IELTS Speaking

IELTS® Speaking: the test, the questions and how to practise

A face-to-face conversation in three parts, about 14 minutes. Below: how each part runs, how it is scored, and the 85 Part 2 cue cards for September–December 2026.

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Format

Three parts, about 14 minutes

Part 1 is a short interview about you. Part 2 is a long turn on a cue card. Part 3 is a discussion of bigger questions on the same theme.

0:001:002:003:004:005:006:007:008:009:0010:0011:00

पार्ट 1 · इंटरव्यूकरीब 4 मिनट

3 रोज़मर्रा के टॉपिक पर छोटे सवाल: घर, काम या पढ़ाई, आप क्या-क्या करते हैं।

तैयारीबोलना

पार्ट 2 · लंबा जवाब3 से 4 मिनट

नोट्स बनाकर तैयारी के लिए 1 मिनट, बोलने के लिए ज़्यादा से ज़्यादा 2 मिनट, फिर 1 छोटा सवाल।

पार्ट 3 · चर्चा4 से 5 मिनट

आपके पार्ट 2 वाले टॉपिक से जुड़े बड़े सवाल, हर सवाल पर 2 तक फ़ॉलो-अप।

Scoring

Four criteria, each worth a quarter of the band

Fluency and Coherence	How long you can keep going without strain, and whether your ideas link up and are easy to follow.
Lexical Resource	The range and precision of your words, including natural phrases and paraphrasing when you don’t know a word.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy	A mix of simple and complex sentences, and how many of them are free of errors.
Pronunciation	How easy you are to understand, including stress, rhythm and intonation.

Bands run from 0 to 9 in half steps. Ashore scores the first three on every answer. Not assessed yet. The report says “not assessed” instead of guessing a number.

September–December 2026

40 new cue cards this season

All 85 cards and 55 Part 1 topics

Practise it out loud

Free mock testParts 1–3 in the real order, about 14 minutes, with a full report after.The AI examinerIt follows up when an answer is thin, repeats questions and keeps the Part 2 clock.September–December 2026 questionsAll 85 cue cards, 55 Part 1 topics and 9 stories that cover them.

See where you stand in 14 minutes

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