Speaking

Speaking: Take an Interview

Build the vocabulary of a spoken interview — describing experience, giving reasons, comparing options and handling a follow-up question without losing fluency.

How to use these words: ETS assesses this task partly on varied vocabulary alongside accurate grammar and intelligible delivery. Having two ways to say the same thing is what keeps a long answer from repeating itself.

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Frequently asked questions

What is scored in the interview task?⌄

ETS describes it as assessing varied vocabulary with accurate grammar and intelligible prosody in an academic and navigational context, on the 1 to 6 band scale.

How long are the answers?⌄

Long enough that repetition shows. The synonyms and paraphrase phrases below are what let you extend an answer without circling the same words.

More Speaking vocabulary

Speaking Task 1: Giving Advice→Speaking Task 2: Talking About a Personal Experience→Speaking Task 3: Describing a Scene→Speaking Task 4: Making Predictions→Speaking Task 5: Comparing and Persuading→Speaking Task 6: Dealing with a Difficult Situation→Speaking Task 7: Expressing Opinions→Speaking Task 8: Describing an Unusual Situation→Speaking: Listen and Repeat→

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