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FREE IELTS SPEAKING DIAGNOSTIC — Discover the No.1 habit keeping you stuck at Band 6
Free Chinglish Speaking Assessment

Do you speak
Chinglish?

You may know hundreds of words and understand the grammar rules — but one hidden speaking habit may still be causing pauses, unnatural sentences, unclear logic, and a Band 6 score. Take the free diagnostic and discover the No.1 habit damaging your IELTS Speaking.

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Student Result · 14-Day Transformation

LEE — BAND 7.0 IN 2 WEEKS.

Lee stopped practising random English and started fixing the speaking patterns that were actually holding his score down.

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— The real source of Chinglish —

Four habits can quietly keep you stuck at Band 6

Chinglish is not one mistake. It is usually a combination of habits created by years of classroom learning. The diagnostic identifies which one is causing the most damage to your speaking right now.

1

Translating in your head

You build the sentence in Chinese first and then search for the English. This creates long pauses, slow answers, hesitation, and unnatural word order.

IELTS damage: Fluency + Coherence
2

Weak grammar movement control

You know grammar on paper, but cannot move naturally between past, present, future, articles, plurals, and sentence structures while speaking.

IELTS damage: Grammatical Range + Accuracy
3

Using Chinese logic in English

Your ideas may make sense in Chinese, but IELTS answers need clear English development: answer, explain, extend, and support with an example.

IELTS damage: Coherence + Development
4

Common pronunciation errors

Missing endings, incorrect sounds, flat stress, and Chinese rhythm can make your answer harder to understand even when the vocabulary is strong.

IELTS damage: Pronunciation
#1

Your personalised Chinglish result

The tool identifies your strongest pattern and shows what it is doing to your IELTS Speaking score.

Example diagnosis
Your No.1 habit is: mental translation

You are trying to create correct English before you speak. This increases hesitation, makes your answers shorter, and prevents you from sounding natural under exam pressure.

Mental translationPrimary barrier
Grammar movement controlSecondary barrier
English logicDeveloping
Pronunciation controlDeveloping
Your next step: Stop trying to create perfect sentences. Train rapid English retrieval, short answer building, and controlled expansion until English begins to come out automatically.

— How it works —

Find the problem before you train the solution

Most students practise everything at once. The tool helps you identify the habit that should receive your attention first.

1
Answer the diagnostic questions

Choose the answers that honestly describe what happens when you speak English under pressure.

2
Receive your No.1 habit

Discover whether mental translation, grammar movement, Chinese logic, or pronunciation is your biggest barrier.

3
Train the correct skill

Use your result to stop wasting time on random practice and begin targeting the habit keeping your score down.

Free · IELTS Speaking Diagnostic

Discover what is keeping you stuck at Band 6

You do not need more random vocabulary lists. You need to know which speaking habit breaks down when you are under pressure.

IdentifyYour biggest Chinglish habit
UnderstandHow it affects your band score
FocusOn the right training first
Start My Free Chinglish Test →
✓ Free assessment ✓ Personalised result ✓ IELTS-focused

— After Your Diagnosis —

Discover the habit. Then remove it.

Your result shows where the problem begins. The next step is repeated training until the correct English becomes automatic under pressure.

Self-Training Path

Train All Four Skills In The Actually Speak App

Flexible practice · Train whenever you have time
  • Mental-translation elimination drills
  • Grammar movement training for real-time speaking
  • English logic and answer-development practice
  • Pronunciation, endings, stress, and rhythm training
  • Daily speaking practice designed for IELTS pressure
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Fastest Path

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Personalised coaching · Built around your exact weaknesses
  • Full IELTS Speaking assessment and band estimate
  • Your errors identified from your real answers
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  • Live correction, repetition, and pressure training
  • Faster progress when your exam date is close
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— Need A Personal Diagnosis? —

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Matthew will listen to your speaking, identify the patterns reducing your score, and explain the clearest path from your current level to your target band.

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Discuss Your IELTS Plan

Bring your current score, target band, and exam date. You will leave knowing what is holding you back and what you should train next.

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— Smooth English Student Results —

Real students. Real band scores.

These students did not improve by memorising more random vocabulary. They trained the speaking weaknesses that appeared under pressure.

Sir, I made it. In speaking. Band 7.0 in 2 weeks — got my dream university offer.

L
Lee (Li Jionghui)
China · NEEA-verified Band 7.0
14-day transformation

I stopped overthinking and responded clearly and naturally in the exam. Accepted to UC Berkeley.

O
Ozora
China · UC Berkeley
Band 7+

The system finally clicked. Speaking under exam pressure stopped being terrifying. Band 8.0 — and I'm in.

M
Macy
China
Band 8.0

Practised with the AI examiner every day for a month. Band 7.5 — and my Master's offer came through.

J
Jessica
Overseas
Band 7.5

The Cluster Bomb Method for Part 2 was the unlock. I stopped blanking on cue cards. Newcastle offer secured.

T
Teddy
China · Newcastle Uni
Band 7

Free tools, real results. The system does more than most paid IELTS courses I've tried. Band 7.5 + university offer.

L
Luna
China
Band 7.5

— Common Questions —

Everything you need to know about Chinglish and IELTS

The assessment is designed to show you which speaking habit should be fixed first.

What does “Chinglish” actually mean?
Chinglish is English that is strongly influenced by Chinese thinking, grammar, sentence order, or pronunciation. It does not mean your English is bad. It means some habits from Chinese are still controlling how you produce English when you speak.
Can Chinglish stop me from reaching Band 7?
Yes. You may know enough vocabulary for Band 7 but still lose marks because of hesitation, repeated grammar mistakes, unclear idea development, or pronunciation patterns that make your speech harder to understand. IELTS scores what you can produce in the test, not what you understand privately.
Why do I translate in my head when I speak?
Traditional classroom learning often trains students to connect English words to Chinese translations. That is useful for understanding, but it can become a problem in speaking because you create the Chinese sentence first and then search for an English version. Fluency requires a more direct connection between ideas and English.
I know grammar. Why do I still make basic mistakes while speaking?
Knowing a rule and controlling it in real time are different skills. During IELTS Speaking, you must choose vocabulary, organise ideas, control tense, pronounce clearly, and respond quickly at the same time. Grammar movement control must be trained through speaking, not only worksheets.
What will the diagnostic tell me?
It will identify which of four habits is most likely reducing your speaking performance: mental translation, weak grammar movement control, Chinese logic in English, or common pronunciation errors. Your result gives you a clearer starting point for training.
Will the free diagnostic give me an official IELTS band score?
No. It is a habit diagnostic, not an official IELTS test. It helps you understand the pattern most likely to hold your speaking back. For a detailed band estimate based on your real answers, book a Roadmap Call or complete a full speaking assessment with a coach.
How do I fix all four habits?
Use speaking drills that force you to retrieve English directly, move between grammar structures in real time, organise ideas through clear English logic, and improve sounds, endings, stress, and rhythm. The Actually Speak app trains these skills, while one-to-one coaching gives you faster personalised correction.
Who created the assessment?
The assessment was created by Matthew Fabling, a British IELTS and English-speaking coach with more than 15 years of teaching experience. His Smooth English system focuses on helping students produce English naturally under pressure instead of only memorising rules.

Stop practising everything.
Find your real problem.

Take the free Chinglish diagnostic and discover the No.1 speaking habit keeping you stuck at Band 6.

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