What are the specific steps and schedule of IELTS speaking?

IELTS speaking is divided into three parts .

The first part ： General questions and answers ; The second part ： Theme card statement ; The third part ： In depth discussion . Each part is 4-5 minute , Three parts in total 10-15 minute .

　　 The first part ： General questions and answers

　　 When candidates enter the examination room ( There are two kinds of ： Small classrooms and offices ), After another simple greeting, this part begins . Usually , This part will cover four topics including people's names , for example ： The person's name , hometown , Educational or professional background , Leisure life . Time is usually 4-5 Within minutes . The number of problems is usually 9-15 The question is about . That means , The optimal answer time for each question should be 20-30 Between seconds , Usually that is 2-4 Sentence .

　　 meanwhile , The main purpose of the examiner is not to measure the students' oral English level , The most important thing is to help candidates relax and start trying to speak English . in other words , The performance of this part will not have much impact on the overall performance . Even if this part is terrible , There are still opportunities for high scores . However, this is not to say , This part is insignificant . Candidates must be clear , In this part , The examiner has been considering what kind of English level the candidate is and how suitable he is .

　　 The second part ： Theme card statement

　　 In this part , The examiner will hand the candidate a theme card , There are questions and related ideas on the card . After getting the card , Candidates have one minute to prepare , At the same time, you can make notes on the provided papyrus ( Don't take out the examination room ).

　　 then , Candidates should make 1-2 minute Statement . The answer should not be too long , It can't be too short . Too short is short , It is the examiner who believes that the student does not have the ability to analyze and describe in English . Too long is easy to be interrupted by the examiner , Make them think that the candidate can't grasp the key points or has the suspicion of reciting .

　　 Be careful , After the candidate's presentation , The examiner may add 1-2 problem ( Or maybe not ), But it won't have much impact on the second part . here , There is no need for candidates to repeat what they have already said . Answer concisely , To the point , clear .

　　 The third part ： In depth discussion

　　 In this part, the examiner will put forward some more abstract ideas about the topics discussed in the second part , summary , General questions , To comprehensively examine the analysis of candidates , contrast , Ability to explain and explain . This part The overall time is 4-5 minute .

　　 In this part , The number of questions depends on the length of the answer . However , Because this part of the examinee has to deal with some abstract or general problems , And we should comprehensively use a variety of English skills , The ideal length of each question should be 1 About minutes . At the same time pay attention to , Don't go too deep , Too far , Be relevant , Otherwise, it will only be difficult for the examiner to grasp the focus of your story .

　

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