{"id":1681,"date":"2022-02-16T14:08:08","date_gmt":"2022-02-16T14:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ielts.englishprotips.com\/?p=1681"},"modified":"2022-02-16T15:08:39","modified_gmt":"2022-02-16T15:08:39","slug":"band-8-speaking-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ielts.englishprotips.com\/band-8-speaking-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Impressive Band 8 Speaking + Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1681\" class=\"elementor elementor-1681\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e5c47d3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e5c47d3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-77c5d4f\" data-id=\"77c5d4f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9165a20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9165a20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Speaking Test + Useful Tips<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4854c95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"4854c95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/VaUbv3iDROI&quot;,&quot;modestbranding&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;lazy_load&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bbad066 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bbad066\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2174a80\" data-id=\"2174a80\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-685f9fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"685f9fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Tips<\/strong><\/h3><h6><strong>1. Practice with IELTS podcasts<\/strong><\/h6><p>Rae Chelle recommends <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/3GWxZN0PdWj4PTrXbBSPxy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ben Worthington&#8217;s IELTS podcast<\/a>. You can find practice speaking tests which resemble the real exam.\u00a0<\/p><h6><strong>2. Book your exam to force you to study<\/strong><\/h6><p>If you <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ielts.org\/for-test-takers\/book-a-test\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">book your test<\/a>, you&#8217;ll be forced to knuckle down and study. You can&#8217;t procrastinate any longer because you know your test is coming soon. Rae Chelle gave herself one month to prepare for the IELTS test. She says &#8220;You&#8217;ll never feel totally ready, so just book it!&#8221;\u00a0<\/p><h6><strong>3. Learn lots of vocabulary<\/strong><\/h6><p>Rae Chelle emphasises reading books and watching <a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/browse\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Netflix<\/a> (with subtitles) as the best way to learn new vocabulary.<\/p><h6><strong>4. Take one part of the exam at a time<\/strong><\/h6><p>Don&#8217;t try to prepare for all parts of the exam at the same time. Instead, focus on one part of the exam at a time. For example, Rae Chelle spent the first week practicing for the listening test. After that, she began her speaking practice. She spent one week on each part of the test.<\/p><h6><strong>5. Work your weaknesses<\/strong><\/h6><p>Work out which part of the IELTS you find most difficult and spend more time preparing for that test. For example, Rae Chelle felt that reading was the most difficult so she spent more time focusing on her reading.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b9ea5e3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b9ea5e3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7e8b1ca\" data-id=\"7e8b1ca\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-153cd5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"153cd5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Improve your speaking skills with my <a href=\"https:\/\/englishprotips.com\/courses\/speaking-course\/\">IELTS Speaking Course!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Speaking Test + Useful Tips Tips 1. Practice with IELTS podcasts Rae Chelle recommends Ben Worthington&#8217;s IELTS podcast. You can find practice speaking tests which resemble the real exam.&nbsp; 2. Book your exam to force you to study If you book your test, you&#8217;ll be forced to knuckle down and study. 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