{"id":3540,"date":"2021-10-04T09:41:53","date_gmt":"2021-10-04T09:41:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ieltsnpte.com\/updates\/?p=3540"},"modified":"2023-01-20T04:42:57","modified_gmt":"2023-01-20T04:42:57","slug":"ielts-speaking-module-faqs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ieltsnpte.com\/updates\/ielts-speaking-module-faqs\/","title":{"rendered":"IELTS Speaking Module FAQs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The International English Language Testing System, or IELTS, is an international standardized test of English language proficiency. Here are some FAQs regarding it.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ff0000;\">FAQs for the Speaking Module<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000080;\">How to prepare for the speaking module?<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Try to speak on any random topic, listen to different podcasts, and build confidence.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000080;\">How Many sections are there in the speaking test?<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>There are three sections in the IELTS speaking module, (A) Introductory questions (B) cue card, (C) follow-up questions<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #000080; text-decoration: underline;\">How long the IELTS speaking test is?<\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>The IELTS speaking test generally lasts for 12-15 minutes.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000080;\">Should we greet the examiner?<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Yes, you should.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000080;\">How should I speak in front of the examiner?<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>You should be calm and using formal language.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000080;\">Can I ask questions to the examiner?<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>In some cases, when you are not able to listen to the examiner or could not understand the question, you can ask them to repeat it but not very often. You can not ask counter-questions.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000080;\">How the IELTS speaking test is assessed?<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>The IELTS speaking test is assessed on the basis of your ability to speak, listen, and understanding the topic. Your confidence level is observed. The knowledge of grammar plays a big role in it.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #000080; text-decoration: underline;\">Which vocabulary should be used in my speaking test?<\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>You should use the vocabulary which is appropriate to the topic which has been asked of you and which fits the sentence grammatically. Your grammar knowledge plays a very big role in the assessment.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #000080; text-decoration: underline;\">How should I dress for my IELTS speaking test?<\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Your way of dressing is not part of the assessment. But Yes, of course, you should be presentable enough.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #000080; text-decoration: underline;\">How much time is given to prepare the given topic?<\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>In section one, you will be asked general questions which you will be required to answer spontaneously, while in section 2, which is a cue card, you will be given 1 minute to prepare, and in section 3 you will be asked to follow up questions (related to the cue card topic) which again <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">ar<\/span><\/strong><strong>e<\/strong><\/span><strong style=\"color: #ff6600;\">\u00a0to be answered immediately.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #000080; text-decoration: underline;\">When should I stop speaking in section 2?<\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Your examiner will ask you to stop once he will have satisfaction. You should not take that call on your own.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #000080; text-decoration: underline;\">How are IELTS Speaking scores calculated?<\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">The examiner will pay attention to four main areas: (1) How fluent and understandable your answer is; (2) The range and accuracy of vocabulary you use; (3) The range and accuracy of grammatical forms you use; (4) Your pronunciation.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"entry-title \">\n<h4><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #000080; text-decoration: underline;\">10 Common Mistakes to Avoid in IELTS Speaking<\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Silence<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Memorized answers<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Overuse of transition signals<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Parroting the question<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Answering the wrong question<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Saying &#8216;I don&#8217;t understand&#8217;<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Saying too much or too little<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Poor pronunciation<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Flat intonation<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Asking for the examiner&#8217;s opinion\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>For more details contact us on <a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/ieltsnpte.com\/\">ieltsnpte.com<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The International English Language Testing System, or IELTS, is an international standardized test of English language proficiency. Here are some FAQs regarding it. FAQs for the Speaking Module &nbsp; How to prepare for the speaking module? Try to speak on any random topic, listen to different podcasts, and build confidence. How Many sections are there &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ieltsnpte.com\/updates\/ielts-speaking-module-faqs\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;IELTS Speaking Module FAQs&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":3544,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[12,57,17,535,20,408,414,119,443,55,25,413,507,30,16,552,412,27,24,118,23],"class_list":["post-3540","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ielts","tag-abroad","tag-admission-requirements","tag-bachelor","tag-bachelors-programs","tag-canada","tag-canada-study-visa","tag-certificate-programs","tag-college","tag-courses-in-canada","tag-degree","tag-diploma","tag-diploma-programs","tag-english-proficiency-requirement","tag-ielts","tag-master","tag-masters-programs","tag-post-graduate-programs","tag-sds","tag-student","tag-university","tag-visas","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ieltsnpte.com\/updates\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3540","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ieltsnpte.com\/updates\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ieltsnpte.com\/updates\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ieltsnpte.com\/updates\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ieltsnpte.com\/updates\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3540"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/ieltsnpte.com\/updates\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3540\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3557,"href":"https:\/\/ieltsnpte.com\/updates\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3540\/revisions\/3557"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ieltsnpte.com\/updates\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3544"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ieltsnpte.com\/updates\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3540"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ieltsnpte.com\/updates\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3540"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ieltsnpte.com\/updates\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3540"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}