OK.
So these are the bad descriptors for the IRS examiners or the band descriptors of band descriptors for
the iOS exam.
And as you can see the highest possible score is a 9.
And the lowest possible score that you can get is a 0.
It's almost virtually impossible to get a zero where you get zeros if you just don't even show up for
the exam or you just come to the exam and you sit there and cry because you don't know what you're doing.
All right.
So it's really hard to get a zero.
OK.
And base it's hard to get a bad scores or to get a wand is hard to get to.
You mean you have to do really really bad to get a one or two.
I mean really bad.
And if you're getting a one or two you probably shouldn't be taking the exam anyway.
OK.
So more speaking tours of people who are who are able to get a score of a six seven eight or nine.
OK.
Because to get into any decent really decent university in the United States or the UK or Australia
in New Zealand you need to be getting scores of six or higher.
All right.
You know especially you want to go to a really really good university seven or high and that's what
they're looking for.
All right so that's what we're going to talk about.
So as I told you earlier you know when they're grading you you're graded in your four areas or graded
your task achievement you're grading your coherence and cohesion you're grading your lexical resource.
That means vocabulary.
So fancy way of saying vocabulary.
Integrating great and all your grammatical range and your accuracy.
So for people ask me Well how do I get a 7 in my writing.
Well are you doing the things it gets you or 7.
How do I get an 8 am I writing.
Are you doing the things that get you in your writing.
Now it's also important to understand that you can be different scores in different parts you know for
example you might get seven in your task achievement eight in your coherence six in your vocabulary
and a six grade your grammar.
So then you add up all those four scores and divide by four and then that will get to your your overall
writing score for testable one.
OK so you know you don't how you possibly you possibly might not have the exact same score in each of
these different four categories that we're looking at here.
All right but if for example if you're going to get a 7 in your task achievement it means that you know
you present a clear overview of the main transfer test and Rawan the differences in the different stages.
Right.
You cover the requirements of the task in terms of code here for a seven you logically organize information
in ideas.
There is clear progression.
That's why I tell you that you have to write four distinct paragraphs.
Each paragraph has a purpose.
You use a range of cohesive devices.
Right he says right here has a range of cohesive devices.
What it means by cohesive devices they're talking about using your connectors and your transitions right.
If you have really good cohesive devices in you're writing you have good cohesion.
That's what gets you a really good grade.
All right.
And see every move when you move down to a six right says you use these devices effectively but cohesion
with and or between sentences maybe faulty or mechanical.
When they say mechanical they mean like you know the basic forms they teach you an ESL school lot of
times you know first second third or second third first second third.
Right.
If you want them if you want to move up into a higher range of seven or eight.
You have to use a range of cohesive devices you can't just keep going first second third first second
third first.
You can't do this stuff.
OK.
All right.
And then when it comes to to your lexical resource to get a seven are used the go range of vocabulary.
Right a range of vocabulary.
Not just saying that not basic not basic beginner level English words do you use less common vocabulary.
OK.
And you also do you have only only a few guesses.
There are occasional errors in word choice or spelling or right here like for a six or says You make
some errors.
And then as you went down I looked at a five you make noticeable errors in your spelling.
So you see it gets you you're the the level of the grade the level of the band score that you get.
It arises in terms of the level of English that you're demonstrating.
OK.
So that's what I tell you that's why you've heard me say several times throughout several times throughout
this course as an English test.
Right.
They're testing your English.
You have to show your English ability if you're doing the things that if you're if you're doing if you're
doing the things that are considered a five you're going to get a life is that simple.
It doesn't matter if you understand out how well you're writing.
How good is your writing if you're writing only measures to a four or five you're going to get a four
or five right.
You're doing these things in these different categories.
Equally four or five four or five that's what you're going to get is that simple.
All right.
Is that simple in terms of your grammar if you want to get a 7 in your grammar.
Are you using a variety of complex structures conditional sentences compound sentences complex sentences
connectors transition.
What are you doing or are you using your verb tenses consistent.
OK.
Or are you also do you ever have a really good control of your grammar.
I mean we're dealing with when it talks about errors.
Right.
We're talking about errors like 4 7 essays a few errors.
UK 4:6 say some errors in grammar but they were they.
But they really reduced communication.
Way you look at a five frequent grammar grammatical errors.
Drive for four areas predominate that means there's a lot of errors.
Ok so when you're talking about well how do I get that higher grade.
It's about the quality of your writing.
So I really encourage you I really encourage you to look at these bad descriptors here look at them
look at them study them.
Right.
And if you want to get a 7 or 8 or 9 then do the things that equal a seven eight or nine you must do
the things that fit the category.
If you do the things that fit the category then you will get that score.
It's that straightforward.
OK.
If you're not doing the things that fit the category of an 8 you're not going to get it eight.
OK.
So I think having awareness and knowledge is very important.
Most students go into their writing for test them or want to test them two without really the proper
understanding and knowledge of how grading works.
And if you understand how grading works then you know if I want to eight for task achievement this is
what I have to do if I want to aim for coherence.
This is what I have to do if I want to aim for my vocabulary.
This is what I have to do if I want a seventh form of formal grammar.
This is what I have to do.
All right.
And then you can look at your essays or if you have if you're if you if you're if you're sending me
your essay to look at for you a look at it for you of course and I can tell you you know hey this is
where your grammar is your grammar is in the category of a 7.
OK.
Or your grammar is in the category of your vocabulary is in the category of us of a six or seven so
it's really important to understand grading it I've talked to several different graders in terms of
the process of grading what you're looking at how the entire process.
And I know I know them very very well.
I've done a lot of graders personally.
And so I really understand how grading works because you know you have you have to understand that in
order to be able to teach students properly.
OK.
So let's move on and let's keep going through how to do task one.
All right.
I'll talk to you soon.