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A Complete
Guide to
the IELTS
Speaking
Test

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IELTS Speaking - General Information
Test Format
Test Format – Explanation
Question Types
Assessment Criteria & Its Key Indicators
Marking
In this presentation, you will learn the following
points about the IELTS Speaking test.

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IELTS
Speaking
General
Information

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It’s the
same for
both
versions of
IELTS.
The speaking test is the
same for both academic and
general training tests.
IELTS Speaking - General Information

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The test is
recorded.
For the purpose of
re-evaluation the test is
recorded.
IELTS Speaking - General Information

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Shortest
of all
modules.
It is the shortest of all IELTS
modules. It lasts only 11-14 minutes.
IELTS Speaking - General Information

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IELTS
Speaking
Test
Format

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IELTS Speaking test is a face-
to-face conversation with a
certified IELTS examiner like
an interactive interview.
It’s like an
interactive
interview.
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 (1) Introduction & Interview (Questions include familiar
topics such as your home, family, work, studies and interests)
(2) Individual long turn (The examiner will give you a topic
and you will be asked to speak on the given topic for one to two
minutes)
 (3) Two-way discussion (A longer discussion on the
topic introduced in Part 2)
Each part has its own focus and specific function.
The test has
three parts.
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IELTS
Speaking
Test Format -
Explanation

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Part1 YOUThere are 4-6 questions in this part. It lasts for 4–5 minutes.
Introduction and Interview.
The examiner will introduce him or herself and ask you to introduce
yourself and confirm your identity. After checking your ID the
examiner will start the test by asking questions about yourself.
This part is all about YOU. The questions in this part include familiar
topics such as your home, family, work, studies and interests.
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Part 1 Task
Focus
This part of the test focuses on your ability to
communicate information on everyday topics
and common experiences and situations.
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Part 2 About
A Topic
It lasts for 3-4 minutes.
Individual long turn.
The IELTS examiner will give you a topic card. On the card, there will be a short
description of a topic, with some ideas for what to include. You will be asked to
speak on the given topic for one to two minutes.
The topic will be related to your personal experience, for example about
a gift someone gave you on your last birthday or an interesting place
you visited during summer holidays, etc.
After 2 minutes (or earlier if you have finished talking) the examiner will
interrupt and ask you one or two extra questions about the topic.
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Part 2 Task
Focus
This part of the test focuses on your ability to
speak at length on a given topic using
appropriate language and organising your ideas
coherently.
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Tow-way discussion.
It lasts for 4-5 minutes.
In this part the examiner will ask you 5-7 questions
related to the same topic. These questions are
designed to check your ability to discuss more
abstract issues and ideas.
Part 3
Tow-way
discussion
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Part 3 Task
Focus
This part of the test focuses on your ability to
express and justify your opinions, analyse,
discuss and speculate about issues.
IELTS Speaking – Test Format - Explanation

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IELTS
Speaking
Question
Types

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In the next few slides, you will see examples of
part 1, part 2 and part 3 question types of
IELTS speaking module taken from Cambridge
IELTS Books.
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(1) Example of
Speaking Part 1
questions.
It’s all about you…
IELTS Speaking – Question Types

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Another example of
Speaking Part 1
questions.
It’s all about you…
IELTS Speaking – Question Types

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Another example of
Speaking Part 1
questions.
It’s all about you…
IELTS Speaking – Question Types

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Another example of
Speaking Part 1
questions.
It’s all about you…
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Example of Speaking Part
2 & Part 3 questions.
Notice how Part 3 questions are
related to the subject of Part 2.
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Another example of
Speaking Part 2 & Part
3 questions.
Notice how Part 3 questions
are related to the subject of
Part 2.
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Another example of
Speaking Part 2 & Part
3 questions.
Notice how Part 3 questions
are related to the subject of
Part 2.
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Another example of
Speaking Part 2 & Part
3 questions.
Notice how Part 3 questions
are related to the subject of
Part 2.
IELTS Speaking – Question Types

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IELTS
Speaking
Assessment
Criteria

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You can expect better scores If you understand the criteria and prepare
yourself accordingly.
This is an important aspect of IELTS speaking test. It gives you useful
information on what examiner is looking for and how your speaking is
graded.
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Assessment
Criteria

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Assessment
4
criteria
Performance is assessed on the following criteria:
Fluency &
Coherence
Lexical
Resource
Grammatical
Range &
Accuracy
Pronunciation
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IELTS
Speaking
Key Indicators
of
Assessment Criteria

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Fluency &
Coherence 1
Key indicators are:
(3) Use of cohesive devices (e.g. connectors, pronouns
and conjunctions)
(1) Speech rate and speech continuity. (long pauses,
repetition of the same words and um and ah....).
(2) Clear marking of stages in a discussion. (use of
transition words and phrases indicating the direction
of your thoughts.)
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Lexical
Resource 2
Key indicators are:
(3) Connotation. Adequacy and appropriacy of the words used - the
neutral or negative association of some words like; slim, thin, and skinny.
(1) Range and variety of vocabulary.
(2) Collocation. (A collocation is a group of words that usually go together.
For example, in English, we usually say “heavy rain”. not “strong rain’”, “make
a telephone call” not “do a telephone call”.
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Grammatical
Range &
Accuracy
3
Key indicators are:
(3) Number of grammatical errors.
(1) Length and complexity of the spoken sentences.
(2) Range of sentence structures – Compound and
complex sentences.
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Pronunciation 4
Key indicators are:
(4) There is no need to have a “British” or “American” accent.
(1) Words sound.
(2) Word Stress.
(3) Intonation.
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IELTS
Speaking
Marking

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Although the test is recorded, you will be graded in real-time by the
examiner sitting in front of you.
Each criteria in IELTS speaking test is worth 25% of the total score.
You get a score out of 1-9 for each of the criteria, they are added together,
and the total is divided by 4.
All 4 criteria are judged throughout all 3 parts of the speaking test.
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Marking

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Final Band: 6 (7+7+6+4 = 24/4 = 6)
Marking
Example
Example:
Grammar: Band 7
Vocabulary: Band 7
Pronunciation: Band 6
Fluency & Coherence: Band 4
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