IELTS Speaking Part 3: Discussion and Band 7

Hold a four-minute abstract discussion with an examiner who pushes back, at Band 7 level.

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8k learnersAdvanced 8 lessons · 80 min English + हिंदी support

What you’ll learn

  • Give an opinion on an abstract question with two reasons and a concrete example in under forty-five seconds
  • Compare the past and the present and speculate about the future using the correct tenses and hedging language
  • Weigh advantages against disadvantages with balanced structure and a clear conclusion
  • Answer a question you have never considered by thinking aloud in English instead of going silent
  • Use a range of linking devices, precise vocabulary and complex sentences consistently enough to meet the Band 7 descriptors
  • Hold a full four-minute Part 3 while the examiner challenges every answer, without switching to Hindi

This course is for

IELTS candidates at Band 6 to 6.5 who need 7 or above. Part 3 is a four to five minute discussion of abstract questions linked to your cue card, where the examiner decides between Band 6 and Band 7. Candidates often collapse here into one-line opinions and the same three linking words. This course drills opinions with reasons, past versus present, speculating about the future, advantages and disadvantages, questions you have never thought about, and the Band 7 markers: linking, range, precision. Every lesson is a roleplay with an AI examiner who probes, disagrees and gives feedback only afterwards. It ends with a full Part 3 under pressure.

Advanced

level

You speak fluently and want sharper structure, nuance and composure in high-stakes situations.

Course 5 of 9 in the English Exams track.

Inside every lesson

Ten minutes, five phases, one live tutor. Here is how lesson 1 — “Opinions With Reasons” — runs.

  1. 1 min

    Warm-up & goal

    Tutor greets you and states today’s goal.

  2. 2 min

    Learn the patterns

    Learn 2–3 sentence patterns and repeat them aloud.

  3. 5 min

    Live roleplay

    Live roleplay — you do most of the talking.

  4. 1.5 min

    Corrections & retry

    Two specific corrections, then one retry.

  5. 30 sec

    Wrap-up & preview

    One thing you did well and a preview of next time.

Syllabus

Lessons unlock one after another. Completed lessons show your score; you can revisit any lesson.

Your AI tutors

Same lessons, different personalities. Pick one now or switch any time.

Priyanka Thomas

The Neutral Examiner

Lead tutorYour pick

Former IELTS Speaking examiner from Kochi, now a Band 9 trainer, early 40s

Best suited for: Candidates who want the real test experience: exact IELTS phrasing, a neutral face, no help during the test, and a precise band-based debrief afterwards

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Aditya Bhattacharya

The Vocabulary Drill Sergeant

Band 8.5 trainer who runs an IELTS institute in Chandigarh, mid 30s, obsessed with vocabulary

Best suited for: Candidates stuck at Band 6 or 6.5 who repeat the same words, say 'very' and 'good' in every sentence and need to be drilled into using topic vocabulary and idiomatic language naturally

4.9
2.7k
Shalini Krishnamurthy

The Steady Exam-Day Coach

Calm exam-day coach and counsellor at a Hyderabad study-abroad consultancy, late 40s

Best suited for: Candidates whose English is fine but who freeze, speak too fast, go blank on cue cards or panic when the examiner shows no reaction, and who need to learn how to stay composed for the full fourteen minutes

4.8
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