1. IELTS Intensive Speaking part one

2. IELTS SPEAKING Welcome Eight session course For people taking the exam in April I will make another course in trimester three.

3. IELTS SPEAKING Aims of the course You know what questions you will be asked. You know what the examiner wants you to say. You know which areas to study.

4. IELTS SPEAKING IELTS QUIZ How long is the speaking test? 15 – 20 minutes 11 to 14 minutes 40 to 45 minutes

5. IELTS SPEAKING How many parts are there in the speaking test? 2 3 4

6. IELTS SPEAKING Speaking part one asks: Questions about you Questions about grammar You talk about a picture

7. IELTS SPEAKING True, False? Part one lasts about 4 minutes

8. IELTS SPEAKING True, False? You talk about a picture?

9. IELTS SPEAKING True, False? You answer general questions about yourself, your job, hobbies and other familiar topics.

10. IELTS SPEAKING Your speaking mark is made up of four parts. Grammar. Range and accuracy

11. IELTS SPEAKING Mark two: Vocabulary. Range and accuracy

12. IELTS SPEAKING Pronunciation Not a problem if you have an accent Problem if I can’t understand

13. IELTS SPEAKING Fluency Can you speak without stopping Without speaking Arabic or saying “err err err”

14. IELTS SPEAKING Can’t say what the questions will be. But some subjects are more common Your job Your house or city. You will be asked about one of these

15. IELTS SPEAKING Other common subjects: Hobbies, media, school days, shopping, travel, colours, clothes.

16. IELTS SPEAKING What makes a good answer? Do you like sport? Yes

17. IELTS SPEAKING The four laws of Fryatt 1)Answer plus Do you like sport? Yes, I like sport. I play football twice a week and go to the gym at the weekend

18. IELTS SPEAKING 2) Answer and reason Do you like sport? Yes, I like sport because it is very exciting and it helps you to keep fit.

19. IELTS SPEAKING 3) The list technique Do you like sport? Yes, I like many different sports. I like volleyball, swimming, basketball and tennis. But my favourite is football

20. IELTS SPEAKING 4) Then and now Do you like sport. Yes, I do. When I was young I used to play football every weekend but now I just watch it on TV.

21. IELTS SPEAKING How can we prepare for the speaking? David’s top tips Pronunciation Record yourself and listen. Speak loudly and slowly

22. IELTS SPEAKING Fluency. Use fillers at the beginning. Do I like sport? That is a very interesting question. Well, let’s see …..

23. IELTS SPEAKING Vocabulary Prepare for the key areas. Work House and town Other part one topics Note book. Keep a page for each topic.

24. IELTS SPEAKING Grammar Be ambitious. Range better than accuracy I will give you some sentences

25. IELTS SPEAKING In part two of the session we will do some activities.

26. IELTS SPEAKING david.fryatt@ssatrust.co.uk