Showing posts with label IELTS SPEAKING. Show all posts
Showing posts with label IELTS SPEAKING. Show all posts
IELTS SPEAKING TEST - SKILLS
IELTS SPEAKING TEST - PART 1 SPEAKING TOPICS
On this page
you will find common IELTS speaking topics and sample answers.
Remember that
these are personal questions and you should therefore give personal answers.
You should not memorise answers and if the examiner thinks that you have done
this, you will lose lots of marks.
IELTS SPAKING TEST - PART 1 DOs AND DONT'S
IELTS SPEAKING TEST - PART 2 TIPS
Many consider
Speaking Part 2 to be the most difficult part of the IELTS Speaking test
because it is a monologue. A monologue is different from the rest of the test
because you will be speaking alone, without any questions or help from the
examiner.
IELTS SPEAKING TEST - PART 2 STRATEGY
Describe a plant grown in your country. You should say
– what the plant is
– where it is grown
– why you like or dislike it
- and explain why it is important to your country.
IELTS SPEAKING TEST - PART 3 GUIDE
This post will
cover:
- what to do if you don’t understand the question
- what to do if you can’t think of an answer
- how to extend your answer
IELTS SPEAKING TEST - PART 3 COMMON QUESIONS

IELTS speaking
part 3 lasts 4-5 minutes and allows the examiner to ask you questions related
to part 2. The conversation is more general, abstract and, you will be
expected to give answers in greater depth than in part 1.
Many students
fear part 3 because they don’t know what to expect. It is this supposed
unpredictability that can cause students to not do as well as they should.
Luckily, a quick analysis of the questions reveals that there common question
types and this allows students to practice the grammatical structures and
phrases used to talk about them.
IELTS SPEAKING TEST - DON"T UNDURSRAND THE QUESTION
1. What If I Don’t Understand the Question?
It is totally natural not to be able to understand some of the questions the examiner might ask you. Think about how many times a day you have to ask someone to repeat or explain something in your own language.
The Speaking
test is supposed to represent a ‘normal’ conversation between two people and it
is totally normal to be able to ask the person you are speaking to for
clarification if you don’t understand. However, there are some rules that you
should follow.
IELTS SPEAKING TEST - SPEAKING CRITERIA

I have taken
each of the IELTS Speaking Criteria and broke them down and explained how the
examiner thinks about your speaking and how they grade you. Knowing the IELTS
Speaking Criteria helps you get the band score you deserve, because if you
don’t know what the examiner is looking for it is very difficult to give it to
them.
Not knowing
the criteria is one of the main reasons people, especially good speakers
of English, sometimes don’t get the grade they expect. They are very confident
speakers but they are unaware of what IELTS actually wants them to do. Below
you will find out how to give the examiners exactly what they want and nothing
else.
IELTS SPEAKING TEST - PREPARING STEPS
This might
seem like an obvious point, but there are lots of students who go into the
IELTS speaking test not knowing what to expect at all. The speaking
test is split into three parts and it lasts between 11-14 minutes in total.
IELTS SPEAKING TEST - TOPICS
‘IELTS
speaking topics’ is one of the most searched for IELTS terms on Google and one
of the biggest concerns students have in my own classes. Many students are
worried about being asked about a topic they are not familiar with and would
like to do some background research before the test. Others think they can
cheat the test, learn the common speaking topics and prepare memorized answers.
One of these approaches is good and one of them can get you a band 0 in the
speaking test.
IELTS SPEAKING TEST - FORMAL OR INFORMAL
One of the things that surprised me when I started teaching in Asia was how many formal phrases some students used.
Phrases like
‘In my opinion….’ and ‘In modern life…’ seemed to be contained in every
sentence and I heard ‘moreover’ more times in my first class than I had in my
entire life.
IELTS SPEAKING TEST - SPEAKING TIPS
These are the speaking tips I share with all of my
IELTS classes. You can use these tips for speaking in both the academic and
general IELTS tests.
THE IELTS SPEAKING TEST - PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
On the IELTS Speaking test you will be graded on four different things:
1. Vocabulary (25%)
2. Grammar (25%)
3. Fluency and Coherence (25%)
4. Pronunciation (25%)
IELTS SPEAKING TEST - WORDS DIFFICULT TO PRONOUNCE
You might
think that all native English speakers have no trouble with their pronunciation,
but you would be wrong.
You shouldn’t
feel guilty about your pronunciation of English words; I know one IELTS
examiner who finds it difficult to even say the word ‘pronunciation’!
A hugely
popular Reddit thread asked
people to list the words they find most difficult to pronounce.
IELTS SPEAKING TEST - PRONUNCIATION
If you look at
the IELTS speaking marking criteria, you will notice that
pronunciation makes up 25% of the total marks. In other words, it is difficult to get a high band score in your speaking test without good pronunciation.
Many students
believe that good pronunciation is the same as having a ‘native English
accent’. This is one of the most common misconceptions and students should not
worry about having a British or American accent.
According to
the marking criteria, it is more important to be:
- easy to understand and
- use a wide range of pronunciation features.
IELTS SPEAKING TEST - USING AN IDIOMS
One of the
things that separates native English speakers from those learn the
language is the correct use of idioms.
In the IELTS speaking test they can really help boost your score, if used properly, however, they can also lower your score, if you don’t use them correctly.
In the IELTS speaking test they can really help boost your score, if used properly, however, they can also lower your score, if you don’t use them correctly.
IELTS SPEAKING TEST - USING AN IDIOMS
I probably get
asked more questions about idioms than any other single thing. Every day I get
questions like:
- Will using
idioms increase my score?
- Which idioms should I use?
- How many idioms should I use in the speaking test?
- Should I use idioms in the writing test?
- Which idioms should I use?
- How many idioms should I use in the speaking test?
- Should I use idioms in the writing test?
This is one of
the most misunderstood areas of the test and making some of the mistakes below
can really lower your score.
Below are 7
ways idioms can decrease your speaking and writing score.
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