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Hi Prams,
I think you mean the listening test (there is no audio played in the speaking test) and, as I mentioned in my previous answer, you MUST wait for the voice to tell you to open the test booklet.
David

Hi!
I have never seen a real IELTS speaking test on YouTube. If you want to direct me to a particular video, go ahead.
David

Hi Sam, To be perfectly honest, being a band 4 in reading and listening, but a band 7 in speaking and writing would be extremely unusual. For example, a band 4 would barely understand the questions in part 3 of the speaking test, so answering them at band 7 level would be almost impossible. Are thes...

Hi! Many of my students ask the same question. The simple answer is that you can say whatever you like as long as you answer the main question (Describe ...). The sub-points are suggestions only. However, very often, the sub-points should be included to be logical, e.g. "Describe a teacher. You...

Hi Gelever, Another great question! You can do what you like during those 30 second breaks. I have frequently seen candidates looking at the next section and during the last break at the end of section 4 most candidates start writing answers on the answer sheet. At the beginning of the test you may ...

Hi blacxx,
There are 3 kinds of Task 1 report - data (pie charts, line charts, bar charts, tables), processes (linear or circular usually) and maps (usually illustrating past and present or present and future).
David

Hi Prams,
Yes, there is a slight variation in the difficulty of the listening and reading tests, so the scores vary by a point or so. I agree with you that the official IELTS materials (strongly recommended!) illustrate this.
Best of luck with your preparations!
David

Hi! I think this essay is quite good in that it looks at both sides of the debate and has some good ideas, e.g. workload and supervision. The structure is clear. I would focus on 3 areas to improve your work. 1. Grammar - always a tough one! Thank you Matilda for your suggestions! 2. Vocabulary - Ag...

Hi Gelever,
There is a variance with the scores for reading and listening, i.e. 26/40 on listening does not always equal band 6 (as on the calculator), but this calculator is certainly a good guide. There is no official converter on the net.
Thanks for pointing out a useful little resource!
David

Hello! Ah, the 'bad handwriting' question! My handwriting is pretty terrible, so I'm happy to say that it is unlikely to have an effect on your score. If an examiner cannot read your handwriting, he/she must ask for it to be marked by another examiner. In cases where an examiner cannot read an indiv...

Hello Terry, An excellent question to kick off with! The answer is that candidates must use the exact words from the passage in their answers. (This is the case in the example you mentioned.) If this is not possible (e.g. it would make the answer grammatically incorrect), the correct form of the wor...