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Friday, 8 June 2018

Helping IELTS Students Practice Phonetics at Home for Free

If you look at the IELTS speaking marking criteria, you will notice that pronunciation makes up 25% of the total marks. In other words, it is difficult get a high band score in your speaking test without good pronunciation.

Many students believe that good pronunciation is the same as having a ‘native English accent’. This is one of the most common misconceptions and students should not worry about having a British or American accent.

According to the marking criteria, it is more important to be:

    easy to understand and
    use a wide range of pronunciation features.
If you look at the IELTS speaking marking criteria, you will notice that pronunciation makes up 25% of the total marks. In other words, it is difficult get a high band score in your speaking test without good pronunciation.

Many students believe that good pronunciation is the same as having a ‘native English accent’. This is one of the most common misconceptions and students should not worry about having a British or American accent.

According to the marking criteria, it is more important to be:

    easy to understand and
    use a wide range of pronunciation features.

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