How To Improve IELTS Task 1 Writing Band Score 5 OR 5.5 To 6+ | Writing Examples & Full Analysis

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IELTS Public Band Score Descriptors:

Are you stuck at band score 5 for your IELTS writing? Michael talks about why that might be and what you need to do in order to get to band score 6 and above.

Band score 5 example text:

The graph shows the number of happy students in teacher Michael’s class.
Every person love teacher Michael, like me. In day two, six people like teacher Michael the line then goes up 10 students. In day 6, most students like teacher Michael. Students then go down in day 8 four students. From day 10 to day 14, students is only two. I think these students lying, everyone is love teacher Michael. From day 14 to day 20 more people love teacher Michael, ten students. On day 22, the number of students drop to two again, I think they worry about IELTS exam soon. I think everyone passes test because day 24 all twelve students like teacher Michael, this is the highest number.

Band Score 6 example text:
The graph shows the number of happy pupils in teacher Michael’s class.
Overall, more students are happy in teacher Michael’s class in the early days and at the end.
There are two peaks in the graph. On day zero, there are 6 happy students in his class. The number of happy students rockets up to ten people on day six, this is the first peak. The second peak is on day twenty, which is ten happy students, more than the first peak. There is also a third peak on day 24.
In the middle from day eight to day 14 there are a few happy students. After the peak on day 8, the number of happy students falls to two on day ten. Then happy students stay the same until day 14. After day 14, the number of happy students rises again to second peak.
Finally, between the peaks on day 20 and 24, there is a huge dip to only 2 students again.

Timestamps:

0:00 intro
1:43 – IELTS Writing Task 1 grading criteria
3:36 why you are getting a band score 5 in your writing
4:28 IELTS official band score 5 descriptors
9:27 Band Score 5 task 1 writing example
11:52 Analysis of band score 5 writing example
17:20 band score 5 example – grading breakdown
17:49 How to improve to bands score 6 in writing
18:19 official band score 6 descriptors
20:43 IELTS writing band score 6 example
22:08 Analysis of IELTS writing band score 6 example
25:56 band score 5 example – grading breakdown

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[nguyenucthinh]

This is what IELTSer need to see, thank you! it is truly helpful.

[aldosimonetti]

Hi there, I got a question about the IELTS band 6 and 7 descriptors for GRA concerning the difference. As I understand it, according to the band descriptors, for a band 6 the structures my essay should.contain are complex sentences (that is, subordinate clauses and relative clauses) and some other complex forms.If I want to get a band 7 in GRA, I need to add other complex structures (complex verb patterns, modals, passives, complex noun phrases) besides the complex sentences. Am I right?