Speaking
Speaking is the one module Free cannot open.
Pro only
There is no per-attempt meter to run out of, the way essay marking has one on Free — the module itself is locked until you are Pro. Starting a speaking test on Free sends you to Plans and limits.
Sitting it
A test runs the three real IELTS Speaking parts in order: Part 1 (short, familiar questions), the long turn (a topic card, one minute to prepare, up to two to speak), and Part 3 (a discussion that extends Part 1's topic). Each answer is recorded in your browser and uploaded when you finish.
How it is graded
Speaking is graded from your audio directly — the model listens to the recording itself against the IELTS band descriptors, the same way an examiner does. A transcript is produced alongside it, but only to show you what you said and to check the report's quoted lines are verbatim; it is not what the grader reads.
Your report
The report shares its shape with your writing report: an overall band — the mean of four criteria, rounded to the nearest half band — and the four Speaking criteria:
- Fluency and Coherence
- Lexical Resource
- Grammatical Range and Accuracy
- Pronunciation
Below that, four to eight verbatim moments pulled from what you actually said, each one good, a grammar note, or a point you asserted without developing. Every answer is also playable individually, with its transcript alongside it.
A speaking attempt counts toward your awards, your streak, and your Speaking band on Progress — the same as any other module. It does not currently feed your study plan.