IELTS Speaking Band Descriptors (public version)

Booklist (Recommended books)

Read about IELTS topics on the Internet (Good sites on the internet for reading about some Speaking test topics)
Read about IELTS on the Internet (Websites with information on the IELTS test. These sites also have some information for improving your English)
Study English on the Internet (Some useful websites)

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General Advice

Planning your Preparation for the Speaking Test

The Speaking Test - Your Politeness and Attitudes (Previously called 'Blog P.12')

The Experience of a Chinese IELTS student in Holland (Previously called 'Blog P.13')

A Good Example of How to Do the Speaking Test (Previously called 'Blog P.14')

How to Get 7 for Speaking (Previously called 'Blog P.15')

A Good Posting on 51ielts.com (Previously called 'Blog P.8')

Communication - the Key to How to Speak in the Test (Previously called 'Blog P.1')

Random Emails from Students P. 1 (Previously in the 'Blog' section of this website)

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The Speaking Test - Overviews

Speaking Test Summary

The Grading Criteria - How The Examiner Determines Your Grade

IELTS Speaking Band Descriptors (public version)

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Part 1 of the Speaking Test

How to Speak in Part 1

The Four Introductory Questions Real Questions

Current Part 1 Questions Real Topics & Questions

Your Work or Studies

Work

Studies

If the Current Part 1 Questions Are Not For You

Previous Part 1 Questions Real Topics & Questions

All Part 1 Questions (From May. 2011 back to January 2006) Real Topics & Questions

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Part 2 of the Speaking Test

Advice about Part 2

How to Study for Part 2 (Read this before you look at the Part 2 questions)

How to Speak in Part 2 (Read this before you look at the Part 2 questions)

Lists of Part 2/3 Topics Real Topics & Questions

Part 2/3 Index Page 1 (Old List = Topics in use during 2006 and 2007. These are retired topics.)

Part 2/3 Index Page 6

(Topics in current use)

List of Current Part 2 topics - For Printing

Note: I don't always keep the following two files up-to-date.

Download all the current Part 2 topics for printing Microsoft Word doc. Real Topics & Questions

The same document in a Zip File Real Topics & Questions

Groups of Similar Part 2 Topics

Groups of Part 2 Topics - by subject. (Old page) Real Topics & Questions

Groups of Part 2 Topics - by verb form. (Old page) Real Topics & Questions

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Part 2 Topic Usage History All Real Topics in this Section

That page has a history of the reported Part 2 topic usage from January 2006 to the present. This topic usage information primarily came from internet bulletin board postings.

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Part 3 of the Speaking Test

How to Answer Part 3 Questions

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Pronunciation

Improving Your Pronunciation

Common Pronunciation Errors

Test Yourself on Intonation (语调) Test yourself to see how well you know which word is stressed more when speaking a combination of noun + noun or adjective + noun.

Lists of Word Combinations (for stress placement practice) This page leads to other pages with useful audio recordings for you to mimic. When English speakers speak different types of combinations of words that represent a noun (noun + noun or adjective + noun), they use different types of intonation (different stress patterns).

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Vocabulary

Improving Your Vocabulary

Adjectives of Feeling

Adverbs

Phrasal Verbs

Good Internet Sites (Good sites on the internet for reading about some Speaking test topics.)

Some Vocabulary Lists

Some Vocabulary Lists (2)

Avoiding Overly Formal Language

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Grammar

Improving Your Grammar

Complex Sentences

Quiz - Common Grammar Errors

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Fluency

Improving Your Fluency

Contractions

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Coherence

Cohesive Connecting Words and Phrases

Adverbs

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Language Functions & Different Types of Questions

List of Key Language Functions needed for the Speaking Test.

Talking about the Future

'Yes/No' Questions (Includes quiz on short answers)

Comparing and Contrasting

List of Part 1 Compare Questions,

List of Part 3 Compare Questions, P.1,

List of Part 3 Compare Questions, P.2,

List of Part 3 Compare Questions, P.3

List of Part 3 Compare Questions, P.4.

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IELTS Writing

Starting at that page you will find some useful information about IELTS writing, although I don't have much time to do IELTS writing as well as IELTS Speaking.

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