Speaking interviews
IELTS speaking test interviews
Watch these IELTS speaking test interviews with candidates of different levels and then watch the examiner’s comments’ to see how they were assessed in each speaking criteria and how their overall band score was calculated.
Please,Be familiar with the test and then watch the videos.
Speaking test parts
The Speaking test takes between 11 and 14 minutes and consists of an interview between the test taker and a trained and certified examiner.
Part 1
Test takers answer general questions about themselves and a range of familiar topics, such as their home, family, work, studies and interests. (4-5 minutes)
Part 2
Test takers are given a card which asks them to talk about a particular topic. They have one minute to prepare before speaking up to two minutes. The examiner may then ask one or two questions on the same topic to finish this part of the test. (3-4 minutes)
Part 3
Test takers are asked further questions connected to the topic in Part 2. These questions give the test taker an opportunity to discuss more abstract issues and ideas. (4-5 minutes)
Speaking Assessment Criteria
• Fluency and coherence refers to the ability to talk with normal levels of continuity, rate and effort and to link ideas and language together to form coherent, connected speech.
• Lexical resource refers to the range of vocabulary the test taker can use and the precision with which meanings and attitudes can be expressed.
• Grammatical range and accuracy refers to the range and the accurate and appropriate use of the test taker’s grammatical resource.
• Pronunciation refers to the ability to produce comprehensible speech to fulfill the Speaking test requirements.
The criteria below describe the attributes examiners use to assess the Speaking test. Examiners use a set of very detailed Speaking Assessment Criteria.
Download IELTS speaking band descriptors here.
Now that you are familiar with IELTS speaking parts and criteria, you can watch these IELTS speaking interviews to know more about the good and bad points to reach a higher band score.
