MINDSET TO IELTS 3 UNIT 1 SPEAKING

MINDSET FOR IELTS 3 UNIT 1 - SPEAKING

Multiple Choice

How long does the full Speaking test last?

• A. 8-10 minutes
  

• B. 11-14 minutes
  

• C. 17-20 minutes

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Multiple Choice

Which part of the test is a two-way discussion with the examiner about abstract issues and ideas?

• A. Part 1
  

• B. Part 2
  

• C. Part 3

• Tất cả cô ạ - 2 người thì phải 2 chiều

Multiple Choice

The assessment criteria Fluency and Coherence relates to

• A. The range of vocabulary you use.
  

• B. Grammatical structures and accuracy.
  

• C. The flow of your speech and how you connect your ideas.

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Multiple Choice

Which part of the test is known as the 'Long Turn'?

• A. Part 1
  

• B. Part 2
  

• C. Part 3

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Multiple Choice

Which parts of the test are linked by topic/theme?

• A. Part 1 and Part 3
  

• B. Part 1 and Part 2
  

• C. Part 2 and Part 3

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Multiple Choice

In the assessment criteria, what is indicated by GRA?

• A. Grammar Rules and Application
  

• B. Grammatical Rules and Accuracy
  

• C. Grammatical Range and Accuracy

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Multiple Choice

Describe the focus of the questions in Part 1.

• A. Simple general questions, familiar topics, personal focus
  

• B. More complex questions based on one topic only, personal focus
  

• C. More complex questions based on one topic only, impersonal focus

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Multiple Choice

How long do you get to prepare your answer in Speaking Part 2?

• A. 1 minute
  

• B. 30 seconds
  

• C. 45 seconds

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Multiple Choice

Which Part 2 task card is an accurate example of what you would be given in the IELTS test?

• Describe a rural town that you plan to visit in the future.
  You should say:

  where the town is

  when you would like to go

  who you would go with
  and explain what you would like to do there.

• Describe this town in a rural area.
  State whether you would like to go there and why.

• Describe a town in a rural area that you plan to visit in the future.
  You should say:

  how far it is from your home

  when you plan to go

  why it is important for people to spend time in places like this
  and explain what is being done to maintain it as an area of outstanding natural beauty.

Audio Response

Describe a rural town that you plan to visit in the future.
1. I’m going to talk about a rural town that I plan to visit in the future.

2. The town I’m referring to is called .................., and it is located in ...........................

3. It is well-known for its................., which is why I would love to visit.

4. I would like to go there sometime in ............................................................ which ............

5. The reason I’ve chosen that time is because ................................................

6. I plan to go with .................................. who ................................................................................

7. We often travel together because.................................................................................

8. I think they will also enjoy .....................................................................................................

9. While we are there, I would love to .......................................................................................

10. I’ve heard that these activities are quite popular in that area, and I would love to.........................

11. Overall, I believe this trip will be a wonderful chance to ........................................................................................

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Match

Match the following

• If private cars were completely banned from the most overcrowded cities, what might happen?

• How was family life different before transport links connected most towns and cities?

• Which is preferable, living on the top floor of a studio apartment block in a city, or in a beautiful house in the middle of the countryside?

• Why do people decide to move from the city to the countryside?

• How might overpopulation affect city life in the future?

Consider a hypothetical situation

Analyse past and present

Compare and contrast

Suggest cause and effect

Make a prediction

• Consider a hypothetical situation

• Analyse past and present

• Compare and contrast

• Suggest cause and effect

• Make a prediction

Multiple Choice

Write the correct marking criteria they correspond to.

Uses stress and intonation appropriately, e.g. NOT just NAtionally, but iNternationally.

• Fluency and Coherence (FC);

• Lexical Resource (LR);

• Grammatical Range and Accuracy (GRA);

• Pronunciation (P)

Multiple Choice

Uses a good range of more advanced structures naturally, e.g. "... if you were just visiting the city, it probably wouldn’t bother you ... That might sound ridiculous now, but cities are likely to keep expanding at the rate they are currently..."

• Fluency and Coherence (FC);

• Lexical Resource (LR);

• Grammatical Range and Accuracy (GRA);

• Pronunciation (P)

Multiple Choice

Speaks fluently with very rare hesitation or repetition.

• Fluency and Coherence (FC);

• Lexical Resource (LR);

• Grammatical Range and Accuracy (GRA);

• Pronunciation (P)

Multiple Choice

Avoids making grammatical mistakes.

• Fluency and Coherence (FC);

• Lexical Resource (LR);

• Grammatical Range and Accuracy (GRA);

• Pronunciation (P)

Multiple Choice

Uses varied vocabulary that is relevant to the topics discussed.

• Fluency and Coherence (FC);

• Lexical Resource (LR);

• Grammatical Range and Accuracy (GRA);

• Pronunciation (P)

Multiple Choice

Develops the topics fully and appropriately; supplies answers of an appropriate length.

• Fluency and Coherence (FC);

• Lexical Resource (LR);

• Grammatical Range and Accuracy (GRA);

• Pronunciation (P)

Multiple Choice

Every answer can be understood very easily.

• Fluency and Coherence (FC);

• Lexical Resource (LR);

• Grammatical Range and Accuracy (GRA);

• Pronunciation (P)

Multiple Choice

Uses less common vocabulary, including collocation and idiomatic phrases, e.g. the bright lights of the big city | traditional family unit | "It’s too over the top for some."

• Fluency and Coherence (FC);

• Lexical Resource (LR);

• Grammatical Range and Accuracy (GRA);

• Pronunciation (P)

Multiple Choice

Uses appropriate phrases to introduce and connect ideas, e.g. "Generally speaking..." | "Having said that..."

• Fluency and Coherence (FC);

• Lexical Resource (LR);

• Grammatical Range and Accuracy (GRA);

• Pronunciation (P)

SPEAKING PART 1

Open Ended

Prepare your ideas:

In your city, what do you usually do at the weekend?

When you were last in the countryside, who did you go with? Why?

In the town or city you live in now, what are your favourite pastimes?

Audio Response

In your city, what do you usually do at the weekend? (I tend to [activity] on weekends because)

When you were last in the countryside, who did you go with? Why? (The last time I went to the countryside, I went with [person/group] because we wanted to)

In the town or city you live in now, what are your favourite pastimes? ("My favorite pastime in the city is [activity] because)

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SPEAKING PART 2

Open Ended

Prepare your ideas:

Describe a city where you have lived in the past.
You should say:

where the city was

why you were living there

how long you lived there forand explain what you liked and disliked about living there.

Audio Response

Prepare your ideas:

Describe a city where you have lived in the past.
You should say:

where the city was

why you were living there

how long you lived there forand explain what you liked and disliked about living there.

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SPEAKING PART 3

Open Ended

Prepare your ideas:

1. Do you think that within the next 100 years we will be trying to build new cities on other planets?

2. What would happen if the government put limits on how many people were allowed to live in big cities?

3. Today, many young people move away from smaller towns to big cities. What effect does this have on these small towns?