Practise naturally, develop stronger answers and receive focused feedback shaped around your recent speaking performance.
Aura considers what you say, how you develop ideas, how confidently you communicate and which pattern is most valuable to improve next.
Aura considers how smoothly you speak, how well you sustain your response and how clearly your ideas develop and connect. It identifies patterns such as hesitation, repetition and self-correction that may affect the flow of communication.
Aura considers the range, precision and appropriateness of the vocabulary you use. It looks at how flexibly you express meaning, develop ideas and find alternative ways to communicate when the exact word is not immediately available.
Aura considers both the variety of grammatical structures you use and how accurately you control them. It identifies recurring patterns and helps determine whether greater accuracy or a wider range of structures should be the next teaching priority.
Aura considers how easily your speech can be understood and how effectively you use features such as stress, rhythm, intonation and connected speech. It identifies recurring patterns that may affect clarity.
Aura uses the four official IELTS Speaking assessment criteria shown above as a reference for IELTS preparation. Aura Education Group Ltd is an independent education provider and is not affiliated with, endorsed by or approved by the IELTS Partners. Aura's explanations, analysis and learning feedback are independently developed.
View the official IELTS Speaking Band Descriptors →Aura does not stop at an estimated score. It connects the learner’s evidence to a specific activity and checks whether the new skill can be used independently in a different question.
A learner may speak confidently but need greater accuracy, or speak accurately but hesitate because they are afraid of making mistakes. Aura considers both so practice remains challenging without becoming overwhelming.
