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Focus on the task

the exam because you have to do the task that you are set and again when people are nervous which you inevitably will be in the exam students often focus on the grammar they're...

Course: Confidence in Cambridge speakingSection: Cambridge speaking mistakesSubtitles: en

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problem in

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the exam because you have to do the task

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that you are set

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and again when people are nervous which

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you inevitably will be in the exam

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students often

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focus on

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the grammar they're using and the

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vocabulary which is which is good but at

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the same time you have to make sure

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the answers you are giving are relevant

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to the task you have been set

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so don't start waffling about something

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that is irrelevant or useless if you are

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asked a specific question only answer

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that question nothing extra this can

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often happen in the discussion part at

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the end of the exam the last part of the

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speaking paper because there is no time

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limit candidates often feel freer to

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just waffle basically to go

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start talking about things which without

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really answering the question but even

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in the discussion it's very important to

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only answer the question nothing else so

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do you make any of those mistakes let me

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know in the comments

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hopefully you'll be able to eradicate

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them now through your preparation

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process so you don't make them in the

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exam itself

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okay i hope you found this video useful

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and i'll see you very soon for another

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one take care bye

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