IELTS Writing and Speaking Marking Criteria

 

IELTS Writing and Speaking Marking Criteria

IELTS Writing Marking Criteria

IELTS Writing Task 1 and Task 2 scores are calculated by using 4 criteria:

1. Task Response
2. Coherence and Cohesion
3. Lexical Resource
4. Grammatical Range and Accuracy

 

Task Response (TR):

It means how well you answer the question. To increase score for task response/achievement (TR/TA), you should follow these tips:

• Answer all parts of the task
• Write information accurately
• Give a clear overview
• Highlight key features and provide detail with data (Task-1)
• Provide a clear position (Task-2)

 

Coherence and Cohesion (CC):

It means how well is your text structured. To increase score for Coherence and Cohesion (CC), you should follow these tips:

• Manage paragraphing
• Each paragraph should have a central idea
• Use linking words/connectors

 

Lexical Resource (LR):

It means how well is your vocabulary. To increase score for Lexical Resource (LR), you should follow these tips:

• Use a wide range of vocabulary
• Use less common words
• Avoid spelling mistakes

 

Grammatical Range and Accuracy (GRA):

It means how good is your grammar. To increase score for Grammatical Range and Accuracy (GRA), you should follow these tips:

• Use a wide range of grammatical structures and tenses
• Avoid errors in sentences
• Manage punctuation

 

IELTS Writing score calculation:

Each of these four criteria receives a score from 0 to 9 points. After that, an arithmetic mean is calculated to determine the task's total score.

For example, if Task 1 gets following marks:

Task Response- 6.0

Coherence and Cohesion- 6.5

Lexical Resource- 6.5

Grammatical Range and Accuracy- 7.0

Then score for IELTS Task 1 is 6.5 (6.0+6.5+6.5+7.0/4)

And with the same criteria, task 2 gets 8.0.

 

IELTS writing total score:

Note that Writing task 2 weights two times more than Writing task 1.

So, if you get 7.5 for task 2 and 6.5 for task 1, the total score for IELTS Writing module is 8.0*(2/3) + 6.5*(1/3) = 7.5

 

 

 

IELTS Speaking marking criteria

IELTS Speaking scores are calculated by using 4 criteria:

1. Fluency and coherence 
2. Lexical Resource 
3. Pronunciation 
4. Grammatical Range and Accuracy 

 

Fluency and coherence (FC):

It means how clear and structured is your speech. To increase score for Fluency and coherence, you should follow these tips:

• Speak smoothly and continuously
• Connect your sentences by linking words
• Extend your answers by adding all the relevant details
• Use pausing correctly (don’t take negative pauses)

 

Lexical Resource (LR):

It means how good is your vocabulary. To increase score for Lexical Resource, you should follow these tips:

• Use a wide range of vocabulary
• Use appropriate words
• Speak formally

 

Pronunciation (P):

It means how naturally you sound. To increase score for Pronunciation, you should follow these tips:

• Pronounce words clearly
• Stress words and sentences correctly
• Try to be easily understood by the examiner

 

Grammatical Range and Accuracy (GRA):

It means how good is your grammar. To increase score for Grammatical Range and Accuracy, you should follow these tips:

• Avoid grammatical mistakes
• Use advanced grammatical structures

 

IELTS Speaking score calculation

Each of these criteria receives a score from 0 to 9 points. After that, an arithmetic mean is calculated to determine the total score.

For example, if your marks are:

FC – 8.0

P – 7.0

LR – 6.0

GRA – 7.0

Then your total score for IELTS Speaking is 7.0 (8.0+7.0+6.0+7.0/4).