IELTS: Speaking
Activities and suggestions to help students deal with the speaking component of the IELTS exam.
My own students have often come to me after having taken the IELTS exam and said such things as “I could have done better” or “I just couldn’t think about what to say at the time” - some admit to having been overcome by nerves. The speaking test can be both frustrating and nerve wrecking for candidates.
IELTS candidates are assessed on their actual performance in an interview that shouldn’t last any longer than 14 minutes. To someone having to do a speaking test in a foreign language, 14 minutes may seem like a long time but in fact it is a very short time for a candidate to really show off their English speaking ability and perform at their best.
These classroom activities have been designed to help candidates for all parts of the speaking test.
IELTS speaking activities
IELTS: Speaking 1: Speaking module overview
This section aims to give students an overview of what they will encounter in the speaking exam.
IELTS: Speaking 2: Preparation for part 1
This section aims to prepare students on what kind of questions to expect in part one of the speaking test
IELTS: Speaking 3: Preparation for part 2
Author: Richard Gresswell Type: Teaching notes
This section aims to prepare students to talk for between one and two minutes on a given topic.
IELTS: Speaking 4: Preparation for part 3
Author: Richard Gresswell Type: Teaching notes
This section aims to prepare students to discuss more abstract issues discussed in the given topic.
IELTS: Speaking 5: Summary
Author: Richard Gresswell Type: Teaching notes
This section aims to summarise the IELTS speaking practice section.
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Web Editor | Wed, 28 Sep 2011 9:16 am
Previously, the five pages you can now see above these comments were placed below them, making them difficult to find (although, Sazzleberry did point this out - thanks!).
We have now managed to make changes to the site so your ratings and comments always appear at the bottom of every page - so they will no longer push our resources down to a place where you can't see them.
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Anonymous | Sun, 25 Sep 2011 2:01 pm
Could someone respond to Dave's comment, please (above) as there are still no activities and like Dave, I also paid for this website, so get your finger out!
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jessica63 | Wed, 2 Mar 2011 11:00 am
I cannot find the activities I need quickly. I am looking for IELTS Speaking activities for my students and I am having great difficulty navigating my way around your site!
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sazzleberry | Sat, 11 Dec 2010 12:17 pm
try looking below :)
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Dave in China | Fri, 10 Dec 2010 7:26 am
"These classroom activities have been designed to help.......speaking test." What activities? The page is blank with no link(s) to click on Where are the activities on this site? That's the ONLY reason I paid for this and there's nothing! Where do I go to get activities?
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