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IELTS TestSPEAKING

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Real-life test for the real world

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Test FormatListening

30 minutes, 4 sections, 40 items(+ 10 minutes transfer time)

General Training Reading 60 minutes, 3 sections, 40 items

Academic Reading 60 minutes, 3 sections, 40 items

General Training Writing

60 minutes, 2 tasks

Academic Writing 60 minutes, 2 tasks (150 & 250 words)

Speaking 11 - 14 minutes, 3 parts

Total Test Time= About 2 hours, 54 minutes

(including the 10 minute listening transfer time)

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What I’ll Cover Today

1.Overview of the three parts of the

exam

2. Examples of Part 1, Part 2 & Part 3

3. Speaking exam practice

Face-to-face speaking test

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IELTS Speaking Format

Part Requirement Time

PART 1: General questions

Give short answers to everyday questions about YOU- such as your hobbies

4-5 Minutes

PART 2: Long-Turn

Give a 2 minute speech on an everyday topic

3-4 Minutes(+1 minute preparation)

PART 3: Discussion

Discussion based on PART 2

4-5 Minutes

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Scoring %Fluency and Coherence

25

Vocabulary 25

Grammar 25

Pronunciation/Accent

25

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Fluency and coherence:

Fluency is about your ability to speak freely at a normal speed.

Coherence refers to your speaking being easy to understand.

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Vocabulary:

For a high score, you must use higher level words, pay attention to collocation, and also control your word endings (s, ed). In addition, you should try to show an ability to paraphrase and use colloquial language.

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Grammar:

To score high, you need to use a variety of sentence types (simple, compound, complex) and also avoid grammatical errors, such as with articles, prepositions and sentence order, especially when they make your speaking difficult to understand.

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Pronunciation/Accent:

Your score is influenced by the level to which your accent makes it difficult to understand what you are saying, and also the degree to which you use language features of a native speaker such as intonation, stress and rhythm.

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Test Scores9 – expert user8 – very good user7 – good user6 – competent user5 – modest user4 – limited user3 – extremely limited user2 – intermittent user1 – non user

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Part One: IntroductionLet’s talk about your hometown or village.

• Where is it?

• What are some places of interest there?

• What kind of jobs do people in your town/village do?

• Do you like your hometown?

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Part Two: Individual Long-Turn

Describe an unhealthy habit you have.

You should include: What it is When and how often you do it Why it is unhealthy

and explain what you can do about it.

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Part Three: Two-way DiscussionHealth

- Do you agree or disagree that health is more important than wealth?

- Compare how healthy people are today to the past.

- Comment on how much healthcare support your government provides.