E2 Speaking Ielts
Maya Malbon
This can be a done on a dynamic document that you display in your classroom or online (e.g. Google Docs). This will help learners become familiar with topics they may be asked about. This can also be used to work on topic-specific vocabulary as well.
This part of the test focuses on the ability to speak at length on a given topic, simulating giving a presentation. Give learners practice in structuring their response by helping them to organise their ideas coherently.
Start by giving learners 2 minutes for note-making and 30 seconds to speak on the topic. After doing this twice, reduce the preparation time by 30 seconds and increase the speaking time by 30 seconds. Keep doing this in increments of 30 seconds until you get to the real time they will have in the test, i.e., 1 minute to prepare and 2 minutes to speak. This will help learners to gain confidence in speaking at length and will also help them to understand that 1 minute is more than enough time to plan their response.
In this part, test takers are assessed on their ability to express and justify opinions and to analyse, discuss and speculate about a variety of abstract issues broadly linked to the topic in Part 2. These are the types of discussion they may encounter at university or at work.
Often, the only opportunity learners have to speak in English is with you or in the classroom. Therefore, it is important to exploit any opportunity in class to get them to speak, even if the main focus of your lesson is not explicitly on speaking. Here are a few ideas:
Leila Tehrani is a Global IELTS Teacher Trainer, IELTS teacher and content developer for the British Council. She has worked with teachers in the UK, South Asia and the Middle East and is currently based in London, England.
Yasir Sajjad Husain is an IELTS teacher, materials developer and Global IELTS Teacher Trainer at the British Council. He has taught in many parts of the world and currently splits his time between New Delhi, India and Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
IELTS Speaking is a face-to-face, informal discussion with an IELTS examiner, and is the same for both Academic and General Training. The test is divided into 3 parts and is designed to test your pronunciation, fluency, grammar and vocabulary.
As you will see below, there is a little more to it than that. However, you should always remember that the examiners in the exam are simply testing if you can open your mouth and communicate in English.
First of all, you can practice past exam questions at home by yourself and record your answers. Listening back to these will really help you understand your strengths and weaknesses.Click this link to watch my video lesson on practising speaking from home.
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You will be given a task card and the examiner will ask you to talk about a topic. You will have 1 minute to prepare before speaking for up to 2 minutes. The examiner will then ask one or two questions on the same topic to finish this part of the test.
You will then be asked some questions about a range of familiar topics, for example, about the music you like, cooking, the weather, or movies you prefer. You will generally be asked about one or two topics.
The topic will be handed to you on a card and you will also be given a piece of paper and a pencil for making notes. On the card, you will see the speaking prompt and some points you can cover in your talk relating to this.
The examiner will tell you when to start your talk and will remind you that they will stop you after 2 minutes. The points on the task card will help you to think of what to say and you should try to keep talking for the full 2 minutes. They may ask you a question about what you have said before going on to the next section.
This part of the test assesses your ability to speak at length on a particular topic, using appropriate language and organising your ideas in a logical way. You can use your own experience on the topic to help complete the long turn.
The questions in part three will be connected to the general topic that you spoke about in Part 2. You will discuss the topic in a more general and abstract way showing the examiner that you are able to express and justify your opinions, analyse, discuss and speculate on the topic in more depth.
The examiner will speak more with you in this section and may ask you to justify your opinions to see how well you are able to communicate about abstract ideas compared to the personal topics you spoke about in Parts 1 and 2.
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I upload latest speaking questions to my GPTs. And I bet GPTs has generated bunch of valuable insights that we as learners unable to notice. Really shocked by GPTs!
BTW, are you able to talk to it in your GPT APP?
I am trying now, but it is too slow to respond. I cannot build the conversation with natural speed. It takes 30-60 seconds to respond my speaking. Is it because of tons of dataset (i know it may cause the slow responds) or just because the high demand on OpenAI?
OK, hopefully you have all read my post on how long your responses should be in Speaking Part 1. But, if not, all you need to know today is that the examiner has got a maximum of 5 minutes to ask you at least SEVEN questions- three about either where you live or what you study, and four about one particular topic e.g. Trees! ???
Now, usually asking and answering 7 questions in 5 minutes is not a problem. In fact, most students can easily answer 11 questions in Part 1. But, sometimes students are given terrible advice by teachers. They are told that to achieve a HIGH SCORE they should extend their answers as much as possible, giving as many extra details to each question as they can, and not stopping until the examiner interrupts them.
Another reason that the examiner might stop you speaking is if they think that you have switched to a pre-prepared answer. The IELTS exam is about your ability to communicate in English, not give memorised monologues. Of course, because many Part 1 topics repeat, it can be very tempting for lower-level students to learn answers by heart ?.
This is the first part of the exam where the examiner is able to ask you questions freely. They can ask you to clarify what you have said, or give a further example, or go into more detail on a point, or to justify a point that they are unclear about. Therefore, you should treat this part of the exam
You had the chance to talk about yourself in Parts 1 and 2, now the examiner wants to see how you handle more complex topics. Again, I have a post about this that will help you to understand what is expected of you in Speaking Part 3. But, in short, you always need to speak in general terms, which means never giving personal examples.
IELTS speaking test contains 3 parts, each lasting about 4 minutes. You should answer the questions spontaneously and it's a good idea to read a lot of different full IELTS Speaking samples to get ready for the test.
On this page you can find a variety of IELTS Speaking topics that you can face on the test day. Each speaking topic contains an IELTS Speaking Sample with questions from part 1, part 2 and part 3 of the speaking test + their model answers. Important vocabulary and linking words are highlighted for each speaking sample.
What would happen if a footballer decided to play a game without running or stretching first? They would probably have a terrible game and maybe even injure themselves. Speaking a foreign language is no different. I advise all of my students to warm up for the IELTS test by speaking nothing but English for at least 24 hours before the test. This has a huge influence on your ability to naturally communicate in English. Tell your friends and family that you can only speak in English, and try to read and listen to English the day before the exam. Get to the testing centre early and engage the other candidates and staff in conversation. By the time your speaking test comes around, you will be ready.
It is not a good idea to give very short answers in the IELTS test and you should try to extend your answers. Three ways to extend your answers are: 1) explaining why 2) giving examples and 3) giving concessions (showing the opposite side of the argument).
I believe the best way to combat climate change is to reduce carbon emissions. Carbon dioxide is the main reason the planet is getting hotter, because it is a greenhouse gas and prevents the sun's radiation from leaving our atmosphere. For example, it has been shown that there is a link between the increased use of fossil fuels and rising global temperatures. However, some doubt this and think global warming is a natural cycle and not a man-made problem.
It is a very bad idea to memorise scripted answers, but you should be aware of the various types of functional language that might come up in the IELTS speaking test. You should be able to use the language of:
If you listen carefully to native speakers of English, you'll notice some important differences in the way they speak compared to learners of English. Native speakers use connected speech, weak sounds, intonation and sentence stress that many non-native speakers find difficult or 'unnatural'. Ask a teacher or research online how these pronunciation features influence your speech. Listen to recordings of native speakers of English (for example, on YouTube) and try to imitate their use of connected speech or intonation by pausing the recording and repeating what you hear. With enough practice, you will start to sound more like a native speaker.
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