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IELTS Speaking Assessment Criteria
Your IELTS Speaking test will be assessed based on the following four criteria:
Fluency and Coherence:
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- How smoothly and continuously you speak
- How well you organize your ideas and thoughts
- How well you connect your ideas
Lexical Resource:
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- Your range of vocabulary
- Your ability to use vocabulary accurately and appropriately
- Your ability to use less common vocabulary
Grammatical Range and Accuracy:
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- Your range of grammatical structures
- Your ability to use grammar accurately
- Your ability to use complex grammatical structures
Pronunciation:
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- Your ability to produce clear and intelligible sounds
- Your ability to use correct intonation and stress
- Your ability to speak at a natural pace