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Table of Contents
1. IELTS Speaking Test Format: An Overview
2. IELTS Speaking Test Format: Part 1
1. Name and ID check
2. Introducing yourself
3. Topics 1 and 2
3. IELTS Speaking Format: Part 2
4. IELTS Speaking Format: Part 3
5. Ending the test
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IELTS Speaking Test Format: An Overview

The IELTS Speaking test has 3 parts and each part has a different goal and needs a
different approach. 
Part 1 includes your document (ID) check, some warm up, introduction questions
and then questions about on 2 different topics related to you and your life.
Part 2 is a long turn where you have 1 to 2 minutes to talk about a topic you will
be given in the test. You have 1 minute to prepare. 
Part 3 is a deeper conversation based on the topic you talked about in Part 2.
The whole test will last 11- 14 minutes. 
Notice the IELTS Speaking test is the same for both Academic and General
modules.
As of July 2020, some test centres in some countries are delivering the speaking
test by video calls.
Find out more about which countries this applies to here.
Watch this video to see different parts of the test and get some top tips!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vu40BgB97-A

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IELTS Speaking Test Format: Part 1
Name and ID check
This part of the test lasts 4- 5 minutes

At the start of the test you will…

 Give your full name

 Give the name you want the examiner to call you
 Show your ID or passport
TIPS
 Arrive early
 Relax and smile as you walk into the room
 Have your ID ready (the same one you registered with)
 Don’t be too formal. IELTS Speaking is a test of natural, conversational
English, not formal academic English.
Introducing yourself
Next you will be asked 2 or 3 questions on one of the following topics 
WORK, STUDIES, HOMETOWN or HOME

TIPS
 These question are really a kind of warm-up for both you and the examiner.
 Use this time to get relaxed, and also to make a good first impression
 smile
 be confident
 use simple language to help you warm up 
Topics 1 and 2
You will be asked 3 to 4 questions on a first topic and then a further 3 to 4
questions on a second topic

TIPS 

For these questions, you should 

 give fairly short answers 
 spend about 10 – 20 seconds on each answer
 not worry if the examiner interrupts you 
 Most questions are about you, so talk about you and your own life and
experience.
  Some questions are yes/no questions (closed questions), e.g. Do you like
your hometown? However, never just answer yes or no. You need
to expand your answer.
 Give a direct answer, explain why, and maybe add a detail or example. 
Discover more about Part 1 Questions here
Watch this video to see Part 1 of the test in action and get some more top tips!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTbJuDL56cY

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IELTS Speaking Format: Part 2

This part of the test lasts 3-4 minutes 

The examiner will give you a Task Card (sometimes called a Cue Card) with a
question.
You have 1 minute to prepare an answer.
You have 1 to 2 minutes to answer.
The examiner may ask you a rounding-off question at the end.

If you have spoken for the full 2 minutes, they may not ask you an extra question.

Find out more about topics for part 2 here

TIPS
 Make good use of the 1 minute preparation time.
 Speak calmly, not too fast
 Speak at least for 1:30 minutes
 At home, practice speaking for 2 minutes so you know how long that is
 

Use my free lessons like this one to help you practice 

Watch this video to see Part 2 of the test in action and get some tips on how to
handle part 2!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ierkW-g1g-I&feature=youtu.be

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IELTS Speaking Format: Part 3
Part 3 lasts for 4 – 5 minutes 
You will be asked further questions connected to the topic in part 2.

You will typically get 4 or 5 questions, so you will need to give longer answers,
often up to 1 minute or even longer, if appropriate.

However, don’t be surprised if the examiner interrupts you, this is common and

normal.
The questions may relate to your life, but will also look at more general, wider
themes, ideas and debates.

TIPS
 Here, you need to talk in more depth
 You need to do more than just give your opinion
 Learn to explain, justify, hypothesise, and evaluate
 When the examiner interrupts you (and they sometimes do if your answers
are too long), relax, it will not affect your score 
Find out more about Part 3 here
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Ending the test

The examiner will tell you when the test has finished. 
They do not give you the score then.

The examiner will say something like ‘this is the end of the test.’

Say

thank you!

…smile

and leave the room!

Now you know all about the format of the IELTS Speaking test, go and find out
about how it is evaluated. 
 TIPS (PART 1)
- Extend your answers. answer, add extra details, give
- Give reasons. reasons (but not too long)
First topic “Where you live” or Do you work or are you a student?
“What you do” - I work
- I’m a student
=> A short answer is fine for this
question. The examiner just wants
to know so they can choose the best
follow up questions.
Extend your answers a little, but Part one lasts 4 to 5 minutes and
not too much the examiner wants to ask about 10
questions . That's just under half a
minute per question . So you need
to extend your answers a little , but
not too much .
Keep it conversational and answer
the questions
Talk about your life and The examiner isn’t going to ask
experiences about abstract theories or concepts
in this part of the test, so stick to
your experiences
Extend your answers with
examples:
For example...
For instance...
- Expect changes of topic
- Listen for signals of topic
change:
Let’s talk about...
Now I’d like to talk about...
Let’s move on and talk about...
Ask the examiner to repeat if you
don’t understand:
Sorry. Could you say that again?
Could you repeat that?
TIPS (PART 2)
Long turn, 1-2 minute talk - the bullet points in cue cards are
- Use the minute to plan and make designed to help you structure your
notes
Practice speaking for 2 minutes
Don’t give a memorized talk
Don’t worry if the examiner
interrupts you
Express a regret if you can
* I wish... -> If I knew how to
swim , I'd enjoy water sports.
* If we’d known... -> If we'd
known the restaurant was noisy , or had been different in the past.
we'd have gone somewhere else .
talk
- you don’t have to use the bullet
points, you can make up your own
idea if you want, but they’re
usually very helpful
- you able to keep the cue card with
you to refer to throughout your talk
- it's really important to prepare this
part of the exam ahead of time
- Use stopwatch and record (at
home)
-You have to talk at least one
minute, that’s the minimum. One
and half or two minutes it’s much
better. You’ll have more
opportunity to show off your
English and get a higher score
- The examiner are trained to spot
memorized answers. They will
consider this off topic and will have
to ignore the language that
candidate use
- it’s good to memorize words and
phrases, but memorizing whole
sentence is probably not good and
certainly not a whole talk
- sometimes when you’re giving
your talk, you might be able to
express a regret so you can say how
you wish things were different now
- it’s a great way to show off your
grammatical range. However, you
can’t always use these structures
because it’s not possible with all
topics
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