Thursday, February 24, 2011

What to expect from IELTS Speaking

There are no distinctions between the general training module and the academic module in the speaking test.  The speaking test is an oral interview between the candidate and the examiner.
All speaking test are recorded and last around 14 minutes. The speaking test consist of 3 parts, all 3 parts are designed to fulfill functions in terms of interaction patterns.  In the first part, the examiner will do a quick introduction and will ask some personal questions about the candidate, a scenario similar to meeting someone new; this part will typically last for no more than 5 minutes.
The second part of the speaking test is a monologue.  The candidate will be handed a task card containing the topic and points to cover in their monologue, the candidate will be given 1 minute to prepare and 2 minutes to cover all the required task; a pen and paper will be provided, the candidate may use these to organize the points of the task.  The candidate will then be informed if the 2 minutes are up, the examiner will ask some questions pertaining to what the candidate discussed on the second part. The focus of the second part is to test the candidate’s ability to talk at length on a given topic.
The third part of the test is a discussion between the examiner and the candidate.  The discussion will revolve around the topic in part 2.  The discussion will be more general and may sometimes be in greater depth.  This part focuses on the candidate’s ability to express their opinion and sometimes justify it.  This part typically takes about 3 to 5 minutes.
The link will lead you to more information on the IELTS Speaking Test.
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