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IELTS – Speaking 9-8-7-6The IELTS speaking is marked in four areas. Fluency, vocaublary, grammar and pronunciation. If

you want to have an idea about what the eaminers are looking for and what your ! your partner"s

level is, look at the following tables about the four areas.

Fluency # $ % &

'ny

repetition(

)arely occasionally Some to lok for

words

occasionally

'ny

hesitation(

*nly to look for

ideas, +*T words

*ccasionally to

look for ideas,

rarely to look forwords

Some occasionally

'ny selfcorrection

+one +one Some occasionally

se of

-oiningwords !

epressions

'lways correct 'lways correct Some fleibility +ot always

appropriate

oesn"t overuse !

repeat them

/ow do they

developideas(

Fully Fully 't length 0illing to speak at

length, butsometimes loses

what he ! she was

saying1 -oining words refers to things like 2it, they, both, as well.." as well as signaling words like 2first of

all, unfortunately, on the other hand..". 3ad use can be

a4 connected with grammar 5 6people need to think. If he doesn"t7

b4 connected with building your ideas 5 6first of all8..7 but then no second point

c4 connected with mechanical use ! repetition 5 6on the one hand, on the one hand, on the one hand,

moreover, moreover, moreover". This is very typical for 9 ! &, where students have learnt

epressions, but can"t use them fleibly. They mechanically produce them in their answer to each

:uestion

;ocabulary # $ % &

/ow well do they

use vocabulary to

answer(

Fully fleible,

completely easy

to discuss topics

ses a wide

range easily to

discuss topics

/as a good range

to be fleible

when discussingtopics

<ood enough to

discuss topics

o they makemistakes with

words(

+o *ccasionally Sometimes Sometimes tooften

+3 5 mistakes donot prevent



understanding

/ow do they use

less common !idiomatic

vocabulary(

+aturally Skillfully Sometimes uses

it

1

/ow do they usecollocations(

+aturally Skillfully Shows awareness Sometimes well,often not well

/ow do theyparaphrase

1 1 ses paraphraseeffectively

<enerallyparaphrases

successfully

1 eamples of less common ! idiomatic epressions are 2when I meet up with friends =meet friends4

2try your hardest =try very hard4" 2corrupt politicians are despicable =very bad4".

1 remember it is about 2how do you use vocabulary to give your answer to a :uestion".

E.g 6what kind of food do you like(76I really adore steak. It"s absolutely wonderful. I often eat it in unbelievable restaurants7

Lots of big words, but what picture does this give the listener(

6I really adore steak. It"s great to have a succulent, medium1rare steak, lightly salted and with a

good dose of pepper sauce, served up with a platter of crisp chips.7

The 2big" words are actually used to convey ! give meaning, here, a description.

<rammar # $ % &

0hat range ofstructures do they

use(

Full wide /as a range /as a mi ofcomple ! simple

sentences

/ow fleible arethey(

Fully fleible Fleible Some fleibility Limitedfleibility

o they make

mistakes(

+o =apart from

2native speakerones"4

;ery occasional

+3 5 non 5

systematic

>ost sentences

are correct,though there are

some problems

>ay make

fre:uent mistakeswith comple

structures

+3 5 rarelycauses trouble for

understanding

1 range of structures means how many grammar structures you use. The key thing to keep in mind is

whether the student is using comple sentences or simple sentences. ?omple sentences are ones

with 2who, which, if, when, because, so, although

@ronunciation # $ % &

o they use a

range ofpronunciation

features(

Fully ses a range 3etween $ and & /as a range



#arkers but not alwaysappropriately

• A generally

paraphrases

successfully

o#ple"

strutures, though

these rarely ause

o#prehension

proble#s

• A can generally

be understood

throughout,

though

#ispronuniation of

individual words orsounds

redues larity atti#es

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