IELTS Speaking Intensive
Band 7+ in Speaking: a strategy for each part, high-impact vocabulary and pronunciation correction.
- Level
- C1 Advanced
- Lesson
- 50 minutes, one to one
- Per lesson
- Set by each teacher
Who it’s for
For test takers preparing for the IELTS Speaking test who want to practise out loud with a person, not an app. It suits you if you can already hold a conversation in English and want to work on how you sound under exam conditions.
What you’ll work on
Part 1, the interview
Short questions on familiar topics, answered in full sentences without drifting.
Part 2, the long turn
One minute to prepare from a task card, then up to two minutes speaking on your own.
Part 3, the discussion
Longer answers on more abstract questions linked to the Part 2 topic.
What examiners listen for
Fluency and coherence, vocabulary, grammatical range and accuracy, and pronunciation: the four areas the test scores.
How a lesson works
- 24 hBook ahead
Request the hour
Choose a teacher who gives this course and an open hour on their schedule, at least 24 hours ahead. The course goes with your request, so your teacher knows what the hour is for.
- 50 minOne to one
Speak, in your browser
The classroom opens 10 minutes before the hour: video, a shared list of the new words your teacher writes as you go, a board and a chat. Nothing to install.
- AfterThe lesson
Notes in your notebook
When your teacher publishes notes for the lesson, with a summary, the vocabulary and homework, they wait in your notebook, searchable by word.
The path
10 units, in this order. After each lesson your teacher marks what you completed, so the next one picks up where you stopped.
Unit 1: The test and what is assessed
I can explain how the Speaking test runs and what the examiner assesses: fluency and coherence, vocabulary, grammatical range and accuracy, and pronunciation.
Unit 2: Part 1: short answers that open up
I can answer familiar questions in two or three natural sentences, without memorised lines.
Unit 3: Part 2: one minute to plan
I can use the minute of preparation to plan a talk with a beginning, a middle and an end.
Unit 4: Part 2: the long turn
I can keep speaking from a task card, without long pauses, until the examiner stops me at two minutes.
Unit 5: Part 3: the discussion
I can develop an answer to an abstract question: give a view, support it and weigh the other side.
Unit 6: Fluency and coherence
I can link my ideas with a range of connectors and correct myself without losing the thread.
Unit 7: Range without strain
I can paraphrase, use less common words accurately and avoid repeating the examiner’s words.
Unit 8: Grammar that holds up
I can mix simple and complex sentences and keep them accurate under time pressure.
Unit 9: Pronunciation that carries
I can use stress, pausing and intonation so a long answer stays easy to follow.
Unit 10: Full mock test
I can complete all three parts under exam timing and act on the feedback.
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