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