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How to prepare for IELTS – Speaking Contents

Details of the Speaking Test Structure of the test

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.

There are three tasks or parts to the test which takes the form of an interview lasting between 11 & 14 minutes:

  1. Part 1 Introduction & Interview (4-5 minutes)
  2. Part 2 Individual long turn (3-4 minutes)
  3. Part 3 Two-way discussion (4-5 minutes)

The tasks test your ability to perform the following functions in English:

• provide personal and non-personal information
• express & justify opinions
• make suggestions
• speculate
• express a preference
• make comparisons & discuss contrasts
• summarise
• relate personal experiences
• analyse
• repair conversation & paraphrase