Preparing for IELTS Speaking? Practise the pronunciation examiners listen for with ten upper intermediate and advanced sentences. This version uses C1 sentences: complex structures, academic and professional words.
In the IELTS Speaking test, pronunciation is one quarter of your score. Examiners look at how easy you are to understand, how well you use word and sentence stress, intonation and connected speech, and whether individual sounds are clear. This practice test uses B2 and C1 sentences on the kinds of topics that appear in IELTS, so you can check your clarity on real exam-style language.
At C1 small errors stand out more, because everything else sounds fluent. These advanced sentences use academic and professional vocabulary, long words and complex stress, so you can polish the last sounds that still give away your first language.
Mispronouncing long academic words with the wrong stress
Dropping word endings such as plurals and past tenses
Speaking word by word with no rhythm
Rushing so fast that sounds become unclear
Each sentence trains one sound. The orange label above the sentence tells you which one.
Many consumers struggle to interpret nutritional information while shopping in a hurry.
Improving conditions for workers worldwide demands cooperation between governments, businesses and consumers.
International agreements have introduced a global minimum tax rate for the largest corporations.
Conservationists respond that historic architecture gives neighbourhoods character and attracts visitors and investment.
Glaciers around the world are shrinking rapidly as global temperatures continue to rise.
Grey squirrels, for example, have largely replaced native red squirrels across much of Britain.
Astronomers have long campaigned for darker skies in order to protect their scientific observations.
Electric aircraft could significantly reduce emissions, particularly on short regional routes between neighbouring cities.
Reporters must decide whether to name people involved in tragedies before relatives are informed.
Parents often worry about traffic and strangers, even though serious risks remain statistically quite rare.
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Each sentence above comes from a full ten-sentence pronunciation test. Take the complete test to keep practising.
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