IELTS Speaking Exam - How to Get Band 7 – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.Hi, I’m Justin
2.Welcome to Oxford Online English
3.In this lesson, you can see what you need to do to get band seven in the IELTS speaking exam
4.To get band seven in the IELTS speaking exam, you need to speak at a high level
5.There’s no other way; no one gets band seven for IELTS without speaking really good English
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B2)
candidate
B1A person who is running in an election.
Example:
"You’ll also see some common problems that IELTS candidates have, and we’ll share some"
off-topic
B1Not related to the matter under discussion.
Example:
"You go off-topic."
generally
B1Popularly or widely.
Example:
"For example, students who go off topic generally don’t realise they’re going off topic;"
collocation
B2The grouping or juxtaposition of things, especially words or sounds.
Example:
"use vocabulary to talk about different topics, use some less common vocabulary, use collocations,"
complicated
B2To make complex; to modify so as to make something intricate or difficult.
Example:
"Two: you’re not using very complicated or formal language."
practicing
B1The act of one who practices.
Example:
"Choose a topic which fits the grammar you’re practicing."
pronounce
B1To declare formally, officially or ceremoniously.
Example:
"For example, can you pronounce ‘th’ sounds, or do you change it to a /d/ or a /z/ sound?"
practical
B2A part of an exam or series of exams in which the candidate has to demonstrate their practical ability
Example:
"practical exercises to help you prepare for your speaking exam and improve your IELTS"
questions
B1A sentence, phrase or word which asks for information, reply or response; an interrogative.
Example:
"questions fully and directly."
conjunctions
B2The act of joining, or condition of being joined.
Example:
"It means that you need to use different verb tenses, sentence structures, conjunctions"
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| candidate | B1 | A person who is running in an election. |
| off-topic | B1 | Not related to the matter under discussion. |
| generally | B1 | Popularly or widely. |
| collocation | B2 | The grouping or juxtaposition of things, especially words or sounds. |
| complicated | B2 | To make complex; to modify so as to make something intricate or difficult. |
| practicing | B1 | The act of one who practices. |
| pronounce | B1 | To declare formally, officially or ceremoniously. |
| practical | B2 | A part of an exam or series of exams in which the candidate has to demonstrate their practical ability |
| questions | B1 | A sentence, phrase or word which asks for information, reply or response; an interrogative. |
| conjunctions | B2 | The act of joining, or condition of being joined. |
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