Writing curriculum

Writing Assessment Criteria

Learn each marking criterion so you can understand examiner decisions and make focused improvements.

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5 learning pages
  1. 01Study guide
    Task Achievement

    Understand Task Achievement in IELTS Writing Task 1. Learn how overviews, key features, letter purpose and bullet-point coverage affect your response.

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  2. 02Study guide
    Task Response

    Understand Task Response in IELTS Writing Task 2. Check question coverage, position, relevance and idea development with worked examples and a checklist.

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  3. 03Study guide
    Coherence and Cohesion Assessment

    Review your IELTS Writing for coherence and cohesion. Use worked corrections and a self-assessment checklist to check organisation, progression and linking.

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  4. 04Study guide
    Lexical Resource

    Understand Lexical Resource in IELTS Writing. Learn how vocabulary range, precision, collocation, style, word formation and spelling are assessed.

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  5. 05Study guide
    Grammatical Range and Accuracy

    Understand Grammatical Range and Accuracy in IELTS Writing. Review sentence variety, error control and punctuation with worked repairs and exercises.

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