IELTS Speaking band descriptors (public version)

9 ƒ speaks fluently with only rare

repetition or self correction; any hesitation is contentrelated rather than to find

words or grammar

ƒ speaks coherently with fully appropriate cohesive features

ƒ develops topics fully and appropriately

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Band Fluency and Coherence Lexical Resource Lexical Resource Pronunciation 
9 ƒ speaks fluently with only rare 
repetition or self correction; 
any hesitation is content-
related rather than to find 
words or grammar 
ƒ speaks coherently with fully 
appropriate cohesive features 
ƒ develops topics fully and 
appropriately 
ƒ uses vocabulary with full flexibility and 
precision in all topics 
ƒ uses idiomatic language naturally and 
accurately 
ƒ uses a full range of structures 
naturally and appropriately 
ƒ produces consistently accurate 
structures apart from ‘slips’ 
characteristic of native speaker 
speech 
ƒ uses a full range of pronunciation features 
with precision and subtlety 
ƒ sustains flexible use of features throughout 
ƒ is effortless to understand 
8 ƒ speaks fluently with only 
occasional repetition or self-
correction; hesitation is 
usually content-related and 
only rarely to search for 
language 
ƒ develops topics coherently 
and appropriately 
ƒ uses a wide vocabulary resource 
readily and flexibly to convey precise 
meaning 
ƒ uses less common and idiomatic 
vocabulary skilfully, with occasional 
inaccuracies 
ƒ uses paraphrase effectively as required 
ƒ uses a wide range of structures 
flexibly 
ƒ produces a majority of error-free 
sentences with only very 
occasional inappropriacies or 
basic/non-systematic errors 
ƒ uses a wide range of pronunciation 
features 
ƒ sustains flexible use of features, with only 
occasional lapses 
ƒ is easy to understand throughout; L1 
accent has minimal effect on intelligibility 
7 ƒ speaks at length without 
noticeable effort or loss of 
coherence 
ƒ may demonstrate language-
related hesitation at times, or 
some repetition and/or self-
correction 
ƒ uses a range of connectives 
and discourse markers with 
some flexibility 
ƒ uses vocabulary resource flexibly to 
discuss a variety of topics 
ƒ uses some less common and idiomatic 
vocabulary and shows some 
awareness of style and collocation, 
with some inappropriate choices 
ƒ uses paraphrase effectively 
ƒ uses a range of complex 
structures with some flexibility 
ƒ frequently produces error-free 
sentences, though some 
grammatical mistakes persist 
ƒ shows all the positive features of Band 6 
and some, but not all, of the positive 
features of Band 8 
6 ƒ is willing to speak at length, 
though may lose coherence at 
times due to occasional 
repetition, self-correction or 
hesitation 
ƒ uses a range of connectives 
and discourse markers but not 
always appropriately 
ƒ has a wide enough vocabulary to 
discuss topics at length and make 
meaning clear in spite of 
inappropriacies 
ƒ generally paraphrases successfully 
ƒ uses a mix of simple and 
complex structures, but with 
limited flexibility 
ƒ may make frequent mistakes 
with complex structures, though 
these rarely cause 
comprehension problems 
ƒ uses a range of pronunciation features 
with mixed control 
ƒ shows some effective use of features but 
this is not sustained 
ƒ can generally be understood throughout, 
though mispronunciation of individual 
words or sounds reduces clarity at times 
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5 ƒ usually maintains flow of 
speech but uses repetition, 
self-correction and/or slow 
speech to keep going 
ƒ may over-use certain 
connectives and discourse 
markers 
ƒ produces simple speech 
fluently, but more complex 
communication causes 
fluency problems 
ƒ manages to talk about familiar and 
unfamiliar topics but uses vocabulary 
with limited flexibility 
ƒ attempts to use paraphrase but with 
mixed success 
ƒ produces basic sentence forms 
with reasonable accuracy 
ƒ uses a limited range of more 
complex structures, but these 
usually contain errors and may 
cause some comprehension 
problems 
ƒ shows all the positive features of Band 4 
and some, but not all, of the positive 
features of Band 6 
4 ƒ cannot respond without 
noticeable pauses and may 
speak slowly, with frequent 
repetition and self-correction 
ƒ links basic sentences but with 
repetitious use of simple 
connectives and some 
breakdowns in coherence 
ƒ is able to talk about familiar topics but 
can only convey basic meaning on 
unfamiliar topics and makes frequent 
errors in word choice 
ƒ rarely attempts paraphrase 
ƒ produces basic sentence forms 
and some correct simple 
sentences but subordinate 
structures are rare 
ƒ errors are frequent and may 
lead to misunderstanding 
ƒ uses a limited range of pronunciation 
features 
ƒ attempts to control features but lapses are 
frequent 
ƒ mispronunciations are frequent and cause 
some difficulty for the listener 
3 ƒ speaks with long pauses 
ƒ has limited ability to link 
simple sentences 
ƒ gives only simple responses 
and is frequently unable to 
convey basic message 
ƒ uses simple vocabulary to convey 
personal information 
ƒ has insufficient vocabulary for less 
familiar topics 
ƒ attempts basic sentence forms 
but with limited success, or 
relies on apparently memorised 
utterances 
ƒ makes numerous errors except 
in memorised expressions 
ƒ shows some of the features of Band 2 and 
some, but not all, of the positive features of 
Band 4 
2 ƒ pauses lengthily before most 
words 
ƒ little communication possible 
ƒ only produces isolated words or 
memorised utterances 
ƒ cannot produce basic sentence 
forms 
ƒ speech is often unintelligible 
1 ƒ no communication possible 
ƒ no rateable language 
0 ƒ does not attend 

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