Advantages and disadvantages question
Contacting staff on holidays
Some employers want to be able to contact their staff at all times, even on holidays.
Band 7 samples
IELTS Writing Band 7, with samples.
See what Band 7 looks like on each criterion, then read essays, letters and Academic Task 1 reports at 7.
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What it looks like
Band 7, criterion by criterion.
- Task Response
- Answers the main parts of the question with a clear position. Ideas are developed, though some may be too general.
- Coherence and Cohesion
- Ideas come in a logical order with clear progress. Linking words are varied, with some used too much or too little.
- Lexical Resource
- Enough range to be flexible and precise, with some less common words and a few errors in word choice or spelling.
- Grammatical Range and Accuracy
- A variety of complex sentences, many with no errors at all. Grammar and punctuation are generally well controlled.
On Task 1, Task Achievement takes the place of Task Response. Covers what the task asks, with a clear overview or every bullet point answered. Key points could be developed a little more.
The band
How a 7 for the task is worked out.
Each of the four criteria gets a whole band from the examiner, and the task band is the average of the four. IELTS does not say how that average is rounded, so the band score calculator estimates it with its overall-band rule.
Example(7 + 8 + 7 + 6) ÷ 4
7Task Response
8Coherence and Cohesion
7Lexical Resource
6Grammatical Range and Accuracy
The average: the band for the task7
Samples
Band 7 answers to read.
Task 2 essays 5
Problem and solution question
Noise pollution in cities
Noise pollution is a growing problem in many urban areas.
Double question
People resisting new technology
Why are some people resistant to adopting new technologies?
Opinion question
Restaurant calorie labels
Restaurants should be legally required to publish calorie information for every dish on the menu.
Discussion question
White lies or honesty
It is sometimes acceptable to tell a lie if it prevents someone from being hurt.
Letters 3
Semi-formal letter
Advising a colleague on a year off
A colleague at work is thinking about taking a year off to travel.
Formal letter
Asking about sightseeing tours
You are planning to visit an English-speaking country and would like information about sightseeing tours.
Informal letter
Explaining a change of course
You recently decided to change your university course to a different subject.
Academic Task 1 4
Bar chart
Adult education levels
The bar chart below shows the highest level of education attained by adults (aged 25-64) in South Korea, Canada, Germany, Brazil, India and Nigeria in 2022.
Table
House prices in five cities
The table below shows average house prices (in thousands of US dollars) and price-to-income ratios in five cities in 2023.
Line graph
Monthly temperatures in four cities
The line graph below shows average monthly temperatures (in degrees Celsius) in Cairo, London, Moscow and Singapore over a year.
Mixed charts
Recycling in the Netherlands
The charts below show recycling rates by material in the Netherlands in 2005 and 2022, and the total waste generated and how it was treated in those years.
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