H00257116 - General Public - Question regarding IELTS Speaking Part 2þ From: ESOL Helpdesk (ESOLHelpdesk@cambridgeesol.org) Sent: 22 August 2011 15:38:36 To: Ebi Tahasoni (ebi@tahasoni.com) Dear Ebrahim, Thank you for your enquiry. I can confirm that they would not be penalised for this. The prompts on the task card are to give the candidate ideas to help them sustain the long turn. Candidates are assessed on the sample of language they give rather than on whether they use all the prompts. Kind regards Rebecca Glennon ESOL Helpdesk Cambridge ESOL Customer Services ----Original Message---- On 12/08/2011 at 18:45:54 cipher_t@msn.com wrote: Dear Madam or Sir, I would like to know whether exceeding the two-minute talk time before having discussed all the points on the topic card in IELTS speaking test part 2 would result in the deduction of marks from the candidate's performance. In other words, will the candidate lose marks if her speech is cut short by the examiner at the end of the two minutes when she is still talking about, say, the third point on the card and has not yet addressed the last question? Best regards, Ebrahim Tahasoni Ebrahim Tahasoni Cert. TESOL, CPE, IELTS 9.0 (Ac.) Professional IELTS Tutor Contact: www.tahasoni.com Gaam Andisheh Institute: +98.511.7672644 Mobile: +98.915.803.4770 Email: ebi@tahasoni.com