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Select correct statements about the second section in Speaking part.

The duration is 2-3 minutes.

The duration is 3-4 minutes.

Test takers answer examiner's questions.

Test takers produce a monologue.

The section involves speaking about a number of unrelated topics.

The section is focused on a single topic or topics related to it.

The section 2 is also called Long turn. It is 3-4 minutes long. Test takers are given a task card about a topic. One minute is given to prepare before speaking for up to two minutes. The task card lists the points that should be included in the talk and one aspect of the topic which must be explained during the talk. After the monologue, the examiner may ask one or two questions on the same topic.

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IELTS

If a university or visa application has ever asked you for an IELTS band score, you know the stakes are real: the same English you've been speaking comfortably for years suddenly has to fit a specific format and produce a specific number. Failing isn't usually about your English — it's about not knowing the test.

IELTS (International English Language Testing System) is the most widely accepted English-language proficiency test worldwide. Four sections — Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking — scored 0–9 per section and overall.

IELTS Speaking

If the thought of talking to an examiner for 14 minutes in English makes you freeze — you're not alone. IELTS Speaking is the section most candidates fear, and the one where simple preparation strategies pay the biggest dividend: knowing the format, having ready-to-go phrases for the task-card prep minute, and practising stretching answers beyond two sentences.

The Speaking section of IELTS is an 11–14 minute face-to-face interview: warm-up questions, a 1–2 minute task-card monologue, and an abstract discussion. Scored on fluency and coherence, lexical resource, grammatical range and accuracy, and pronunciation.