IELTS Speaking

IELTS Compact Workshop August 2020

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 AGENDA
1. Speaking Test Overview
2. Speaking Part 1
3. Speaking Part 2
4. Speaking Part 3
5. General Tips to Improve Speaking Skills

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 IELTS Speaking Overview
1 on 1 with an examiner
11-14 minutes
3 sections
4 criteria: Fluency & Coherence, Lexical Resource, Grammar
and Accuracy, and Pronunciation
Final score is the average

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 IELTS Speaking Test
Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
Not-Assessed: General Topic 3-4 minutes: 4-5 minutes → Interview
Questions a. Look at question card (1 min)
b. Talk for 1-2 mins Predict, analyze, compare, give
Assessed: General and Academic opinion → future
Topics Examiner will not ask you Theme related to Part 2
4-5 minutes questions. You speak for full 2 mins.
Introduction + two topics Topics:
Topic Card: Technology, Education,
Topics: Hometown/ Neighborhood/ a. Person: Appearance, Personality, Environment, TV, Influence, Leisure
Family Actions Activities, Shopping, Sports,
- Work - Hobbies b. Object: Appearance, Function, Transportation
- Study - Food Importance
- Friends - Sports c. Event: Type of Event, People *Ex: “How are education priorities
involved, Purpose, Activities different from those in the past?”

Detailed Questions
‘Need time to think the answers’
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IELTS SPEAKING PART 1
Common Topics
Daily Life: Study, Work, Family, Life
 IELTS Speaking Part 1
What are provided in the test What happens in the test room:
room: - A quick identity check
- 1 examiner (native speaker) - The examiner will introduce himself and ask several
questions that are not assessed (so give short and factual
- 1 voice recorder
answers):
- 1 timer E1: Hello, my name is (Alex). Could you tell me your
- 1 evaluation paper full name, please?
P1: I’m Jessica Romanoff
E2: What shall I call you?
P2: Jessica is fine.
E3: Can you tell me where you’re from?
P3: I’m from Russia.
E4: Can I please see your identification?
P4: Here it is.

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 IELTS Speaking Part 1 Let’s talk about: what you do / where you live
Common Questions:
Common Topics Asked:

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 IELTS Speaking Part 1

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 IELTS Speaking Part 1
Do Don’t
Confident, Friendly, eye-contact Speak monotonously
Excitement Give only YES/NO answers
Speak naturally Repeat the question
Use various vocabulary, for example: Answer “I don’t know” then stop
food = cuisine Speak too quickly/ slowly
friend = acquaintance Speak quietly
I like → I enjoy, I really love, I prefer Worry about perfect English

Expand your answers/ examples for about 20 seconds

Practice
• Always answer the ‘Why’ questions
Ex. I like to … because/ since …
• Pay attention to the grammar of the question
Ex. (Past?) I played ice hockey when I was a child because…

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IELTS SPEAKING PART 2
Specific Topic
Describe 1 out of 3 things: a person, an object, an event
 SPEAKING PART 2 CONTENT

• It’s a face-to-face talk to the examiner (3-4minutes)

• It tests your ability to talk about a topic, develop your ideas about a topic, and relevant
vocabulary and grammar.
• The examiner will give you a ‘task card’ with written prompts.
• The examiner will ask you to talk about the topics and include the points that you can cover
in your talk. The topic is about a personal experience.
• One minute to prepare your talk, and you will be given a pencil and paper to make notes
(do not write on the task card)
• You must talk for 1-2 minutes about the topic. You can use your notes to help you.
• Then the examiner will ask you one or two more questions on the same topic.

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 Sample Speaking Task Cards
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 Speaking Part 2 Best Strategy!

PPF Method in preparing draft for Speaking Part 2 in one minute

A PERSON
AN OBJECT
AN EVENT

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 Speaking Part 2 – Sample 1

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 Speaking Part 2: Sample Draft 1

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 Tips for Speaking in Part 2
• Be familiar with Speaking Part 2
• Practice more frequently by preparing notes in one minute, and recording
yourself in two minutes
• Use 1-minute preparation effectively by using PPF Method (Past, Present,
Future); check whether you answer 5Wh- and 1H- questions
• Insert the Language Features as plus points: comparison contrast, conditional
clauses, various verb tenses (Simple Present, Simple Past, Simple Future,
Present Perfect, Past Perfect, Past Future), and passive sentences
• Use correct grammar and pronunciation
• Speak fluently and reduce fillers
• Do not ask the examiner to explain any unfamiliar words on the card
• If you are not familiar with or you don’t like the topic, you can talk about
something else still related with either an object/ a person/ an event

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IELTS SPEAKING PART 3
A two-way discussion
Questions are related with Topic Card
 Speaking Part 3
• A two-way discussion with the examiner
• Questions are usually related with the topic card, but more general
• 4-5 minutes
• There is no right or wrong opinion because the examiner is grading based on the language
that you use, not the content.
• It is expected that:
• You give thoughtful extended answers that are directly addressing the question
• You need to answer the questions that are asked and don’t go off topic
• You need to provide opinions and explanations (such as reasons behind your opinions
and examples)
• You give extended answer of about 20-40 seconds
• You can add more language features to add up your score with: comparison contrast,
conditional clauses, and appropriate verb tenses

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 Speaking Part 3 Best Strategy!
ORE Method in answering every question in Part 3
‘Well, I’d say the biggest change is that they have
Opinion moved online’ (opinion)

‘Because they have had to keep up with social

Reason media as a means of spreading news’ (reason)

‘For example, I used to read the Guardian

Example newspaper, the paper version, but now I read it via
their app on my mobile phone’ (example)

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 Speaking Part 3 – Common Questions
1. How has xxx changed in recent years?
2. How will xxx change in future?
3. How could we make xxx better?
4. Why do people do xxx?
5. What are the advantages and disadvantages of xxx?

Main Grammar Focus: Bonus Points by using:

❑ Simple Past Tense ❑ Correct grammar
❑ Present Perfect Tense ❑ Comparison/contrast ideas
❑ Simple Future Tense ❑ Conditional Sentences
❑ Simple Present Tense ❑ Appropriate answers

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 Speaking Part 3 – Sample questions & Answers

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 Tips for Speaking in Part 3

• Be familiar with Speaking Part 3

• Get used to speak spontaneously and give appropriate responses
• Provide extended responses about 20 seconds
• Insert the Language Features as plus points: comparison contrast, conditional
clauses, various verb tenses (Simple Present, Simple Past, Simple Future, Present
Perfect, Past Perfect, Past Future), and passive sentences
• Use correct grammar and pronunciation
• Speak fluently and reduce fillers
• Ask for question repetition or clarification politely ONCE

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