® Did you answer all the questions for the ‘you might now like to listen to Pragnesh. RATED SAMPLE IELTS INTERVIEW (Audio tim 12 min) ‘Practice interview in the previous section? Well done! For comparison, Practising a full, IELTS interview. Here's what to do: 1. Start the sample interview recording and follow the transcript below. Pause the recording any time you want to comy alongside the transcript, 2. After you have listened to the interview, read the detail discussion of the four IELTS assessment criteria. pare what Pragnesh says with the suggested “better responses’ led analysis of his performance, noting the 5. For practice, try answering each ofthe assessor's questions yourself! 4. Later, try some of the many test practice questions/topi ‘many idioms (Pages 307-313) 5. Its an excellent idea to record your own responses. trying to move it closer to IELTS styles. Pragnesh Speaking Interview Transcript, Part 1 Speaker Assessor: Pragnesh: Assessor: Pragnesh: Assessor: Pragnesh: Assessor Pragnesh: Assessor: Original Version Hello my name is Sally Robinson. Could you tell ‘me your full name, please? Er hello Sally, my name is Pragnesh...Pragnesh Takka but you can call me Pragnesh, if you like, ‘yeah Can I see your identification? Yeah, sure... here is my passport, and I quess that should serve the purpose ‘Thank you. Now in Part 1 of the interview I'm going to ask you some questions about yoursel.. Let’s talk about where you live, Pragnesh. What kind of apartment or house are you living in at the moment? Er. live in er..a three-bedroomed house..at the ‘moment, er... which is single storey...yeah ‘And what do you like about your house? Er well our house is located in one of the close roads so that's er I guess that is the most er beautiful thing I like about that...ve don’t have much of ..an...a traffic er going through the street... 50 that is good... er...We have got er a lovely neighbourhood as well..r..in elose look we have only eight houses there.,.very good neighbours.. yeah it's nice place to ive in How fer is your house from public transport and shops? 298 ies (Pages 314-330) and try out one or two of the ‘and to analyse your own spoken English while better response would be... Er hello Sally, my name is Pragnesh...Pragnesh Takka but you can call me Pragnesh, if you like ‘Yes, ofcourse. here is my passport, Imagine that should serve the purpose Er. 1 live in a three-bedroomed house..at the moment, ithas justa singl Er well our house is located in a cul de sae is the most attractive thi aboutit...we don't have much traffie going. as street... which i we vel neighbourhood as well..with only eight houses there... and very good neighbours... yeah ita really nice place to live in Copyright © S. Slater, 8. Braverman « All rights reserved + Web: www iets-biog.com « warw illsontrack comIELTS Success Formula :: Academic ing Top Score Vocabulary TOP SCORE VOCABULARY FOR THE SPEAKING TEST {Using oscasional, idiomatic or phrasal expressions in your IELTS interview can enrich vocabulary. However, they need tobe used naturally and only oceasionally. ‘Bounding natural’ is really important when trying to achieve a higher score. Itmeans being fluent and using language ina way that makes the listener fel they are talking to someone who could belong to the same language community. Below is alist of expressions, each witha meaning and an example of possible use inthe Speaking test. Asterisk (*) shows the most flexible, and perhaps frequently used expressions, Expression Meaning How to use ina Speaking test *adropinthe avery smallamount | Assessor. Do you give money to charity? ocean compared tothe amount | You: No don't, mainly because I feel that my $50 needed donation would only bea drop in the ocean. a lost soul without direction or | Assessor: Do you feel you belong in Australia Purpose now? You: In Some ways, yes, but deep down Im still abit ofa lost soul, areal an of ‘uncovering arange of | Assessor. Have you ever had to solve a icky worms complex problems problem at work? You: Yes, Tonce found out that someone at ‘work had a criminal record and it was areal can of worms when tried to sack him, ‘straighttalker | someone who talks | Asses. What can you tell me about your best icnd? irectly and openly | You: My bestfriend, Paul, is a really straight talker; he never just tries to say what I would like to hear. allat sea ‘very confused ‘Assessor: Do you adapt wel in new situations? You: Yes, eventually, but tend to be all at sea at first until things settle down, “at the end of the | finally/in the end ‘Assessor, Overall then, which is more important te you -Tove day or respect? You: _Atthe end of the day, itll depends on your priorities at different times, drop dead very attractive “Assessors Do you know a person who is very atzacive? gorgeous You: Yes, friend of mine. She's a beauty; I mean she is drop dead gorgeous. full ofbeans | has alot of energy ‘Assessor: Isit true that children have more energy than adults? You: Oyyes, my son, for example, is always full of beans, 307 Copyriaiffe s. Slater, S. Braverman «All ights reserved « Webs ‘oun ialts-blog.com + ywwwwalisontrack.com