IELTS Speaking — описание, баллы и примеры для подготовки

IELTS Speaking — это неформальная беседа лицом к лицу с экзаменатором IELTS, которая одинакова как для академического (Academic), так и для общего (General) модулей. Тест разделен на 3 части и предназначен для проверки вашего произношения, беглости речи, грамматики и словарного запаса. Ниже мы рассматриваем как устроен Speaking, как назначаются баллы и приводим примеры тем для подготовки.

Структура IELTS Speaking

3 Times Your Truth-Telling Is Put to the Test – Scott Cochrane

Разговорный тест IELTS занимает от 11 до 14 минут. Он состоит из трех разделов.

Часть 1: неформальные вопросы в виде интервью о себе, семье, работе, учебе или хобби.
Часть 2: вам дадут тематическую карточку с тремя пунктами для обсуждения. У вас будет 1 минута на подготовку выступления и 1-2 минуты на непрерывное выступление, охватывающее все части задания. Вам будут заданы дополнительные вопросы для обсуждения, относящиеся к теме на карточке.
Часть 3: более продолжительное обсуждение темы. Экзаменатор задаст вам дополнительные вопросы, связанные с темой в Части 2.

Баллы по Speaking

Ваши разговорные навыки оцениваются по ряду критериев, включая:

fluency and coherence (беглость и последовательность)
lexical resource (лексический диапазон)
pronunciation (произношение)
grammatical range and accuracy (грамматический диапазон и безошибочность)

Чтобы понять, что означает каждый из них, вы можете изучить дескрипторы Speaking, которые содержат подробную информацию о каждом критерии:

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Примеры тем по Speaking

Мы приводим примеры тем по каждой части устного модуля IELTS, которые помогут вам лучше подготовиться к этому экзамену.

Speaking Part 1

Do you work or are you a student?
Why did you choose this kind of work/to study this subject?
What’s the most interesting part of being a …(manager/student)?
What’s the most difficult part of being a …(manager/student)?
What do you like/dislike about your work?
What kind of work would you like to do in the future?
Do you live in a house or an apartment/flat?
What do you like about living there?
Which is your favourite room in your home? Why?
Would you change anything about your home? Why / why not?
Would you like to move to a different home in the future?
What sort of accommodation would you most like to live in?
Do you like your hometown? Why?
What do you like most about your hometown?
Is your hometown a popular place for tourists? Why?
Has your hometown changed much in recent years?
Did you enjoy doing art lessons when you were a child?
What dish are you best at cooking?
How good is the public transport where you live?

Speaking Part 2

Примеры карточек с вопросами второй части устного модуля IELTS.

Describe a toy you liked in your childhood.

You should say:
What it was
Who gave it to you
What it looked like
Explain why it was a special toy for you

Describe an indoor game that you liked to play when you were a child.

You should say:
what the game was
where you played it
who played this game with you
and explain why you enjoyed playing this game.

Describe a place where you read and write, apart from your home.

You should say:
What kind of place it is
Where it is
How often you go there
Explain why you choose to go there

Describe a small and successful company you know.

You should say:
the name of the company
how you learnt about it
what kind of business this company does
and explain why you think this company is successful.

Speaking Part 3

Do you think children learn something from toys?
What are the benefits of indoor games?
Is it the sole responsibility of school to take care of reading and writing?
What do you think can be considered as emerging industries?
Should the age of retirement be raised?
Should jobs with high degrees of difficulty earn more money?
Are personal goals more important than professional goals?
Why is online shopping becoming more popular?
Do you think people generally prefer to go to a concert or to listen to recordings of music?
Should companies use celebrities to advertise their products?
Why do you think different cultures have different table manners?
How may eating habits change in coming decades?
Do you think the types of sport that are popular will change in the future?
how can sports bring people from different countries closer together?
Have the types of transport people use changed much over the last few decades?
What kinds of improvement have there been in transport in your country in recent years?