{"id":14887,"date":"2017-09-05T14:03:47","date_gmt":"2017-09-05T12:03:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gmatbarcelona.com\/?p=14887"},"modified":"2026-04-22T16:20:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T14:20:51","slug":"diferencias-seccion-de-speaking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gmatbarcelona.com\/en\/examenes\/diferencias-seccion-de-speaking","title":{"rendered":"Know the differences of the Speaking Section"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a title=\"IELTS\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gmatbarcelona.com\/en\/ielts\/ielts-proximos-cursos\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong>IELTS<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span>: Speaking Section<\/p>\n<p>The differences between the section of <strong>IELTS Speaking<\/strong> and of <strong>TOEFL Speaking<\/strong> they are remarkable. Below we detail how each of them are:<\/p>\n<p><strong>IELTS TEST<\/strong>: You will be with an examiner and this section will be recorded. Approximate duration between <strong>11 and 15 minutes<\/strong> and is divided into three parts:<br \/>\nInterview: The examiner introduces himself and asks about general topics such as family, tastes, hobbies\u2026 Duration: approx. 5 minutes.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>1. <strong>Interview:<\/strong> The examiner introduces himself and asks about general topics such as family, tastes, hobbies...<\/p>\n<p><strong>Duration:<\/strong>\u00a0 approx. 5 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>2. <strong>Conversation<\/strong>: The examiner presents a topic and you must develop it. You can use pencil and paper in case you need to take notes and <strong>one minute <\/strong>to think.<\/p>\n<p>During <strong>two minutes<\/strong> you develop the topic and then the examiner will ask you a couple of questions about your conversation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Duration:<\/strong> 3-4 minutes<\/p>\n<p>3. <strong>Debate:<\/strong> On the subject of the previous section, a <strong>debate<\/strong> between examinee and examiner.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Duration:<\/strong> 4-5 minutes<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a title=\"TOEFL\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gmatbarcelona.com\/en\/toefl\/toefl-proximos-cursos\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong>TOEFL<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span>: Speaking Section<\/p>\n<p>It is done entirely by computer and will also be recorded. The oral test lasts approximately 20 minutes divided into two types of questions:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Differences between Tasks<\/strong> Integrated Speaking <strong>and<\/strong> independent in the <strong>TOEFL<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>1. <strong>Independent<\/strong>: Short questions about personal issues, opinions and ideas (two tasks).<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, freelance tasks have to do with your ease of speaking, and not the way you process information. This means communicating clearly.<\/p>\n<p>2. <strong>Integrated: Academic subjects.<\/strong> It is called that because the Reading, Writing and Listening sections are integrated into them.<\/p>\n<p>This part of the test has to do with your abilities to find the main ideas in a text or lecture, and to be able to follow a class with ease. Finally, a series of short questions will be asked about the topic that has been discussed previously.<\/p><\/blockquote>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IELTS: Speaking Section Las diferencias entre la secci\u00f3n de Speaking [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17742,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[522],"tags":[375,196,372,198],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v18.4.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Conoce las diferencias de la Secci\u00f3n de Speaking - T\u00e9cnicas Ling\u00fc\u00edsticas Aplicadas<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gmatbarcelona.com\/en\/examenes\/diferencias-seccion-de-speaking\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Conoce las diferencias de la Secci\u00f3n de Speaking - 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