Structured Practice

IELTS Speaking 9: An environmental change in your area

Speaking

Speaking 0 marks 4 minutes 0 words

Task instructions

Use one minute to prepare. Speak for up to two minutes, then answer broader follow-up questions.

Describe the change, causes, effects, and community response.

Practice workspace

Write notes or your response

04:00

Suggested approach

Opening identification; chronological or thematic detail; specific example; reflection; natural conclusion.

Official-style scoring criteria

Assess the full performance across all four speaking criteria rather than counting isolated errors.

Self-assessment rubric

Fluency and coherence; lexical resource; grammatical range and accuracy; pronunciation.