tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83644462913015778552024-03-08T11:46:18.064-08:00Prepare for IELTS Speaking TestUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8364446291301577855.post-90513857757064122732010-01-27T18:29:00.000-08:002010-01-27T18:35:48.662-08:00IELTS Speaking Modules<h1 class="orangeTitle"><span style="font-size:100%;"><img src="http://www.eclecticenglish.com/common/images/arrow_p.gif" align="texttop" border="0" height="15" width="15" /> </span><span style="font-size:100%;">IELTS Speaking Modules<br /></span><hr style="height: 3px;" size="1" width="620"></h1> <!-- First Column --> <p><span style="font-size:100%;">Questions which were asked during real IELTS speaking. The whole speaking part of both academic IELTS and general IELTS took less than fifteen minutes.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:100%;">In the first part of the IELTS speaking module the interviewer will be asking questions about general topics such as your name, hobbies, family, native city etc.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:100%;">In the second part of the IELTS speaking module you will be given from one to two minutes to prepare a two-minute talk on a given topic.</span></p><h1 class="orangeTitle"><span style="font-size:100%;"><img src="http://www.eclecticenglish.com/common/images/arrow_p.gif" align="texttop" border="0" height="15" width="15" /> </span><span style="font-size:100%;">Academic IELTS Speaking Module 1<br /></span><hr style="height: 3px;" size="1" width="620"></h1> <ul><li><h2 class="STitle"><span style="font-size:100%;">Part 1 of the IELTS Speaking Module</span></h2> <ol><li><span style="font-size:100%;">What's your name?</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">What do you do?</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">Where do you come from?</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">Do you like your country?</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">What do you like about your country?</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">What street do you live in?</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">What is the street called?</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">Why is your street called this way?</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">Do you like your street?</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">What do you like in your street?</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">Do you like living in Kharkov city? Why?</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">Are you a city dweller? Why?</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">What do you like doing with your friends?</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">What is your favourite meal?</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">Who cooks in your family?</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">What is their best meal (house special)?<br /><br /></span></li></ol> </li><li><h2 class="STitle"><span style="font-size:100%;">Part 2 of the IELTS Speaking Module</span></h2> <ol><li><span style="font-size:100%;">Tell me about an important event in your life.</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;"><b>Follow-up question</b>. Do you prefer celebrating family occasions at home or in a cafe? Why?<br /><br /></span></li></ol> </li><li><h2 class="STitle"><span style="font-size:100%;">Part 3 of the IELTS Speaking Module</span></h2> <ol><li><span style="font-size:100%;">Is it important to celebrate different events in our lives?</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">Are you a goal-settler? Why?<br /><br /></span></li></ol> </li></ul> <h1 class="orangeTitle"><span style="font-size:100%;"> General IELTS Speaking Module I<br /></span><hr style="height: 3px;" size="1" width="620"></h1> <ul><li><h2 class="STitle"><span style="font-size:100%;">Part 1 of the IELTS Speaking Module</span></h2> <ol><li><span style="font-size:100%;">What's your name?</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">Are you working or studying?</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">How long have you been working for this company?</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">What are you main duties?</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">What do you like about work you do?</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">What do you want to change or improve in it?</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">Do you like shopping?</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">What do you usually shop for? What food?</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">What items do you buy? Why?</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">What time do you do the shopping? Why?<br /><br /></span></li></ol></li><li><h2 class="STitle"><span style="font-size:100%;">Part 2 of the IELTS Speaking Module</span></h2> <ol><li><span style="font-size:100%;">Describe a child you know.</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">How old is he or she?</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">What does he look like?</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">How are you related?<br /><br /></span></li></ol> </li><li><h2 class="STitle"><span style="font-size:100%;">Part 3 of the IELTS Speaking Module</span></h2> <ol><li><span style="font-size:100%;">What kind of children activities are there available in your city?</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">What do you need to do to interest a child in such activities?</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">What activities do you think there will be in the future?</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">What kind of pressure do children have at school?</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">What is your view of the school of the future?</span></li></ol> </li></ul> <h1 class="orangeTitle"><span style="font-size:100%;"><img src="http://www.eclecticenglish.com/common/images/arrow_p.gif" align="texttop" border="0" height="15" width="15" /> </span><span style="font-size:100%;">General IELTS Speaking Module II<br /></span><hr style="height: 3px;" size="1" width="620"></h1> <ul><li><h2 class="STitle"><span style="font-size:100%;">Part 1 of the IELTS Speaking Module</span></h2> <ol><li><span style="font-size:100%;">What is your full name?</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">Where do you live?</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">Tell me about the city you live in.<br /><br /></span></li></ol></li><li><h2 class="STitle"><span style="font-size:100%;">Part 2 of the IELTS Speaking Module</span></h2> <ol><li><span style="font-size:100%;">How do people spend holidays in your country?</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">Do you think the travelling industry is developing successfully in your country?<br /><br /></span></li></ol> </li><li><h2 class="STitle"><span style="font-size:100%;">Part 3 of the IELTS Speaking Module</span></h2> <ol><li><span style="font-size:100%;">What kind of travelling do you prefer in your country?</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">What is your favourite food?</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">What is your favourite restaurant?</span></li></ol> </li></ul>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8364446291301577855.post-63299764644776980992010-01-26T23:36:00.000-08:002010-01-26T23:45:06.886-08:00Download Tips for IELTS SpeakingA useful material that you should have it before taking the IELTS Speaking Test<br /><br /><a href="http://www.writefix.com/ieltsspkg/IELTS%20speaking.doc"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Download</span></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8364446291301577855.post-7070793096527786502010-01-26T01:26:00.000-08:002010-01-26T01:28:02.836-08:00Strategies for the IELTS Speaking Test<b>Part 1 - Warm-up</b> <blockquote> <li> The questions are easy, so the examiner cannot be sure of your level from only Part 1. You can give very easy answers, but this is a chance to make a good impression. If you give easy answers, the examiner will not know if you are Band 4 or maybe Band 5. If you give good, specific answers with explanations, the examiner will think you could be Band 6 or Band 7!<br /><br /></li><li>You can use this time to practice making good sentences. If you wait until Part 2 and Part 3 to give longer answers, you might not do so well. Athletes and musicians always take time to warm up. You should too! </li></blockquote><b>Part 2 - the "Long Turn"</b> <blockquote> <li> The biggest mistake students make is to not take notes. The examiner will give you a piece of paper and a pencil to take notes because speaking for two minutes without stopping is not easy. Even native English speakers will have trouble speaking for two minutes! Students who don't take notes often say, "Uh, I think maybe, um.... Um..., well... It seems to me...". "Uh" and "Um" are Band ZERO! Use notes to help you remember what you want to say. If not, you WILL get a low score.<br /><br /></li><li>Use the P.R.E.P. method. Start with "P" - make one sentence about your main Point. Then give two or three sentences to provide "R", a Reason. Next give "E", an Example. Describe the example using two or three sentences. Finish by repeating "P", your main Point, but use a different sentence. If you have extra time, give a second example.<br /><br /></li><li>You must practice! Use a watch and give yourself one minute to take notes on a topic, then two minutes to make four or five sentences using the PREP method. You should practice one or two topics every day before the test.<br /><br /></li><li> Do not worry about the time. That is the examiner's job. He or she will tell you when to stop. </li></blockquote><b>Part 3 - General Questions</b> <blockquote> <li> Part 3 is the hardest part of the Speaking Test and it comes very fast. Most students aren't ready. When you hear the examiner say "And now I'd like to ask you some more GENERAL questions RELATED to your Part 2 topic", you know Part 3 is starting. Be ready!<br /><br /></li><li>Do NOT take so much time. Two sentences for each answer is usually enough. If you have a long introduction, the examiner will think you don't know how to answer the question.<br /><br /></li><li>Use the General-Specific technique. As soon as you hear the question, give a general opinion about the topic. Then give a specific reason or example in the next sentence or two. </li></blockquote>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8364446291301577855.post-91332216075226818332010-01-24T22:51:00.000-08:002010-01-24T23:39:06.192-08:00General tips for Speaking<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Before the test</span></span><br /><br />• Try and <span style="font-weight: bold;">talk in English</span> as much as possible.<br /><br />• Go to the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Informal Activity meetings</span> organized by the Self Access Centre (SAC) in the ELC. Ask in the SAC for details.<br /><br />• Remember the more<span style="font-weight: bold;"> familiar </span>you are with <span style="font-weight: bold;">everyday social English</span> the more fluent you will sound.<br /><br />• Make sure you are <span style="font-weight: bold;">familiar with the structure of the test</span>.<br /><br />• <span style="font-weight: bold;">Listen </span>to as much English as you can – <span style="font-weight: bold;">watch English TV channels</span>, listen to English radio - RTHK (567AM) & BBC (675 AM), and <span style="font-weight: bold;">watch films</span> in the SAC.<br /><br />• <span style="font-weight: bold;">Talk aloud to yourself</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">tape yourself.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">During the test</span></span><br /><br />• Your appearance may have an unconscious effect on the examiner, so <span style="font-weight: bold;">dress neatly</span>.<br /><br />• <span style="font-weight: bold;">Arrive early</span>. Sometimes examiners get ahead of their schedule.<br /><br />• Try to <span style="font-weight: bold;">look confident</span>. Don’t fold your arms.<br /><br />• <span style="font-weight: bold;">Keep eye contact with the examiner</span>, especially in parts 1 and 3. Don’t speak to the cassette recorder.<br /><br />• Don’t worry if the examiner does not look at you in part 2. He or she will be listening and checking the criteria for assessing you.<br /><br />• <span style="font-weight: bold;">Don’t worry about being nervous.</span> Everyone is nervous doing these tests. Don’t say to the examiner ‘I’m nervous’!<br /><br />• Remember speaking ‘fluently’, does not mean speaking ‘quickly’.<br /><br />• <span style="font-weight: bold;">Don’t be afraid to correct</span> yourself if you make a grammatical mistake.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8364446291301577855.post-12435021615905261442010-01-24T20:22:00.000-08:002010-01-24T22:21:17.566-08:00Part 3 Two-way discussion (4-5 minutes)<div style="text-align: justify;">The examiner will invite you to participate in a <span style="font-weight: bold;">discussion of more abstract issues</span> linked to the topic of Part 2.<br /><br />You could for example be asked to talk about people’s eating habits, diets, fast food or genetically modified food as a thematic link to your talk on a restaurant in Part 2. The examiner could start the<span style="font-weight: bold;"> discussion in several ways</span> e.g. <span style="font-style: italic;">‘Tell me what you think about …’; ‘What in your opinion is …’ or ‘How would you compare ..’</span> etc.<br /><br />You <span style="font-weight: bold;">may be asked to relate</span> the topic to a situation in your own country – that is Hong Kong.<br /><br />You will be expected to be able to <span style="font-weight: bold;">express your opinions</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">give reasons</span> in this part and it is an opportunity to demonstrate your fluency as well as the range of your vocabulary and grammar.<br /><br /><a name='more'></a><br />You will also be expected to use language to <span style="font-weight: bold;">clarify your meaning</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">repair any breakdowns</span> in communication.<br /><br />The <span style="font-weight: bold;">questions will increase in difficulty slightly</span> as this part of the test progresses. The examiner may begin by asking you to describe something and then move on to ask you to compare, evaluate or speculate.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >How to do Part 3</span><br /><br />• Remember there is <span style="font-weight: bold;">no right or wrong answer</span>. Don’t be afraid to say what you think about a topic.<br /><br />• Try to <span style="font-weight: bold;">give interesting responses</span> to the examiner’s prompts.<br /><br />• <span style="font-weight: bold;">Show</span> your <span style="font-weight: bold;">ability to express abstract ideas</span> and support your opinions.<br /><br />• Demonstrate a willingness to <span style="font-weight: bold;">give extended responses</span>. Don’t give one-word answers.<br /><br />• Try to <span style="font-weight: bold;">repair any breakdowns in communication</span> by getting around a word you can’t think of or don’t know by using other words to express your meaning.<br /><br />• <span style="font-weight: bold;">Give yourself time to think</span> by using expressions like ‘I’ve not really thought about this before but …’. <span style="font-style: italic;">See Helpful Hints for IELTS, p.77.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">• <span style="font-weight: bold;">Think about abstract issues</span> related to the topics you have for Part 1 & 2. </span><span style="font-style: italic;">For example - school/teachers – qualities of a good teacher; learning styles; qualifications versus experience; face-to-face tuition versus on-line courses etc.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">• Make it a habit to <span style="font-weight: bold;">read English language newspapers</span> – even the Metro News in the MTR is better than nothing! and <span style="font-weight: bold;">watch the news</span> reports and listen to the radio to keep up to date on everyday topics.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">• Try to <span style="font-weight: bold;">listen to or watch current affairs programmes</span> e.g. Pearl Watch.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">• <span style="font-weight: bold;">Think about the language</span> which will be useful e.g.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">- language of comparison and contrast</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">- language to express opinions and give reasons</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">- language to speculate about the future</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">- language to discuss the hypothetical e.g. conditional sentences</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">• Try to <span style="font-weight: bold;">take a current affairs issue every day and list all the vocabulary </span>you would need to talk about it. Think about your opinion on the issue and think about opposing views.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">• <span style="font-weight: bold;">Find someone else doing the test </span>and practice discussing current affairs topics, especially in relation to Hong Kong.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8364446291301577855.post-43618827873029391022010-01-24T19:42:00.000-08:002010-01-24T22:22:14.987-08:00Part 2 Individual Long Turn (3-4 minutes)<div style="text-align: justify;">The examiner will ask you to speak for 1-2 minutes on a topic, which he or she will give you on a card. The card will give you an outline of what you need to talk about. You will be given one minute to prepare and you can make notes. The examiner will give you a piece of paper and a pen. He or she will invite you to start talking when your preparation time is up. The examiner will not say anything while you are speaking but will stop you, if you talk for more than two minutes. Then you might be asked one or two short follow-up questions.<br /><br />The topics will be of a general nature. You will be asked to describe things such as a restaurant you enjoy eating in, a book you have read recently or a piece of equipment in your house you cannot live without.<br /><a name='more'></a><br />You will also be asked to relate what you are talking about, to yourself – e.g. ‘say why you choose to eat in this restaurant’ or ‘say what you enjoyed about the book’.<br />For example:<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><blockquote><span style="font-style: italic;">Describe a restaurant you enjoy eating in.</span><br /><br />You should say:<br /><br />where this restaurant is<br />what kind of menu it has<br />what other features it has<br />and explain why you choose to eat there.</blockquote><br /><span>This part gives you the opportunity to show that you can speak at length without hesitation. It is also important to show that you can organize your ideas coherently.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">How to do Part 2</span></span><br /><br />• Read the topic card carefully.<br /><br />• Use the preparation time wisely. Make sure you have understood what you need to talk about. Jot down a few points to answer the prompts on the topic card. Don’t waste time writing sentences.<br /><br />• Don’t write on the topic card.<br /><br />• Make sure you answer both parts of the topic card – description and explanation.<br /><br />• Organise your talk by following the order on the card.<br /><br />• Make your talk as interesting and as lively as possible.<br /><br />• Refer to your notes as you talk, expanding each point you have.<br /><br />• Make sure you use examples from your own life. It’s much easier to talk more fluently about your own experiences.<br /><br />• Try to expand your sentences using linking words like ‘however’ and ‘although’. Don’t use words like ‘moreover’ and ‘thus’ which are normally used for writing.<br /><br />• Don’t hesitate for too long. Talk about anything related to the question rather than nothing at all.<br /><br />• Try to relax and enjoy talking about yourself !<br /><br />• Don’t worry about the time. The examiner will stop you when your time is up.<br /><br />• Also, don’t worry if the examiner stops you before you have finished. You will not be penalized for not concluding your talk.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">How to prepare for Part 2<br /><br /></span></span>• Using the topics you have thought about for Part 1 take them one at a time and time yourself preparing for one minute and talking about them for one to two minutes.<br /><br />• Record yourself talking on these topics. Play the recordings back to see how easy you are to understand and how you could improve. Use the checklist on the next page to assess your performance:</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /></span><span><blockquote>- Did I cover all the points ?<br />- Did I elaborate the points ?<br />- Did I vary my vocabulary ?<br />- Did I organize my ideas logically ?<br />- Would an examiner understood me ?<br />- Was my pronounciation clear ?<br />- Were my notes useful?<br />- How long did I talk for ?</blockquote><br /><br />* Spend some time <span style="font-weight: bold;">thinking about</span> how you will make notes. Mindmaps are quick and useful for this kind of activity.<br /><br />* <span style="font-weight: bold;">Think about the language: </span><br /> - to introduce your topic<br /> - to describe objects, people, events or places<br /> - to describe a sequence of events<br /> - to talk about experiences<br /> - to talk about how you feel or felt about something in the past<br /> - to talk about personal goals<br /><br />* Practice short answer questions for the follow-up questions.<br /><br /></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8364446291301577855.post-50552731038601015442010-01-24T19:27:00.000-08:002010-01-24T22:41:12.690-08:00Part 1 Introduction & Interview (4-5 minutes)The examiner will introduce himself or herself and confirm your identity. He or she will then ask you a number of general questions about yourself to try and make you feel relaxed. You may be asked about your home or studies. Then you will be asked one or two more sets of questions on familiar topics such as your interests, your country, your family or types of things you like in various categories such as food, clothes, holidays etc. The questions come from an examiner ‘frame’ (pre-determined questions) so the examiner will not necessarily follow-up with questions based on what you say. The more questions that are asked on a specific topic the more difficult they tend to be. However, you do not have to express a point of view or justify it in this part.<br /><br />Some typical questions/prompts might be:<br /><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li>Where do you come from?</li><li>What is your home like?</li><li>Tell me about your family.</li><li>Tell me about your job/studies.</li><li>Is there anything you dislike about your job/studies?</li><li>What type of transport do you use most?</li><li>Do you like reading?</li><li>What kind of television programmes do you watch?</li><li>Tell me about a film you have seen recently.</li><li>Do you have a pet?</li><li>What kind of food do you like?</li><li>How often do you go shopping?</li><li>What’s your favourite festival? Why?</li><li>How do people celebrate this festival?</li></ul><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">How to do Part 1</span><br /><a name='more'></a><br />- Listen to the questions carefully.<br /><br />- Give full answers to the questions if possible but don’t anticipate related questions. For example, if you are asked where you live a suitable answer would be ‘I live in the new territories – in a village just outside Sai Kung, called Pak Tam.<span style="font-weight: bold;"> ' NOT'</span> I live in Sai Kung. It’s a really nice town with quite a large population and lots of seafood restaurants. It’s a lovely place to live as it’s in the countryside. I have lived there for ten years.’ as this sounds like a prepared answer and the examiner’s next question might be<span style="font-style: italic;"> ‘What’s Sai Kung like?’.</span><br /><br />- Don’t give one or two word answers as the examiner can only rat you on what he or she hears.<br /><br />- Make sure you relate what you say to what the examiner asks. For example:</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Examiner: Do you like reading?<br />You: Yes, I do but I don’t get much time to read these days.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">How to prepare for Part 1</span><br /><br />• Make a list of possible topics you could be interviewed on e.g.<br /><br />- your home<br />- your country<br />- your job<br />- your interests<br />- your school<br />- your family<br />- food<br />- festivals<br />- clothes<br />- books<br />- films<br />- transport etc.<br /><br />• Write questions for each of your topics and get a family member or friend to ask you the questions or put them on an audio cassette and test yourself responding to them.<br /><br />• Record yourself answering the questions and listen to see how you can improve your responses.<br /><br />• Make sure you know all the vocabulary necessary to talk about these topics. Practice the pronunciation of any new vocabulary.<br /><br />• Think about the language that will be useful e.g.<br />- ways of expressing likes & dislikes<br />- linkers like ‘even though’ and ‘unless’<br />- tenses to talk about the past and present and your experiences e.g. ‘I’ve never been to Europe.’ or ‘I went to London for a holiday in 1998.’</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8364446291301577855.post-51911526153326394002010-01-24T18:39:00.000-08:002010-01-24T22:28:05.825-08:00How to prepare for IELTS – Speaking Contents<span style="font-weight: bold;">Details of the Speaking Test Structure of the test</span><br /><br />The speaking test is the last test you do on the test day. You will be given a time slot between about 2pm and 6.30pm.<br /><br />There are three tasks or parts to the test which takes the form of an interview lasting between 11 & 14 minutes:<br /><br /><ol><li> Part 1 Introduction & Interview (4-5 minutes)</li><li> Part 2 Individual long turn (3-4 minutes)</li><li> Part 3 Two-way discussion (4-5 minutes)</li></ol><br />The tasks test your ability to perform the following functions in English:<br /><br />• provide personal and non-personal information<br />• express & justify opinions<br />• make suggestions<br />• speculate<br />• express a preference<br />• make comparisons & discuss contrasts<br />• summarise<br />• relate personal experiences<br />• analyse<br />• repair conversation & paraphrase<br /><a name='more'></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Procedure of the test</span><br /><br />The test is conducted by one examiner. He or she asks all the questions and assesses you. The test is recorded on audio cassette.You will be taken to the examiner’s room where you will be asked to sit either opposite or at right angles to the examiner. The examiner will then switch on the cassette recorder and start the test.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Marking</span><br /><br />Your performance will be assessed on the criteria below:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Fluency & Coherence</span><br /><br />Being able to keep going, to talk at a normal rate without unnatural pauses and hesitations.<br />Being able to link ideas and language together clearly so the examiner understands you.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Lexical Resource<br /><br /></span>Having the vocabulary which enables you to express yourself while talking about both familiar and unfamiliar topics or being able to get around any vocabulary gaps without hesitation.<br /><br />Having the vocabulary which enables you to express yourself while talking about both familiar and unfamiliar topics or being able to get around any vocabulary gaps without hesitation.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Grammatical Range & Accuracy</span><br /><br />Being able to use a variety of grammatical structures appropriately.<br />Making as few grammatical mistakes as possible.<br />Being understood despite making grammatical mistakes.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Pronunciation</span><br /><br />Being able to use English pronunciation features like stress and intonation naturally.<br />Not causing the examiner any problems in understanding what you are<br />saying.<br />The examiner will give you a score from 1 to 9 for each of these factors.<br />They will be converted into one final score between 1 and 9.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0