The IELTS speaking test is an interview with a certified IELTS examiner that lasts between 11-14 minutes. The interview is timed and recorded by the interviewer. The candidate must carry the identification proof. It is a formal interview; hence it is recommended that candidates are formally dressed.
There are three parts in this section and each has a specific type of question. The answers given by the candidate are assessed using a standard rubric based on fluency, pronunciation, lexical resources, grammatical range and accuracy.
| Part | Time | Details and Skills Tested |
| 1 | 4-5 minutes | The examiner will introduce himself/herself. Ask the candidate to do the same and check the identification proof. Then, questions about familiar topics like work, study, hobbies, family, daily routine and so on are asked.
The candidate’s ability to give information and opinion about everyday topics are tested |
| 2 | 3-4 minutes | In Part 2, candidates will be asked to give a 2-minute talk on a specific question. The examiner will give a booklet with a task. This booklet will have the points one should include in the talk. One-minute time is provided to prepare the talk, and the examiner will give you a pencil and paper to make notes. They will maintain the time using a stopwatch and inform the student when to begin and stop.
This section will test a candidate’s ability to speak at length. The use of appropriate language, organization of ideas, words and fluency will be assessed. |
| 3 | 4-5 minutes | In part 3, the examiner will ask more detailed and abstract questions linked to the topic in part 2. The questions will get gradually more difficult to answer.
A candidate’s ability to express an opinion, analyse an issue or discuss an idea is assessed in this part. |
There are four assessment criteria (things which the examiner thinks about when deciding what score to give you):
The average of these four criteria will be the final speaking score.
| Speaking | Question IELTS MCQ-1 |
- Rajat R
- Rajat R
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- Mehak Chopra
- Mehak Chopra
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- Anmoldeep Kaur
- Anmoldeep Kaur
I had joined Manya- The Princeton Review for my GRE and IELTS preparation. I had a great learning experience here. The environment is conducive to learning. The online portal for practice tests and drills proved to be a great help in my preparation journey. The faculty is adept and supportive and I would like to express my sincere gratitude towards them for providing me every possible aid required for my IELTS preparation.
- Esha Hooda
- Esha Hooda
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- Achinth Babu
- Achinth Babu
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There are three parts to the IELTS speaking test.
A wide range of topics like work, hometown, weather, volunteer work, study, hobbies, family, friends, and so on are asked in the IELTS test.
The IELTS speaking test will take about 11-14 minutes.
The answers need to be expanded as short answers do not give a clear idea to the examiner on the candidate’s speaking ability.
Practice speaking as often as you can. Work on pronunciation, vocabulary and fluency. Practice with IELTS speaking sample questions from authentic resources.
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