IELTS Speaking: Introduction

The IELTS Speaking test is designed to assess your ability to communicate in English across a range of real-life situations, gauging how well you can use spoken English for practical and academic purposes. It’s conducted as a face-to-face interview with an examiner and is divided into three parts, each progressively increasing in difficulty. The total duration is 11 to 14 minutes, during which you are tested on specific criteria: Fluency & Coherence, Lexical Resource, Grammatical Range & Accuracy, and Pronunciation.