In this section, you need to pay attention to the following functions:

通常在第四阶段双方会讨论一些比较大的话题，表达自己的意见时应该干净利落，和对方讨论时要注意礼貌，具体注意事项如下：

·Asking for opinions

·Giving opinions

·Agreeing and disagreeing

·Tentative ways of expressing an opinion

·Asking for clarifications

·Giving clarifications

·Hesitating

·Interrupting politely

·Responding to what has been said

·Introducing a topic

·Saying you don’t know

※What the candidate should do:

Plan the talk about your future I sections similar to those given in the flowchart.　Of course, you can use your own planning ideas if you wish.

Prepare before the test by asking yourself wh/ how questions of each section of your talk.

The answers can form the basis of your talk.

Use appropriate future forms and phrases to express the chance of a future situation occurring.

Try to talk around a difficult question by speculating, using simple words to express complex ideas.

It is not a good idea to give up and fail to try and express yourself.

※What the candidate should not do:

Do not simply mention that you will, say, work for a company after you graduate.　Name a company: imagine your future position, and pretend.　You will never see the examiner again!

Do not be surprised if the examiner asks you questions as you talk.　Once you have finished answering in detail, you can continueswheresyou were before in the conversation.

Do not overuse the word“will”.　There are many other ways to express the future in English.　“Will”is often too definite to indicate plans which.　After all, may or may not happens as you wish.