Developed by IDP IELTS Middle East Student Book IELTS Focus: Speaking Contents 2 Computer or paper: Your IELTS, your choice 3 Which IELTS is best for you? 4 Pre-course Speaking Assessment: Speaking Assist 5 Quiz: How much do you know about the IELTS Speaking Test? 6 Overview of the Speaking Test 7 How IELTS Speaking is scored 9 IELTS Speaking Band Descriptors (public version) 10 Part 1: Introduction and interview 10 Video: Chidi from Nigeria, Band 5.5 12 Practice: using the right verb tense 13 Practice: extending your answers 14 Video: Aashish from Nepal, Band 7.5 15 Practice: extending your answers 16 Practice: paraphrasing - talking about likes and dislikes 20 Part 2: Individual Long Turn 20 Understanding the instructions 21 Video: Tina from Vietnam, Band 5.0 23 Practice: taking notes 25 Practice: giving your talk 26 Practice: extending your talk 33 Video: Michal from Poland, Band 6.5 35 Part 3: Two-way discussion 35 Understanding the instructions 36 Video: Ali from Saudi Arabia, Band 5.5 37 Practice: expressing opinions 38 Video: Maxim from Russia, Band 6.0 39 Practice: keeping the conversation general 41 Video: Khush from India, Band 8.0 42 Tips for the IELTS Speaking Test 44 IDP IELTS Support Tools 45 Acknowledgements 46 Notes © IDP Education 2020. Reproduction in whole or part is forbidden except with the written permission of IDP. Computer or paper: Your IELTS, your choice Whether you take IELTS on paper or computer, you can be confident that you are taking the same trusted English language test. * Please check with your local test centre for the available computer-delivered IELTS sessions.
** In the computer-delivered Listening test, the timings are slightly different from the paper-based test. This is because the paper-based test requires users to transfer answers to an answer sheet. This step becomes redundant when answering directly on a computer. • Before the start of each part of the Listening test you will have some time to read the questions.
• After the end of each part of the Listening test you will have some time to review your answers. • At the end of the Listening test, you will have 2 minutes to check your answers. The timing of the Listening test is between 30 - 34 minutes. 2 IELTS Focus - Speaking Which IELTS is best for you? idpielts.me/oncomputer Student Book 3 Pre-course Speaking Assessment: Speaking Assist ﺗﻘﯾﯾم اﻟﻣﺣﺎدﺛﺔ ﻗﺑل اﻟﻛورس :اﺧﺗﺑﺎر اﻟﻣﺣﺎدﺛﺔ اﻟﻣﺳﺎﻋد Your teacher will arrange for you to complete IDP’s Speaking ﺳﯾﻘوم ﻣﻌﻠﻣك ﺑﻌﻣل اﻟﺗرﺗﯾﺑﺎت اﻟﻼزﻣﺔ ﻟك ﻣن أﺟل أﺧذ اﺧﺗﺑﺎر اﻟﻣﺣﺎدﺛﺔ اﻟﻣﺳﺎﻋد Assist.
With Speaking Assist you can improve your IELTS .Speaking Assistﯾﻣﻛﻧك ﻣن ﺧﻼل ھذا اﻻﺧﺗﺑﺎر ﺗﺣﺳﯾن درﺟﺗك ﻓﻲ Speaking band score by taking part in a practice speaking اﻣﺗﺣﺎن اﻟﻣﺣﺎدﺛﺔ ﺑﺎﺧﺗﺑﺎر اﻵﯾﻠﺗس ،ﺣﯾث ﯾﻣﻛﻧك اﺧﺗﺑﺎر اﻟﻣﺣﺎدﺛﺔ اﻟﻣﺳﺎﻋد ﻣن interview. With practice test feedback and expert coaching, إﺟراء اﺧﺗﺑﺎر ﻋﻣﻠﻲ ﻟﻠﻣﻘﺎﺑﻠﺔ اﻟﺧﺎﺻﺔ ﺑﺎﻣﺗﺣﺎن اﻟﻣﺣﺎدﺛﺔ .ﯾﺗﯾﺢ ﻟك اﺧﺗﺑﺎر آﯾﻠﺗس IELTS Speaking Assist will enhance your speaking skills to اﻟﻣﺣﺎدﺛﺔ اﻟﻣﺳﺎﻋد ،ﻣن ﺧﻼل اﻟﺗﻘرﯾر اﻟﻣﻔﺻل وﻧﺻﺎﺋﺢ اﻟﺧﺑﯾر اﻟﺗﻲ ﺗﺣﺻل ﻋﻠﯾﮭﺎ improve your test performance. You will receive your personalized feedback report within 3 business days. Discuss ﺑﻌد اﻻﺧﺗﺑﺎر ،ﻓرﺻﺔ ﺗﺣﺳﯾن ﻣﮭﺎرات اﻟﻣﺣﺎدﺛﺔ ﻟدﯾك ﺑﻣﺎ ﯾﻌزز أداءك ﻓﻲ this report with your teacher so that you understand clearly اﻻﻣﺗﺣﺎن .ﺳوف ﺗﺗﻠﻘﻰ ﺗﻘرﯾراً ﺧﺎﺻﺎ ً وﻣﻔﺻﻼً ﻋن أداﺋك ﻓﻲ اﺧﺗﺑﺎر اﻟﻣﺣﺎدﺛﺔ your strengths and ways to improve your IELTS Speaking اﻟﻣﺳﺎﻋد ﺑﻌد 3أﯾﺎم ﻋﻣل . 4 IELTS Focus - Speaking Quiz: How much do you know about the IELTS Speaking Test? Before you start the quiz, first tell us how you rate your speaking skills.
How do you rate your speaking skills on a scale of 1-10? (10 = highest; 1 = lowest) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1. How long is the IELTS Speaking Test? a. How many parts are there in the Speaking Test? a. In which part of the test does the Examiner ask about familiar topics such as your home, studies, work, family and interests? a.
In which part of the test does the Examiner ask about more abstract issues and ideas? a. In which part of the test does the Examiner give you a topic to talk about? a. In Part 2, how long can you think and take notes before you begin speaking? a. In your talk in Part 2, how long should you speak? a.
Less than one minute b. Up to two minutes c. Why are IELTS Speaking tests recorded? a. Because Examiners like to listen to the recordings more than once b.
Because Examiners sit and score them together after the test c. Because another Examiner might need to score your test 9. Is it a good idea to memorize your answers? a. If you wear smart clothes for the Speaking test, will the Examiner give you a higher score? a.
If the Examiner agrees with your opinions, will you get a higher score? a. Can you wear a watch during the Speaking test? a. If you don’t like a question, can you ask the Examiner for a different one? a. Can the Examiner tell you your score at the end of the test? a.
Is it possible to get half a band score on the Speaking Test, such as a 5. No Student Book 5 Overview of the Speaking Test ﻧظرة ﻋﺎﻣﺔ ﻋﻠﻰ اﻣﺗﺣﺎن اﻟﻣﺣﺎدﺛﺔ The Speaking Test is 11-14 minutes long. دﻗﯾﻘﺔ14-11 ﻣدة اﻣﺗﺣﺎن اﻟﻣﺣﺎدﺛﺔ ﻣن There is one Examiner and one Candidate.اﻻﺧﺗﺑﺎر ﯾﺗم ﺑﯾن ﻣﻣﺗﺣِن واﺣد وﻣﺗﻘدم واﺣد ﻟﻼﺧﺗﺑﺎر Speaking tests can take place the week before or after the main test ﯾﻣﻛن أن ﺗﺟرى اﻣﺗﺣﺎﻧﺎت اﻟﻣﺣﺎدﺛﺔ ﻓﻲ اﻷﺳﺑوع اﻟﺳﺎﺑق أو اﻟﺗﺎﻟﻲ ﻟﯾوم اﺧﺗﺑﺎر day.اﻵﯾﻠﺗس اﻷﺳﺎﺳﻲ The Speaking test assesses the test taker’s use of spoken English.ﯾﻘﯾس اﻣﺗﺣﺎن اﻟﻣﺣﺎدﺛﺔ ﻣدى اﺳﺗﺧدام اﻟﺷﺧص ﻟﻠﻐﺔ اﻹﻧﺟﻠﯾزﯾﺔ اﻟﻣﻧطوﻗﺔ All speaking tests are recorded.ﺟﻣﯾﻊ اﻣﺗﺣﺎﻧﺎت اﻟﻣﺣﺎدﺛﺔ ﺗﻛون ﻣﺳﺟﻠﺔ The Speaking test consists of 3 different parts. أﺟزاء ﻣﺧﺗﻠﻔﺔ3 ﯾﺗﻛون اﻣﺗﺣﺎن اﻟﻣﺣﺎدﺛﺔ ﻣن Part 1 (4-5 minutes) ( دﻗﺎﺋق4-5) اﻟﺟزء اﻷول Test takers answer general questions about themselves and a وﻋن ﻣﺟﻣوﻋﺔ ﻣﺗﻧوﻋﺔ ﻣن،ﯾﺟﯾب اﻟﻣﺗﻘدم ﻟﻼﺧﺗﺑﺎر ﻋن أﺳﺋﻠﺔ ﻋﺎﻣﺔ ﻋن ﻧﻔﺳﮫ range of familiar topics, such as their home, family, work, studies ، واﻟدراﺳﺔ، واﻟﻌﻣل، واﻟﻌﺎﺋﻠﺔ، ﻣﺛل اﻟﺣدﯾث ﻋن اﻟﺑﯾت،اﻟﻣوﺿوﻋﺎت اﻟﻣﺄﻟوﻓﺔ and interests.واﻻھﺗﻣﺎﻣﺎت Part 2 (3-4 minutes) ( دﻗﺎﺋق3-4) اﻟﺟزء اﻟﺛﺎﻧﻲ Test takers are given a card which asks them to talk about a ﯾﺗرك. They have one minute to prepare before speaking وﻗد ﯾوﺟﮫ.ﻟﻠﺷﺧص دﻗﯾﻘﺔ واﺣدة ﻟﻠﺗﺣﺿﯾر ﻗﺑل أن ﯾﺑدأ اﻟﻛﻼم ﻟﻣدة دﻗﯾﻘﺗﯾن for up to two minutes. The examiner may then ask one or two إﻟﯾﮫ اﻟﻣﻣﺗﺣن ﺳؤاﻻً أو اﺛﻧﯾن ﺣول ﻧﻔس اﻟﻣوﺿوع ﻹﻧﮭﺎء ھذا اﻟﺟزء ﻣن questions on the same topic to finish this part of the test.اﻻﻣﺗﺣﺎن Part 3 (4-5 minutes) ( دﻗﺎﺋق4-5) اﻟﺟزء اﻟﺛﺎﻟث Test takers are asked further questions connected to the topic in ﯾوﺟﮫ ﻟﻠﺷﺧص اﻟﻣﺗﻘدم ﻟﻼﺧﺗﺑﺎر اﻟﻣزﯾد ﻣن اﻷﺳﺋﻠﺔ اﻟﻣﺗﻌﻠﻘﺔ ﺑﺎﻟﻣوﺿوع اﻟذي Part 2.
These questions give the test taker an opportunity to discuss more abstract issues and ideas.اﻟﻣزﯾد ﻣن اﻟﻘﺿﺎﯾﺎ واﻷﻓﻛﺎر اﻟﻣﺟردة Test takers are expected to use different language functions during the test, such as: ﯾﺗوﻗﻊ ﻣن اﻟﺷﺧص اﻟﻣﺗﻘدم ﻟﻼﺧﺗﺑﺎر أن ﯾﺳﺗﺧدم ﻣﺟﻣوﻋﺔ ﻣﺧﺗﻠﻔﺔ ﻣن اﻟوظﺎﺋف : ﻣﺛل ﻣﺎ ﯾﻠﻲ،اﻟﻠﻐوﯾﺔ أﺛﻧﺎء اﻻﺧﺗﺑﺎر Giving personal information Expressing likes and dislikes إﻋطﺎء ﻣﻌﻠوﻣﺎت ﺷﺧﺻﯾﺔ Comparing and contrasting اﻟﺗﻌﺑﯾر ﻋﻣﺎ ﯾﺣﺑﮫ وﯾﻛرھﮫ Expressing, explaining and justifying opinions ﻋﻘد اﻟﻣﻘﺎرﻧﺎت وإظﮭﺎر اﻟﻔروق واﻟﺗﺑﺎﯾن Summarising وﺗﺑرﯾرھﺎ، وﺷرﺣﮭﺎ،اﻟﺗﻌﺑﯾر ﻋن وﺟﮭﺎت اﻟﻧظر Speculating اﻟﺗﻠﺧﯾص اﻟﺗوﻗﻊ Adapted from www.org 6 IELTS Focus - Speaking How IELTS Speaking is scored ﻛﯾﻔﯾﺔ ﺗﺻﺣﯾﺢ اﻣﺗﺣﺎن اﻟﻣﺣﺎدﺛﺔ ﻓﻲ اﺧﺗﺑﺎر اﻵﯾﻠﺗس The IELTS Speaking Test is scored by trained and certificated ﯾﺗم ﺗﺻﺣﯾﺢ اﻣﺗﺣﺎن اﻟﻣﺣﺎدﺛﺔ ﻓﻲ اﺧﺗﺑﺎر اﻵﯾﻠﺗس ﻣن ﻗﺑل ﻣﻣﺗﺣﻧﯾن ﻣﺧﺗﺻﯾن IELTS Examiners. Examiners award scores based on detailed ﺑﺎﻵﯾﻠﺗس ،ﻣدرﺑﯾن وﻣﻌﺗﻣدﯾن .وﯾﻘوم ھؤﻻء اﻟﻣﻣﺗﺣﻧون ﺑوﺿﻊ اﻟدرﺟﺎت طﺑﻘﺎ ً descriptors that describe spoken performance at 9 band levels.واﻟﻧﺳﺧﺔ The public version of these descriptors is on page 9. The Examiner awards scores in 4 different areas or criteria. These 4 scores are averaged to give you an overall score in Speaking. ﯾﻘوم اﻟﻣﻣﺗﺣن ﺑوﺿﻊ اﻟدرﺟﺎت طﺑﻘﺎ ً ﻷرﺑﻌﺔ ﻧطﺎﻗﺎت أو ﻣﻌﺎﯾﯾر ،وﻣن ﺛم ﯾﺗم The 4 criteria are: اﻟﺣﺻول ﻋﻠﻰ ﻣﺗوﺳط اﻟدرﺟﺎت ﻓﻲ ﺗﻠك اﻟﻣﻌﺎﯾﯾر ﻟﻠوﺻول إﻟﻰ اﻟﻣﺟﻣوع اﻟﻛﻠﻲ ﻓﻲ اﺧﺗﺑﺎر اﻟﻣﺣﺎدﺛﺔ .وھذه اﻟﻣﻌﺎﯾﯾر اﻷرﺑﻊ ھﻲ: Fluency and Coherence اﻟطﻼﻗﺔ واﻟﺗراﺑط Fluency means speaking with normal levels of continuity, اﻟطﻼﻗﺔ ﺗﻌﻧﻲ اﻟﺗﺣدث ﺑﺎﻟﻣﺳﺗوﯾﺎت اﻟﻣﻌﺗﺎدة ﻣن اﻻﺳﺗﻣرارﯾﺔ ،واﻟﻣﻌدل، rate and effort. Coherence means linking ideas together to speak in an أﻣﺎ اﻟﺗراﺑط ﻓﯾﻌﻧﻲ رﺑط اﻷﻓﻛﺎر ﻣﻊ ﺑﻌﺿﮭﺎ ﻟﻠﺗﺣدث ﺑطرﯾﻘﺔ ﻣﻧظﻣﺔ ،وﻣﺗﺳﻘﺔ، organized, coherent way: وﻣﺗﻣﺎﺳﻛﺔ ،وﯾﺗﺿﻣن ذﻟك: • Logical sequencing of ideas • Clear marking of stages in your speaking [e. First, After • اﻟﺗﺳﻠﺳل اﻟﻣﻧطﻘﻲ ﻟﻸﻓﻛﺎر ]that, Finally • اﺳﺗﺧدام ﻋﻼﻣﺎت واﺿﺣﺔ ﺗﻌﺑر ﻋن اﻟﻣراﺣل ﻓﻲ ﻛﻼﻣك ]ﻣﺛﺎل :أوﻻً ،ﺑﻌد ذﻟك، • Using cohesive devices within and between sentences to أﺧﯾرً ا[ link ideas e.
pronouns • اﺳﺗﺧدام أدوات اﻟرﺑط اﻟﻣﺧﺗﻠﻔﺔ داﺧل وﺑﯾن اﻟﺟﻣل ﻟرﺑط اﻷﻓﻛﺎر ،ﻣﺛل اﺳﺗﺧدام اﻟﺿﻣﺎﺋر Adapted from www.org Student Book 7 Lexical Resource اﻟﻣﺻدر اﻟﻣﻌﺟﻣﻲ Lexical Resource includes range and accuracy of vocabulary. Range includes: :ﯾﺗﺿﻣن اﻟﻣدى ﻣﺎ ﯾﻠﻲ • the variety of words used and how appropriate they are for the • ﺗﻧوع اﻟﻛﻠﻣﺎت اﻟﻣﺳﺗﺧدﻣﺔ وﻣدى ﻣﻼءﻣﺗﮭﺎ ﻟﻠﺗﻌﺑﯾر ﻋن اﻟﻣوﺿوﻋﺎت topics • being able to paraphrase (get round a vocabulary gap when • اﻟﻘدرة ﻋﻠﻰ إﻋﺎدة اﻟﺻﯾﺎﻏﺔ )اﻟﻘدرة ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﺗﻐﻠب ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﻔﺟوة اﻟﻠﻐوﯾﺔ إذا ﻛﻧت you don’t know a specific word) (ﻻ ﺗﻌرف ﻣﻌﻧﻰ ﻛﻠﻣﺔ ﻣﻌﯾﻧﺔ Accuracy includes: :ﺗﺗﺿﻣن اﻟدﻗﺔ ﻣﺎ ﯾﻠﻲ • the precision of words used to express meaning and attitudes واﻟﻣواﻗف، واﻻﺗﺟﺎھﺎت،• دﻗﺔ اﻟﻛﻠﻣﺎت اﻟﻣﺳﺗﺧدﻣﺔ ﻟﻠﺗﻌﺑﯾر ﻋن اﻟﻣﻌﻧﻰ Grammatical Range and Accuracy اﻟﻣدى واﻟدﻗﺔ اﻟﻧﺣوﯾﺔ This includes the range and accuracy of grammar.ﯾﺷﻣل ذﻟك ﻣدى ودﻗﺔ اﻟﻘواﻋد اﻟﻧﺣوﯾﺔ اﻟﻣﺳﺗﺧدﻣﺔ Range includes: :ﯾﺗﺿﻣن اﻟﻣدى ﻣﺎ ﯾﻠﻲ • how long and complex the spoken sentences are • ﻣدى طول وﺗرﻛﯾب اﻟﺟﻣل اﻟﻣﻧطوﻗﺔ • the variety of different sentence structures and subordinate clauses • ﺗﻧوع واﺧﺗﻼف اﻟﺗراﻛﯾب اﻟﻣﺳﺗﺧدﻣﺔ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻣﺳﺗوى اﻟﺟﻣل اﻷﺳﺎﺳﯾﺔ واﻟﻔرﻋﯾﺔ Accuracy includes: :ﺗﺗﺿﻣن اﻟدﻗﺔ ﻣﺎ ﯾﻠﻲ • how many errors there are • ﻛم ﻋدد اﻷﺧطﺎء اﻟﻣرﺗﻛﺑﺔ ﺧﻼل اﻟﺣوار • how these errors affect understanding • ﻛﯾف أﺛرت ﺗﻠك اﻷﺧطﺎء ﻋﻠﻰ ﻓﮭم اﻟﺣوار Pronunciation اﻟﻧطق This means the ability to speak clearly in order to be ﯾﻘﺻد ﺑذﻟك اﻟﻘدرة ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﺗﺣدث ﺑوﺿوح ﻟﻛﻲ ﯾُﻔﮭم اﻟﻛﻼم وﻟﻠﺗﻌﺑﯾر understood and express ideas. It includes: : وﯾﺗﺿﻣن ذﻟك،ﻋن اﻷﻓﻛﺎر • the amount of effort needed for the listener to understand • اﻟﺟﮭد اﻟذي ﯾﺣﺗﺎج اﻟﻣﺳﺗﻣﻊ ﻟﺑذﻟﮫ ﻟﻛﻲ ﯾﻔﮭم ﻛﻼم اﻟﺷﺧص • the amount of spoken language that the listener cannot understand • ﻗدر اﻟﻠﻐﺔ اﻟﺣوارﯾﺔ اﻟﺗﻲ ﻟم ﯾﺗﻣﻛن اﻟﻣﺳﺗﻣﻊ ﻣن ﻓﮭﻣﮭﺎ • the amount of difficulty in understanding caused by the • ﻗدر اﻟﺻﻌوﺑﺔ ﻓﻲ اﻟﻔﮭم اﻟﺗﻲ ﺗﺳﺑﺑت ﻓﯾﮭﺎ اﻟﻠﻐﺔ اﻷم ﻟﻠﻣﺗﺣدث speaker’s first language Adapted from www.org 8 IELTS Focus - Speaking Student Book 9 Part 1 Introduction and interview Video: Chidi from Nigeria, Band 5.5 Watch a video of Chidi from Nigeria in Part 1 of the Speaking test. She was awarded a band 5.
The Examiner asks her questions about where she lives, her family, and learning English. Watch this Part 1 interview and check Yes, No or I don’t know in the Feedback Chart below. Feedback Chart Speaking criteria Description of test taker performance Yes No I don’t know Fluency and Coherence The test taker can keep going without too many pauses. Fluency and Coherence The test taker links her ideas well.
Lexical Resource The test taker uses a variety of different words. Grammatical Range and Accuracy The test taker uses a variety of different sentence types. Pronunciation The test taker is easy to understand. Video and Examiner comments sourced from the IELTS Scores Guide page 77.
Feedback Chart based on the Speaking Band Descriptors (public version). After you watch the video, compare your answers with a partner and then discuss with your teacher. 10 IELTS Focus - Speaking Practice: Introduction and interview Now, in pairs you are going to practice the same part 1 topics. Student A: You are the Examiner.