IELTS Speaking Questions Archive

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The IELTS Speaking Questions change every four months (three times each year). Pronhelp.com publishes the questions that students report they have had in their exams. Home > IELTS > Speaking > General IELTS Speaking Part 2 Quiz: It Doesn’t Need to be Hell! Some do not believe these questions are used, but after repeated confirmation … Read more

IELTS Speaking Format, Preparation and 8 Great Hacks for Success

IELTS Speaking Information and Advice

It’s madness to go into any English-speaking test expecting to do well. The IELTS Speaking test is demanding, so you should use any knowledge you can glean to your advantage. Every little bit helps to build your score! Home > IELTS > Speaking > General Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 IELTS Speaking Test Format: … Read more

How to Use Natural English Expressions for Better Precision

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Improve Your Skills! Master that feeling that you MUST answer correctly by using these natural expressions to show what you know or don’t know about a topic. There is no right or wrong answer to many questions. This makes the speaker confused and stops them thinking clearly. Using these natural English expressions to briefly set … Read more

How to Avoid Making Sweeping Statements

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Sweeping statements are statements which cover a broad topic in a concise or even terse manner. They make it seem as if everybody does something. This is really common in both speaking and writing, especially in exams such as IELTS, C1 Advanced and B2 First. Expanding on these statements make your language much richer, and … Read more

How to Easily Boost Your IELTS Vocabulary Score

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If your job or course involves technical language in English, integrating it into your IELTS vocabulary in your speaking responses can significantly enhance your performance. By steering your answers toward your work or studies, you can demonstrate a higher level of proficiency and confidence. Here’s how to make the most of your specialized knowledge in … Read more

How to Answer If You Know Nothing in IELTS Speaking

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Taking tests such as IELTS Speaking are extremely challenging for many reasons, with one of the main ones being that a certain amount of life experience is needed to be able to talk about some topics. However, there are ways to deal with topics you are unsure of or even ones that you don’t know … Read more

How to Zoom In: The Most Useful Technique for IELTS Speaking

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Imagine you are just starting to watch your favourite TV series. The theme music is playing, you see a view of a city, then a neighbourhood, then a street, then a house, the camera goes in the front door of the house, into a room, then just as the music stops, someone speaks. Home > IELTS > … Read more

How to Best Use the Latest IELTS Speaking Questions

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There are several pages on this site that are dedicated to the ‘latest’ IELTS speaking questions. These questions are released for three periods of four months each year. January to April (so they include January, February, March and April), May to August and September to December. Home > IELTS > Speaking > General IELTS Speaking … Read more

IELTS Grammar Repair Kit: Fix Your GRA Now!

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Introduction In IELTS writing, you are marked on four criteria: Task Response, Coherence and Cohesion, Lexical resource and Grammar Range and Accuracy (GRA). In this post, we’re going to talk about the last one, IELTS Grammar Range and Accuracy (GRA) and especially about what simple steps you can take to improve this score. Home > … Read more

IELTS Speaking Rubric

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Understanding the IELTS Speaking rubric is essential for a high score. Use Fluency and Coherence, Lexical Resource, Grammar and Accuracy as well as Pronunciation to improve your score. Using this rubric with some strategies usually takes students’ scores to a higher level. Home > IELTS > Speaking > General