07 Speaking test part 2

http://ielts-help.com - Ian Carter interviews a Burmese doctor preparing for the IELTS test in 2003. Part 2 of 2.

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• speaking
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[nblumer]

I thought the interviewer follows a fairly good standard frame of questioning but gives too much nonverbal feedback and interviewers are generally not allowed to do this. But, all in all, a better interview than a lot of the garbage mock interviews on youtube so well done Ian Carter - you have provided teachers a good one to use in class.

[IanCarterTheCaller]

@nblumer Thanks for your comments. In fact, the interview followed the standard script, and I reacted/gave feedback in exactly the same way that I used to do when actually examining candidates. That's what makes this practice speaking test so authentic.

[ba7ith84]

She has bad accent but she done well

[IanCarterTheCaller]

@ba7ith84 That's true. The most important thing is not to sound like a native speaker (which accent would you emulate anyway?) but to be comprehensible to other users of English, whether they're native speakers or not. At any rate, she got through the exam and is now happily working in England.

[amnah87]

Dear Sir,

 I am practising for the ILETS exam coming on June. can you pls tell me where this lady in this vedio did the mistakes? and could you pls give me some tips on how to answer these type of questions?

[IanCarterTheCaller]

@amnah87

I can't tell you in this short box where her mistakes lie. But there's another interview discussed on my website - I think it will help you to understand.

[bikuttam1]

Hi mate, You could add me on skype for ielts speaking practice, my skype id is " talktomeielts

[IanCarterTheCaller]

The cue card will give you some prompts to guide your thinking, but if you get stuck, try the six so-called "WH" words - who, what, where, when, why and how. See if they spark your thinking off.

If I get a break some time, I'll see if I can find some time to make a video that might help. In the meantime, just try recording your own voice and listening back to it. Ask friends to "rate" your for comprehensibility and relaxed speech.

And - good luck once again!

[IanCarterTheCaller]

Hello LevrekNet. Thanks for your comment. I hope you do well in the IELTS test.

The lady doctor didn't perform very well in this video, so I would probably have given her a Band 6 or 6.5 - but with practice she managed to improve and eventually got at least a 7 in Speaking.

When it comes to "speaking freely on a random specific topic", the best advice I can give you is to relax and pretend you're talking with friends.

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[LevrekNet]

Hi Sir,

I'm seriously planning to take the IELTS test in the U.S., and a bit worrying about its speaking part, but well actually I can speak quite well in daily life with friends, but this kind of free speech makes me a bit nervous. Could you make a video about how to speak freely on a random specific topic. Which kind of thinking strategies should we consider. Also, can I learn this woman's speaking score?

Thanks.