Name: IELTS Band 9 English Speaking Excellence with Practice and Subtitles
Uploaded: 2025-06-17T16:02:13.000Z
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Welcome to aehelp.com's IELTS test preparation videos. You will now see Yumi score an expert level Band 9 for her performance on the IELTS speaking interview. In Part 1, she will answer questions about work and school, for Part 2, being on a team, and for Part 3, team membership and leadership. You, too, will have a chance to answer these questions after each part.

I will be your examiner in a karaoke-style interview to improve your English and maximize your Band score on your next IELTS exam. Now watch and learn!

My full name is Yumiko Nakamura. Please just call me Yumi for short.

Yes, of course. Here is my passport that I used to apply for the IELTS.

For Part 1, I will ask you a couple of questions to get to know you better, and some questions on a general topic.

What do you like about your work or school?

Let's talk about working or studying at home.

Recently, I'm working at home all the time. I haven't been to my office in the past six months, even once, because of the pandemic.

I usually study at home about three to four days each week. But at times,

I like to go to the park near my house to study, especially when the weather is nice.

Yes, I quite like it because it is comfortable and convenient. I have privacy, and when I'm hungry, I can just go to my fridge and eat what I want.

Yesterday, I made myself a really yummy chicken sandwich for lunch.

This type of convenience is simply not possible at my workplace.

If you are not studying or working at home, where do you go?

Well, as I said, I like to go to the park to study and read my books.

Aside from that, I would go to my office downtown to do my work.

What are difficulties of working or studying at home?

One of the biggest challenges are distractions. At times, friends will knock or call unexpectedly, and at other times, I'm just sitting at home.

At times, friends will knock or call unexpectedly, and at other times,

I'm just itching to take a break and watch a show. Also, it is sometimes annoying that

I cannot contact my colleagues as quickly as in the office to get assistance.

How has working from home changed in the past 30 years?

I think the biggest change over the past three decades has been the addition of the internet.

The web has really made working from home much more efficient and possible.

I can conduct interviews and attend meetings through video chat from my home, and this was simply unavailable a generation ago.

If you could improve one part of working at home, what would it be?

That's an interesting question. Please allow me a moment to think.

The first idea that comes to mind is to have better equipment, a better computer with faster internet, and a more comfortable chair.

I think I could always improve on these if given the chance.

Now that you have seen Yumi do an excellent job in part one, it's your turn. Let's begin.

I will ask you the same questions. Use the subtitles as needed to give complete answers.

Welcome to the speaking portion of the IELTS exam. My name is Adrian, and I will be your examiner for this part of the test, and I'm recording this for clerical purposes. This is candidate number 7354321. Currently the time is 13 o'clock, and the test is being conducted in Vancouver.

For part one, I will ask you some questions to get to know you better, and some questions on a general topic. Do you work or study?

Let's talk about working or studying at home. How often do you work at home?

If you are not studying or working at home, what do you do, or where do you go?

Just before we continue with part two of this interview and the rest of the lesson,

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It's a one-time payment for lifetime access. Now, back to the lesson.

Stop. Okay, Yumi, your one-minute preparation time begins. Now, go ahead and turn over the card.

Yumi, your one-minute preparation time is up. Please begin speaking.

Thank you. In my second year of university, I was on the debate team with two of my classmates,

Yuki and Hiro. This was during my studies for my bachelor's in business administration in 2016 at Osaka University as part of my extracurricular studies. I decided to join the debate team to improve my communication skills as well as to learn the best way to convince others on my point of view. My position in the team had changed a couple times depending on the debate.

I was either the first, second, or third proposition or opposition. I really liked being the third opposition as this gave me a chance to have the final word and close the debate.

Throughout the school year, we participated in about a dozen different debate events based on a variety of topics including ethics, politics, and business.

Our goal was to win the Osaka University Debate Championship at the end of the year.

We collected points based on our victories and losses and had the final tournament.

In the end, we were bronze medalists and third position out of 12 different teams. We were really happy with the result but of course deep in our heart we had wished we won gold. If I had a chance to go back and do it again, we would have done more some activities outside the class so that we would have had more cohesion in the group. Anyway, I learned a lot and look back on this team experience positively.

Yumi, your time is up so I will stop you there. Please put the notepaper and the card to the side.

Please turn them over. Also the pencil and now we will continue with part three.

Since you have now seen Yumi complete the long part, the cue card, it's time for you to try the same.

First, use the subtitles to build fluency and feel what it takes to get that band nine.

Once you've done this, you can pause the video and try your own answer. Remember to take that one minute to prepare your thoughts and take some useful notes. Let's do this now.

That is the end of part one. Now for part two, I will show you a card with some questions on it.

You will have one minute to read the questions. Please do not touch the card.

There is some notepaper in front of you. You can take notes in the one minute if you wish. You have a pen and then after the one minute, you will have two minutes to speak. I will tell you when to start, when to stop. Talk about a time when you were part of a team in school or work. Your one minute preparation time begins now.

Your one minute preparation time is up. Please begin speaking.

Okay, your two minutes is up. I will stop you there. I'm going to take back the card. Please put the notepaper to the side, turn it over, and now we will continue with part three. For part three, I will ask you a question related to your response and some questions connected to the topic of part two.

Do you still keep in touch with Hiro and Yuki? Yes, I contact them a couple times in a year through social media, especially on Facebook. We don't get to hang out in person anymore as they move to other cities, but we do share our thoughts and the recent live chat, especially when there's some big news like Hiro landing his dream job working in H.R. last year in Kiwi Company.

Let's talk about teamwork. Why is it important for children to learn about teamwork from a young age?

I think that a youth must be educated about working in groups as early as possible, even starting at age one or two, because this is one of the most important skills to be happy and successful in life. Humans are social by nature and they need a way we function. I see that every day in my H.R. work. What can teachers and schools do to encourage learning teamwork?

Educators and the schools must implement lots of group activities in curricula and motivate and encourage participation. This can include sport teams like basketball and soccer or other activities like drama class. How has technology been helping people to work more effectively in teams?

Especially in recent times with Internet and mobile phone, the technology has had the biggest influence on the efficiency of teamwork. Using social media and software like Skype, people can connect to each other to discuss projects just about anywhere and anytime. This relates back to me doing my H.R. work with my colleagues from the comfort of my home. Is this always more efficient? Why or why not? No, sometimes it's less efficient, such as when technology is not working like no Internet connection or when emotional communication is important. It's difficult to imagine rehearsing for a play using social media and being effective. Let's talk about leadership.

What are important characteristics for leaders to be successful managing a team?

I think two of the most important skills for a leader are communication and confidence. It's really important for the team to be clear on expectations and tasks and they must believe in their goals. These are achieved through confident leaders who convey their messages accurately.

Can you give some examples of this? Yes, sure. When we organized our debate team, we appointed Yuki to be the captain because she was both confident and really good at communicating.

I think that this is a big part of the reason we got the third place.

If there is a lack of leadership in a group, what may be the consequences?

If there is no leadership in the team, the results are usually quite negative.

There can be much conflict in the group and projects may be done poorly, if at all.

How can this be overcome? Well, it's really important to choose the right person to lead the group and everyone must know their role. Also, it's important that they clearly set the value, mission, and the vision of the group so they have guidelines for expectations.

What are some of the common difficulties that leaders often need to cope with?

I think that unexpected challenges and conflicts among the members in the groups are the most frequent type of challenges that leaders must be able to navigate well for successful projects.

Can you elaborate on that a bit? Yes, I can. I mean that it's tough to predict certain situations like one hero got really sick right before one of the biggest debates of the year or when I got into an argument with him for missing some of our meetings.

These are negative for the goal and must be managed. Luckily, Yuki did a good job.

That's the end of part three. That concludes the speaking portion of the IELTS exam.

You will have your mark online in a few days. You will have the certificate in about two weeks. Have a great rest of your day, Yumi. Please remember to take your identification with you. Bye-bye. All right. You're doing great and you're in the homestretch. That's right.

It's only part three and the interview is over. Remember, speak in full sentences, give answers, explanations, and examples. Let's begin the interview for part three.

Use the subtitles as needed. For part three, I will ask you a question in regards to your response and some questions on the topic of part two. Do you still keep in touch with your teammates?

What can teachers and schools do to encourage learning teamwork?

How has technology been helping people to work more effectively in teens?

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