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Free platform for IELTS Speaking - Emos Scappatura Proust

🎓 Student Practice

Simulate a full IELTS Speaking test

Select Practice Mode
Part 1 of 3
5:00
Part 1 - Accommodation
Question 1 of 12
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Recording
Part 2 of 3 - Preparation
1:00
Read the cue card carefully
CUE CARD
Part 2 of 3 - Long Turn
2:00
Long Turn - speak for up to 2 minutes
YOUR TOPIC
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Part 3 of 3
5:00
Extended Discussion - speak for up to 5 minutes
Focus on answering naturally rather than covering all questions
DISCUSSION QUESTION 1 OF 6
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Free platform for IELTS Speaking - for teachers and students.

How it works

Click Start to begin. Part 1 starts immediately. The running timer is Part 1. When ready to move on, click the phase buttons to record the start and end times for each section.

The three parts

Part 1 - Introduction and interview (4-5 min)

General questions on familiar topics such as home, family, work or interests.

Part 2 - Long turn (3-4 min including prep)

1 minute preparation followed by 1-2 minutes speaking on a given topic.

Part 3 - Discussion (4-5 min)

A more in-depth discussion of issues related to the Part 2 topic.

Features

✏️ Teacher Mode - per-part notes, candidate name, export and PDF report. Optional test generation with cue card sharing.

🎓 Student Mode - four practice modes (Full Test, Part 1, Part 2 or Part 3 Only) with timer, recording and timing feedback.

💡 Tips - recommended setup for remote sessions.

☀️ Four display modes - dark, light, exam and zen.

Version 2.0 highlights

🎓 Student Practice Mode - simulate a full IELTS Speaking test with four preset options: Full Test, Part 1, Part 2 or Part 3 Only.

✏️ Teacher Test Generation - generate a complete mock exam from within Teacher Mode. Questions, cue card and discussion topics all in one view.

📋 Cue Card Sharing - share the cue card cleanly via screen share with a built-in 1 minute preparation countdown.

📄 Session Reports - download a PDF report at the end of each student practice session with timing and questions used.

🎙️ Recording - record your practice session and download the audio file.

🌅 Zen Mode - a warm, calm display mode designed to reduce pressure during practice.

Free to use. No login. No download.

Version 2.0 - Last updated: June 2026

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Get the most out of this tool

🖥️ Install as a Desktop App

In Chrome, click the menu (three dots) then "Save and share" and "Install page as app." The timer opens in its own compact window with no browser toolbar, easy to resize and position alongside your video call.

📌 Keep the Timer on Top

To stop the timer disappearing behind other windows, use Microsoft PowerToys (free, from Microsoft).

1. Download from the official Microsoft page ↗

2. Enable "Always on Top" in PowerToys settings.

3. Click the timer window, then press Win + Ctrl + T to pin it. A blue border confirms it is pinned.

🎧 Suggested Screen Layout

Video call on your main screen, timer pinned as a small window in the corner. Use Teacher Mode (✏️) for notes. Notes save automatically. Use Generate Practice Test in Teacher Mode to run a full structured mock exam: questions, cue card and discussion topics all in one view.

🎓 Student Practice Tips

Use the practice mode selector to focus on a specific part. Part 2 Only is ideal for dedicated cue card practice, and Part 3 Only for discussion skills.

Use headphones to avoid echo in your recording. Find a quiet room as background noise affects focus and audio quality.

Treat the countdown as a target, not a deadline. In the real exam the examiner controls the timing. Aim to fill the time naturally.

For Part 2, actually write notes during the preparation minute. Do not just read the cue card. Jot down key ideas and structure your answer.

After each practice, download your recording and listen back. You will notice things about your speaking that you cannot hear in the moment. Note that recording requires microphone access in your browser.

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IELTS Speaking - Band Descriptors

Official descriptors (bands 4-9) - Scroll to view all

Band
Fluency & Coherence
Lexical Resource
Grammatical Range and Accuracy
Pronunciation
9
Fluent with only very occasional repetition or self-correction.

Any hesitation that occurs is used only to prepare the content of the next utterance and not to find words or grammar.

Speech is situationally appropriate and cohesive features are fully acceptable.

Topic development is fully coherent and appropriately extended.
Total flexibility and precise use in all contexts.

Sustained use of accurate and idiomatic language.
Structures are precise and accurate at all times, apart from 'mistakes' characteristic of native speaker speech.
Uses a full range of phonological features to convey precise and/or subtle meaning.

Flexible use of features of connected speech is sustained throughout.

Can be effortlessly understood throughout.

Accent has no effect on intelligibility.
8
Fluent with only very occasional repetition or self-correction.

Hesitation may occasionally be used to find words or grammar, but most will be content related.

Topic development is coherent, appropriate and relevant.
Wide resource, readily and flexibly used to discuss all topics and convey precise meaning.

Skilful use of less common and idiomatic items despite occasional inaccuracies in word choice and collocation.

Effective use of paraphrase as required.
Wide range of structures, flexibly used.

The majority of sentences are error free.

Occasional inappropriacies and non-systematic errors occur.

A few basic errors may persist.
Uses a wide range of phonological features to convey precise and/or subtle meaning.

Can sustain appropriate rhythm.

Flexible use of stress and intonation across long utterances, despite occasional lapses.

Can be easily understood throughout.

Accent has minimal effect on intelligibility.
7
Able to keep going and readily produce long turns without noticeable effort.

Some hesitation, repetition and/or self-correction may occur, often mid-sentence and indicate problems with accessing appropriate language. However, these will not affect coherence.

Flexible use of spoken discourse markers, connectives and cohesive features.
Resource flexibly used to discuss a variety of topics.

Some ability to use less common and idiomatic items and an awareness of style and collocation is evident though inappropriacies occur.

Effective use of paraphrase as required.
A range of structures flexibly used.

Error-free sentences are frequent.

Both simple and complex sentences are used effectively despite some errors.

A few basic errors persist.
Displays all the positive features of band 6, and some, but not all, of the positive features of band 8.
6
Able to keep going and demonstrates a willingness to produce long turns.

Coherence may be lost at times as a result of hesitation, repetition and/or self-correction.

Uses a range of spoken discourse markers, connectives and cohesive features though not always appropriately.
Resource sufficient to discuss topics at length.

Vocabulary use may be inappropriate but meaning is clear.

Generally able to paraphrase successfully.
Produces a mix of short and complex sentence forms and a variety of structures with limited flexibility.

Though errors frequently occur in complex structures, these rarely impede communication.
Uses a range of phonological features, but control is variable.

Chunking is generally appropriate, but rhythm may be affected by a lack of stress-timing and/or a rapid speech rate.

Some effective use of intonation and stress, but this is not sustained.

Individual words or phonemes may be mispronounced but this causes only occasional lack of clarity.

Can generally be understood throughout without much effort.
5
Usually able to keep going, but relies on repetition and self-correction to do so and/or on slow speech.

Hesitations are often associated with mid-sentence searches for fairly basic lexis and grammar.

Overuse of certain discourse markers, connectives and other cohesive features.

More complex speech usually causes disfluency but simpler language may be produced fluently.
Resource sufficient to discuss familiar and unfamiliar topics but there is limited flexibility.

Attempts paraphrase but not always with success.
Basic sentence forms are fairly well controlled for accuracy.

Complex structures are attempted but these are limited in range, nearly always contain errors and may lead to the need for reformulation.
Displays all the positive features of band 4, and some, but not all, of the positive features of band 6.
4
Unable to keep going without noticeable pauses.

Speech may be slow with frequent repetition.

Often self-corrects.

Can link simple sentences but often with repetitious use of connectives.

Some breakdowns in coherence.
Resource sufficient for familiar topics but only basic meaning can be conveyed on unfamiliar topics.

Frequent inappropriacies and errors in word choice.

Rarely attempts paraphrase.
Can produce basic sentence forms and some short utterances are error-free.

Subordinate clauses are rare and, overall, turns are short, structures are repetitive and errors are frequent.
Uses some acceptable phonological features, but the range is limited.

Produces some acceptable chunking, but there are frequent lapses in overall rhythm.

Attempts to use intonation and stress, but control is limited.

Individual words or phonemes are frequently mispronounced, causing lack of clarity.

Understanding requires some effort and there may be patches of speech that cannot be understood.
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