Master ielts essays

Universities should provide students with the skills they will require in order to succeed at their future 
jobs. 
How far do you agree or disagree with the above opinion? 
What are some of the job skills that employers look for in new employees? 

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Master IELTS Essays 
IELTS Academic & General Training Writing Task Two 
Ebrahim Tahasoni 
Page 3 
www.tahasoni.com 
Every report is read four times by an examiner and each time, it will be marked on one of the following criteria: 
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Task Response (TR) 
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Coherence and Cohesion (CC) 
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Lexical Resource (LR) 
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Grammatical Range and Accuracy (GRA) 
Task Response (TR) 
In both Academic and General Training Writing tests, Task 2 requires the candidates to formulate and develop a 
position in relation to a given prompt in the form of a question or statement. Ideas should be supported by 
evidence, and examples may be drawn from the candidates’ own experience. Responses must be at least 250 
words in length. 
The examiner has the following questions in mind when assessing this aspect of your report: 
1.
Have you sufficiently addressed all parts of the task? 
2.
Have you presented a clear response to the questions asked? 
3.
Have you presented well-developed ideas by presenting, extending and supporting them? 
4.
Have you avoided over-generalisation and absolute statements? 
5.
Have you avoided repetitive conclusions or vague/under-developed ideas? 
Coherence and Cohesion (CC) 
This criterion is concerned with the overall clarity and fluency of the message: how the response organises and 
links information, ideas and language. Coherence refers to the linking of ideas through logical sequencing. 
Cohesion refers to the varied and appropriate use of cohesive devices (for example, logical connectors, 
pronouns and conjunctions) to assist in making the conceptual and referential relationships between and within 
sentences clear. 
The examiner has the following questions in mind when assessing this aspect of your report: 
1.
Have you organised your information logically? 
2.
Is there an overall flow or progression in your report? 
3.
Have you organised the text in paragraphs logically and sufficiently? 
4.
Have you used linkers correctly, properly and sufficiently? 
5.
Have pronouns been used correctly and do they have clear references? 
6.
Have you avoided linker over-use/under-use? 

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