Part 1

IELTS Speaking Part 1: Work & Studies

A 5-minute interview on familiar subjects. The examiner works through short questions about your life, and answers of two or three sentences are usually the right length — long enough to show range, short enough to keep the exchange moving.

The questions

  1. Do you work or are you a student?
  2. What do you do for work?
  3. Why did you choose that profession?
  4. What do you enjoy most about your work or studies?

What is being marked

Every part of the test is scored on the same four criteria, each carrying equal weight in the final band.

Fluency & Coherence
Lexical Resource
Grammatical Range & Accuracy
Pronunciation

Voxtis is an independent practice tool and is not affiliated with the British Council, IDP, or Cambridge Assessment English. Band estimates are indicative.

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