IELTS Speaking Test band score 6 with feedback 2025

Summary

This transcript captures a mock IELTS speaking test, where the candidate, Parida Durudi, answers questions on various personal topics such as her hometown, daily routine, and language study habits. She also discusses a person with interesting ideas—her role model, K-pop artist Duing Su—and reflects on the influence of opinions in children and young adults. The examiner provides feedback on her performance, praising her fluency, coherence, vocabulary, and pronunciation, with minor suggestions for improving grammatical accuracy. Overall, the exchange highlights the candidate's clear communication skills and thoughtful responses.

Takeaways

• 😀 The speaking test is part of the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) at Ross IELTS Academy, with Parida Durudi as the candidate and Samson C's as the examiner.
• 😀 The candidate, Parida, is introduced as someone with a background in architecture and studies various languages, including Korean and English.
• 😀 Parida's hometown is Tehran, where she has many childhood memories and friends, though she no longer lives there.
• 😀 Parida's daily routine varies due to her major in architecture, with homework and study requirements affecting her schedule.
• 😀 Her routine as an adult is much different from her childhood, due to increased responsibilities and tasks.
• 😀 Parida frequently uses dictionaries to aid her language learning, including a potential course in Spanish.
• 😀 Parida describes Duing Su, a K-pop artist, as a person with interesting ideas, especially his carefree attitude, which has influenced her decisions in life.
• 😀 The test includes a section where Parida discusses the age at which children begin to form their own ideas and opinions.
• 😀 Parida believes that teenagers begin to have their own ideas due to exposure to social media, different people, and personal experiences.
• 😀 The influence of parents, teachers, and peers on children's ideas is discussed, with Parida suggesting that parents are most influential at a young age, while teachers and friends become more influential as children grow older.
• 😀 The examiner provides feedback on Parida's performance, praising her fluency, coherence, vocabulary, and pronunciation, with minor suggestions for improvement in grammatical accuracy and elaboration in part 3 of the test.

Q & A

What is the purpose of the transcript provided?

The transcript documents a complete IELTS Speaking Test, including the candidate’s responses, the examiner’s questions, and the feedback session analyzing the candidate’s performance.

Who are the main participants in this IELTS Speaking Test?

The main participants are the candidate, Parida Durudi (who also goes by Lean), and the examiner, Samson C’s, identified by examiner number 443533.

What topics are discussed in Part 1 of the IELTS Speaking Test?

Part 1 covers personal topics such as the candidate’s hometown, daily routine, and the use of dictionaries.

How does the candidate describe her hometown?

She describes her hometown as Tehran, specifically Akatan Town, where she grew up, played with friends, and spent time with her parents, though she no longer lives there.

What factors influence the candidate’s daily routine?

Her daily routine varies depending on the amount of homework and projects in her architecture major, as well as her language studies in Korean and English.

Who does the candidate choose to describe in Part 2 (Cue Card) and why?

She describes Do Kyung-soo (D.O.), a K-pop artist and actor, as someone with interesting ideas. She admires his carefree attitude toward life and finds his mindset helpful in dealing with stress and perfectionism.

What are the main themes discussed in Part 3 of the test?

Part 3 focuses on opinions and influences, including how young people form ideas, differences between generations, and the impact of parents, teachers, friends, and schools on children’s thinking.

According to the candidate, when do young people begin to form their own ideas?

She believes young people start forming ideas in childhood and develop stronger, independent opinions during their teenage years due to exposure to social media and new experiences.

What feedback did the examiner give regarding the candidate’s fluency and coherence?

The examiner praised her fluency, coherence, and natural speech flow, noting that her pauses were due to content thinking rather than language difficulty.

Which area did the examiner suggest the candidate could improve on?

The examiner suggested minor improvements in grammatical accuracy, such as rephrasing expressions like 'the age of teenager' to 'when they become a teenager,' and using 'during their childhood' instead of 'at their childhood.'

How did the examiner evaluate the candidate’s vocabulary and pronunciation?

The examiner rated both her vocabulary and pronunciation as strong, noting that she used appropriate and complex words naturally, and her speech was clear and close to native-level pronunciation.

What overall impression did the examiner have of the candidate’s performance?

The examiner found her performance strong across all four IELTS speaking criteria, describing her responses as natural, confident, and expressive, with only minor areas for improvement in grammar.