http://ielts-yasi.englishlab.net

Updated August 28, 2020

Note: Written August 28, 2020

Due to ill-health, I am suspending this service. In other words, I can no longer do this service for you.

Feedback Service for Recorded Answers

• If you send me MP3 (or similar) recordings of yourself speaking some answers, I will give you my feedback within a a few days This feedback will also be in the form of audio recordings (or, one long recording ) from me.

• The most convenient way for us to exchange our MP3 recordings is on Wechat or Skype but you can send them to me by email if you prefer. My Wechat ID is IELTS-Chris; My Skype ID is chris.green4976 (with a dot between "chris" and "green") and my email address is gelin3@yahoo.com.

• I will give you an approximate Band score for your answer, tell you about any major English mistakes you make, and possibly give you any suggestions that would help you make your answer better.

• You can do this for all the parts of the test – Part 1, Part 2 or Part 3.

• Try to speak quite close to your microphone so that I can hear you clearly.

• Overall, in all of your answers, try to speak in a conversational style, not a "speech-giving" style.

• I'm sorry but I am not prepared to give feedback if your average speaking level is obviously below Band 5.0. Answers that are spoken at a level below that will require me to spend too much time both listening to you, and in giving you my feedback.

Part 1

• The best idea is to send me answers to four questions for each Part 1 topic, as shown by the screenshot below, which someone sent me on Wechat. But you can also send me your recordings via email or Skype.

• Try to keep the average length of your answers within each topic at about 20 seconds. That is, if you give a 10 second answer for one question, you probably should balance that with another answer that is close to 30-seconds. That is how you should manage your time in the real test.

• I very much prefer that you use questions from my website, not from some other source but I am not strict about this.

• Try to read this before you make your recordings:  How to Speak in Part 1 and this: Your Work or Studies .

Part 2

• Make this recording STRICTLY between 1.5 and 2.0 minutes.

• I strongly suggest you do not write a "speech" or story and then read it in your recording. Remember, in the real test you have only one minute to read the question and prepare for a Part 2 answer. Instead of writing a complete answer and then reading it word-for-word, I suggest you simply make some notes in less than 5 minutes and then try to make the complete sentences as you speak in the recording. That is coming close to the real test situation. For those of you who do write a full answer like an essay, you should turn your answer over and try to speak it from memory, not read it. However, examiners don't like answers that you have prepared and memorized before the test and they usually can detect such answers. When they detect such answers, quite often they will reduce your overall score and also ask you especially difficult Part 3 questions, just to teach you a lesson.

So, to repeat, I suggest you do not spend more than 5 minutes preparing your answer and I suggest you try to speak almost as if it were a real test.

• Please only use the Part 2 question wording that is on this website.

• Before doing this, you really should read the pages beginning at HOW_TO_SPEAK_IN_PART_2_Start_Page.htm

Part 3

• This can be done in a similar way to Part 1, i.e., with 4 answers for each Part 3 sub-topic. But if you want, you can do more than 4 answers for each sub-topic.

• Your answers should not be shorter than 15 seconds and usually not longer than 40 seconds. Make most answers 25 to 30 seconds long.

• I very much prefer you use questions from this website. This is because if you answer a question that is written in poor or erroneous English then it makes my job of giving you feedback more difficult.

• Before doing Part 3 answers, try to read and study these pages: General Description of Part 3, How to Speak in Part 3, and How to Study for Part 3.

Costs

• You can pay on Wechat or using PayPal (to gelin3@yahoo.com) but since PayPal's fees are quite high now, you will definitely save on the PayPal fees if you pay for several at one time, not pay for several of them separately.

• Those people who enrol in my group Speaking test lessons on Wechat get this service included in the cost of the group class and they can get feedback on 10 Part 2 recordings. See ENGLISH_CORNER.htm