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Useful Information
IELTS
Speaking Band Descriptors (public
version)
Booklist
(Recommended books)
Read
about IELTS topics on the Internet
(Good sites on the internet
for reading about some Speaking test topics)
Read
about IELTS on the Internet (Websites
with information on the IELTS test. These sites also have some information for
improving your English)
Study
English on the Internet (Some
useful websites)
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General
Advice
Planning
your Preparation for the Speaking Test
The
Speaking Test - Your Politeness and Attitudes (Previously called
'Blog P.12')
The
Experience of a Chinese IELTS student in Holland (Previously called
'Blog P.13')
A Good Example of How to Do the Speaking Test
(Previously called 'Blog P.14')
How
to Get 7 for Speaking (Previously
called 'Blog P.15')
A
Good Posting on 51ielts.com (Previously
called 'Blog P.8')
Communication
- the Key to How to Speak in the Test (Previously
called 'Blog P.1')
Random
Emails from Students P. 1 (Previously in the
'Blog' section of this website)
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The
Speaking Test - Overviews
Speaking
Test Summary
The
Grading Criteria - How The Examiner Determines Your Grade
IELTS
Speaking Band Descriptors (public
version)
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Part 1
of the Speaking Test
How
to Speak in Part 1
The
Four Introductory Questions Real Questions
Current
Part 1 Questions Real Topics & Questions
Your
Work or Studies
Work
Studies
If
the Current Part 1 Questions Are Not For You
Previous
Part 1 Questions Real Topics &
Questions
All
Part 1 Questions (From April 2008 back to January
2006) Real Topics &
Questions
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Part
2 of the Speaking Test
Advice
about Part 2
How
to Study for Part 2 (Read this before you look at
the Part 2 questions)
How
to Speak in Part 2 (Read this before you look at
the Part 2 questions)
Lists of Part 2/3 Topics Real
Topics & Questions
Part
2/3
Index Page 1 (Old List = Topics in use during 2006 and 2007. These are
retired topics.)
List of Current
Part
2 topics - For Printing
Download
all the current Part 2 topics for printing Microsoft
Word doc.
Real Topics &
Questions
The
same document in a Zip File Real
Topics & Questions
Groups
of Similar Part 2 Topics
Groups
of Part 2 Topics - by subject. (Old page)
Real Topics & Questions
Groups
of Part 2 Topics - by verb form. (Old page)
Real Topics & Questions
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Part 2 Topic Usage History All
Real Topics in this Section
2008
Overall
(Comments and conclusions)
All
the four files below contain the same information.
2008
TOPIC USAGE(.doc)
MS
Word.doc Sometimes a slow download
2008
TOPIC USAGE (.doc).zip
Contains the above MS Word.doc
2008
TOPIC USAGE(.mdb) A slower download
2008
TOPIC USAGE (.mdb).zip Contains
the mdb
file
2008
Topic Usage Listed by Test Day
P.7
January 10 - January 20, 2008
P.8
January 26/27, 2008
P.9
February 2/3, 2008
P.10
February 14/15, 2008
P.11
February 16/17, 2008
P.12
February 23/24, 2008
P.13
March 1/2, 2008
P.14
March 8/9, 2008
P.15
March 13/14, 2008 (Very little data available)
P.16
March 29/30, 2008
P.17
April 5/6, 2008
P.18
April 12/13, 2008
P.19
April 19/20, 2008
P.20
April 24/25, 2008
P.21
May 10/11, 2008
P.22
May 22/23, 2008
P.23
May 31/Jun. 1, 2008
Page 23 is the last of these pages where the topic usage for
each test is reported on one page. From now on, the topic usage will only be
recorded in the four files shown below. All these files contain the same
information.
2008
TOPIC USAGE(.doc)
MS
Word.doc Sometimes a slow download
2008
TOPIC USAGE (.doc).zip
Contains the above MS Word.doc
2008
TOPIC USAGE(.mdb) A slower download
2008
TOPIC USAGE (.mdb).zip Contains
the mdb
file
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2007
Topic Usage Listed by Test Day
P.1
P.2
P.3
P.4
P.5
P.6
2007
Overall
(Comments
and conclusions)
2007
TOPIC USAGE (.doc)
2007
TOPIC USAGE (.mdb)
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2006
Overall
(Comments and conclusions)
2006
TOPIC USAGE (.doc)
2006
TOPIC USAGE (.mdb)
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Part 3 of the Speaking Test
How
to Answer Part 3 Questions
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Pronunciation
Improving
Your Pronunciation
Common
Pronunciation Errors
Test
Yourself on Intonation (语调) Test
yourself to see how well you know which word is stressed more when speaking a
combination of noun + noun or adjective
+ noun.
Lists
of Word Combinations (for stress placement practice)
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Vocabulary
Improving
Your Vocabulary
Adjectives
of Feeling
Adverbs
Phrasal
Verbs
Good
Internet Sites (Good sites
on the internet for reading about some Speaking test topics.)
Some
Vocabulary Lists
Some
Vocabulary Lists (2)
Avoiding
Overly Formal Language
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Grammar
Improving
Your Grammar
Complex
Sentences
Quiz
- Common Grammar Errors
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Fluency
Improving
Your Fluency
Contractions
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Coherence
Cohesive
Connecting Words and Phrases
Adverbs
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Language
Functions & Different Types of Questions
'Yes/No'
Questions (Includes quiz
on short answers)
Comparing
and Contrasting
Lists of
'Compare Questions'
List
of Part 1 Compare Questions
Real Topics & Questions
List
of Part 3 Compare Questions, P.1
Real Topics & Questions
List
of Part 3 Compare Questions, P.2
Real Topics & Questions
List
of Part 3 Compare Questions, P.3 Real Topics
& Questions
List
of Part 3 Compare Questions, P.4 Real Topics
& Questions
Talking
about the Future
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IELTS
Writing
Writing Blog
P1
P2
P3
IELTS Writing Band Descriptors
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