Do you think that native speakers always score highly on the IELTS Speaking exam?
Today, you’ll get one story of a native speaker who sank her IELTS Speaking score.
Apparently, she had not prepared at all for the exam; therefore, she did not know how to satisfy examiner requirements.
In Part 1, she gave many one word answers. This kills all four category scores.
Always answer in complete sentences in Part 1!
Then, in Part 2, she was asked to talk about a song. However, when it was her turn to speak and the 2 minutes had begun, she said, “I don’t listen to music. I don’t know what to say.”
Subsequently, she wasn’t able to fill the 2 minutes. Then, she got flustered and frustrated, and grew a bit despondent.
Furthermore, as the Part 3 topic is linked to Part 2, all the questions in the last part were about music. She still didn’t have much to say.
Her Pronunciation and Grammar scores would still be high, even though she didn’t speak enough. However, her Fluency and Vocabulary scores were very low. It would have been very hard for the examiner to even give her 6’s for these categories.
Prepare These Topics IELTS Students!
Don’t come up short on your next IELTS exam. Prepare to talk about these topics- it doesn’t matter if you are interested in these topics or not. You are not allowed to ask to change topics on the exam.
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- Music
- Find a band/singer. Watch some of their YouTube videos. Read a couple articles about this artist.
- Books
- Read a book! This builds your culture of thinking, and prepares you for high scores in every part of the IELTS exam
- Newspapers
- You may be asked about a news article, or a topic in the news recently. What is more, there are certain activities you can do with the newspaper to strengthen reading skills.
- Museums / Art
- Choose a famous museum. Go the website. Read about some of the famous pieces and exhibits.
- TV series / Movies
- Get into a series or some movies. This also strengthens many IELTS skills, such as listening and vocabulary.
- Advertisements
- This isn’t just about advertisements on TV. Think about ads online, social media in particular, or outside. Look up ‘funniest commercials’ and learn about some new ones from various countries!
- Sports
- Choose a team that a friend or family member is into. Read a couple articles about the team, and watch a game with a fan.
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