IELTS - Introduction to Speaking - Off2Class Lesson Plan

• ESL
• Secondary Education
• Age 11-13

IELTS Speaking

INTRODUCTION

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IELTS SPEAKING AT A GLANCE

What topics are you asked about in the IELTS speaking exam?

WHAT YOU WILL HAVE TO TALK ABOUT

THE IELTS SPEAKING BANDS

WHAT IELTS SPEAKING MEASURES

THE FOUR CRITERIA FOR IELTS SPEAKING

PRONUNCIATION: CAN YOU SAY THESE WORDS AND PHRASES CORRECTLY?

LEXICAL RESOURCE (VOCABULARY)

GRAMMATICAL RANGE AND ACCURACY

FLUENCY AND COHERENCE

PART I OF IELTS SPEAKING 

PART I LASTS FOR AROUND 4-5 MINUTES

PART II OF IELTS SPEAKING

PART II LASTS FOR 3-4 MINUTES

WHAT HAPPENS DURING PART II OF IELTS SPEAKING

PART III OF IELTS SPEAKING

PART III LASTS FOR AROUND 4-5 MINUTES

HOW GOOD DOES MY ENGLISH HAVE TO BE TO PASS IELTS SPEAKING?

GETTING THE BEST RESULT

TO GET THE BEST RESULT IN MY EXAM, SHOULD I . . . ?

WHAT ABOUT YOU?

Task 1 Practice

1. Do you live in a house or an apartment?

2. What is your favourite room in your home? Why?

3. Would you like to live somewhere different in the future?

What can you remember about
IELTS Speaking Task 2?

Structure

Time: 3–4 minutes

1 minute: preparation time (with pencil & paper for notes)

1–2 minutes: speaking (you must try to keep talking until the examiner stops you)

Task: You’re given a cue card with a topic and 3–4 bullet points.

Key Features

Cue Card with Bullets
Always 1 main topic + 3–4 bullet prompts.
You must cover all prompts to get full marks.
Preparation Time (1 minute)
Use the pencil & paper to write quick notes (keywords, not sentences).
Plan: intro → 2–3 main ideas → conclusion/opinion.
Long Turn Speaking (1–2 minutes)
You need to keep speaking without long pauses.
Examiner will stop you after ~2 minutes.
Follow-up Question
After you finish, examiner asks 1–2 quick questions about the same topic (to transition into Part 3).

Can you remember the 4 things you are assessed on?

Did you get them all?

Fluency & Coherence: Can you speak continuously, organize ideas, and use linking words?

Lexical Resource: Variety of vocabulary (e.g., “fascinating,” “challenging,” “memorable”).

Grammatical Range & Accuracy: Mix of simple & complex sentences.

Pronunciation: Clear, natural intonation and stress.

Topics

The most common topics are: an object (thing), a person, a place, an event (occasion) or an activity. 

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Can you create your own speaking question? 

Random Topic Game

Pick a cue card at random and speak about it for thirty seconds. 

IELTS Speaking Part 3

What is it? 

Basically deeper, more abstract questions based on the topic given in part 2. 

The point of this is that the examiner is now trying to push the student to their linguistic limit in order to finally determine their grade.

 A candidate’s ability to speculate, give opinion, demonstrate reasoning, etc will be crucial in this part of the test.

What are the advantages and disadvantages of watching TV? Write your notes in a table format. 

Advantages

Disadvantages

What are some possible questions that could be asked?

Questions in part 3 may not be directly related to the part 2 topic but still linked in some way. What are the following topics that can be linked to TV for each sentence? 

Watching TV is relaxing, something you do in your free-time in other words it is…

Watching TV can sometimes be good for learning in other words it is…

I prefer watching TV to reading a newspaper or listening to the radio. Radio, TV and newspapers are forms of….

Some people say watching TV is bad for your….

Part 3 questions related to watching TV could be about leisure, education, media and health. What are some possible questions?

Leisure

Education

Media

Health

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