What speaking ability does a score of IELTS Band 8 represent?

Watch this Speaking test sample, where Kopi from Botswana talks about 'Famous

people'. Here's why this performance was given a Band 8:

This candidate speaks fluently but rather slowly, with occasional hesitation as he

engages with the topics. He is able to give quite complex and detailed responses

without any loss of coherence, drawing on a range of markers to introduce his ideas

(in that way; in some way; we have a situation in our country; in that regards; in every

respect).

He skilfully uses his wide vocabulary in a sophisticated way to express himself

precisely and accurately (reaching out through music; I wouldn’t put it past them;

significant level; growing trend; a ripple effect), although there are a few

inappropriate word forms and choices (old generation instead of ‘older generation’;

have a long way instead of ‘have a long way to go’; a step back instead of ‘a

backward step’).

He uses a full range of sentence forms and grammatical structures naturally,

accurately and appropriately.

The test taker is easy to understand throughout the test, in spite of a slight accent.

Occasional misplaced stress and vowel formation (misicians for ‘musicians’; Bread

Pitt for Brad Pitt) only minimally affect intelligibility.

雅思Band8的成绩代表了什么口语能力？

请看这篇口语测试范文，来自博茨瓦纳的Kopi谈到了名人。这也是为什么这个表现能得到Band 8的原因。

这位考生说得很流利，但相当缓慢，在参与话题时偶尔会有犹豫。他能够给出相当复杂和详细的回答，而又不失连贯性，借助一系列的标记来介绍他的想法。

(以这种方式；在某种程度上；我们国家有一种情况；在这方面；在各个方面)。

他娴熟地运用广泛的词汇，以老练的方式准确无误地表达自己的意思（通过音乐伸出援手；I wouldn't put it past them；significant level；growth trend；a ripple effect），虽然有一些不恰当的词形和选择（老一辈代替'老一辈'；have a long way代替'have a long way to go'；a step back代替'a backward step'）。

他能自然、准确、恰当地使用各种句式和语法结构。

整个测试过程中，尽管考生有轻微的口音，但还是很容易理解。偶尔出现的重音和元音形成错误（音乐家的misicians；布拉德-皮特的Bread Pitt）对理解能力的影响很小。