Repeat Sentence
Remembering a sentence as meaning, not as sounds.
12 minutes · A free lesson from Speaking
You hear a sentence of about three to nine seconds, once, and repeat it exactly. It scores speaking and listening, and there are many of them — so it is one of the most important tasks in the test.
Lesson quiz
Check what you have learned. Choose an answer to see whether it is right, and why.
Quick check: How should you listen to the sentence?
- For meaning, in two or three chunks
- For each separate sound
- For the first word only
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A: For meaning, in two or three chunks — A sentence you understand is far easier to remember.
Quick check: You cannot remember every word. What should you do?
- Say nothing
- Say what you do remember, fluently
- Apologise
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B: Say what you do remember, fluently — Fluency still earns marks.
Quick check: How many times do you hear the sentence?
- Twice
- Three times
- Once
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C: Once — Practise daily: listen once, pause, repeat.
Quick check: Why is Repeat Sentence so important?
- It is the last task in the test
- It scores speaking and listening, and there are many of them
- A person marks it
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B: It scores speaking and listening, and there are many of them — That is why the short, frequent tasks matter so much.
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