IELTS Speaking Assessment Deep Dive
Understand exactly how examiners score your speaking and what they're looking for
Who it's for
For B1 students and up: exam preparation that is not tied to one band, so it suits a student at any stage of their preparation.
IELTS Speaking and Writing preparation, for band 5 and up. More IELTS Test Preparation lesson plans
Skills it practises
- Speaking: discussion questionsevery lesson
- Vocabulary: a target word listevery lesson
- Reading: a text or news storyevery lesson
- Controlled practice: gap-fills, matching, sorting and moreevery lesson
- Role-play: a dialogue to act out5 of 8 lessons
Lessons
- Fluency & Coherence CriterionGoal: speak with the flow and shape examiners score as Band 7 Fluency & Coherence — descriptor ladder, a contrasted two-band answer pair, and a filler-free retake.50 minFree
- Lexical Resource CriterionGoal: show the examiner Band 7 Lexical Resource — range, precision and collocation — anchored by a two-band contrast of the same holiday answer.50 minOutline
- Grammar & Pronunciation CriteriaGoal: hear what Band 7 Grammar and Band 7 Pronunciation actually sound like — descriptor ladders anchored by contrasted answer pairs for both criteria, then a structured, stress-marked retake.50 minOutline
- Lexical Resource CriteriaGoal: control all four vocabulary dimensions examiners track — range, precision, collocation, paraphrasing — anchored by a contrasted two-band answer on the classic echo-trap question.1 hr 7 minOutline
- Grammatical Range and AccuracyGoal: produce the variety and control of structures Band 7 Grammatical Range & Accuracy demands — anchored by a contrasted two-band answer where every complex form carries the argument.1 hr 7 minOutline
- Pronunciation Assessment CriteriaGoal: perform the four scoreable pronunciation features — word stress, sentence stress, chunking, intonation — anchored by one answer notated at two band levels, accent myths removed.1 hr 7 minOutline
- Self-Assessment TechniquesGoal: diagnose your own speaking like an examiner — a worked two-candidate diagnosis shows the method, then you score your own answer with evidence and build a recording routine.1 hr 7 minOutline
- Targeting Your Band ScoreGoal: convert your target band into a per-criterion battle plan — a contrasted 6.5-versus-7 answer shows where the half-band lives, then you profile yourself and aim your preparation with the 80/20 rule.1 hr 7 minOutline
How to use it in a lesson
- Lessons run 50 to 67 minutes, with a timing on every stage, so you can see before you start what fits your slot.
- Start with "Fluency & Coherence Criterion": its whole plan is on this site, stage by stage, with the target vocabulary, free to read and to teach from on any video call.
- For a shorter slot, skip a practice stage or cut the discussion short: the stages are a guide, not a script.
Teach IELTS Speaking Assessment Deep Dive with your student
Lesson 1 of this course is free. A free account opens it in the interactive player, and the rest of the course is included with Starter. Teaching it live with your student in the Tuton classroom starts with a 7-day free trial.
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