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IELTS Speaking Test Strategies Guide

The document provides guidance on the IELTS speaking exam, which consists of three parts. Part 1 involves answering short questions about everyday topics for 4-5 minutes. Part 2 gives 1 minute to prepare and 1-2 minutes to do a short monologue on a requested topic, following an introduction, body with 3 points, and conclusion structure. Part 3 involves longer answers to more challenging questions connected to the Part 2 topic for another 4-5 minutes, using linking words and phrases to state opinions.

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IELTS Speaking Test Strategies Guide

The document provides guidance on the IELTS speaking exam, which consists of three parts. Part 1 involves answering short questions about everyday topics for 4-5 minutes. Part 2 gives 1 minute to prepare and 1-2 minutes to do a short monologue on a requested topic, following an introduction, body with 3 points, and conclusion structure. Part 3 involves longer answers to more challenging questions connected to the Part 2 topic for another 4-5 minutes, using linking words and phrases to state opinions.

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• Task completion

• Fluency (speed)
• Accuracy (correctly)
• Cohesion (logical connection) – linking words
• Voc and gr range
Speaking Part 1
• 4-5 minutes
• Questions about everyday life
• ~ 2 topics
• Answers not too short, not too long
• Use fluency markers
Fluency markers
• I believe • Well,
• I guess • Unfortunately
• I suppose • …and so on
• I recon • For example
• I think • For instance
• From my point of • I mean
view • Frankly speaking
• Actually • First/firstly…
Speaking Part 2
• 1 minute to prepare
• 1-2 minutes to answer
• A monologue
• Ask to describe something
• Follow the structure
Task 2 structure
• Introduction (paraphrase the task ‘describe…)
• Body (cover 3 points)
• Conclusion (paraphrase the last part) – All in
all, finally, in the end.
Speaking Part 3
• 4-5 minutes
• Questions connected to the topic of Task 2
• Questions are more challenging
• Longer answers
• Use linking words and phrases
Stating opinion
• I believe • From where I stand
• I guess • It seems to me that
• I suppose • Some people believe
• I recon that…, but I
• I think • In my opinion
• From my point of • Personally
view • I’m not quite sure but

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