Name: IELTS Speaking is NOT a casual conversation
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We are looking at an IELTS speaking class today talking about home plants and recycling.

IELTS speaking is a 12 to 14 minute interview.

The examiner has a set of questions and they have three parts to cover with you.

Part one is a topic on some general questions and in this case talking about the home.

And then part two is a little bit different.

They will show you a set of questions, four or five questions, and

you have to talk for one to two minutes to answer those questions.

And the topic, in this case, the topic of the cue card of the second part is describe a plant grown in your country that you think is very important.

And then part three is connected to part two and they are detailed questions concerning part two.

So it will be in this case, let's talk about plants and trees and let's talk about recycling.

So you go to your IELTS speaking test and the examiner says, welcome to the speaking section of the IELTS exam.

If you go and chit chat, you can your maximum score, if you do a great job and you're speaking basically perfect English, if you're having a casual conversation, your maximum score will be a seven.

That's with great pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, everything.

To get a band 8 or a band 9 which is very good or expert user of the English language in proficiency.

It's a professional conversation or a combination of casual with professional.

Most people learn a lot of casual English and day to day interactions.

So it's important to practice professional communication.

So when the examiner says what is your full name?

My given name is Andrew and my surname is Mackenzie.

And then the next question is, what do you like to do in your leisure time?

Again, remind yourself to answer in full sentences.

In my free time, leisure time means free time.

Okay, like what you like to do when you're not studying or working.

In my free time, I enjoy riding my bicycle.

Yesterday I went for a three hour bike ride around the city and it was a lot of fun and good exercise.

So the trick to good responses is to finish your thoughts.

But be mindful, be careful not to jump from thought to thought.

Especially for those of you aiming at the band 7.5 and higher.

Welcome to the speaking section of the IELTS exam.

My kidnapping name is Alexander and my family name is Vladimir.

Okay, Alexander speaking has three parts.

What do you like to do in your leisure time?

Well, in my free time I enjoy watching sport on TV.

Yesterday I spent two hours viewing a Euro 2024 match newer Lanthe vs Romania which was won by Dutch team.

Do you currently live in a house or an apartment?

Currently in a detached house and one floor, three bedrooms which located is in 5km from.

Of course, in summertime it's absolutely enjoyable feelings living in medieval owned house when you can go out and make some gardening or some party and simply drink a glass of wine on the nature, listening to dirt, some nice music which you can play by yourself.

I actually really liked how you had more confidence in your voice today.

So you had strength and you found a good start, a good finish.

So students, especially in the ielts, it's very important that you have a strong start and a strong finish.

It's really what I just said a few moments ago when I said finish your thought, but

It was a solid 7.5, so it was between good and very good.

You went off topic a little bit here and there.

And like you said, Moscow is the capital of Russia.

And I mean, you know, it's fairly common knowledge.

Plus it's not no longer really about living in a house or an apartment.

So just kind of, you know, I sometimes I take an extra minute to catch up with the transcribing the writing, but

So even if the examiner is not jumping at you with the next question.

Give the examiner a moment to ask the next question.

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