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It has 7 chapters, from “How Task 2 is marked” to “Error bank and next steps”, all listed below. Chapter notes include “Agree, disagree, or somewhere between”, “Two views, then yours” and “Weigh them, don’t just list them”.
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BandLadderIELTSWriting Task 2 Band Ladder
Five question types, ten matched essays: one prompt, one side, written at Band 6-style and Band 8-style and marked line by line against the public descriptors.
October 202644 pages
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Contents
- 1How Task 2 is markedFour criteria, equal weight
- 2Opinion essaysAgree, disagree, or somewhere between
- 3Discussion essaysTwo views, then yours
- 4Advantages and disadvantagesWeigh them, don’t just list them
- 5Problem and solutionEvery solution needs a problem to fix
- 6Two-part questionsTwo questions, two full answers
- 7Error bank and next stepsTwelve fixes, four criteria
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Both versions of the test: it covers what they share and says where they differ.
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