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Improve your IELTS Speaking score

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Last activity on May 24, 2023
  1. WELCOME
    Welcome to IELTS Online Speaking
  2. Meet Your Course Trainers
  3. Course Overview
  4. Using the Platform
  5. IELTS SPEAKING TEST
    IELTS Speaking Test
    3 Topics
  6. PART 1 - THE INTERVIEW
    Learning Outcomes
  7. Check Your Knowledge
  8. Answering Part 1
    3 Topics
  9. General Strategies for Part 1
    3 Topics
  10. Improving Your Speaking
    4 Topics
  11. Useful Tips
  12. Practice
  13. Lesson Summary
  14. PART 2 - THE LONG TURN
    Learning Outcomes
  15. Check Your Knowledge
  16. Answering Part 2
    3 Topics
  17. General Strategies for Part 2
    2 Topics
  18. Improving Your Speaking
    4 Topics
  19. Useful Tips
  20. Practice
  21. Lesson Summary
  22. PART 3 - THE TWO-WAY DISCUSSION
    Learning Outcomes
  23. Check Your Knowledge
  24. Answering Part 3
    3 Topics
  25. General Strategies for Part 3
    3 Topics
  26. Improving Your Speaking
    4 Topics
  27. Useful Tips
  28. Practice
  29. Lesson Summary
  30. IELTS PRACTICE TESTS
    IELTS Speaking Mock Tests
    2 Topics
  31. COURSE CONCLUSION
    Overall Tips for a Greater Score
  32. Congratulations on Course Completion
Lesson 5, Topic 3
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Band Descriptors

IELTS Speaking Band Descriptors

In this video you have learnt how the examiner will assess your speaking skills using the four criteria in the band descriptors. 

Download the Public Band Descriptors so that you can refer to it as you progress through the course. 

 

Discussion

Consider the four different criteria in the Public Band Descriptors.

What are your strengths and weaknesses across these criteria? 

Write your response in the box below. Feel free to reply to other participants. 

Responses

  1. The main criteria I lack in is using the correct words on correct time and using synonyms for every word I need to practice using different words and not taking longer pauses

  2. To be honest, speaking is my weakness, that’s why I take this course. There is only one criteria that I feel fairly confident, that is grammar although sometimes I have to pause correct it. I have few occasion to practise speaking, so I have to go the extra miles to fix the other criteria.

  3. I think i need to practice speaking naturally avoiding long pauses as if trying to find the right words to speak .