I nte r nati o nal e n g LI s h lan g uag e testi n g syste m

Task Achievement

This breadth gauges the depth with which the student is able to answer their essay 

question.  The essay should make use of relevant examples, draw reasoned conclu-

sions and exhibit a central theme throughout.  Essay language should be assertive 

and the student’s position on the topic presented should be clearly stated some-

where in the essay (this may either be in the introduction or conclusion paragraphs 

depending on what kind of essay is required).  Students scoring well in the Task 

Achievement portion of the rubric tend to analyze the essay topic to a much greater 

degree than the average student.  Fitting lexical resources and sentence construc-

tions help to give the response an overall completeness.

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IELTS Academic and General Task 2: How to write at a band 9 level

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