How the IELTS writing band scale actually works

Most candidates know they need to hit Band 7 (or 6.5, or 7.5). Far fewer know what those numbers actually represent.

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What each band actually means

IELTS writing is scored against four criteria, each on a 0–9 scale. Your overall band is the average of the four.

• Task Response — does your essay answer the question?
• Coherence and Cohesion — does it read like one connected argument?
• Lexical Resource — vocabulary range and accuracy.
• Grammatical Range and Accuracy — sentence structures and correctness.

Why most candidates plateau at 6.5

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How to move up a band

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