IELTS SPEAKING : IELTS SPEAKING Some suggestions on how to approach this
Slide 2 : FEAR and WORRY
Slide 3 : The UNKNOWN
The EXAMINER : The EXAMINER
6 things you need to pass speaking at band 7? : 6 things you need to pass speaking at band 7? Really good English language ability
Really good fluency
Good, clear pronunciation
The ability to take the lead in a conversation
The ability to provide a good answer even when you don’t have enough information
The ability to think on your feet
Really good English language ability : Really good English language ability Accuracy
Vocabulary
Grammar
Use of idiom
Use of linkers
Use of techniques to give thinking time
Really good fluency : Really good fluency Move from topic to topic
Move from sentence to sentence
Minimal hesitation
Minimal repetition of words and phrases
Control
Comfort in the language
Good, clear pronunciation : Good, clear pronunciation Intelligible speech
Clear delivery
Good intonation
Accurate word stress
Accurate sentence stress
As few word stumbles as possible
The ability to take the lead in a conversation : The ability to take the lead in a conversation This is about YOU
This is YOUR test
YOU need to demonstrate YOUR ability
The questions are only starting points
The examiner needs something to grade
The examiner wants you to succeed
The ability to provide a good answer even when you don’t know the topic : The ability to provide a good answer even when you don’t know the topic The language to redirect the conversation
Give a plausible answer without key vocabulary
Talk around a subject
Ask permission to take a different viewpoint
The ability to think on your feet : The ability to think on your feet Deal effectively with topics that you don’t know
Answer a question you are not expecting
Keep in control when the questions get difficult
Turn things around after you flounder
Some Top Tips : Some Top Tips
Part One : Part One Make sure you research recent topics
Make sure you learn vocabulary for these topics (use the internet)
Practice talking about them (with your teacher, with friends, in your head)
Part two : Part two Pick random topics and practise speaking on them for 2 minutes – no preparation
Research and prepare recent topics
Record yourself doing these
Listen and be critical
Part three : Part three Research the kind of questions asked
They usually address similar ways of saying things
Remember they are designed to push your English as far as it will go
Push your own English in your preparation
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