Do you need to take the IELTS I will teach you everything you need to get a higher score in Task 1 of the Speaking section of the exam A lot of people have to take the IELTS exam when they immigrate or study overseas Even if your English is good you could get a low score in the Speaking section if you are not prepared If you are taking this test this video will help you Ill tell you what to expect and give you a lot of tips and strategies to do well To test your understanding of the video take the quiz at and for more IELTS tips strategies secrets and sample questions and answers go to Good Luck IELTS there My name is Emma and in todays lesson we will be looking at how to do well on the speaking part of the IELTS So the speaking part of the IELTS is divided up into three sections Today were just going to be looking at section No 1 So first of all I will explain how to do well -- oh sorry First Ill explain what happens in Part 1 of the IELTS And from there well look at some things you should do to do well and some things you shouldnt do okay So lets get started
So what happens in Part 1 of the IELTS Well first of all the speaking Part 1 of the IELTS is for both those taking the General IELTS exam and the Academic So whether youre taking the Academic or the General IELTS its the same test with the same questions
Okay It lasts between four to five minutes Its made up of first an introduction So the examiner is going to introduce himself or herself Then you will introduce yourself So for example Hi My name is Emma Nice to meet you Okay so theres an introduction And then the examiner is going to ask you some questions about yourself So these questions arent that difficult Usually theyre about where youre from So for example what city you were born in where you grew up They might be about work They might be about what you study about your friends about your hobbies food sports and another thing I dont have up here family Family is also common on this part of the IELTS Okay So usually the examiner after introducing himself or herself they will talk to you about two of these topics Okay
Now the way they mark this part of the IELTS is theyre looking specifically for pronunciation okay So can they understand what youre saying Do you pronounce things well Theyre going to be looking at fluency So whats fluency Well do you go Uh um uh uh a lot during the test Or do you speak very clearly in a very nice rhythmic way Do you use organizers or transitions First of all secondly finally Do you use words like this Another reason Or do you have problems speaking at a normal rate So they look at that in fluency
Then they mark you also on vocabulary Do you use words like good bad a lot Those are very low-level words Or do you use high level words that really show off your vocabulary
The final thing youre marked on is grammar and accuracy So for example do you only use the present test for the whole test or are you able to correctly use the present tense the past tense present perfect future How well is your grammar Okay
So dont panic Maybe youre weak in grammar Maybe you make some mistakes in grammar But youre marked equally on these four components okay So now lets look at some tips on how to do well on Part 1 of the speaking part of the IELTS
Okay So what are some of the things we should do to get a good mark in Part 1 of the IELTS for speaking Well we have a list here of dos Okay So these are things you want to do So the first thing thats very important is when you first meet the examiner okay If youre very nervous and you dont make eye-contact and you look at the floor the whole time youre not going to do well on the IELTS even if your English is pretty good So its very important to present yourself with confidence okay You want to go into that test and know youre going to do well If you think youre going to do well youre going to do a lot better Okay If you think youre going to do badly youre probably going to do badly So think youre going to do well and be confident Okay
Another important thing is be friendly Okay You want to smile Body language is actually very important in the IELTS
You want to make eye-contact okay So dont look at your feet Dont look at your hands Look at the examiner But you dont have to stare at them okay Just look at them when you talk
