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I scored 7.5 in my speaking. I will not say it's all bz of my hardwork n my practice. Rather I would say 40% of my confident that I had during my exam was bz of the examiner.She made me feel so comfortable. She was so polite n amiable. She even helped me to understand one of the question so that I dnt loose the confidence n carry on with the flow. She made me feel I'm talking to my friend. I wish n hope every candidates get an examiner like her.

14:20 Hi, I'm from Bangladesh. When a student sits for an examination, in Bengali it is called "পরিক্ষা দেয়া" (pronunciation: Porikkha Dea). The word " পরিক্ষা" means "examination" & "দেওয়া" literally means "give". So, the phrase "পরিক্ষা দেওয়া" literally means "giving an exam". On the contrast, when a teacher/examiner examines/tests his/her students, in Bengali it is called " পরিক্ষা নেয়া" (pronunciation: Porikkha Nea). Again, "পরিক্ষা" means "examination" & "নেয়া" literally means "take". So, the phrase "পরিক্ষা নেয়া" literally means "taking an exam". The two verbs "দেয়া" & "নেয়া" are so common & often used & their English meanings are taught at a very early age, that's why there is no hesitation for the Bangladeshis to translate these words from Bengal to English. These phases are so often used by Bangladeshi students that that they almost always translate these phrases from Bengali to English literally.

I just received my results in speaking. I got 8.5 overall in speaking. 9 in listening, 8 in Reading, 7 in writing. 8.0 in my overall average. Some context: I’ve been working in San Francisco for 4 years and they just want me to take it again because I’m going to work to another state. I took the Toefl-ibt when I applied in SF six years ago, and I like it because I’m not dealing with an actual interviewer, and I was fresh off the boat from my country; for my younger-me back then, it was nerve-wracking to speak to a native. When I took it again because of the move, I didn’t reach the needed number for my profession and failed (too much that went on that week as well, stressed me out). I then thought, I interacted with actual native speakers so it might be that IELTS is a better fit for me. And it was. But this didn’t mean I laxed. I practiced for a month, only speaking in English even in my vacation. Sure, my friends and family thought it was weird, but I told them if you want me to earn a lot of money again, then y’all better let me speak in English. I practiced everyday too, answering mock questions from this channel so I can be prepared. So, thank you, deeply. For those who will take the exam, I didn’t finish the whole 2 minutes, my examiner didn’t stop me. She needed to actually ask me another question related to the task 2 just to complete the time. The question I got for task 2 is this: “Describe a time when I need to wake up early.” That was all that I read. I didn’t look at the other questions. It’s easy for me because I actually wake up very early for my work. And I never look at the other questions even when I was practicing. Then for task 3 there are a lot of odd questions that really aren’t connected to task 2, some of them are, but not a whole lot. One of them is the color my friends like nowadays, the others were about responsible people and lazy people. My two cents? Ielts and other English proficiency exams is a lot intimidating for non-native speakers in my opinion. I have years of experience and I was still hella intimidated. The non-native speaker’s future, most of the time, relies on the result of this test. A lot is on the test taker’s shoulders. And it’s needed, especially dealing with special skills-you shouldn’t stutter and take a lot of time speaking in an emergency (I work in a hospital). Good for those who are just doing this for sh*ts and giggles to challenge themselves though. My tips: 1. Spend some time to practice. 30 minutes will do every day. 2. Just speak in English to everyone, it will boost your confidence. Even explaining why you’re doing it helps. 3. Don’t forget about the other exams: Listening, reading and writing, practice them too. 4. Believe that you can pass. Failing it doesn’t mean you’re a failure. You’re smart. Fluency in English doesn’t mean high intellect. Hope this helps.

Such a wise man! I’m very much impressed with his answers! Wise and bizarre! 👏

Giving the exam and taking the exam not only shows the different perspective of the people regarding exam but it also sheds light on the very underlying nature of the society. As an Indian I have always felt that we don’t take exam to evaluate ourselves and to take something from it rather we give exam because we give it for others we want to satisfy the expectations of our parents and family members and also the society, I know excelling in exam helps us and not them but we never give it for ourselves in the first place which in itself is self defeating.

Well done! He answered all the questions in a good way, congratulations! I am still improving with this videos!

U make things so easy to understand and so u are my favorite teacher Chris... And to let you know, I am going to take my IELTS exam in January 2022.

I started watching IELTS Daily after seeing Saskia and now this has become one of my daily habits. Practicing speaking is bit hard to me as I don't have an English spoken surrounding. So these kind of videos are really helpful for me and others who are willing to learn. Thank you! ❤️ 🇱🇰

Rahul is so charming and confident. I love his speaking and manner

Sometimes I’m surprised of how smart people are these days. Rahul is so wise and confident of what he was talking about

A lot of bangladeshi and south asian students use the phrase "giving the exam" because whatever they say in their language directly translates to "giving the exam". I think the niche in translation comes from the fact that when they take a test, after they're finished with it, they GIVE the exam paper to the supervisor, which is why they say they gave the exam. This is coming from a native english speaker who's also fluent in bangla.

Love to see these videos. These are effective and educative too. Glaaaaaddddddd to see these from Bangladesh 🇧🇩

Hey! I was practicing since 5-7 days prior my exam which was on 9th Jan. Results are out now and I scored 7.5 overall (L=8.5,R=7.0,W=6.5,S=8.0). Thanks a lot for your help :)

Thank you Sir,,,,,N congrats to Rahul also,,,Sir u r doin a gr8 job,,,,U videos are not only informative but very educational also,,,n Kudos 4 ur personal traits as well,,,the way u hear n understand the candidates taking mock ielts exam is truly amazing,,,therez so much concern n honesty in your videos,,, thank u soo much for ur help n u r doin a gr8 job,,,N Its more like social service which u r extendin on ur part,,, Thank u,,

21:56 well I am from Bangladesh and I am "one of the people" who says "giving the exam". I would like to delve into the topic a little bit and try to explain why we use the term "giving the exam." You see, the translation for "taking the exam" in Bengali is literally "giving the exam". In our language system, we use "take" to denote that we are drawing something towards ourselves. While we use "give" to explain that we are giving something to someone. In a sense, in an exam, we generally write on a piece of paper and hand it over (give) to the examiner and that is the exact point from where this reference of "giving an exam" comes from. I hope I was able to clear out some of the confusion regarding the topic.

Good, very inspiring Chris and Rahul! Keep on posting and doing this incredible job for all English learners

Definitely take the IELTS exam. I have already passed the speaking part of my exam and now I am waiting for my results impatiently. I somehow regret that I didn't watch your videos earlier, where you explained how to score high in speaking, how to use complex grammatical structures and etc. Anyway, thank you for everything. We are waiting for more speaking practice videos!👏👏👏👏👏

I love Rahul's enthusiasm, such a positive figure. Chris, you are an absolute blessing for us students and my favourite, always! Take care and I'm looking forward to more videos from you. 🤗 Also, the examiner is such a sweet lady. 🌹

I can't find any channels excellent like this . Please do more mock speaking tests like this and release those frequently 🥺

Indian student from Delhi here (Grade XII), just gave my IELTS this afternoon, R/W/L tests were pretty easy. But I have absolutely no idea as to why my examiner(in the speaking test) asked me: “ What are the effects of Globalisation on Social Customs” 😐… like why the socio-economic questions this is an English exam 😭

Um from Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 and this helped me a lot . Thank u

Yo Yo Rahul sing ........so much of attitude on this candidate

i scored 8.5 in my speaking and i think i managed to get that score is because 2 factors one is my confident to speak in English credit goes to my debates,speeches at school and second is my american accent ( well i am Indian) and idk from where i got that probably from music and movies people say accent doesn’t matter but i think it puts a little extra impression on examiner and i also had developed some rich vocab during the time i was preparing for the exam thanks to the ielts daily and i recommend your channel to my channel

Hey hi. So, I am an Indian. The thing "Giving the exam" is said because in our native language hindi we usually say "Exam Dena", Dena means to give. So, when we translate that into english it comes out as "Giving exam" and not taking. It sounds funny though😂.

I would like to give my sincere thank to IELTS Daily because your videos provided an accurate reflection of my speaking skill. I used to be confused a lot about my speaking level because every channel demonstrates a different image about band 8 or 9. I even thought I would get a 7 in my speaking test since some channels assessed their participants' speaking skills without any clear criteria at all. They gave a really proficient speaker an irrational 6.5 or 7. Fortunately, I got an 8.5 overall last week, at my very first attempt, and my speaking band score is more or less the same as the score I gave myself based on your mock tests.

I scored 7.5 in speaking. This channel helped me a lot. ❤️

Lastly, I honestly want to say that Chris Sir you appeared as an Angel 😇 for most of us. You really work extra miles to make such valuable videos. Your videos help a lot to clear lot of doubts related to IELTS. Lots of Love n respect to you from Kolkata( India). GOD BLESS YOU

Very nice speaking test.I like the way of speaking of Rahul ,He has good confidence to elaborate himself.Love from India udaipur

When I took the test, I had an examiner from Iran. Very nice in the exam, super tight with the score.

Thanks for such a great video...i am 17 yo but i am starting to learning this type of things from now on ...it is so helpful...and I am also from india....so i really enjoyed this video... Thanks 😊

Yes, We often use term 'giving exam' instead of 'taking exam'. That's because we often translate our language words into English words.

What do you say? - GIVE the IELTS exam TAKE the IELTS exam Write your answers in the response⤵

In India and Bangladesh we have a word "Dicchi" which literally translates to "Giving". In case of an exam or a test, the term "Dicchi" is grammatically correct in both Bengali and Hindi. Therefore, the term "giving" has become normalized in a way among most people. Many people who are well versed in English grammar, however, say "taking". 14:50

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I am from Bangladesh. In our sense, the person who takes exam is the examiner and who gives exam is an examinee.

Hey! I am from Bangladesh, I really loved how you pointed out the "giving exam" issue in Indian subcontinental countries. TBH I was also very confused about this for a long time. Well, in our native language, we use "give" to say we are taking an exam, and we use "take" to say conducting a an exam (testing some else). This is really interesting!

Well I hadn't been around for a while and the first channel I decided to analyze was absolutely Ielts daily:D spectacular as ever🥰

Yes we speak like the same in India, for us taking the exam shows - I am an examiner, and use of "giving the exam" shows person writing the exam is a student

15:50 Okay, I'm from Bangladesh 🇧🇩. The idea behind saying "I am giving the exam" is actually for our local language. For example, in Bengali we often say to our friends, "Dost, exam diyechis?" Here the phrase "diyechis?" literally means, "Did you give?". So, I'd say the usage of "giving" actually came from here.

Recently I have started preparation for IELTS exam and I am so happy after watching your video...... 😊

Hello, Chris I got an 8 band score in speaking. I'd like to thank you very much!

Thanks IELTS Daily for helping the candidates like me. I have scored 7.5 bands in speaking part of my IELTS exam held last month and an overall band score of 8.0 . I got the confidence to speak fluently from here. Thanks again. 😊

I would say that, I will take the IELTS exam in February, I'm from Bangladesh, I love to watch your videos, You explain everything very well so that, there is no chance to make a mistake when I am going to take the IELTS test. Thank you so much.

gosh....glad that I watched this video...realized that I too have been saying "Giving an exam" even though we as students are constantly corrected about this.😬

Absolute love the way how you explain mistakes and givings feedback,its really helpful for me to understand others as well. Thank you so much. Keep making more videos on speaking.

Good thing about Rahul is his confidence!

I would say at times the examiner plays an indispensable role for the candidates to feel comfortable, confident n to make the atmosphere light so that the candidates dnt feel petrified n stress.

Thank you for this video.

You are right Sir, I also used to say ' going to give exam' but now I'm trying to correct myself,, 😊

Hi! I think the reason why Indians say giving the exam and not taking the exam is because it resembles the tone of Hindi language. Since we say ‘hum exam de rahe hai’ and de rahe hai means giving. we do not say exam le rahe hai which mean taking.

he almost became a motivation speaker in the 2 min thingy. Nice

Handsome Indian guy 😍😍😍😍

sir thank uh so much for making these videos just by watching ur videos i have scored 7 band score in speaking .. i’m appearing here just to get more knowledge..tbh aftr watching this vdo i m feeling like i should also give one more ielts exam to score much better than 7 .. thnks sir Love from rajasthan(India)

Indians use terms like giving an exam because that's how they speak in their native languages. For example, a Hindi speaking student would say, "Mai pariksha dene ja raha hu", which literally translates to "I'm going to give an exam". The most common verb used with the word 'exam' in any Indian language is 'to give'. I have come across many fluent English speakers in my country who would make this mistake unknowingly. The fact that we are taught to speak and write English first by translating our thoughts from our native languages word-for-word also contributes to the development of this habit.

I am from India, I agree that there are so many who get confused between giving and taking. The correct way of saying this is, students take test and teachers give test. Students take class and teachers give class. It is not true that it is acceptable to say giving test instead of taking test in India.

For part two, please consider including topics other than talking about person/people. I would love if topics were on technology, policits, environment, etc.

He said very great thing in his test That every person has its own presctive How the person greed himself for something more

I am from Pakistan and I've learnt this difference "giving exam" and "taking exam" in middle school so yes people around me or people i know they don't use giving exam.

I am from Bangladesh,we actually feel like the teacher should say,"I am taking the IELTS exam"😃

I will take the exam next year to pursue PhD in the UK. So I started preparing recently. But my British friend says that I don't need to work hard myself, since he thinks that I'm quite fluent. But I know, he's just trying to make me feel confident. I'm quite eager to pursue PhD from University of Cambridge and for that, I should score excellent point. I hope I will achieve my goal.

Am from Bangladesh...Am preparing my self for IELTS EXAM ..I ALSO USE TO SAY " GIVING THE EXAM " THANK YOU SIR FOR YOUR ADVICE AND FOR HELPING ME AND OTHERS TO CORRECT THIS GENERAL PROBLEM ...NXT TIME I WILL ALWAYS SAY "AM TAKING THE EXAM" ...SIR PRAY FOR ME SO THAT I CAN GAIN OVERALL 9 SCORE ON IELTS EXAM...THANK YOU LOVE FROM BANGLADESH 💝

ielts class for beginner was very important mock test for this test was immensable.its was very important where people of australian continent people using this language word sentence

Very smooth language.

rahul loves the word love very much

Chris is a great IELTS examiner. I wish he comes to my country and be examiner. In my country, Ietls examiners are quite scary , give at most 7.5 in speaking and writing.

I will take the test tomorrow, hope I will score high

Chris thanks for your full credentials that I received a band score of 9.

He might be a top scorer in an IELTS but he's not someone I would like to be around with...

🤭you provide interminable knowledge about ielts 😍thnku #Chris ......

well your videos are very helpful and thank you for your hard work but i just want to make a suggestion. how about having a stricter examiner in a practice test next time? because not every examiner is like mai or maddie, you know they would even interrupt you a lot and remain a straight face during the test. In fact, i met one of those examiners during my ielts speaking test and i freaked out. i wasn’t expecting him to interrupt me a lot. i was elaborating on my answers and he just asked the next question. so, i guess if you have a more realistic video about what to really expect with some examiners during the test, that would help us more. i just want to know why he interrupted me a lot. was my answer too long? or was i repeating the same thing? like that, i was answering my last question (topic 3) and he interrupted me and ended the test, and i would love to see your opinion on that as well.

I'm from Bangladesh. I just recently noticed it that others are saying, Giving the exam. I was little confused and thought may be it is a new way of saying this. I always learnt Taking the exam was the right form.

The speaking mock tests conducted by IELTS Daily are really very helpful for IELTS test takers, and most of them are band 9 videos. A lot can be learnt from these videos, where a test seeker will know that , expressing our ideas, opinions etc, are more important than impressing the examiner. I got an opportunity to watch and learn some useful strategies from students like Saskia, Jed, Elisha and so on. Though they are not native speakers, they could score a perfect 9, which inspires people who are aiming for a band 8 or more. Last but not least, the analysis by Chris during the mock tests is beneficial in the IELTS speaking test and teaches the test taker what exactly shall be done in the exam, and what should be avoided. Unfortunately, there are so many channels out there which mention their speaking videos are band 9 level, which is not actually the case, and the speakers in such channels sound so unnatural and I feel most of the answers given by them are memorised. There are very few channels like IELTS daily, which we can rely on, and for me IELTS Daily is the best among them. Keep up the good work Chris and team, and keep doing these videos. Thank you

Raul's way of speaking is inspiring

Actually, in my country we say "to give the exam" in our language (Spanish). So, what this candidate said, deffinately make sense for us.

I’m gonna take my IELTS exam after a week…wish me luck guys…idk seeing this video makes me question myself that am I capable of speaking confidently like this guy in the video…maybe it takes enough practices to speak like that…im usually shy to speak english infront of people. I wish I could score atleast 8 or 7 bands

10:53 : I wont turn down the opportunity to live in a country with varied seasons

I think the confusion about giving/taking a test arises from hindi to english translation. In hindi we say *de* in reference to a test, which translates to give but when native speakers say take, when translated in hindi, changes the meaning of the sentence.

sir your videos are very helpful . It really helps us to build our courage.

Very useful and outstanding video

As Sri Lankans we hardly ever use the term Give ..

Rahul can be a a good philosopher .

It’s definitely a masterpiece of IELTS feedbacks, thank you sir for this great presentation. Love from Bangladesh 🇧🇩💝

"I'm giving the exam" is actually a phrase which Indians borrow from their respective mother tongues. In most of the Indian languages, we say that "we're giving the exam" and not "we're taking the exam". So maybe this is the place where the fact that people usually think of the conversation in their tongue and translate it to the other language they are speaking it comes into picture.

In our country(Bangladesh), people tend to say "Exam is giving" like > i gave the the exam. & The teacher takes the exam. Here, the formula is.... Student gives an exam Teacher takes an exam

Logically a person gives an exam during the examination.

love your channel

"Giving the exam" is literally translating form our mother tongue to English.

Very usefull video thanks a lot

In spanish, we also say "giving the exam" (dar el examen) ^^

Having this kind of Indian accent, he never could be a native speaker.

5:11 I love to drive 6:26 I During that time i don't have to drive myself

Answers are awesome

I like the outfit of the examiner she is beautiful

we use "giving a test" as in our native languages it means students give tests and examiners take tests.

13:35 Also, we say cousin sister/brother. I too used to say that, but not anymore. Not sure if it's grammatically correct.

👍👍👍great job

What I learned from this video is to focus on pronunciation/grammar more instead of those so-called accents.

Ive seen many people using giving and I think its really really common here. From Bangladesh bdw

Yes sir its right. Instead of it we should use taking exam.thnks