受過系統的Presentation訓練的弱點。要知道，在西方特別是北美，這是一項從中國小就開始注重培養的跨學科的綜合技能。
怎樣避免誤區：
下面就結合新託福口語的第一大題型——獨立問答題作以解析：
Describe a class you have taken in school and explain why the class was important to you. Include details and examples to support your explanation.
Preparation time: 15 seconds
Response time: 45 seconds
閱讀題幹應該在5秒內完成，這樣就能保證在答題之前有20秒的時間(包括narrator讀題時間)進行brain-storming.有關在學校上過的一門課的重要性不外乎從以下幾個方面來敘述。
第一，這門課對於其它後續課的奠基作用
第二，所積累的知識對於今後實際運用的指導作用;第三，對於個人綜合素質及品位提高的作用。
為什麼要分成這麼多點論述呢?因為如果只就一個要點深入闡述，很容易走題或進入一個英語無法表達的死角;同時分成若干點還便於控制時間。比如這道題目的45秒答題時間可以分配給每個分點10秒，這樣就不會過早或過晚地完成整個答題的語言結構。
至於選什麼課來說則遵循什麼容易就講什麼的原則，這是因為新託福口語考試和ETS其它考試一樣是不需要任何專業背景知識的。因此，考生大可以談一些中學裡學過的主課，如數學、語文和外語，而避免談大學裡的專業課，如生物、化學及各類工程類課程等。
在開始答題的時候，應首先說出一句Topic Sentence，點出這門課的名稱。如果準備不是很充分，為了避免出現答題空白，可以附帶交代這門課的背景資訊，如何時選修的、哪位教授任課，但一定要控制在10秒以內。這種技能叫Skill of Buying Time。隨後，三條理由依次列出，切不可忘記Important才是論述的核心，千萬不能無意中轉而強調這門課Difficult或Interesting。
附：本題參考答案
In my previous studies at college, there are quite a few importance courses and one of the most important one of them, if I had to choose one, would be Calculus. Well, as I am an engineering major, in my curriculum there are many courses requiring complicated calculation, equation deduction and math model building. All these need knowledge in calculus as a foundation. Besides, mastery of some quantitative analysis methods will greatly benefit my ability to make a sensible judgment in a complex situation in workplace, no matter what job I"ll take up in the future. Finally, without a good sense of advanced mathematics, I will not be able to appreciate the beauty of symmetry in many artistic forms.
