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IELTS Speaking Part 3: Hobbies (Band 7)

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In this post I'm going to share with you a video of a 'Band 7' candidate answering a question about hobbies in part 3 of the IELTS Speaking test. Below the video I've included the examiner's comments. If you are aiming for Band 7 or higher, this should give you an idea of what the examiners are looking for.

How can I improve my speaking?

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I don't know how many times IELTS candidates have asked me this question. Unfortunately, there is no simple answer. Simply "practising your speaking" is not enough. Nor is doing vocabulary and grammar exercises. The natural process of learning how to speak fluently is a little more complicated than that. So in this post, we are going to examine this problem in some detail.

IELTS Speaking Test video + comments

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In today's tip, we are going to watch a video of the IELTS Speaking test. The video shows the complete test -- Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3. If you have not taken the test before, this video will give you a clear idea of the type of questions and tasks that you will get. This candidate's score was probably around 5-5.5, which is a little lower than most people's target band. Below the video, I will explain how the candidate could improve his score.

Listen to the examiner’s questions

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If you are you disappointed with your IELTS Speaking result and you feel that you deserved a better score, you might consider requesting a re-mark. However, it is also possible that you simply did not give a relevant answer to some of the examiner's questions. In today's tip we are going to look at the importance of listening to the questions.