Ielts Step-By-Step | Mastering Speaking (updated 6/2022)

Learn everything you need for the IELTS Speaking exam — get that IELTS 7+!

What you'll learn
Improve your IELTS grade significantly to a 7+
Watch 15 speaking exams being done
Watch deep analysis of each speaking exam
Practice speaking with other students and the tutor
Learn over 350 idioms, collocations and set phrases
Learn tips and tricks about the exam
Requirements
Intermediate (B1) English
Description
From ex-IELTS examiner James Castleden's YouTube channel IELTS Step-by-step comes a course dedicated to improving your fluency, your pronunciation, your range of idioms and other language associated with spoken English in various different exercises featuring over 350 of them, as well as your all-round confidence in the IELTS Speaking exam. Together you and James will analyse 15 different speaking exams done by people from all over the world, and attempt to answer the same questions yourself. You'll also learn dozens of tips, tricks, skills and techniques that will significantly improve your IELTS Speaking grade in Learner Training videos focusing on your personal needs to get that 7+ in Listening!★★★★★ "Just amazing. Such as a great opportunity to rich that CLB 9. Delightful experience to study IELTS with skillful and educated person."—Юра★★★★★ "This is a wonderful beginning to know more about ielts speaking sections. The best part of this is part three which is the amazing part to extend your answers about any topic."—Emad★★★★ "Great content."—David• ABOUT ME •I have a masters degree in Applied Linguistics from the University of Leicester in the UK, and a Diploma in English Language Teaching to Adults (DELTA) from Cambridge University. I've been teaching for over 20 years, the last 10 of which have been predominantly focussed on teaching the IELTS exam. When I was an IELTS examiner, I was fortunate to have access to important aspects of the exam that many teachers and candidates are not aware of — these I can reveal to you in my courses.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Lecture 2 The breakdown of the Speaking exam

Section 2: Ukrainian speaker + Band descriptors

Lecture 3 Pre-listening — test yourself

Lecture 4 Pre-listening — answer the questions yourself

Lecture 5 Speaking test with Yuriy (Ukrainian speaker)

Lecture 6 Speaking practice + New Idioms, Collocations and Set Phrases

Lecture 7 Feedback for Yuriy

Lecture 8 Learner Training: Band Descriptors

Lecture 9 Post-listening — see your progress

Section 3: Mandarin Chinese speaker + Individual sounds, Response structure

Lecture 10 Pre-listening — test yourself

Lecture 11 Speaking test with Yi (Mandarin Chinese speaker)

Lecture 12 New Idioms, Collocations and Set Phrases

Lecture 13 Feedback for Yi

Lecture 14 Learner Training: Pronunciation—individual sounds

Lecture 15 Skills for speaking formally: Response structure

Lecture 16 Post-listening — see your progress

Section 4: Tamil speaker + Weak forms, Discourse markers

Lecture 17 Pre-listening — test yourself

Lecture 18 Speaking test with Vincent (Tamil speaker)

Lecture 19 New Idioms, Collocations and Set Phrases

Lecture 20 Feedback for Vincent

Lecture 21 Learner Training: Pronunciation—weak forms

Lecture 22 Skills for speaking formally: Discourse Markers

Lecture 23 Post-listening — see your progress

Section 5: Nepali speaker + Connected speech, Complex structures

Lecture 24 Pre-listening — test yourself

Lecture 25 Speaking test with Rajesh (Nepali speaker)

Lecture 26 New Idioms, Collocations and Set Phrases

Lecture 27 Feedback for Rajesh

Lecture 28 Learner Training: Pronunciation—connected speech

Lecture 29 Skills for speaking formally: Complex Structures

Lecture 30 Post-listening — see your progress

Section 6: Vietnamese speaker + Learning through music, Fillers

Lecture 31 Pre-listening — test yourself

Lecture 32 Speaking test with Phat (Vietnamese speaker)

Lecture 33 New Idioms, Collocations and Set Phrases

Lecture 34 Feedback for Phat

Lecture 35 Learner Training: Pronunciation—learning through music

Lecture 36 Skills for speaking formally: Fillers

Lecture 37 Post-listening — see your progress

Section 7: Arabic speaker + Improving your accuracy + Asking for clarification

Lecture 38 Pre-listening — test yourself

Lecture 39 Speaking test with Emad (Arabic speaker)

Lecture 40 New Idioms, Collocations and Set Phrases

Lecture 41 Feedback for Emad

Lecture 42 Learner Training: Improving your accuracy

Lecture 43 Skills for speaking formally: Asking for clarification

Lecture 44 Post-listening — see your progress

Section 8: Bengali speaker + Practicing without a teacher, Intonation

Lecture 45 Pre-listening — test yourself

Lecture 46 Speaking test with Mahmuda (Bengali speaker)

Lecture 47 New Idioms, Collocations and Set Phrases

Lecture 48 Feedback for Mahmuda

Lecture 49 Learner Training: Practicing without a teacher

Lecture 50 Pronunciation—Intonation

Lecture 51 Post-listening — see your progress

Section 9: Portuguese speaker + Paraphrasing

Lecture 52 Pre-listening — test yourself

Lecture 53 Speaking test with Monique (Portuguese speaker)

Lecture 54 New Idioms, Collocations and Set Phrases

Lecture 55 Feedback for Monique

Lecture 56 Learner Training: Paraphrasing

Lecture 57 Discourse Markers: Talking about opinions & Adding contrast

Lecture 58 Post-listening — see your progress

Section 10: Sinhalese speaker + Generating ideas for Part 2

Lecture 59 Pre-listening — test yourself

Lecture 60 Speaking test with Deepika (Sinhalese speaker)

Lecture 61 New Idioms, Collocations and Set Phrases

Lecture 62 Feedback for Deepika

Lecture 63 Learner Training: Generating ideas for Part 2

Lecture 64 Discourse Markers: Hedging & Expressing Certainty

Lecture 65 Post-listening — see your progress

Section 11: Hindi speaker + Analysing a native speaker's performance I

Lecture 66 Pre-listening — test yourself

Lecture 67 Speaking test with Dr Shivam (Hindi speaker)

Lecture 68 New Idioms, Collocations and Set Phrases

Lecture 69 Feedback for Dr Shivam

Lecture 70 Analysing a native speaker's performance I

Lecture 71 Discourse Markers: Giving examples/explanations & Commenting on your own opinion

Lecture 72 Post-listening — see your progress

Section 12: Turkish speaker + Analysing a native speaker's performance II

Lecture 73 Pre-listening — test yourself

Lecture 74 Speaking test with Akbar (Turkish speaker)

Lecture 75 New Idioms, Collocations and Set Phrases

Lecture 76 Feedback for Akbar

Lecture 77 Analysing a native speaker's performance II

Lecture 78 Discourse Markers: Rephrasing & Getting back to the point

Lecture 79 Post-listening — see your progress

Section 13: Indonesian speaker + Bonus videos

Lecture 80 Pre-listening — test yourself

Lecture 81 Speaking test with Marthen (Indonesian speaker)

Lecture 82 New Idioms, Collocations and Set Phrases

Lecture 83 Feedback for Marthen

Lecture 84 Discourse Markers: Concluding

Lecture 85 Bonus Video I: Why only a band 7?

Lecture 86 Bonus Video II: How to move from band 7 to 9

Lecture 87 Post-listening — see your progress

Section 14: Conclusion and thank you

Lecture 88 Well done!

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