If You Don't Know the Answer

How do you answer a question when you don't know anything about the topic? There are 2 things you can do:

1.Be honest and explain why you don't know

2.Guess, and tell the examiner that you are guessing

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Example question: 示例 （有關(guān)音樂的P3考題）

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“How has technology affected the kinds of music that young people listen to?”

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My answer, using both tips above:

(1)To be honest I don't really know the answer to that because I'm completely out of touch with what young people are listening to, and I'm not a fan of pop music.

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老實(shí)說,，我真的不知道答案,，因?yàn)槲也涣私猬F(xiàn)在年輕人在聽人么音樂，而且我也不是一個(gè)熱愛流行音樂的人,。

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(2) However, I suppose that technology must have affected music. Maybe young people are listening to music that has been made using computer software instead of real musical instruments like the piano or guitar.

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但是,，我認(rèn)為科技對(duì)音樂還是有影響的。也許年輕人更多的是在聽用電腦軟件合成的音樂而不是聽直接用樂器彈奏出來的音樂,，比如說鋼琴或者吉他,。

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