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    How Is Your Interview Assessed?: What Style of Speaking Should You Use?

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    The document provides guidance on preparing for the IELTS speaking test. It recommends using a relaxed, natural speaking style without memorizing answers. Speakers should show confidence, interest in the topic, and enjoyment of the conversation. The test assesses fluency, vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation. For fluency, speakers should maintain a natural pace and use logical sequencing and signposts. For vocabulary, speakers should use a variety of accurate and appropriate words, paraphrasing when needed. For grammar, speakers should use an assortment of complex sentences accurately. For pronunciation, speakers should be easily understood without influence from their native language. The test also involves answering general personal questions.

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    The document provides guidance on preparing for the IELTS speaking test. It recommends using a relaxed, natural speaking style without memorizing answers. Speakers should show confidence, interest in the topic, and enjoyment of the conversation. The test assesses fluency, vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation. For fluency, speakers should maintain a natural pace and use logical sequencing and signposts. For vocabulary, speakers should use a variety of accurate and appropriate words, paraphrasing when needed. For grammar, speakers should use an assortment of complex sentences accurately. For pronunciation, speakers should be easily understood without influence from their native language. The test also involves answering general personal questions.

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    The document provides guidance on preparing for the IELTS speaking test. It recommends using a relaxed, natural speaking style without memorizing answers. Speakers should show confidence, interest in the topic, and enjoyment of the conversation. The test assesses fluency, vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation. For fluency, speakers should maintain a natural pace and use logical sequencing and signposts. For vocabulary, speakers should use a variety of accurate and appropriate words, paraphrasing when needed. For grammar, speakers should use an assortment of complex sentences accurately. For pronunciation, speakers should be easily understood without influence from their native language. The test also involves answering general personal questions.

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    What style of speaking should you use?

    Your style of speaking should be:

    relaxed

    natural never memorise an answer beforehand

    appropriate for an interview.

    It should also show that:

    you are confident

    you are interested in the topic

    and that you are enjoying speaking to the examiner.

    How is your interview


    assessed?
    Your IELTS Speaking test is assessed by a qualified examiner using four specific categories:

    fluency and coherence

    lexical resource (vocabulary)

    grammatical range and accuracy

    pronunciation

    1 Fluency and coherence


    Fluency is determined by:

    your rate of speech

    the smoothness and continuity of your speech.


    Your aim is to:
    speak at a relaxed, natural pace
    speak quickly to impress the examiner

    Yes

    No

    pause frequently to prepare the next part


    of your answer

    Coherence is determined by:

    sequencing your sentences logically

    using signposts (first, next, on the other hand, similarly etc.) to mark each stage of
    your discussion, narration or argument

    using cohesive devices (and, or, but, so, because) within and between sentences.
    Your aim is to:

    Yes

    No

    organise what you say clearly


    present your ideas and information in a
    logical sequence that can easily be
    followed by the examiner.

    2 Lexical resource
    Lexical resource refers to your use of vocabulary.
    This is determined by:

    the variety of words you use

    how accurate and appropriate your vocabulary is

    your ability to paraphrase, that is, to find another way of saying what you mean
    when you do not know the word in English
    Your aim is to:
    repeat the same words or phrases to
    show you know them
    use words correctly to make your
    meaning clear
    ignore the style of vocabulary appropriate
    for an interview
    use words of similar meaning, if you

    Yes

    No

    cannot think of a specific word in English

    3 Grammatical range and accuracy


    Grammatical range is determined by:

    the length and complexity of your sentences

    how appropriately you use complex sentences

    the variety of sentence structures you use.


    Your aim is to:

    Yes

    No

    try to use only simple sentence


    structures
    Grammatical accuracy is determined by:

    how many grammatical errors you make

    how much your errors interfere with communicating your ideas.


    Your aim is to:

    Yes

    No

    be as accurate as possible

    4 Pronunciation
    This is the ability to produce speech (sounds) that can be understood.
    This is determined by:

    how easy it is for the examiner to understand what you are saying

    how much of your speech is not understood

    how much your own language influences your speech.


    Your aim is to:
    speak with clear English intonation and
    pronunciation.

    Yes

    No

    The interview: General questions about


    yourself
    1)

    During this part of the Speaking test you will be asked some general questions about
    yourself. These questions relate to your personal background and should be familiar to you.
    Here are a few topic areas that you might be asked questions about.

    home

    country

    family, friends and relationships

    job

    studies

    interests or hobbies

    daily routine

    music

    the Internet

    advertising

    media

    reading

    food

    cooking

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