IELTS Speaking Tips

IELTS Speaking Part 1 — work/studies

July 4, 2015 By Nestor Leave a Comment

In Part 1 of the IELTS Speaking test, the examiner will ask about 12 general questions about three familiar topics. The first topic will often be your work or studies. Watch a few sample answers in the video below. Remember that these are just sample answers -- don't memorise them word for word. You have to sound natural in the test.

IELTS Speaking Part 3 — Band 8 answer

June 29, 2015 By Nestor Leave a Comment

In today's post, we are going to watch Part 3 a Band 8 answer. In the video, the candidate is asked questions about famous people and the media. Notice that to get Band 8, you can still make a few mistakes, but overall you need to speak quite fluently, connect your ideas well and avoid unnatural hesitation.

How to improve your grammar for IELTS Speaking

June 5, 2015 By Nestor Leave a Comment

One of the main differences between a Band 7+ candidate and a lower-level candidate is the ability to use a range of grammatical structures. Lower-level candidates tend to repeat the same simple tenses all the time (e.g. present simple, present continuous, will + infinitive) and they often use them incorrectly.

Answering questions about the past

June 2, 2015 By Nestor Leave a Comment

Be careful when talking about the past in the IELTS Speaking test. If the examiner asks you a question, for example:

What kind of music did you listen to when you were younger?

Here are three simple tips to help you answer these questions well.

IELTS Speaking Part 3 — Band 9 answer

May 26, 2015 By Nestor Leave a Comment

Have you ever wondered what a Band 9 answer sounds like? Well, IELTS have published an example. Notice that to get Band 9, you DO NOT need to completely avoid hesitating and self-correcting. That would be unnatural. This candidate hesitates sometimes, but she does this because she is trying to think of ideas, not how to express them in English. So she still gets a very high score for Fluency and Coherence.

IELTS Speaking Part 3 – Band 7 answer

May 23, 2015 By Nestor 1 Comment

In Part 3 of the IELTS Speaking test, you will be asked a few discussion-type questions. To get Band 7 or higher, you need to use a good range of vocabulary, linking words and phrases (I would say, as I said, etc.), a variety of simple and more complex grammar structures and clear pronunciation. To get Band 7, you can make a few more mistakes compared with higher bands. Check out this Band 7 sample answer from the IELTS official YouTube channel.

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