Daniella Moyla - IELTS Speaking Section--Quick Guide to IELTS Speaking Success! (Written by an Experienced IELTS Teacher)

IELTS SPEAKING SECTION

Quick Guide To IELTSSpeaking Success!

(Written By An Experienced IELTSTeacher)

By Daniella Moyla

Copyright 2018 by Daniella Moyla

Published by Sanbrook Publishing

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IELTS Speaking Section Quick Guide To IELTS SpeakingSuccess!

Copyright 2018 by Daniella Moyla

Published by Sanbrook Publishing

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TheIELTS can be a very daunting exam to achieve a high score in. Thesignificance of the IELTS can be the difference between obtaining avisa or position at a university for many people.

Therefore, it is important that if you require a specificIELTS score, you review what makes high quality speaking answersbefore you take the exam.

All toomany people take the IELTS several times without reaching theirdesired score and do not understand why.

Thisbook contains vital tips about the speaking section that can helpyou understand how to improve your score by following a few simplesteps.

Theinternet today is inundated with information which is not qualityreviewed and can be misleading.

Thisbook, however, has been written by a professional IELTS teacherwith more than 12 years experience who has used these methods toreach high scoring results with most of her students.

If youwant to succeed on the IELTS, then this book will assist you inunderstanding what is required.

Youshould read this book if:

You have taken the IELTS exambefore and did not obtain a high score in the speaking section anddont know why.

You have searched the internet fortips and strategies, but you are unsure of the quality of theanswers and who wrote them.

You have never taken the IELTSexam and you want to review how the speaking section is assessed,so you can follow a similar format.

Your IELTS exam is very soon andyou need last minute guidance on how to do the most of yourspeaking test.

Thespeaking section of the IELTS is a one-on-one interview with atrained examiner who will assess your capacity to communicateorally.

It isimportant to mention that the Speaking Section is the same in bothformats of the test, Academic and General Training. The only twosections that vary are Reading and Writing.

TheSpeaking section is divided in 3 parts which are described asfollows:

Duration ofthe Speaking Section: 11 to 14 minutes.

AssessmentMethod: Private interview with an examiner.

AssessmentCriteria: The four areas being assessed are:

Fluency and Coherence: The ability to speakwithout losing coherence, maintaining a natural flow and pacewithout excessive pausing or repetition.

Lexical resource: The ability to usevocabulary with some level of variety and accuracy to discussdifferent topics.

Grammatical range and accuracy: The abilityto use a combination of simple and complex structures with somelevel of flexibility and accuracy.

Pronunciation: The ability to use a varietyof pronunciation features accurately enough to be understood.

Over theyears, I have discovered how little people know about the Speakingsection of the IELTS, which creates a fair bit of mystery aroundit.

Manytimes, I find that my students fear this section because they thinktheir grammar wasnt good enough, or they didnt answer thequestion well.

Here aresome of those myths Ive come across regarding the Speakingsection, which I believe, once clarified, my students feel muchmore confident in their ability to get a good score.

1. You Cant Ask The Examiner Questions - FALSE

One ofthe advantages of the IELTS, is that as opposed to its competitors(TOEFL/ PTE), the speaking section is both conducted and assessedby a certified examiner. This means that by having an interactionwith another person instead of a computer, we can actually clarifydoubts and ask for a question to be repeated if necessary. Thiswill not affect your score because examiners know that in anyinteraction, clarification may be needed. Remember this is theSpeaking section, not the Listening.

2. Short And Direct Answers Are Better Than Long Ones -FALSE

The mostimportant aspect of the Speaking section is that candidates showtheir ability to elaborate and expand on their answers.

This isbecause the more we say, the more language we are using, whichmeans the examiner will have enough evidence to evaluate ourperformance.

If candidates give one-word answers, such as: yes, I do or Where are you from? Spain; examiners will be forced to keep asking questionsuntil they can get enough evidence of the persons reallevel.

However,since the time limit is 14 minutes for the entire interview, thereis only so much examiners can do.

3. In Part 2, It Is Better To Finish Talking Before TheExaminer Stops You - FALSE

Again,the examiners job is to gather enough evidence of a candidatesEnglish proficiency.

Thismeans that when they think they have seen enough, they will stopyou.

If theylet you keep going, it might be because they are giving you anopportunity to improve your performance.

Beingstopped by the examiner can mean: a) the two minutes are over, orb) they want to make sure they are awarding the rightscore.

In anycase, being stopped shouldnt be seen as a bad sign.

4. I Shouldnt Correct Myself Or The Examiner Will Know IMade A Mistake - FALSE

Examiners always know when you make mistakes.

However,if you catch yourself making a mistake and immediately correct it,you are showing a higher level of awareness and therefore, highercommand of the language.

At basiclevels, people usually dont realize when they make amistake.

As thelevel of proficiency improves, so does the concept ofself-correction.

In otherwords, when correcting ourselves, we are showing a higher level ofEnglish than if we dont.

There isno such thing as hiding mistakes from the examiners, they aretrained well.

5. I Will Never Get A 7 Or More In Speaking Because My AccentIs Too Strong - FALSE

TheIELTS is test for foreign speakers, which means, potentially, everysingle candidate who sits this test will undoubtedly have an accentbecause they are foreigners.

Apersons L1 (mother tongue) accent is only a problem when itaffects communication.

In otherwords, a strong but intelligible accent should not be the onlyreason people dont achieve a specific score.