What does the IELTS speaking test include?

1 1- 14 minutes one-on-one conversation (candidates and examiners). The theme of the dialogue is colloquial, lively and relaxed, but there are certain procedures. The dialogue is roughly divided into three short paragraphs (no obvious distinction, no interruption in the middle):

The first paragraph: When greeting each other, the examiner will encourage (guide candidates) to talk about some general topics (life and rest, cultural habits, personal interests, etc.). ), and candidates should speak bravely (about 4-5 minutes).

Paragraph 2: The examiner draws out a question card with a topic written on it. Candidates have one minute to prepare, and then they must explain the topic for two minutes as required (about 3-4 minutes, including 1 minute preparation).

The third paragraph: the examiner has a more in-depth two-way discussion with the candidates on the topics mentioned in the second part, or the examiner has a two-way discussion with the candidates on other topics. The discussion at this stage is flexible and varied, depending on the situation (about 4-5 minutes).

Extended data:

IELTS scoring standard:

IELTS scoring criteria include: language fluency and coherence, vocabulary changes, sentence richness and grammatical accuracy. Examiners who pronounce IELTS score according to these four criteria, which are equally important.

The recruitment and training of IELTS writing and speaking examiners are conducted in accordance with established standards, so as to ensure that raters understand the IELTS scoring policy and effectively grade listening and reading papers according to the scoring standards.

Each test center will carry out system monitoring, and a certain proportion of answer sheets will be double-marked. In addition to continuously monitoring the performance of examiners, examiners will be evaluated every other year to ensure that they are graded according to the standards.

All test scores are recorded on the report card, including a total score and four individual scores of listening, reading, writing and speaking. Candidates' test scores are evaluated by the scoring system of 1-9, with four independent scores. The total score is the average of the scores of the four parts, rounded off. The total score is allowed to be half, and the individual score is allowed to be four.

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