Know About IELTS Speaking

      IELTS Speaking

IELTS Speaking is the last part of the IELTS examination. The test involves having a conversation of around 15 minutes with the examiner. 

Part 1is a conversation that will be based on a common theme like your childhood, school, family, friends, and so on. You must talk confidently and frame your sentences the right way while speaking. 

In Part 2, the examiner will give you a cue card or a task card-based on which you’ll be asked to talk about. You will be given 1 minute to prepare for the answer. 

In Part 3, the examiner will ask you in-depth questions related to the topics are given in part 2 of the IELTS examination. The speaking test will be the same for the Academic and General training section.

Test Format for IELTS Speaking

This test duration will be around 12-14 minutes and the entire test will be recorded.

Speaking Test Part 1 – Introduction and Interview:

This test lasts for 4-5 minutes and it'll start with you having to introduce yourself 

after which the examiner will introduce himself/herself to you, so you both know

each other’s identity. The examiner will then question you on some familiar basic

topics like school, family, friends, pet, favorite place, and so on. 

This is to check your ability to communicate the ideas and information on 

everyday topics.

Speaking Test Part 2 – Long Turn

In this part, the examiner will give you a cue card in which a topic will be mentioned.

 You’ll then be given 1 minute to practice for the answer and also be provided with 

a pencil and paper to note down the important points. After the 1 minute of preparation time, 

you’ll be expected to speak for 2-3 minutes on the topic after which the examiner will ask 

questions based on the topic.

This part tests your ability to speak about a given topic by using proper language and putting 

forward the ideas coherently.

Speaking Test Part 3 – Discussion

In the last part, you’ll have to discuss with the examiner, the issues related to the topic 

given in Part 2 of the IELTS Speaking test in a more general and appropriate way 

as well as going in-depth on the topic. This part takes 4-5 minutes to complete. 

This is to assess your ability to justify opinions and to analyze and discuss the issues.

Thank you.

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