IELTS planning for speaking Question Title * 1. Do you think have planning time in IELTS Speaking part 2 makes the task easier? Yes No OK Question Title * 2. If you said "yes" please say how? If you said "no", please say why? Yes No OK Question Title * 3. Have you even been taught/ trained about HOW to use the 1 minute planning time? Yes No I have studied this but not been taught. OK Question Title * 4. If you answered "yes" above, how useful was your training ? Not useful. A little bit useful. Somewhat useful. Very useful. Extremely useful. Not useful. A little bit useful. Somewhat useful. Very useful. Extremely useful. OK Question Title * 5. During the 1 minute thinking time do you (click all that apply)... Think about the vocabulary I will use. Make notes about the vocabulary I will use. Think about the grammar I will use. Make notes about the grammar I will use. Visualize (picture) what I am going to talk about. Write down key words in English that will help me remember what I want to say. Make notes in my first language. Do nothing. OK Question Title * 6. How do you make notes during your 1 minute thinking time? (click all that apply) I write single words only. I write words and phrases. I write whole sentences. I write key points in the order I am going to say them. I draw a mind map. Other (please specify) OK Question Title * 7. When you were preparing for IELTS, did you practise using the one minute thinking time in the speaking test? Yes No OK Question Title * 8. How many times have you taken a real IELTS speaking test? 0 1 2 3 4 or more OK DONE