IELTS SPEAKING

SPEAKING ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

▪ Lexical Resources
▪ Grammatical Range and Accuracy
▪ Fluency and Coherence
▪ Pronunciation

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 The IELTS SPEAKING exams consists of 3 parts:

PART TIME CONTENT

1 5 min Questions on familiar topics (hobbies,
likes and dislikes

2 3-4 min Cue card question on a general topic.

3 4-5 min The examiner will ask you more

detailed and more abstract questions
about the topic in Part 2

(e.g. How important is friendship?).

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IELTS SPEAKING
PART 2

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 EXPRESSIONS FOR STARTING
YOUR TALK
Describe a book you recently read.
▪ I’d like to talk about….
▪ I’d like to tell you about ...
▪ I’m going to tell you about
▪ I’m going to tell you about a book i recently read

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 STARTING YOUR TALK : PART
Describe a book you recently read.
▪ I’m going to tell you about a book i recently read

- A novel which I read not so long ago…

- A fascinating novel which I read not so long ago….

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TIPS FOR NOTE TAKING IN IELTS PART 2

▪ Focus on language more than content.

▪ Be informal – Try to use phrasal verbs , collocations ,

phrases used by native speakers.

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SPORTS

Warm up Equipment
work out wind down
Lose weigh singles / doubles
keep fit physical court
/mental benefits fitness freak