IELTS: Speaking Test Module Overview
General points
An interview takes place between one examiner and one candidate for between 11 and 14 minutes.
The candidate’s speaking is assessed on fluency and coherence, lexical resource, grammatical range and accuracy, and pronunciation.
A band mark is awarded between 1 and 9 with 9 being the highest.
Speaking test format
An interview takes place between one examiner and one candidate for between 11 and 14 minutes.
The candidate’s speaking is assessed on fluency and coherence, lexical resource, grammatical range and accuracy, and pronunciation.
A band mark is awarded between 1 and 9 with 9 being the highest.
Speaking test format
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Part 1
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Examiner and candidate introduce themselves, candidate answers
general questions on familiar topics e.g. family, job, studies, freetime
etc.
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about 4 to
5 minutes
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Part 2
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Candidate asked to speak on a given topic (information is written
on a task card) for 12
minutes. One minute of preparation in which the candidate can make
notes is allowed.
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4 minutes
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Part 3
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Discussion on more abstract issue related to the chosen topic in
part 2 of the test.
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about 4 to 5 minutes
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