Some IELTS
candidates like to find a teacher or a friend to work with or to buy an IELTS
book in order to know how IELTS essays mark. Below, the chart shows some
criterion for marking an IELTS essay.
An IELTS
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VOCABULARY
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GRAMMAR
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7
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A variety of words.
Correct collocation/ Word
choice.
Occasional spelling.
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A variety of flexibly and
accurately complex structures.
Error- frequently free
sentences.
A few grammatical and
punctuation mistakes, but not affecting communication.
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6
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Restricted range of words.
Wrong word choice and less
precision.
Some spelling mistakes, but
not affecting communication.
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Less likely to be accurate
to both simple and complex sentences.
Quite a few grammatical
mistakes, but not affecting communication.
Occasional problems with
punctuation.
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5
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Simple vocabulary and a lot
of repetition.
Inappropriate for using more complex language.
Errors word in choice and
spelling.
Blurred focus.
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A limited range of
structures.
Nearly always wrong in
complex sentences.
Problems with punctuation
Correcting simple sentences,
but affecting communication.
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Creating a tone.
Conceding
Drawing on others’ ideas
Expressing doubt with a
sophisticated adjective.
Inverting for emphasis
Using an It-clause for
emphasis
Using the passive
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Task Fulfillment.
An IELTS seven: Having a
position; some over-generalization, or
a little less relevant for examples.
An IELTS six: Addressing the question; fully covered than others and less relevant for
examples. Having a position with an unclear, unjustified, or repetitive
conclusion.
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Persuasive Techniques.
Use mild language:
The verb ‘seem’ as in:
‘it seems’ or ‘it might seem’
The adverbs: ‘rather’ or
‘quite’, or ‘very’ instead of ‘extremely’ or completely
The modals + adverbs: ‘might
possibly, ‘may conceivably’, ‘could potentially’ instead of ‘will
absolutely/certainly/definitely’
Avoid vague: ‘stuff’ or
‘thing’
Avoid extortion: ‘amazing,
‘fantastic’, ‘wonderful’..., so on
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Coherence and Cohesion.
An IELTS Seven. A clear main
idea with supporting sentences (each paragraph). Various cohesive devices;
occasional mistakes with pronouns and references.
An IELTS Six. An unfounded
main idea. Misused, overused, and omitted cohesive devices; blurred pronouns
and references.
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