1. IELTS Speaking Module
Workshop
By Emel Ortac

2. Marking Scheme
 Fluency & Coherence
 Being able to go on
 Sticking to given topic/task
 Pauses, repetition, self-correction

3. Marking Scheme
 Lexical Resource
 Being able to talk about familiar and unfamiliar topics
 Idiomatic language, paraphrasing, appropriacy

4. Marking Scheme
 Grammatical Range & Accuracy
 Error-free sentences
 Simple vs complex structures
 Language flexibility
 Appropriacy

5. Marking Scheme
 Pronunciation
 Understandable vs. incomprehensible
 Intonation, natural rhythm

6. Example:
 Candidate’s Name: Ramy
 His marks are typical of a candidate who is weaker in grammar and
vocabulary, but can keep going, develop topics, and is
understandable when he speaks.
 Often students have a short period of time to get ready, so focusing
on FL/C and Pron can help raise his score by half a band.
Fluency &
Coherence
Lexical
Resource
Grammatica
l Range &
Accuracy
Pronunciati
on
6 5 5 6

7. Part I
 General and personal questions
 Simpler language
 3 topics
 4-5 mins long

8. Example
 What do you do? Are you a student or to you work?
 Do you sometimes feel you have to work/study too hard?
 What do you like best about your course/work?

9. Example
 Sports
 Which is the most popular sport in your country? (Why?)
 What are the advantages of doing sports regularly? (Why?)
 Which new sport would you like to try? (Why?)
Taken from: Achieve IELTS Practice Test Booklet

10. Example
 Shopping
 How often do you go shopping?
 Do you prefer to go shopping alone? (Why?/Why not?)
 What do you find annoying about shopping? (Why?)
Taken from: Achieve IELTS Practice Test Booklet

11. Part II
 General and personal topics
 1 min preparation
 1-2 mins to talk about given topic
 4 points to cover for each topic (Wh- Qs)
 “Mini oral essay”
 Candidate should aim for 1.5 mins
minimum

12. Example
Taken from: Achieve IELTS Practice Test Booklet

13. Example
Taken from: Achieve IELTS Practice Test Booklet

14. Part III
 4-5 mins long, 2 headings, max 4-5 Qs
 Topics connected to task card in Part II
 Topics are more global, speculative and hypothetical
 Candidate can show off more complex language

15. Taken from: Achieve IELTS Practice Test Booklet

16. Taken from: Achieve IELTS Practice Test Booklet

17. Hidden Points
 Eye contact
 Friendliness
 Body language
 Being interested

18. And…
 Using phrases to fill up pauses
 Let me think…
 That’s a good question.
 Well, I never thought about that. I guess…

19. But also…
 Being ready for any question
 Ask yourself questions while on the bus, at home, while walking…
 It is OK to ask for clarification!