IELTS Speaking Part 3 Checker
Answer a real Part 3 discussion question out loud and see how to turn it into a Band 7 answer.
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- Your recording isn't saved
- Marked on all four criteria
Part 3 · discussion
What kinds of things do people in your country most enjoy reading?
Tap and answer out loud
Aim for 35–70 seconds
Your recording is used only for this check and is never stored.
How it works
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Pick a theme. Questions go from straightforward to abstract, as they do in the test.
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Press “Hear the question”, then tap the mic and answer for 35 to 70 seconds.
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Tap to stop. Your answer is transcribed and marked on the four criteria.
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Compare “Your answer” with “Improved” to see how the same ideas are developed at Band 7-8.
Good to know
What Part 3 is looking for
Part 3 moves from you to the world: why people do things, how things are changing, what should happen. A strong answer gives a view, explains it, supports it with an example or a comparison, and often concedes a point (“that said, it depends on…”). An answer that stays on your own life, or stops after one sentence, holds the band down however accurate it is.
Using the improved answer
The improved version keeps your ideas and shows the language that develops them: linking, hedging and more precise words. The highlighted words are ones you did not use. Read it aloud once, then answer the same question again without looking.