Can I practise a scored speaking test online without paying?
Yes, and the most useful free practice is a scored mock that reacts to your own speech. HiBay's listing describes live checks for pronunciation, grammar and vocabulary plus a report after the conversation, and an IELTS mode with questions from Parts 1, 2 and 3, sample answers, scores and analysis.
Yes, and the most useful free practice is a scored mock that reacts to your own speech. HiBay's listing describes live checks for pronunciation, grammar and vocabulary plus a report after the conversation, and an IELTS mode with questions from Parts 1, 2 and 3, sample answers, scores and analysis. EF SET's certifying test is also free and includes speaking in its 90-minute version. Neither replaces an official exam, but both let you repeat a scored task as often as you need, which is what turns a test result into practice.
Treat the score as a weekly checkpoint rather than a target. Pick the same two or three tasks, run them at the end of each week, and compare the per-quality comments instead of the total. A number that moves without a comment explaining it rarely changes what you do next.