Basic TIPS

Your performance will be assessed on the MAIN CRITERIA below:

1. Fluency & Coherence
2. Lexical Resource
3. Grammatical Range & Accuracy
4. Pronunciation
   
   

Fluency & Coherence

• Speaking at the normal speed, in a continuous way, without unnatural hesitation, frequent repetition.
• Organizing your thoughts and speech in a logical way by using linking words and phrases

Lexical Resource

• Having the vocabulary which enables you to express yourself while talking about both familiar and unfamiliar topics.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

• Using a range of grammatical forms, including more complex forms, with a reasonable degree of accuracy.
• Making as few grammatical mistakes as possible.
• Being understood despite making grammatical mistakes.

Pronunciation

• Using English pronunciation features like stress and intonation naturally.
• Not causing the examiner any problems in understanding what you are
• saying.

The examiner will give you a score from 1 to 9 for each of these factors.
They will be converted into one final score between 1 and 9.