Speaking and Pronunciation Flashcards
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What does the TOEFL iBT Speaking section assess?
Answer: The ability to speak English clearly and coherently in academic contexts
TOEFL iBT Speaking evaluates clarity, fluency, vocabulary, and the ability to respond coherently to academic and campus-related speaking tasks.
In language proficiency assessments, 'fluency' in speaking refers to:
Answer: The smoothness and natural flow of speech without excessive pausing or hesitation
Fluency measures how smoothly and naturally a speaker delivers speech, including appropriate pace and minimal unnatural hesitations.
What is 'intonation' in spoken English?
Answer: The rise and fall of pitch in speech used to convey meaning or emotion
Intonation refers to the melodic pattern of rising and falling pitch across utterances, signaling whether a sentence is a statement, question, or exclamation.
What is the IELTS Speaking test format?
Answer: A face-to-face interview with an examiner in three parts
IELTS Speaking is a live interview with a certified examiner, divided into Part 1 (introduction), Part 2 (long turn), and Part 3 (discussion).
What is a 'phoneme' in the study of pronunciation?
Answer: The smallest unit of sound in a language that can change meaning
A phoneme is the smallest contrastive sound unit in a language; changing one phoneme changes the word's meaning (e.g., /p/ vs /b/ in 'pat' vs 'bat').
On the PTE Academic Speaking section, the 'Repeat Sentence' task requires test-takers to:
Answer: Listen to a sentence and repeat it exactly as heard
PTE 'Repeat Sentence' plays a spoken sentence and requires the test-taker to immediately reproduce it, assessing listening accuracy and oral production.