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What do these criteria mean?

The international testing examiners are trained to interpret these criteria in

a particular way. In theory it should not matter where you take your test as all

examiners grade consistently. One main point is that in all the criteria a key idea

is being clear. The main idea is whether you can express yourself clearly so that

someone else can understand you.

Fluency and coherence

Fluency is a combination:

1. speed of speech

2. length of answer

3. pausing correctly
Coherence is the ability to:

1. expand your answers

2. answer the questions directly

3. add relevant detail to explain or illustrate your answers

4. connect your sentences by using tenses and connectors

Common mistakes

You should note that very fast or very long answers are not necessarily good,

as you may be penalised for poor pronunciation or lack of coherence. In the

speaking the main point is that you are able to express yourself clearly.

Another common mistake is to not answer the question. This is where you

will be penalised.

Pronunciation

The main point here is that your pronunciation is easy to understand

and whether your are able to make your meaning clear. Features of good

pronunciation include:

1. basic word pronunciation

2. linked speech sounds

3. correct sentence stress

4. correct use of intonation (rising and falling)

You should note that there is no need to have a “British” or “American” accent.

Lexical Resource (Vocabulary)

Once again the key concept here is clarity: do you have enough words to

express yourself clearly? This is judged by your ability to:

1. have enough vocabulary to discuss a range of topics

2. to use vocabulary accurately

3. be able to explain yourself when you do not have the right word Common
Mistake

A common mistake here is to use long words without really knowing what

they mean.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy

There are two key key points to understand here:

1. you need to avoid grammar mistakes especially with your tenses

2. you need to use a range of grammatical structures and you should not

just use simple sentences all the time