The New 9-Band Marking Criterion for IELTS Speaking

　　Pronunciation

　　Band 9

　　uses a full range of pronunciation features with precisionand subtlety sustains flexible use of features throughout is effortless to understand

　　Band 8

　　uses a wide range of pronunciation features sustains flexible use of features, with only occasional lapses is easy to understand; L1 accent has minimal effect on intelligibility

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　　Band 7

　　shows all the positive features of band 6 and some; but not all the positive features of band 8

　　Band 6

　　uses a range of pronunication features with mixed control shows some effective use of features, but this is not sustainedcan generally be understood througout, though mispronunication of individual words or sounds reduces clarityat times.

　　Band 5

　　shows all the positive features of band 4 and some, but not all the positive features of band 6

　　Band 4

　　uses a limited range of pronunication features attemptsto control features, but lapses are frequent mispronunciations are frequent and cause some difficulty for the listener

　　Band 3

　　shows all the positive features of band 2 and some, but not all the positive features of band 4

　　Band 2

　　speech is often unintelligible

　　Band 1

　　no communication possible； no rateablelanguage

　　Band 0

　　does not attend