IELTS Scores: Writing
The IELTS score for the Writing is divided into four parts:
- Task Achievement/Task Response
- Coherence and Cohesion
- Lexical Resource
- Grammatical Range and Accuracy
Below are the questions the examiners ask themselves when giving you your IELTS marks. Therefore, they are the questions you need to ask yourself.
Task Achievement/Task Response
- How well have you answered the question?
- How relevant is the content?
- Are the format and tone right?
- Have you covered all the points of the question?
Coherence and Cohesion
- How well organised is the essay?
- How well are the paragraphs structured?
- How well are the sentences and paragraphs linked?
Lexical Resource
- How accurate is the spelling?
- How accurate is the word formation?
- Is the range of vocabulary wide enough?
- Is it always appropriate?
Grammatical Range and Accuracy
- Is the range of sentence structures wide enough?
- How accurate is the punctuation?
- How accurate is the grammar?
Each part is given a score from 0 to 9 and from that, an average is produced. Task Two carries more weight than Task One. For example, a 7 in Task One and a 6.5 in Task Two would result in a IELTS Band of 6.5 overall. This is why you really need to spend time on Task Two.
Here is a description of what each IELTS band score means for the Task One and the Task Two. You need to fulfil all the elements to achieve the band. (This is the public version.)