IELTS Speaking 是跟真人 examiner 面對面(或視訊)的 14 分鐘對話。沒有錄音檔、沒有 AI、沒有多選題——只有你、examiner、一支錄音筆。

知道每一分鐘會發生什麼,能大幅降低焦慮。

整體時程

| 時段 | 秒數 | 內容 | |------------------|-----------|-------------------------------------| | 報到 + 核對身份 | 3-5 分鐘 | 護照核對、拍照 | | Part 1 | 4-5 分鐘 | Self + 熟悉話題問答 | | Part 2 | 3-4 分鐘 | Cue card 獨白 | | Part 3 | 4-5 分鐘 | Part 2 延伸的抽象討論 | | 告別 | 30 秒 | Examiner 關錄音,告別 | | 總計 | 約 14 分鐘 | |

報到階段(14 分鐘計時之前)

  1. 到 Speaking 樓層(通常跟筆試同一棟飯店,不同樓)
  2. Speaking 候場區 check-in —— 出示護照(再次)
  3. 考場人員拍照(這張照片會跟成績綁一起)
  4. 等待叫號 —— 可能等 0-30 分鐘,不要在候場區跟別人聊天(可能被誤解為作弊 / 討論題目)
  5. 被叫進 examiner 的小房間(或視訊房)

Examiner 第一句

Examiner 通常會這樣開頭:

Good morning. My name is Sarah, and you are...? Can I see your passport please?

Thank you. This is the Speaking test. Part 1.

重點

  • 不要跟 examiner 握手——他們刻意保持專業距離
  • Examiner 可能看起來冷淡 / 面無表情 —— 這不代表你表現不好。他們刻意中立,避免影響評分
  • 從現在開始,錄音筆已經開了

Part 1(4-5 分鐘)

內容

三組 topic,每組 3-4 個問題。

典型 topic:

  • About you(固定):Where are you from? Do you work or study?
  • Home / Hometown:Do you live in a house or an apartment? What's your favourite room?
  • Hobbies / Food / Weather / Shopping 等日常話題

關鍵語言策略

不要只回答 "Yes" 或 "No"——那是 Band 5 回答。

Band 6-7 pattern答案 + 兩句延伸

Examiner: Do you enjoy cooking?

Band 5: Yes, I do.

Band 7: I absolutely love it, actually — I started teaching myself during the pandemic and it's become my main way to unwind after work. Right now I'm obsessed with Thai food, which is completely different from the Taiwanese food I grew up with.

Part 1 的節奏

  • Examiner 的問題短快——不超過 10 秒
  • 你的答案15-25 秒剛好
  • 答案太短 → Examiner 會追問(可能代表你答案不夠 band 7)
  • 答案太長 → Examiner 會打斷(不扣分,但讓你少說一題)

Part 2(3-4 分鐘)

流程

  1. Examiner 給你一張 cue card(小紙卡或螢幕)
  2. Examiner:You have one minute to prepare. You can make notes if you wish. Here is some paper and a pencil.
  3. 1 分鐘準備——你可以寫筆記
  4. Examiner:Alright, can you start speaking now, please? Remember you have one to two minutes.
  5. 獨白 1-2 分鐘
  6. 大約 2 分鐘時 examiner 可能打斷:Thank you. —— 這不是扣分

Cue card 範例

Describe a book you have read recently.

You should say:

  • what kind of book it was
  • what it was about
  • who wrote it
  • and explain why you liked or disliked it.

Part 2 的 killer 陷阱

陷阱 1:1 分鐘準備時間只用 20 秒就放下筆 —— 剩下 40 秒乾等。把 1 分鐘用好:寫 4-5 個關鍵字、想開頭第一句。

陷阱 2照著 bullet 一句一句答 → 像問答,不像自然獨白。把 bullet 當提醒不是架構

陷阱 3講不到 1 分 30 秒就停下來 → Examiner 可能會問 follow-up,但整體 fluency 分低。至少撐到 1:45

Part 2 follow-up 問題

獨白結束後 examiner 可能問 1-2 個延伸問題:

Would you recommend this book to others?

Have you read anything else by the same author?

這不是扣分——這是幫 examiner 多收集語料。簡短答即可。

Part 3(4-5 分鐘)

從 Part 2 延伸

Part 3 問題跟 Part 2 的 cue card 主題相關,但抽象、社會化

如果 Part 2 是 a book you read recently,Part 3 可能問:

Do you think children read less than they did in the past? Why?

How has technology changed reading habits in your country?

Should governments promote reading? How?

Part 3 的評分重點

  • 複雜語法(conditional, passive, reported speech)
  • 抽象詞彙accessibility, literacy rates, critical thinking
  • 結構化答案On one hand... on the other hand...

Part 3 回答框架

Structure: [Opinion] + [Reason] + [Example] + [Counter-argument / Qualification]

Well, I'd say yes — children definitely read less today compared to twenty years ago. The main reason is simply competition from screens: a 10-year-old in Taipei has unlimited YouTube and gaming on a phone, so flipping through a paper book feels slow by comparison. That said, I think the picture is more complicated, because many children actually read a huge amount on screens — just not books in the traditional sense.

Part 3 的兩個警訊

  • 只答一句 → Band 5-6(沒展開)
  • 答案抽象但完全沒例子 → Band 6(沒具體化)

告別

Examiner 會說:

Thank you. That is the end of the speaking test.

關錄音筆。把護照還你。

你說Thank you, goodbye. 就可以了。

不要

  • 問 examiner「我表現怎麼樣?」 —— 他們不能答,政策禁止
  • 要求重答 —— 已經錄完
  • 試圖跟 examiner 聊天 —— 他們有下一位考生

台灣考生的五個常見失誤

失誤 1:緊張時聲音太小

Examiner 要聽得清楚才能評分。聲音太小 → 被扣 Pronunciation / Fluency。比平常大一點、比手機對話再大一點

失誤 2:用中文思維「先謙虛一下」

Well, my English is not very good, but...

中文禮貌;英文扣分。Examiner 的時間寶貴,你這 5 秒在降低自己分數。

失誤 3:背好的模板句

"Well, that's a really interesting question..." Examiner 一天聽 12 次。機械化的開頭句降低 Lexical Resource 分。直接答

失誤 4:看到聽不懂的單字凍住

Examiner 問 "What do you think about urban gentrification?" 你不知道 gentrification 是什麼 → 不要凍住

處理

I'm not entirely sure what gentrification means — does it refer to the way areas become more expensive when wealthy people move in? If so, then...

Examiner 會稍稍提示 → 你可以繼續答。這不扣分(反而展現溝通策略——Fluency 加分)。

失誤 5:答到一半停下來

I think... um... actually, maybe... I don't know...

停住 = 扣 Fluency。即使離題也要繼續說

Actually, I'm not sure this is the right answer, but let me try to explain what I do think...

視訊 Speaking 的差異

現在 BC / IDP 有時會用視訊 examiner(跨國 examiner pool)——你在台灣、examiner 在菲律賓或澳洲。

差別:

  • 音質可能稍不穩 → 聲音要比 in-person 更清楚
  • 網路延遲 → 對方問完等半秒再答(避免蓋過去)
  • 鏡頭要對齊你的臉,燈光從前面打(不要逆光)
  • 耳機戴好、麥克風距離適中

視訊考試在家考不行——必須到 BC / IDP 指定考場。差別只是 examiner 不在同一間房。

下一步

考完之後——成績、重考、寄送分數的流程 會告訴你考完 13 天內發生的事。 回頭複習分數意義:IELTS 9 分等級完整解讀