How to Get Band 7+ in IELTS Speaking – Expert Tips & Practice

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How to Deliver High-Scoring Answers in the IELTS Speaking Test

Before we dive into what's important for your answers in the IELTS speaking exam, let's first go over what doesn't matter:

• The truth
• Correct answers
• Opinions or ideas
• Intelligent answers
• Interesting or original content

• Eye contact
• Body language
• Amusing or funny answers
• Appearance or dress code
• Polite or well-mannered attitudes

To get a higher score in the IELTS speaking exam, you should focus on these key points: avoid being too direct, give responses that are long enough, use fillers and extra words naturally, try to speak in degrees (not just yes or no), and avoid repeating the same vocabulary too often.

Let's watch Alina's Speaking Test to see a great example of these types of answers. As you can see, her responses are well-structured and include everything the IELTS examiner is looking for.

You might be surprised, but Alina used our simple algorithm to create these answers. This algorithm helps you organize your thoughts and build responses that use a variety of sentence structures, tenses, idioms, and high-scoring vocabulary.

There's an easy and effective method to create high-scoring answers like these. In this section, you'll get step-by-step instructions on how to do it in a simple and interactive way.

Anatomy of High-Band Answers

Let's go over some of Alina's answers and see how she used our technique to create them.

P1Would you buy an expensive pair of jeans?

Well... It depends… If it's quality branded jeans then Yes, I would pay a lot to buy this kind of jeans.

Because, in my opinion, branded jeans are long-lasting and more comfortable.

I've always had them at my wardrobe.

P2Describe a well-known person you like or admire. You should say: Who this person is; Why this person is well known; What this person has done; And explain why you admire this person

I will start by saying that if I had to select one famous man to talk about, I would choose Elon Musk. He is one of the most outstanding entrepreneurs of our time.

Moving forward to the subject of why he is so famous. This is because he founded a couple of the most innovative companies of our time - SpaceX and Tesla. His first firm, SpaceX, is a private aerospace company which launches spaceships into space orbit. It is renowned for successfully landing the main part of its spaceship on Earth, refilling it, and launching to space again. This new process makes a spaceship reusable, and the business model is extremely profitable. And I must admit it is amusing to watch those launches and landings. His other company is Tesla, the first successful electric car manufacturer. Not only is he the owner of these companies, but he is also a CEO which means he is involved in the process and manages it. I would say that he is the pioneer and trendsetter of our lifetime.

And, so, finally then, if I still have time, I could deal with the last question. I adore him because he is down to Earth and has a great sense of humor. Many other people and I follow him on Twitter, where he jokes and reposts funny memes.

P3 In general, how do people become famous?

Well.. Truth be told, I haven't really thought about that before, but Now, When I'm thinking of it, I would say that in the era of technology, being famous has never been easier. People who have extraordinary skills or abilities in any field would be able to become famous with the assistance of social media.