Speaking Practice
Hear the question, speak your answer, and see what you said. The page checks the things a computer can hear in your words: how long and how fast you spoke, whether you gave reasons and examples, and how varied your vocabulary was.
Speak and check
Getting the best results
- Use Chrome or Edge on a computer or Android phone, or Safari on an iPhone or iPad. Firefox does not recognise speech; you can still use the timer and type your answer.
- Find a quiet place and hold the phone about a hand-width from your mouth.
- If the computer often mishears you, choose English (India) in the list. It is often better with Sri Lankan accents.
- Speech recognition makes mistakes, especially with names. Correct the transcript, then press Check again.
- Speak to the examiner, not the screen: answer, give a reason, add a detail.
How the feedback works
Does it give me an IELTS band score?
No. A band score depends on grammar, pronunciation and how well ideas are developed, judged by a trained examiner. A computer counting words cannot do that honestly, so this page does not pretend to. It gives practice guidance you can act on.
What does it check?
All speaking tasks: the number of words, speaking time and speed, long pauses, reasons (because, so), linking phrases, repeated words, over-used words such as good and very, and fillers.
Part 2: whether your words suggest you covered the four points on the cue card.
Part 3: whether you gave an example, looked at the other side, and used future language for questions about the future.
Read aloud: which words of the sentence were recognised. A missed word may be a sound to practise, or the computer may simply have misheard.
Everyday situations: whether you used the language the situation needs, such as an apology, a polite request or thanks.
Can it check my pronunciation?
Only roughly. If a word is not recognised when you read a sentence aloud, it is worth listening to that word and trying again. But speech recognition is built to guess what you meant, so it often accepts a word even when the sound was not quite right, and it cannot hear word stress or intonation. A teacher is still the best judge of pronunciation.
Where does my voice go?
The speech recognition belongs to your browser, not to RCF English. Chrome and Edge send the sound to Google, and Safari sends it to Apple, to turn it into text. RCF English never receives your voice or your words. A short summary of each attempt (the date, the question, the number of words) is kept in your own browser so you can see your progress, and you can clear it at any time. See the privacy policy.
Are these real IELTS questions?
No. They are original questions written by RCF English in the style of the IELTS Speaking test. They are not official IELTS material and are not endorsed by the British Council, IDP: IELTS Australia or Cambridge University Press & Assessment.
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