Marking Criteria IELTS Writing

 

2.Coherence and Cohesion:

The way you organize your information in the paragraph, your paragraphing and how you use your linking devices will be marked.

Tips for increasing your score:

Planning your information is highly essential here.

Have four paragraphs in total

Use a range of linking devices (Have been described below)

Avoid the errors related to linking devices

Use reference words like (it, this, that, those, these)

Also check out our Video on detailed explaination of Task 1 of General Training IELTS Writing.

3.Lexical Resources:

The way you use your words and phrases, vocabulary, your spelling as well as the number of spelling mistakes you do while writing determines your score for this particular parameter.

Tips for increasing your score:

Use a range of vocabulary words

Use words for presenting accurate data

Understand the use of collocations (matching verbs with nouns)

Avoid spelling errors.

Do not use the wrong words or phrases and informal language.

4.Grammatical Range and Accuracy:

The way you write your sentence structures, tenses, control of grammatical formation of sentences and the number of mistakes you make in your grammar section will decide your scoring for this parameter.

Tips for increasing your score:

Use a range of grammatical structures.

Using correct tenses is very important.

Use the right word order (adjective noun OR verb adverb)

Avoid mistakes.

Use the right punctuation.

MARKING CRITERIA FOR WRITING TASK 2:

1.Task Response:

This parameter is basically how you answer your question(essay), your main ideas and how you develop your response.

Tips for increasing your score:

Answer all parts of the question.

Write about the issues rather than the general ideas.

Give responses in accordance with the main points.

Do not deviate from the topics being asked in the question.

Do not write less than 250 words.

Also check out our Video on detailed explaination on Task 2 of IELTS Writing.

2.Coherence and Cohesion:

Plan your essay with at least four to five paragraphs. This means you should have two-three main body paras only.

Tips for increasing your score:

You should write only one central topic in each paragraph.

Organize your paragraphs logically.

Use a range of linking words.

Avoid errors in linking words.

3.Lexical Resources:

The way you use your words and phrases, vocabulary, your spelling as well as the number of spelling mistakes you do while writing determines your score for this particular parameter.

Tips for increasing your score:

Use a range of vocabulary words

Use words for presenting accurate data

Understand the use of collocations (matching verbs with nouns)

Avoid spelling errors.

Do not use the wrong words or phrases and informal language.

4.Grammatical Range and Accuracy:

The way you write your sentence structures, tenses, control of grammatical formation of sentences and the number of mistakes you make in your grammar section will decide your scoring for this parameter.

Tips for increasing your score:

Use a range of grammatical structures (conditionals, perfect tenses, passive voice, future tense and so on).

Pay attention your word order.

Using correct tenses is very important.

Use the right word order (adjective noun OR verb adverb)

Avoid mistakes.

Use the right punctuation (full stops & commas)

List of Linking words:

Listing

Firstly

secondly

thirdly

fourthly

lastly

Last but not the least

Finally

 

Adding Information

In addition

additionally

further more

moreover

also

not only

as well as

and

 

Giving Examples

for example

for instance

best example is

one clear example is

such as

namely

in other words

to illustrate

 

Results & Consequences

as a result

consequently

therefore

thus

hence

so

for this reason

 

Highlighting & Stressing

particularly

in particular

specifically

especially

obviously

of course

clearly

 

Concessions & Contrasts

admittedly

however

nevertheless

even though

although

but

despite

still

in spite of

by contrast

on the other hand

in comparison

alternatively

could be

 

Reasons and & Causes

because

owing to

due to

since

as

 

Giving your opinion

in my opinion

I think

I believe

I admit

in my view

I concur/agree/disagree

How to write an overview in Writing Task 1?

Overview is the main paragraph of your report writing. It includes main features of your task 1. You will be given a diagram in the form of a chart or a table or even graph and many more. You might also be given two charts together or two graphs, one chart and a graph.

You should write about the main key features which you see in your question. It is basically a summary of what you see. This paragraph should summarize what you look at in your visual diagram.

·      Trends

·      Changes

·      Developments

·      Stages

·      Noticeable Features

If you have more than one visual in your task 1 then you need to summarize the key points of both the visuals. 

This Article above gives an idea about the marking structure of IELTS Writing Task 1 and Task 2. Also provides with the Vocabulary for IELTS Writing tasks to gain higher score in Lexical Resources marking criteria.