IELTS Speaking Assessment Criteria

In the IELTS Speaking Test, you will be interviewed by an examiner for 11-14 minutes. The test has three parts and you are not allowed to use a dictionary. IELTS Academic and IELTS General students take the same test and it is marked in the same way....

Tenses

In this post, we will be looking in-depth at tenses. In the IELTS Speaking Test, the examiner will probably ask you questions that will require you to answer with the correct tense, while also giving additional information.  Listen for the tenses in the...

English Pronunciation

In this post, we will be looking in-depth at English pronunciation.  While you are preparing for your IELTS Speaking Test it is important that you understand the marking criteria. Pronunciation counts for 25% of your speaking score, therefore it is vital that you...

Grammatical Range And Accuracy

In this post, we will be looking in-depth at the grammatical range and accuracy.  While you are preparing for your IELTS Speaking Test it is important that you understand the marking criteria. Grammatical range and accuracy count for 25% of your...