IELTS Speaking Band Vocabulary

If you say a single word in English you have produced ...

• Nothing

• Rateable language

• Genius

A 'pause' is ...

• a stop or gap in your speaking

• a dog's foot

• good for allowing the listener to 'catch up'

• the end

'Repetition' means to ...

• say the same thing more than once

• to paraphrase

• have many people ask for the same thing

• be lazy

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What does a 'connective' do?

• Brings together two units of language

• Begins a sentence

• Ends a sentence

• Connects parts of speech

Which is NOT a connective?

• and

• but

• effect

• because

Another way to say DISCOURSE MARKERS is to say ...

• signpost language

• talking

• writing

• prepositional phrases

To get a BAND 7 in speaking how often can you repeat yourself?

• Never

• Always

• A couple of times

• Once

The two best ways to assure you don't repeat yourself are to ...

• Use a strong outline

• Improve vocabulary through reading

• Talk to native speakers

• Memorize words

A pause in speaking is defined as ...

• 3 or more seconds without producing an English word

• 5 or more seconds without speaking

• Any stop in speaking, no matter how brief

• Breathing in

Demonstrating a 'range' means ...

• Using different vocabulary

• Using different grammar structures

• Hitting a target

• Answering the question