Guides
IELTS Speaking Guides
The three parts, what each band sounds like, and how to practise when no one is listening.
Speaking
How to Practise IELTS Speaking on Your Own
A routine for practising IELTS Speaking with no partner: record and time each part, check it against the descriptors, and use AI feedback for what it measures.
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Speaking
IELTS Speaking Band Descriptors in Plain English
What examiners listen for in fluency, vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation at Bands 5 to 9, quoted from the official descriptors and put into plain English.
11 min read
Speaking
IELTS Speaking Part 1: Common Questions and How to Answer Them
How IELTS Speaking Part 1 works, the six kinds of question the examiner asks, how long to answer, and real questions with Band 8 samples to hear and try.
9 min read
Speaking
IELTS Speaking Part 2: The Cue Card, Minute by Minute
How the IELTS Speaking long turn works: one minute to prepare, up to two minutes to speak, a note-taking method, how to keep going, and samples at three bands.
9 min read
Speaking
How to Get Band 7 in IELTS Speaking: What Changes From Band 6
What separates Band 6 from Band 7 in each IELTS Speaking criterion, a Band 6 and a Band 7 answer to the same question, and the Band 6 habits to fix first.
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