IELTS Speaking
Talking for longer, sounding natural, and what to do when your mind goes blank.
48 free lessons, in order. Start at the top, or jump to the one that is costing you marks.
Unit 1: Know the test
- S01 IELTS Speaking explained: 3 parts, 11 to 14 minutes, face to face
- S02 The 4 criteria, each worth 25%
- S03 Band 6 vs 7 vs 8 speakers: hear the difference
- S04 Part 1 explained: everyday questions
- S05 Part 2 explained: the cue card
- S06 Part 3 explained: the deeper discussion
- S07 What the examiner can and can't do
- S08 You don't need a British accent
Unit 2: Common mistakes
- S09 Memorised answers: how examiners spot them
- S10 One-line answers in Part 1
- S11 Translating from Bangla in your head
- S12 Long silences: natural phrases that buy time
- S13 "Bery good": the v and b sounds
- S14 "Tank you": the th sounds
- S15 Word stress: PHOtograph, phoTOgraphy
- S16 Ship or sheep? Short and long vowels
- S17 Dropped endings: "I ask him yesterday"
- S18 Speaking like an essay
- S19 "Today morning" and other Bangladeshi English
- S20 "I know nothing about this topic"
Unit 3: Core strategies
- S21 The Part 1 formula that always works
- S22 Hometown, study, work and food: ready-made answers you can adapt
- S23 Talking about Bangladesh: festivals, food and culture
- S24 Using your 1 minute of Part 2 preparation
- S25 Speaking for 2 minutes without running out
- S26 Part 2: describe a person
- S27 Part 2: describe a place or an object
- S28 Part 2: describe an event or experience
- S29 Prepare a few real stories that fit many cue cards
- S30 Part 3: a simple structure for discussion answers
- S31 Moving from "I" to society in Part 3
- S32 Spoken linkers that sound natural
- S33 Topic vocabulary: learn it in chunks, not single words
- S34 Idioms: when they help and when they hurt
- S35 A 15-minute daily speaking routine you can do alone
Unit 4: Band 7 to 8.5
- S36 What band 7+ fluency really sounds like
- S37 Using complex grammar naturally in speech
- S38 Less common vocabulary without sounding like a dictionary
- S39 Intonation, sentence stress and chunking
- S40 Forgot a word? Paraphrase and keep going
- S41 Speculating and talking about the future in Part 3
- S42 Self-correction: when it helps and when it hurts
- S43 Shadowing for speaking: copy a fluent speaker
- S44 Stuck at 6.5 in Speaking? Find your weakest criterion
Unit 5: Practice and exam day
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