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    The IELTS Speaking test consists of 3 parts - Part 1 is an introductory interview, Part 2 involves a longer response from the candidate about a given topic, and Part 3 is a two-way discussion. The document also discusses research on speaking skills assessed in IELTS like fluency, lexical resource, and grammatical range/accuracy. Some implications for instruction are developing topic talk, focusing on accuracy over complexity, and using speaking tasks like presentations and discussions.

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    The IELTS Speaking test consists of 3 parts - Part 1 is an introductory interview, Part 2 involves a longer response from the candidate about a given topic, and Part 3 is a two-way discussion. The document also discusses research on speaking skills assessed in IELTS like fluency, lexical resource, and grammatical range/accuracy. Some implications for instruction are developing topic talk, focusing on accuracy over complexity, and using speaking tasks like presentations and discussions.

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    The IELTS Speaking test consists of 3 parts - Part 1 is an introductory interview, Part 2 involves a longer response from the candidate about a given topic, and Part 3 is a two-way discussion. The document also discusses research on speaking skills assessed in IELTS like fluency, lexical resource, and grammatical range/accuracy. Some implications for instruction are developing topic talk, focusing on accuracy over complexity, and using speaking tasks like presentations and discussions.

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    IELTS Speaking Format

    Part 1 Examiner introduces him/herself and 4 - 5 minutes


    Introduction and confirms candidate's identity.
    Interview
    Examiner interviews candidate using
    verbal questions based on familiar topic
    frames.
    Part 2 Examiner asks candidate to speak for 3 - 4 minutes
    Individual 1-2 minutes on a particular topic based (includes
    long turn on written input in the form of a general 1 minute
    instruction and content-focused preparation
    prompts. Examiner asks one or two time)
    questions at the end of the long turn.
    Part 3 Examiner invites candidate to 4 - 5 minutes
    Two-way participate in discussion of more
    discussion abstract nature, based on verbal
    questions, thematically linked to Part 2
    prompt.
    Interview, Part One
    Let’s talk about your home town or village.
    • What kind of place is it?

    • What’s the most interesting part of your


    town/village?

    • What kind of jobs do people in your town/village


    do?

    • Would you say it is a good place to live? [Why?]


    Interview, Part Two
    Describe a teacher who has significantly
    inspired you in your education.

    You should say:


    • where you met them
    • what subject they taught
    • what was special about them

    Explain why this person inspired you.


    Interview, Part Three
    Developments in education
    - (describe) changes over the last ten years in your country
    - (compare) your experience of education with that of your parents
    or grandparents
    - (speculate) on likely changes in the next fifty years
    A national education system
    - (describe) your country’s aims for education
    - (compare) expectations of today’s school-leavers with previous
    generations
    - (evaluate) advantages/disadvantages of grouping learners by
    ability
    Different styles/methods of teaching and learning
    - (describe) teaching styles/methods for different age-groups in
    your country
    - (suggest) your preferred method of learning
    - (evaluate) advantages/disadvantages of grouping learners by
    ability
    Speaking Contexts
     IELTS  Academic Settings

     Pt 1:everyday interaction  interactive/informational


    --classes/labs
     Pt 2: extended talk
    --study groups
    --topic development --office hours
     semi-formal
     Pt 3: express ideas, --academic seminars
    opinions on broad topics  formal
    --presentations
    Speaking skills
     Fluency/coherence
     Lexical Resource
     Grammatical Range/Accuracy
     Individual presentation to whole class
    Research on Speaking

     A. Brown (2006)
    What features of speech distinguish candidate
    performance?
    F/C: total amount of speech
    L/R: no linear increase in sophistication
    GRA: little difference in complexity;
    increase in accuracy
    Implications for instruction

     Fluency: extended talk; topic


    development
     Lexical Resource: terminology may
    not be as important as idiom
     Grammatical range: develop accuracy
    (but don’t impede fluency)
    Speaking tasks
     Presentations to small groups
     Seminar discussions
     Group presentation to whole class
     Individual presentation to whole class
    Caveats
     Key academic activities can’t be
    covered in tests:
     reflection over time
     synthesis of different ideas
     development of language w/in knowledge context
     Teaching to the test reduces
    meaningful discourse

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