005（7.5）

Welcome to aehelp.com IELTS test preparation videos. You will now see Alex from China get a band 7.5 for her speaking interview. After the interview, I will explain her band score according to IELTS marking criteria: fluency and coherence, grammatical range and accuracy, lexical resource, and pronunciation. Now watch and learn.

Welcome to the speaking portion of the IELTS exam. My name is Adrian. I will be your examiner for this part of the test. What is your full name?

My full name is John Lee, as you may see on my passport, but please refer to me by my English nickname, Alex.

Okay, Alex. The speaking has three parts. I will give you instructions for each, and I will record this for marking purposes. May I see your identification?

Yeah, sure. Here you are.

Thank you. Okay, here is your passport back.

Thank you.

For part one, I will ask you a couple of questions to get to know you better and some questions on a general topic. What did you do this morning?

Uh, this morning I woke up at 6:00 AM and did a big stretching, and I had a very healthy breakfast. Then I just prepared for the interview today.

What do you plan to do on the weekend?

On Saturday, I want to go shopping because I'm looking for a new camera, and on Sunday, I plan to watch movies with my cousin.

Let's talk about helping people. How often do you get help from others?

I should say I get help from others quite often, like from my parents and from my friends, or even from peers or strangers. I get help quite often.

What do you usually need help with?

I think mostly I need help with managing my time, I mean for the chores or homework, so that I can complete all my home and school responsibilities.

When is it important to ask for help?

I suppose when people need help, like most times when there is a sudden danger for our health or just the job is too big for one person. Like last weekend, my dad asked me to paint our fence, and then I just asked one of my friends to come over and help me out.

Have you helped someone recently? If yes, how?

Oh yeah, definitely I have. It's like last evening, my younger brother, he was stuck on a very complex mathematical formula, and I just lent him a hand and explained it to him in detail.

If you need assistance during work or school, who do you ask for help?

Most times, I will ask my friend, Wang Feng, to help me out. Not only is he rather willing to help, but also he's an honor student, so he's capable most of the time. Like last week, he really came through when I was stuck on a long economics analysis.

That's the end of part one. Now we will continue with part two. For part two, here's a card, some note paper, and a pencil. Please don't turn over the card just yet. You will have one minute to look at the questions on the card. Then you will have two minutes to speak. In the one minute, you can take notes if you wish. I will tell you when to start and when to stop.

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Okay, all right, your one-minute preparation time begins now. Go ahead and turn over the card. Alex, your one-minute preparation time is up. Please begin speaking.

Uh, it's like about a half a year ago, I just ordered a replica pair of Air Jordan 1 Original from 1985. It was released the first time, then it was reintroduced to the customers as a retro replica. So the color fade is white, white and black. Because I'm quite into basketball and collecting shoes, I really wanted it as part of my collection. So I found this 2003 reproduction on eBay, and I just won the bid and got them in the mail about three weeks later. It cost me 120 bucks. Just to be honest, if an original 1985 pair of AJ is going to cost me a small fortune in good condition, just simply I didn't have that amount of cash back at that moment. Also, I don't want them as a novelty item to put on display, but to wear them as well. So that's the reason I really like my 2003 reproduction. I put them on several times after I got them for indoor hoops only, and it felt great to wear the same shoes which started from the famous love of sport footwear. Otherwise, I don't put them on quite often as I want to keep them in as good condition as possible. To be honest, I think my 2003 reproduction is similar to the 1985, but not exactly the same. There are noticeable differences, but it needs a keen eye to notice this. For example, it's like the holes on the nose, the shapes of the design, and also the serial number on the inside. Even though they are not the real deal, but I really like them.

Okay, Alex, I'm going to stop you there. Your two minutes is up. Please pass back the note paper, the pencil, and the questions.

Yes, thank you.

And now we will continue with part three. For part three, I will ask you some more questions related to the topic of part two. Let's talk about counterfeit products. What are the most common types of merchandise that companies copy these days?

Uh, aside from clothing like AJs I talked about before, I think many companies, they do the knockoff like electronic products, for example, iPhones.

Why do these companies do this?

I think mostly because they do it for the easy profit. They use the popularity of these existing products, and then they can avoid the cost of advertising. Also, those products are mainly made of cheaper materials, which means they can bring companies a greater profit margin.

Where are places that people often buy counterfeit products?

Uh, I think it's like they can either buy online or the resale shops, because it's easier for the buyers to get those products from the unofficial resellers. It's like what I was doing on eBay to get my reproduction 2003 AJs, but I knew what I was getting myself into.

How can people avoid being tricked into buying fake products?

Uh, I suppose there are several ways for people to check it. First, they can check directly from the manufacturers, and then they can review the customer reviews on the website. Last but not least, they can also check the serial number on the product to see if it's genuine.

How has technology helped customers know product authenticity?

I think the most ways I mentioned before are more thanks to modern technology advancement. Also, now people can use online customer reviews and check the product, and they can use the camera functions on their smartphone to scan QR codes to check the information of the product.

Does this always help?

Yeah, it helps most times, but sometimes it's like the distributors and manufacturers in the black market try to overcome the obstacles and put up false reviews.

Let's talk about copyright protection. It is common for people and companies to copy and use others' creations like literature and video for their own benefit. Why do they do this?

I think the motivation for individuals and organizations to copy others is fame or money, or both. Instead of the authentic and honorable way, they choose the easier but unethical way to copy others and put it off as their own.

Why is this harmful to the creator and to society?

Because it definitely harms others' own ideas and also discourages people from being creative. Such actions could bring very serious harm. For example, if a

 student gets a degree as a doctor by copying others, but in reality, he doesn't know how to heal patients.

What kinds of consequences do schools and businesses implement for plagiarism?

As far as I know, there is a blacklist database shared among most of the schools in the world. It's like a name list of the students who are caught by copyright infringement. If a student, his or her name is on that list, and if he or she applies for university, then the university simply won't take him or her as a student. Also, I know for people who cheat on the IELTS, their name will also be on that list.

Are these effective to dissuade people from doing this?

Yeah, I think so, but there will always be exceptions.

Okay, that is the end of part three. That concludes this part of the IELTS exam. You will have your mark in about two weeks' time, Alex, with the other sections. Remember to take your passport with you. Have a great rest of your day.

Thank you.

Bye.

Bye.

Here is the breakdown of Alex's 7.5 according to the IELTS speaking interview marking criteria, which is based on coherence and fluency, grammatical range and accuracy, lexical resource, and pronunciation.

Firstly, her coherence and fluency score is about a 7.5. This is the most important score for the final result. Lexical resource, grammatical range, and pronunciation all have a great effect on the coherence and fluency scores. The reason Alex gets 7.5 for fluency and coherence is because her answers are clear for the most part. She's able to answer all of the questions with a fair amount of detail, giving explanations and examples. However, when you pay close attention, especially in part three, you do notice that Alex at times gets stuck searching for the right word or the right grammar. You can see this especially when she makes a grammatical mistake or she doesn't quite find the best word to express herself in the situation. This lowers her band score from a 9 to a 7.5 for fluency and also for coherence because at times it's slightly difficult to understand exactly what she is trying to say.

Let's talk a little bit more about grammatical range and lexical resource. For grammatical range, Alex would be scored about seven. She does use a wide range of grammar in all parts of the interview, including continuous forms, past tense, present perfect, conditionals. However, she makes a fair amount of mistakes with her grammar, so her grammatical range is quite high, but her accuracy in comparison is lower. It's important to balance these two. Make sure to learn and use a variety of grammar forms in your speaking and also make sure to use them accurately. If you watch this interview again, you will note the various forms of grammar used by Alex, and you will also catch some of these mistakes.

As for lexical resource, which is vocabulary, Alex does a great job. She would be scored about an eight. Notice that she uses a lot of fantastic paraphrasing for the words in the questions. Instead of saying "knock-off" in part two, she uses the words "replica," "reproduction," "counterfeit." So clearly, Alex doesn't know only one way but knows several ways to express an idea. This is what a person needs to do to reach those high band scores. In addition, she uses some natural expressions and idiomatic language throughout her speaking, and a lot of it quite quickly. However, at times she does get stuck searching for the right word, but overall it's clear that Alex knows many words in the English language.

Now let's talk a little bit about pronunciation. Arguably, the lowest score for Alex among these marking criteria is for pronunciation. Her pronunciation would be a 6.5. The reason for this is there are several words which Alex says that are difficult to understand on their own. For example, she says, "I would like to see." What she intends to say here is, "I would like to say." Now, of course, these are two very different words. When they're mispronounced in this sense, pronunciation scores are affected, especially when the mispronounced word is misleading and affects the coherence score negatively. You can see several other examples of this throughout her speaking, so her pronunciation is not in balance with her other scores. This is what Alex should work hard to improve. You can improve pronunciation through practicing phonetics and copying native speakers. I have included a couple of useful websites in the video description for you to improve your pronunciation. Pronunciation is not particularly important in the speaking interview. Even if you have a thick accent, it's okay as long as the examiner can clearly understand each word that you're saying. Problems start when the words are incomprehensible or when they sound like different words. You must avoid this.

欢迎来到aehelp.com的雅思考试准备视频。你将看到来自中国的Alex在她的口语面试中获得7.5分。面试结束后，我将根据雅思评分标准解释她的分数，包括流利度和连贯性、语法范围和准确性、词汇资源和发音。现在请观看并学习。

欢迎参加雅思考试的口语部分。我的名字是Adrian，我将是你这部分测试的考官。请问你的全名是什么？

我的全名是John Lee，你可以在我的护照上看到，但请称呼我为我的英文昵称Alex。

好的，Alex。口语部分分为三部分。我会为每部分提供指示，并且会记录下来用于评分。可以看一下你的身份证明吗？

当然，这里是。

谢谢。好的，这是你的护照。

谢谢。

在第一部分，我会问你几个问题以更好地了解你，并且一些关于一般话题的问题。你今天早上做了什么？

今天早上我早上六点起床，做了一个大大的伸展，吃了一个非常健康的早餐，然后准备今天的面试。

你计划周末做什么？

周六我想去购物，因为我在找一台新相机，周日我计划和我的堂兄看电影。

我们来谈谈帮助别人。你多久会得到别人的帮助？

我应该说我经常得到别人的帮助，比如我的父母、朋友，甚至同学或陌生人。我经常得到帮助。

你通常需要什么帮助？

我想我主要需要在时间管理上得到帮助，我的意思是关于家务或作业，这样我可以完成所有家庭和学校的责任。

什么时候寻求帮助是重要的？

我想，当人们需要帮助时，大多数时候是在我们的健康突然出现危险或者工作太大一个人无法完成的时候。比如上周末，我爸爸让我粉刷我们的围栏，然后我就叫了一个朋友来帮忙。

你最近帮助过别人吗？如果有，是如何帮助的？

哦，是的，当然有。比如昨晚，我的弟弟被一个非常复杂的数学公式困住了，我就帮了他一把，详细解释给他听。

如果你在工作或学校需要帮助，你会找谁？

大多数时候，我会找我的朋友王峰帮忙。他不仅愿意帮忙，而且他是优等生，所以他大多数时候都能帮上忙。比如上周，当我被一篇长的经济分析困住时，他真的帮了我。

第一部分结束了。现在我们继续第二部分。在第二部分，我会给你一张带有话题的卡片和一些笔记纸和铅笔。请不要马上翻开卡片。你会有一分钟的时间查看卡片上的问题，然后你会有两分钟的时间来谈论这个话题。在这一分钟里，如果你愿意，可以做一些笔记。我会告诉你什么时候开始和停止。

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好的，你的一分钟准备时间开始。请翻开卡片。Alex，你的一分钟准备时间到了，请开始说话。

大约半年前，我订购了一双1985年原版的Air Jordan 1复刻版。它首次发布，然后作为复古复刻版重新推出。颜色是白色和黑色。因为我非常喜欢篮球和收集鞋子，所以我真的想把它作为我收藏的一部分。所以我在eBay上找到了这双2003年复刻版，并赢得了竞标，大约三周后收到它们，花了我120美元。老实说，如果是1985年的原版AJ，保存完好会花我一大笔钱，当时我没有那么多钱。此外，我不想把它们作为新奇物品展示，而是想穿它们。这就是为什么我非常喜欢我的2003年复刻版。我在室内篮球时穿过几次，感觉很好，穿上同样的鞋子，从这款著名的运动鞋开始。否则，我不经常穿它们，因为我想保持它们尽可能好的状态。老实说，我的2003年复刻版与1985年的原版相似，但不完全相同，有明显的区别，但需要敏锐的眼光才能注意到。例如，鞋头上的孔、设计的形状，还有内侧的序列号。尽管它们不是真正的原版，但我真的很喜欢它们。

好的，Alex，我要打断你了，你的两分钟时间到了。请把笔记纸、铅笔和问题卡还给我。

谢谢。

现在我们继续第三部分。在第三部分，我会问你一些与第二部分话题相关的问题。让我们谈谈假冒产品。现在公司复制的最常见的商品类型是什么？

除了我之前谈到的服装比如AJs，我认为许多公司还会仿制电子产品，例如iPhones。

为什么这些公司要这样做？

我认为主要是因为他们这样做很容易获利。他们利用现有产品的受欢迎程度，然后可以避免广告成本。此外，这些产品主要由较便宜的材料制成，这意味着它们可以带来更高的利润率。

人们通常在哪里购买假冒产品？

我认为他们可以在网上或二手店购买，因为从非官方经销商那里获取这些产品对买家来说更容易。就像我在eBay上买到我的2003年复刻版AJ一样，但我知道自己在做什么。

人们如何避免被欺骗购买假冒产品？

我想有几种方法可以让人们检查。首先，他们可以直接从制造商处购买，然后他们可以查看网站上的客户评论。最后但同样重要的是，他们还可以检查产品上的序列号，以确认其真实性。

技术如何帮助顾客了解产品的真实性？

我认为我之前提到的大多数方法都得益于现代技术的进步。此外，现在人们可以使用在线客户评论和检查产品，他们可以使用智能手机上的相机功能扫描二维码，以检查产品信息。

这总是有帮助吗？

是的，大多数时候有帮助，但有时黑市的经销商和制造商会试图克服障碍，发布虚假评论。

我们来谈谈版权保护。人们和公司经常复制和使用他人的创作，如文学和视频，为了自己的利益。为什么他们要这样做？

我认为个人和组织复制他人的动机是名声或金钱，或者两者兼而有之。与其选择正当和光荣的方式，他们选择了更容易但不道德的方式复制他人的创作并冒充自己的。

这对创作者和社会有什么危害？

因为这肯定会损害他人的创意，并且阻止人们变得有创意。此外，这种行为可能带来非常严重的危害。例如，如果一个学生通过抄袭他人获得医生学位，但实际上他并不知道如何治疗病人。

学校和企业对抄袭行为实施什么样的后果？

据我所知，世界上大多数学校之间共享一个黑名单数据库。它是一个被版权侵犯抓到的学生的名单。如果一个学生的名字在那份名单上，当他或她申请大学时，大学就不会接受他或她成为学生。我还知道对于在雅思考试中作弊的人，他们的名字也会

在那份名单上。

这些措施是否有效阻止人们这样做？

是的，我认为是有效的，但总会有例外。

好的，这就是第三部分的结束。这部分雅思考试到此结束。你将在大约两周后得到你的分数，包括其他部分的成绩。记得带上你的护照。祝你有美好的一天。

谢谢。

再见。

再见。

以下是根据雅思口语面试评分标准分解的Alex的7.5分，该评分标准基于连贯性和流利度、语法范围和准确性、词汇资源和发音。

首先，她的连贯性和流利度得分约为7.5。这是最终结果中最重要的得分。词汇资源、语法范围和发音都对连贯性和流利度的得分有很大影响。Alex在流利度和连贯性方面得7.5的原因是她的大多数回答都很清晰。她能够回答所有问题，提供了相当多的细节，给出了解释和例子。然而，当你特别注意第三部分时，你会注意到Alex有时会因为寻找合适的词或语法而卡壳。尤其是当她犯语法错误或者她没有找到最好的词来表达自己时，你可以看到这一点。这使得她的流利度和连贯性得分从9分降到7.5分，因为有时很难完全理解她想说什么。

让我们再谈谈语法范围和词汇资源。在语法范围方面，Alex的得分约为7分。她在面试的所有部分都使用了广泛的语法，包括进行时、过去时、现在完成时、条件句。然而，她的语法错误相当多，所以她的语法范围很高，但准确性相对较低。重要的是要平衡这两点。确保学习和使用多种语法形式，并且确保准确地使用它们。如果你再看一遍这个面试，你会注意到Alex使用的各种语法形式，并且你也会发现一些这些错误。

至于词汇资源，也就是词汇，Alex表现得非常好。她的得分约为8分。注意到她在问题中的单词使用了很多很棒的同义词。比如在第二部分中，她没有说"knock-off"而是使用了"replica"、"reproduction"、"counterfeit"这些词。所以显然，Alex不仅知道一种表达方式，还知道多种表达方式。这是一个人需要达到高分的关键。此外，她在整个口语中使用了一些自然的表达和习惯用语，并且很多时候都很快。然而，有时她会因为寻找合适的词而卡壳，但总体来说，很明显Alex掌握了很多英语单词。

现在让我们谈谈发音。可以说，Alex在这些评分标准中得分最低的是发音。她的发音得分为6.5。原因是有几个词Alex说得难以理解。例如，她说"我想看"，而她的本意是"我想说"。显然，这两者是非常不同的词语，当它们在这个意义上发音不正确时，发音得分会受到影响，尤其是当误读的词语具有误导性并对连贯性评分产生负面影响时。你可以在她的口语中看到几个其他这样的例子，所以她的发音与其他得分不平衡。这是Alex应该努力改进的地方。你可以通过练习语音学和模仿母语者来提高发音。我在视频描述中提供了几个有用的网站，帮助你提高发音。在口语面试中，发音并不是特别重要。即使你有浓重的口音，只要考官能清楚地理解你所说的每一个词，那也没关系。问题出现在词语难以理解或者听起来像其他词时，你必须避免这种情况。