Show real communication skill: 11 speaking tasks and 8 writing tasks, each scored 0 to 200. Practise every task type in the current official format, with AI rating in minutes and feedback like a human rater.
19 tasks · each scored 0–200 · AI-rated in minutes
TOEIC Speaking and Writing (S&W) is ETS's test of the two productive skills for the workplace, taken online. Speaking has 11 tasks in about 20 minutes and Writing has 8 tasks in about 60 minutes, and each skill is scored 0 to 200. It is widely used for hiring and promotion in Japan and Korea alongside the Listening and Reading score. You can take a full Speaking and Writing test free here, all 19 tasks, rated by AI on the official criteria within minutes.
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Speaking and Writing are scored separately against official proficiency criteria.
Clear, confident, well-organised communication. What top roles want.
In Speaking, answers are relevant, though the reasons are sometimes unclear. Writing has its own bands, listed further down.
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The final writing task asks for a full multi-paragraph opinion essay.
Searching for TOEIC Speaking by itself? You are not alone. In Korea and Japan the Speaking test is often required as its own score, separately from Writing, so it deserves its own explanation. Updated August 2026.
TOEIC Speaking is a standalone, online-delivered test of spoken English. You get 11 tasks in about 20 minutes, and the test is scored from 0 to 200 in 10-point increments. You speak into a microphone, every task is individually timed with a short preparation window, and you cannot go back to re-record. That single design choice is what makes it feel harder than a multiple-choice paper: you have to produce clear, organised English on the spot.
The 11 tasks fall into five predictable types: read a short text aloud (2 tasks), describe a photograph (2 tasks), respond to everyday questions (3 tasks), respond to questions using information you are given such as a schedule or agenda (3 tasks), and state and support an opinion (1 task). The first ten tasks are rated 0 to 3 and the final opinion task is rated 0 to 5. Those raw ratings are converted to the reported 0 to 200 scale, which ETS groups into proficiency levels running from beginner up to advanced.
Five task types across 11 questions, each with its own prep and speaking timer. No pausing, no second take.
Reported 0 to 200 in 10-point steps, grouped into proficiency levels. 160+ sits in the top bands strong roles look for.
Speaking rates pronunciation, fluency and completeness by voice; Writing rates grammar and organisation by text. Each is a separate 0 to 200 score, and many employers ask for only one.
In Korea, 토익스피킹 is a common hiring and promotion spec at large companies (대기업) and public bodies (공기업). In Japan it supports 就活 and 昇進 where spoken English matters. Check each employer's own level.
Ready to practise? Warm up with a free Speaking practice set, try the TOEIC Writing practice test for the email and essay tasks, read the full TOEIC Speaking guide and scoring, then use the score converter to line your target band up with the roles you want.
Understanding English isn't the same as producing it. This is the test that shows you can actually speak and write it at work.
The Speaking and Writing tests are strictly timed and linear. On Speaking you cannot pause, skip or re-record: each question prepares and then records on its own clock and auto-advances. Here is exactly what you face, how long you get, and the point scale each task is rated on.
Raters score every task on the point scales above, and ETS converts those raw ratings to the reported 0 to 200 scale. The harder, later tasks (the opinion talk and the essay) count for more of your total than the early read-aloud and sentence tasks, so it pays to keep energy for them.
Nothing here is multiple choice, so every point comes from language you produce. Spoken answers are recorded and sent to ETS's online scoring network, where certified human raters score them; our practice mirrors that with instant AI rating. What raters weigh shifts as the tasks get harder.
Speaking Q1 and Q2 are judged only on pronunciation, intonation and stress: can a listener follow you clearly and naturally?
From Q3 onward raters add grammar, vocabulary and cohesion, then the relevance and completeness of what you actually say.
Writing Q6 and Q7 are scored on the quality and variety of your sentences, your vocabulary and how well the reply is organised.
The spoken opinion (Q11) and the written essay (Q8) are rated 0 to 5 on how well your view is supported with reasons and examples.
Because the criteria stack up, an answer can be perfectly pronounced yet still lose marks if it is off-topic, incomplete or poorly organised. On the later tasks, aim to be relevant first, then clear, then correct.
Speaking is reported 0 to 200 in eight bands. These are the ETS proficiency descriptors, the plain-English summary of what a typical test taker in each band can do. Find your target, then work out which tasks are holding it back.
Creates connected, sustained discourse; speech is highly intelligible; grammar is strong and vocabulary accurate and precise.
Expresses opinions and handles complicated requests effectively; minor slips in pronunciation, grammar or word choice do not obscure the message.
Gives a relevant opinion or reply, though the reasons are sometimes unclear to a listener; usually handles routine questions and basic information.
Manages routine exchanges inconsistently; opinions and complicated requests are only partly successful, with pauses and vague language.
Usually cannot sustain an opinion; a response may be limited to one sentence or part of a sentence, with recurring pronunciation trouble.
Can state an opinion with difficulty but cannot back it up, and often lacks the vocabulary or grammar for simple descriptions.
Typically cannot state or support an opinion, and is difficult to understand even in routine exchanges.
Left a significant part of the test unanswered; may not yet have the listening or reading needed to follow the directions.
Writing is reported on its own nine-band scale (0–30, 40, 50–60, 70–80, 90–100, 110–130, 140–160, 170–190, 200) and read the same way: higher bands mean well-organised, multi-paragraph writing with strong grammar and vocabulary. The two scores are never combined, so a role that only needs email writing might set a Writing target and ignore Speaking altogether.
ETS maps both tests to the Common European Framework. These are the minimum scores its own expert study set for each level, so you can turn a target like "B2" into a number to aim for.
From about 90 Speaking, 70 Writing. Handles simple, routine exchanges and short, everyday messages.
From about 120 Speaking, 120 Writing. Copes with most routine workplace communication on its own.
From about 160 Speaking, 150 Writing. The level many employers and universities look for.
From about 180 Speaking, 180 Writing. Only the top scores reach C1; no score maps to C2.
Where should you aim? A2 covers basic exchanges, ETS lists B2 as the level universities and companies frequently require, and top graduate or client-facing roles push for the upper bands. Three mistakes cost easy points: not using the full preparation window before you read aloud, missing one of the required points in an email reply, and writing an essay under 300 words that never actually supports its opinion.
Warm up with a free Speaking & Writing mock, match a target to your goal with the score converter and the CEFR guide, or drill one skill at a time with Speaking practice and Writing practice. For the spoken test on its own, read the full TOEIC Speaking guide.
