Is it true that in IELTS speaking …?

Myth #1 You must ask the examiner personal questions and engage with them.

Not at all, the examiner is following a script throughout the exam. Part 3 of the exam is more conversational and this allows the examiner to adapt their language level to that of the candidate.

• Examiners are not allowed to go off script; the examiners approach needs to be, and is, consistent.
• All exams are recorded and are routinely monitored.
• Examiners are monitored regularly to ensure they are consistent and fair in their approach to conducting the exam and to the candidate.
• Examiners have to re-certify every 2 years.

Myth #2 If I ask nicely the examiner will tell me how I got on.

The examiner is not allowed to tell you your mark. You will have to wait for the results to be processed.

Myth #3 My speaking test only lasted 11 minutes; I must have done well/badly.

The speaking test is designed to last anytime between 11 to 14 minutes.

Myth #4 I have to agree with the examiner.

Not at all, the examiner is listening to your use of English, not your opinion.

Myth #4 I have to agree with the examiner.

Not at all, the examiner is listening to your use of English, not your opinion.

Myth #5 My examiner wasn’t friendly and kept looking away, I must have done badly.

All examiners greet their candidates in a friendly and professional manner. The examiner can’t maintain eye contact throughout the whole of the exam as they are concentrating on listening to the candidate’s use of English. They are also timing the exam and managing their paperwork.

Myth #6 You must thank the examiner for giving you that question.

There is no need to thank the examiner for the question they present you with. Although this sounds polite, you don’t need buy gabapentin online from USA to waste valuable speaking time. The examiner doesn’t choose questions or a topic especially for you.

• A number of questions and topics are set by the examination body and are chosen at random by the examiner. As the examiner has no prior knowledge of any candidate, the question or topic is not chosen with the candidate in mind.
• The questions are designed to elicit the use of the English language not a particular knowledge of the topic per se.