These ielts speaking tips and tricks are carefully prepared for the IELTS aspiring students.

1. IELTS Lessons
By Fatima Sethi

2. IELTS Speaking
• The IELTS Speaking test is direct face-to-face conversation between
the applicant and the examiner for about 11 to 14 minutes.
• The conversation is usually about familiar topics such as home, town,
work and studies.
• The speaking is supposed to check your fluency in English.
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3. Speaking Tips
• The criteria for speaking test is as follows:
1. Fluency
2. Vocabulary range
3. Grammar accuracy
4. Pronunciation
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4. Speaking Tips
• Be normal and comfortable, don’t act like a robot.
• Never ever learn answers by heart and read the script.
• Be spontaneous with your opinions.
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5. Speaking Tips
• The examiner has written questions and the questions are repeated
often.
• Practice speaking before time with your partners and teachers.
• Don’t panic if you don’t understand any word or complete question, it
is normal. Ask the examiner to repeat the question.
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6. Speaking Tips
• Try to expand your replies, don’t be too short of words. For example;
if the examiner asks you, “Do you like swimming?”. Your answer
shouldn’t be like this, “Yes.” Extend your answer by telling the reason
for your answer. You must say, “Yes, I love swimming. Actually, its
more beneficial than any other exercise. In summer, it is a blessing to
swim in cold water to refresh the mind and body. Moreover,
swimming helps me to loose weight.”
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7. Speaking Tips
• Be emotional with your answers. Talk with emotions. For example; if
the examiner asks you about your favorite sportsman. Your answer
must show your love with your hero.
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8. Speaking Tips
• Try to use linking words in your answers where suitable. “However”,
“Moreover”, “Also”, “In addition”, “So”, “Either”, “Neither”.
• These words make your speech more natural and coherent.
• Try to use synonyms. Don’t use the same word in every sentence. For
example; “I think”, don’t use it in every sentence. Say, “I guess”, “In
my opinion”, “According to me”.
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9. Speaking Tips
• The examiner would ask you to describe something such as your
hometown or workplace. In such questions, you would have a chance
to show off your English language proficiency. You can make use of a
range of tenses, such as present perfect, past perfect and future
tenses. This would get you more scores.
• Try practicing by watching interviews on Youtube. Listen to their
words and sentences closely and notice their body language.
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