Dear Administrator,
    i am very glad to join here and trying my best to use this site.my speaking is not good enough to get 7 which is my main requirement.I cant understand how to improve more?The other thing i need to know is there any way to appear in mock test here.I mean do you have any materials besides this listening and reading test.

    Shampa

Hi Shampa,

As you are a Key Member, you have access to the 8 mock speaking tests that we currently have available (3 videos and 5 podcasts). By listening to these, studying the scripts and the analysis and working through the exercises, you should be well prepared for the Speaking Test.

At the end of each writing module there is a practice test for you to try with a sample answer.

I’m afraid that we only have one test available in the reading and listening sections.

We are continually adding new material to the site and will be uploading a new speaking video soon. I hope this will help you before you take the test.

When is your test date?

Jenny
The iPass Team

Hi jenny,
Thanks for your suggestions.I will try my best.
My test date is 30th may.I am frustrated about my preparation.Everything seems to me a real impossible thing.

hi jenny.good day!How will i improve my speaking?i am aiming for band score 7 and it seemed that I cannot achieve this goal.I dont know what to know. any suggestions please.
thanks,
Richelle

Hi Richelle,

To achieve a band score of 7 in speaking, you need to demonstrate a range of grammatical structures and vocabulary in your speech with little hesitation and repetition. You need to show a good degree of flexibility in order to speak on a range of topics with an awareness of collocations and idiomatic usage.

You are not expected to speak completely free of errors however, so don’t worry too much about making the odd mistake. If you can recognise your own mistake and correct it yourself, even better!

The important thing is that your speech is relatively fluent and coherent so take your time and think carefully about what you say before you say it and use linking words to join your sentences together and make yourself clear to the examiner.

For a more detailed explanation of the speaking band descriptors, look at this page from the official ielts website:

http://www.ielts.org/pdf/UOBDs_SpeakingFinal.pdf

Hope this helps. Please refer to our Speaking Practice section for example test interviews.

Best of luck.

Jenny

thanks jenny for the advice..i think that was my mistake.i will try to do my practise the best i can.

Jenny Bedwell - 12 March 2009 07:25 PM

Hi Shampa,

As you are a Key Member, you have access to the 8 mock speaking tests that we currently have available (3 videos and 5 podcasts). By listening to these, studying the scripts and the analysis and working through the exercises, you should be well prepared for the Speaking Test.

At the end of each writing module there is a practice test for you to try with a sample answer.

I’m afraid that we only have one test available in the reading and listening sections.

We are continually adding new material to the site and will be uploading a new speaking video soon. I hope this will help you before you take the test.

When is your test date?

Jenny
The iPass Team

Hi everyone.. Here i am again planning to take ielts for the third time. What i needed is 7 in speaking part of the test and a total band score of 6.5.. I took ielts and and my speaking was still scores 6. I have enrolled for a month course here in ipass and hoping this time would be the last time. planning to take again in December this year hopefully to get a slot.