{"id":50144,"date":"2021-01-20T21:15:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-20T21:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/127.0.0.1\/aee\/ielts-energy-983-mask-speaking-score\/"},"modified":"2023-04-25T16:00:10","modified_gmt":"2023-04-25T16:00:10","slug":"ielts-energy-983-mask-speaking-score","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/ielts-energy-983-mask-speaking-score\/","title":{"rendered":"IELTS Energy 983: Does Wearing a Mask Lower Your IELTS Speaking Score?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Many students are worried about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/ielts\/ielts-energy-974-how-karen-conquered-ielts-like-a-warrior\/\">wearing a mask on their IELTS Speaking exam<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Today you\u2019ll get the strategies you need to overcome this challenge.<\/p>\n<p>This will ensure you still <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/ielts\/ielts-energy-814-marks-writing-template-7-3-keys-tips\/\">get the score you need<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>To find out what score you\u2019d get if you took IELTS today, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/myscore\">take our free, 2-minute quiz.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Not only will you get your estimated band score, but you\u2019ll also get free resources at your level!<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:46px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<h3><strong>Today\u2019s question<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCOJ3eBlqtM-alGOS2Qyh34g\">YouTube<\/a> subscriber Bakhridinova asked:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>Would you mind [making] a video for speaking part with masks please\u2026 l struggled a lot during my first exam\u2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>We have received many other questions about masks and how they affect <a href=\"http:\/\/t\">Speaking exam performance<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/ielts\/ielts-energy-911-turns-out-yo-has-a-secret-weapon\/\">We\u2019ve also talked to many students about their test day experience wearing a mask.<\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"height:45px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<h3><strong>Can wearing a mask affect your Speaking score?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Unfortunately, yes!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pronunciation score: decreases if you\u2019re mumbling or sound muffled<\/li>\n<li>Fluency and coherence: decreases if you\u2019re hesitating or pausing<\/li>\n<li>Vocabulary and grammar: decreases if you make mistakes <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Wearing a mask could cause all of these score decreases.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re not prepared and haven\u2019t spoken much wearing one, you could mumble or sound muffled.<\/p>\n<p>It could also make you hesitate and pause, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/ielts\/ielts-energy-924-improve-your-fluency-immediately-with-teacher-amy\/\">keep you from showing your fluency<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/ielts\/aee-ielts-anxious-nervous-scared-go-happy-place-comes-ielts\/\">it could make you nervous<\/a>, causing you to make more mistakes.<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:46px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<h3><strong>How can you prepare?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Find the right mask!<\/p>\n<p>Make sure it\u2019s comfortable.<\/p>\n<p>Some are lighter weight and easier to breathe and speak through.<\/p>\n<p>Be aware that Examiners know it\u2019s difficult.<\/p>\n<p>It won\u2019t automatically affect your score.<\/p>\n<p>It is similar to doctor\u2019s notes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/ielts\/ielts-energy-383-stammer-stop-speaking-test\/\">students can get for a stutter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Examiner must make allowances and take the mask into account.<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:46px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<h3><strong>Strategies Created By a Former Examiner<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/3-Keys-IELTS-Score-Increase-Guarantee-logo-image-compressed.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/3-Keys-IELTS-Score-Increase-Guarantee-logo-image-compressed.jpg 825w, https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/3-Keys-IELTS-Score-Increase-Guarantee-logo-image-compressed-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/3-Keys-IELTS-Score-Increase-Guarantee-logo-image-compressed-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 374px) 100vw, 374px\" width=\"374\" height=\"281\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p><strong><em>100% Score Increase Guarantee with our Insider Method<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Are you ready to move past IELTS and move forward with your life vision?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Find out why our strategies are the most powerful in the IELTS world.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>When you use our Insider Method you avoid the BIGGEST MISTAKES that most students make on IELTS.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/keys\"><strong>Click here to get a score increase on IELTS. It\u2019s 100% guaranteed!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div style=\"height:46px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<h3><strong>#1: Pronunciation<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>You need to avoid sounding muffled.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/ielts\/ielts-energy-974-how-karen-conquered-ielts-like-a-warrior\/\">It is vital when wearing a mask to enunciate.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Make sure every sound is clear, and enunciate more clearly than when you aren\u2019t wearing a mask.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/ielts\/aee-ielts-think-need-speak-fast-ielts-myth-bring-best-intonation-test\/\">You also have to slow down.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/speak-english-fast-native\/\">It is impossible to enunciate clearly enough when you are speaking fast.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>You must be more expressive than when not wearing a mask.<\/p>\n<p>Use hand gestures and allow emotion to show in your voice!<\/p>\n<p>These strategies will get you <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/aee-1447-five-steps-to-clear-english-pronunciation-with-hadar-shemesh\/\">the 7 or higher you need for Pronunciation.<\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"height:46px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<h3><strong>#2: Fluency and coherence<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/ielts\/ielts-video-3-steps-to-increase-your-ielts-speaking-confidence\/\">Be confident<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>Many of the hesitations and pauses can be eliminated if you control your nerves.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/ielts\/ielts-energy-901-how-many-fillers-the-examiner-wants-on-your-ielts-speaking-exam\/\">Practice using filler phrases<\/a> so you can fill any space and avoid pauses.<\/p>\n<p>Slowing down will also help <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/ielts\/reasons-ielts-candidates-low-fluency-scores\/\">your fluency score<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It gives you time to think of what you will say next.<\/p>\n<p>Take a breath at the beginning of a section.<\/p>\n<p>This won\u2019t affect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/ielts\/fluency-coherence-ielts-speaking-part-3\/\">your fluency score<\/a> if you do it like a native.<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:46px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<h3><strong>#3: Vocabulary and Grammar<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/ielts\/ielts-video-3-steps-to-increase-your-ielts-speaking-confidence\/\">Confidence is key for this scoring section as well.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nervousness can cause you to make more mistakes.<\/p>\n<p>It can make you forget all the great <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/ielts\/ielts-video-dont-be-just-tolerable-at-ielts-vocabulary\/\">vocabulary you\u2019ve worked so hard to learn<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You need to know on test day that you are prepared and you have solid strategies.<\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/keys\">the 3 Keys system<\/a>, we have an anti-anxiety module that is so helpful with this!<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re struggling with anxiety or get nervous when taking an exam, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/keys\">sign up today for 3 Keys IELTS<\/a>!<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:46px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<h3><strong>Buy time<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>There are great strategies for buying time when you need it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/ielts\/ielts-energy-969-slang-wise-these-suffixes-are-perfect-for-ielts-speaking\/\">on IELTS Speaking<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You can honestly acknowledge the discomfort and awkwardness.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>I hope you can hear me through this mask! I know why they\u2019re necessary, but they\u2019re such a pain!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/ielts\/ielts-energy-356-eliminate-ielts-speaking-fears\/\">Natives narrate their thoughts<\/a> and openly acknowledge struggles and awkwardness.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/ielts\/ielts-energy-276-sound-like-native-tell-story-speaking-part-2\/\">The goal is to sound like a native<\/a>, so you should do this too!<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:46px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<h3><strong>Takeaway<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>If you are not prepared, wearing a mask could lower <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/ielts\/ielts-energy-980-your-ielts-speaking-score-if-you-miss-one-question\/\">your Speaking score<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>However, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/ielts\/ielts-energy-880-3-keys-strategies-to-solve-the-trickiest-ielts-questions\/\">these strategies<\/a> can help you make sure that it doesn\u2019t!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/ielts\/ielts-energy-971-dont-have-a-meltdown-on-ielts-speaking\/\">Practice answering Speaking test questions<\/a> wearing a mask.<\/p>\n<p>Use today\u2019s strategies of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/ielts\/aee-ielts-think-need-speak-fast-ielts-myth-bring-best-intonation-test\/\">slowing down and enunciating<\/a> when you practice.<\/p>\n<p>This way you\u2019ll be ready on test day!<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll be able to get <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/ielts\/ielts-energy-980-your-ielts-speaking-score-if-you-miss-one-question\/\">the Speaking score you need<\/a> in spite of the mask.<\/p>\n<p>For all the strategies you need, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/keys\">sign up for 3 Keys IELTS<\/a>!<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:46px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>Do you have questions about today\u2019s topic?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Let us know in the comments below<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:46px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many students are worried about wearing a mask on their IELTS Speaking exam. 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