Writing curriculum
Writing Assessment Criteria
Learn each marking criterion so you can understand examiner decisions and make focused improvements.
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- 01Study guideTask Achievement
Understand Task Achievement in IELTS Writing Task 1. Learn how overviews, key features, letter purpose and bullet-point coverage affect your response.
Open guide - 02Study guideTask Response
Understand Task Response in IELTS Writing Task 2. Check question coverage, position, relevance and idea development with worked examples and a checklist.
Open guide - 03Study guideCoherence 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.
Open guide - 04Study guideLexical Resource
Understand Lexical Resource in IELTS Writing. Learn how vocabulary range, precision, collocation, style, word formation and spelling are assessed.
Open guide - 05Study guideGrammatical 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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